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YourVoiceWeekly.com VOL. 4/ISSUE 30
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County approves $55 million upgrade for Tradition Field
Milestone fulfilled
Patrick McCallister STAFF WRITER
FRIDAY, MAY 27, 2016
Christopher Preston, Desiree Lerner, Alexandra Artiles, Daniel Raymer and Maria Camilla Cornelio-Ruiz start the procession of high honors recipients with their graduation class at Treasure Coast High School Wednesday, May 18 at the St. Lucie County Fairgrounds.
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ST. LUCIE WEST — The county commission was eager to play ball with the New York Mets to keep them around for 25 more years. The commission recently approved borrowing $60 million against bed taxes to upgrade Tradition Field, 525 N.W. Peacock Blvd. Part of that, $55 million, is for the upgrades. Another $5 million is for debt restructuring. Commissioners said in phone interviews that it makes sense to use tourism-generated dollars keep the New York Mets in town for spring training. Because of the Mets, they said, there’s a town to speak of. “The Mets have had a 28-year relationship in St. Lucie County,” Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky said in an interview after a special meeting. “Since then you can see all the development that has come in the St. Lucie West area.” Commissioner Tod Mowery echoed Dzadovsky. “The biggest thing, this is a relationship that began before the City of Port St. Luci was a city,” he said. “St. Lucie West didn’t exist.”
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Algae reaches St. Lucie’s South Fork Patrick McCallister STAFF WRITER
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TREASURE COAST — Suspected blue-green algae appears to have made its way from Lake Okeechobee to the St. Lucie River. At press time, state agencies haven’t confirmed that tested
samples are cyanobacteria, commonly called blue-green algae. However, it’s likely. “It certainly looks like (bluegreen algae) to us,” Mark Perry, executive director of the Florida Oceanographic Society, said. The suspected blue-green algae has been spotted in the St. Lucie River’s South Fork between Palm City and the southern part of
Stuart as of press time. Renay Rouse, public information officer at the Martin County Health Department, said that people should take no chances while awaiting test results from the state. “We tell folks whenever you see
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