Business Development Board content to stockpile $612,500 + from Martin County taxpayers

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Business Development Board Chair Ed Weinberg told Martin County Commissioners earlier this week that the BDB has no plans for the excess funds …The financials produced at today’s meeting show the amount stockpiled has increased to over $612,000.00 in taxpayer funds that have been amassed by the BDB for undisclosed purposes. … Click here to read more

The ‘Truth about Fruth’: Chamber ‘economist’ has no economics degree, lies about real estate license, promotes ‘hare-brained theory’

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More top-notch investigative reporting by local attorney and civic activist VIrginia Sherlock reveals some uncomfortable truths about William Fruth, an “economist” without an economics degree, paid $20,000 by the Stuart/Martin County Chamber of Commerce to produce a report calling for more development outside the urban services boundary. … Click here to read more

Martin County Consensus names Sherlock and Heims as recipients of 2011 Community Leaders of the Year award

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Every year The Martin County Consensus, a nonpartisan and nonpolitical civic organization of Martin County residents dealing with Martin County issues, presents its Community Leader of the Year Award. This year’s winners are Stuart attorneys Virginia Sherlock and Howard Heims for the outstanding service that they have provided not only to Martin County, but to the State of Florida for their many hours of devotion to upholding Florida’s Sunshine Law. Mr. Heims’s excellent presentation to the Board of Martin County Commissioners on October 11 gives a background of this history-making case, and is well worth reading. … Click here to read more