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You guys know they are paying roughly 25 million for that land which includes all the back taxes. Not going to get full market value plus all the back taxes owed. I am glad we are getting the tax money and finally something might be built on the land.
5 million dollar parcel sold by the city for 750K in a good market. That sounds like the great Digital Domain deal negotiated by the city. Morons
Let's keep it sitting idle for a few more years waiting for the other $4m, collecting $0 in tax revenue. Sounds like you need to run for office!
I'm hopeful that the city can finally get all the big ticket blunders off the shoulders of the taxpayers and the new owners can finally make some use of the City Center. I'm betting the new bridge has done a lot of good helping to get this deal wrapped up.
Port St. Lucie Council OKs drive-thru for new Checkers restaurant at Gatlin and Savona
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PORT ST. LUCIE — A new Checkers fast-food restaurant with drive-thru service is expected to open early next year at Gatlin and Savona boulevards, the franchisee's representatives said Monday.
It's one of three Checkers restaurants franchisee Angelo Freites plans to run in Port St. Lucie, said Donaldson Hearing, a planner working on the project.
Construction on the Checkers on Gatlin Boulevard is expected to start in January and restaurant is expected to open in March or April, said Nik Schroth, a real estate broker for the project.
I have a friend and his partner just moved to port st lucie, and we were all like WTF did that come from. they had never talked about it, i dont even know if they ever heard of it, although they were planning a move to florida for a whiole.
they bought the house off zillow, if you can believe that.
who does that.
is it nice?
i looked google views, and was not impressed at all. the residential hoods didn have sidewalks at all. the beaches looked relativley small, and i didnt see anything appealing abot it.
they are a gay male couple, but so far they like it.
the house was obviously a flip, and it looksnice.
but who buys a house off zillow wothout walking thru it and scoping the hood out.
PORT ST LUCIE LISTED AS #4 SAFEST PLACE TO LIVE IN AMERICA FOR 2019 Posted by The City of Port St Lucie
PSL also was named one of the best places in the nation to retire (#12!) by 55Places.com, which is a top resource for those searching for information about active adult communities in the United States.
These Are The 10 Safest Cities In America For 2019
We used data and science to determine the cities in America where everyone sleeps safe and sound. Chris Kolmar, HomeSnacks 9/25/2018
We all want the finer things in life. Love, comfort and safety are at the top of everyone's list. For a lot of people who live in America, safety isn't a problem, but we don't all get to live in the safest cities -- unless of course you live in Cary.
The purpose of this post is to determine where the safest cities to live are in America. Those places where crime is usually something you hear about on Facebook, but not from your neighbor.
After analyzing 281 cities in America with a population of more than 100,000, we came up with this list of the safest cities in America for 2019:
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Population: 188,652.0
Rank Last Year: 13 (Up 9)
Violent Crimes Per 100k: 98 (9th safest)
Property Crimes Per 100k: 1,126 (3rd safest)
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You might be surprised to find Port St. Lucie this high on the list, but, trust us, no one in Port St. Lucie is surprised.
This gem of a place boasts the 3rd best property crime rate and 9th best violent crime rate for 2019.
I don't know about starting in January like the article says, the foundations are down and the concrete blocks are on site already. At this rate it'll be open by January!
Fort Pierce wants to launch seaplane service to the Bahamas from a new downtown base
Keona Gardner, Treasure Coast Newspapers
FORT PIERCE — Seaplanes soon could be taking off and landing from the Indian River Lagoon in downtown.
Shuffleboard courts at the Riverwalk Center on North Indian River Drive, just north of the Fort Pierce City Marina, would be converted for a seaplane base, City Manager Nick Mimms told the City Commission Monday.
"Residents will benefit from the economic development through the expansion of the city's tourism, visibility and exposure," Mimms told TCPalm.
The seaplane base would cost as little as $370,856 for a ramp, passenger drop-off and pick-up area with paved bays to hold four seaplanes to $526,845 for a base accommodating six planes.
The city, however, has no plan how to pay for a seaplane base.
“Fort Pierce is a great location for a seaplane base because of its direct access to the water,” said Steven McCaughey, president of the of the Lakeland-based Seaplane Pilots Association, which is helping the city develop the base.
The Intracoastal Waterway is a large area and it is not restricted in width as you would have in waters in South Florida,” McCaughey said Wednesday in an interview with TCPalm. “And the access to the shoreline is relatively protected and the water is very deep.”
The city's plans, McCaughey said, have attracted attention from two carriers — Fly the Whale, a 10-year-old, New York-based airline with a maintenance hub at Treasure Coast International Airport; and Tropic Ocean Airways, a 9-year-old, Fort Lauderdale-based airline flying to the Bahamas from Fort Lauderdale and Miami as well as charter and day trips there.
"I think this will be a great addition to downtown and really nice for the community," said Kurt Holden, Fly the Whale operations manager. "It will make Fort Pierce more of a destination place for tourism."
From Fort Pierce, Tropic would offer charter and day trips to Exhuma, Bahamas, and five- and seven-day vacation packages, said its marketing manager, Dominic Patrick.
Tropic officials also are interested in Fort Pierce because of plans to redevelop the Port of Fort Pierce into a mega-yacht repair center, said Patrick, a Vero Beach native. Tropic offers mega-yacht services such as flying owners to their vessel and delivering supplies to yachts at sea.
The St. Lucie County Commission, which acts as the port authority, is to hold a second round of interviews Oct. 30 with two potential port operators.
The city is considering using a vacant city-owned recreational building as a customs facility.
Before the project becomes a reality, the city would need a seaplane-base license from the Florida Department of Transportation and airspace certification from the Federal Aviation Administration.
The process could take up to two years, McCaughey said.
If Fort Pierce could develop a seaplane base downtown, it would expand potential transportation and tourism options. The city is proposing two locations for Brightline to build a passenger station. Higher-speed train service between Miami and Orlando International Airport is to begin in early 2021.
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