The Martin County Board of County commissioners, Admin and staff seem to think they are running one big Home Owners Association. From their mindless non SMART/Sustainable development projects, multiple rental/affordable property approvals that will appeal to snowbirds and multi-families sharing those units, to the clogged roads, the budget blowing remodeling projects, mismanagement and maintenance of all the past pet projects they call “investments”, to the new projects and the subscriptions and contracts, the commissioners obligate the unknowing Martin County taxpayer to greater debt and taxes.
Years ago, the residents were clearly divided into two camps, Growthers vs Non-Growthers. While most of us aren’t against growth as long as it respects private property is not run by some far-off board of bureaucrats in lucrative positions on the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council (TCRPC) or special interest Crony developers.
Why is a far-off council needed when Martin County has so many departments and staffer’s often referred to as the “experts”? These 5 Martin County Commissioners cede local control over to this 3rd party full of appointees with allegiances to the United Nation global collectivism agenda and SMART/SUSTAINABLE Development as their model and goal. “How are our neighbors in southern or northern counties doing this or that” is often heard at the MC BOCC meeting by multiple Commissioners. That is the very approach and mentality that will make MC like those counties if we don’t change the makeup and direction of the MC BOCC.
They believe that we the People must accept what they suggest and our Commissioners follow their suggestions. How else does our BOCC “invest” in costly suburban transit systems (MARTY), give away our Beach access, boat ramp access or bike lanes no one uses and road remodeling that restricts flow creating dangerous navigation and less efficient use of space? See Bridge Road, Mapp Rd or Dixie Hwy in Rio road constrictions billed as improvements.
American and Martin County exceptionalism all came about from respect for private property and space and inclusion for individual liberty. It seems we’re trying to fund all the spending this BOCC does by more Grants with strings attached, development, undermining of private property and bad ideas of entry into multiple private sector adventurism funded by the captured Taxpayers. “Live and let live” is not something the TCRPC is concerned with, in fact its focused on “The Common Good” at the expense of the individual and at the price of $68,000 taxpayer dollars every year. What’s so sad and disturbing is how many do not understand that those goals are not good for a healthy and diverse community, society, private property, or individuals.
Its time to get involved and change the direction of this BOCC!
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