July 4th Weekend and traditionally the mid-point in summer. But not for South Florida.

It seems our summers are beginning earlier and going on longer each and every year. Will we have no respite from the heat and humidity to at least the end of October? Or it could be late November. If we manage not to have a hurricane then we will be very happy with the outcome.

If you haven’t heard Senate Bill 180 passed and was signed into law by the governor. It was a long bill (over 50 pages) that had to do with mostly hurricane relief. Tucked in the last few pages there was an add on regarding development. Can we guess why?

Mainly two reasons one was communities on the west coast that were creating obstacles with more stringent codes and zoning. That was preventing longtime residents from moving back and rebuilding. I guess you could call it the gentrification of “Old Florida.”

The second reason was that Stuart and Martin County residents were not happy with the rewrites of the LDRs in the city by Collins. They complained to the state and the state responded. You can read more about that in our second story.

Speaking of Stuart, you should follow how Collins wants to spend time and money on an ordinance because of something that he read on Facebook. This is despite an expert with a PhD in the subject in the audience that spoke refuting it.

We have all our usual columnists including Pastor Chad and the power of prayer. David with the 4-H kids, Dr. Singh from Cleveland, Carol from United Way and Corbin from the BDB.

Once again if you or someone you know would like to write on a subject, please let me know. We are always accepting new columnists.

Now settle back with a cup of coffee and see all the news that Martin County has to offer.

Have a great Sunday Morning!