Articles of Interest to Rural Lands Subcommittee

• 6/28/2006, TCPalm.com
  Effort under way to revive ideas from Committee for a Sustainable Treasure Coast
   
• 2/2/2006, TCPalm.com - Business
  State calls off citrus canker eradication effort
   
• 1/19/2006, Palm Beach Post
  Treasure Coast agricultural land is going for a lot of green
   
• 1/11/2006, Palm Beach Post
  Feds won't pay to remove citrus trees with canker
   
• 12/8/2005, TCPalm.com
  St. Lucie hires growth management director
   
• 12/4/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Last chance for Glades
   
• 12/1/2005, TCPalm.com
  Groups seek funds to help clean up lagoon and other waterways
   
• 12/1/2005, TCPalm.com
  Idea floated to create south storage for Lake O
   
• 11/30/2005, TCPalm.com
  Martin County halts growth study
   
• 11/27/2005, TCPalm.com
  Time to get engaged in Martin County growth issues
   
• 11/23/2005, News-Press.com
  New funds could ease stress on lake
   
• 11/9/2005, TCPalm.com
  St. Lucie County coal plant rejected
   
• 11/9/2005, TCPalm.com
  Martin study to determine growth
   
• 11/8/2005, News-Press.com
  Officials from Lee rip water managers
   
• 11/7/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Environmental concerns keep UF expert on go
   
• 11/7/2005, TCPalm.com
  Land-use changes threaten South Florida
   
• 11/6/2005, News-Press.com
  Success of Ave Maria depends on both school, town
   
• 11/6/2005, News-Press.com
  Storm season takes big toll on farm industry
   
• 11/4/2005, TCPalm.com
  'Big dog' EarthJustice offers lawsuit help to St. Lucie River activists
   
• 10/30/2005, Palm Beach Post
  What happens after Wilma? Will state tourism dwindle, or locals flee?
   
• 10/29/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Sugar industry prepares for harvest
   
• 10/27/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Widespread losses seen for farmers
   
• 10/27/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Fla. Ag Chief: Wilma Is Worst He's Seen
   
• 10/26/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Growers' storm losses top $1 billion, ag chief says
   
• 10/19/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Speak up on Martin's future
   
• 10/16/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Feelings mixed about St. Lucie mixed-use plan
   
• 10/16/2005, Miami Herald
  Saltwater fish face uncertain future
   
• 10/13/2005, Naples Daily News
  Finally, 'good news' on citrus: Forecast up
   
• 10/13/2005, TCPalm.com
  Plan to lower Lake Okeechobee level closer to final approval
   
• 10/12/2005, TCPalm.com
  Lake O cleanup plan demands vigilance until completion
   
• 10/10/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Spoil islands' upkeep rewarding mission for volunteers
   
• 10/9/2005, TCPalm.com
  Fellsmere recalls flooding like that in New Orleans
   
• 10/7/2005, TCPalm.com
  Growers get $200 million for canker losses
   
• 10/5/2005, TCPalm.com
  St. Lucie research park plan on hold
   
• 10/3/2005, South Florida Water Management District
  Martin officials change minds on protecting lagoon plan 'footprint'
   
• 10/2/2005, Palm Beach Post
  St. Lucie Estuary may get break from Lake O flow
   
• 10/2/2005, TCPalm.com
  Planners fight sprawl with Towns, Villages and Countryside plan
   
• 10/1/2005, Naples Daily News
  Florida citrus damage estimated at $180 million
   
• 10/1/2005, TCPalm.com
  FAU, IRCC partner for biotech program
   
• 10/1/2005, TCPalm.com
  St. Lucie OKs coal-fired power plant
   
• 9/28/2005, Naples Daily News
  Florida growers ask Ag Secretary to promote fruits and vegetables
   
• 9/20/2005, TCPalm.com
  Agricultural company to be first tenant at planned St. Lucie research park
   
• 9/20/2005, Palm Beach Post
  St. Lucie, new board spar over jurisdiction
   
• 9/18/2005, TCPalm.com
  Advocates say sugar sours St. Lucie River
   
• 9/15/2005, Fort Pierce Tribune
  St. Lucie must play hardball with developers
   
• 9/14/2005, TCPalm.com
  St. Lucie research park needs green
   
• 9/13/2005, Miami Herald
  Canker uproots trees -- and growers' lives
   
• 9/7/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Cost, scope of growth study splits Martin commissioners
   
• 9/5/2005, NA
  U.S. Confirms Citrus Greening in Florida
   
• 8/25/2005, TCPalm.com
  Fellsmere affordable housing project wins converts
   
• 8/24/2005, TCPalm.com
  Experts say St. Lucie Estuary cleanup to take 30 years
   
• 8/23/2005, Miami Herald
  Appraisers lax in tax-break scrutiny
   
• 8/22/2005, Palm Beach Post
  County's plan for huge expanse up for vote
   
• 8/22/2005, Miami Herald
  Law fails to save Florida farmland
   
• 8/22/2005, TCPalm.com
  Fellsmere farm-housing community almost ready
   
• 8/21/2005, Stuart News
  Diving into water politics
   
• 8/21/2005, Miami Herald
  How developers cash in on 'farmland'
   
• 8/21/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Hold back sprawl wave
   
• 8/18/2005, Press Journal
  Indian River County residents give suggestions to Committee for a Sustainable Treasure Coast
   
• 8/16/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Citrus canker found in four Treasure Coast groves
   
• 8/16/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Ranch owner's court fights stalls Tech Village
   
• 8/15/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Martin's lot size rule set for scrutiny
   
• 8/14/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Scientists fret over brown water extending from the St. Lucie Inlet
   
• 8/11/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Firms eye St. Lucie, boosting job hopes
   
• 8/10/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Martin votes 3-2 against easing water, sewer growth
   
• 8/7/2005, Fort Pierce Tribune
  Anthony Westbury: Biotech future looks bright
   
• 8/5/2005, Stuart News
  Indiantown industrial park proposed
   
• 8/4/2005, Fort Pierce Tribune
  Study estimates thousands more will move to Treasure Coast in the next quarter century
   
• 7/24/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Agency efforts to clean up river remain stagnant
   
• 7/24/2005, Press Journal
  Indian River County panel ponders coming land-use changes
   
• 7/17/2005, Stuart News
  To save St. Lucie River, everyone must pull together
   
• 7/16/2005, Stuart News
  UF research center in Fort Pierce destroys trees near canker
   
• 7/11/2005, Miami Herald
  Sick St. Lucie River is fading fast
   
• 7/11/2005, Palm Beach Post
  State sets millions for projects to fix rivers
   
• 6/30/2005, Stuart News
  Region should get to work on north-south thoroughfare
   
• 6/22/2005, Press Journal
  Mayfield reluctant about Urban Service Area vote
   
• 6/21/2005, Palm Beach Post
  State tells county Sector Plan needs work
   
• 6/21/2005, Stuart News
  Optimism high for St. Lucie research center
   
• 6/21/2005, Stuart News
  Phase two of Indian River Drive's anti-erosion plan takes root
   
• 6/20/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Area officials vie for world image as biotech hub
   
• 6/20/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Area officials vie for world image as biotech hub
   
• 6/19/2005, Stuart News
  Contex's housing proposal would be good for Indiantown
   
• 6/17/2005, Press Journal
  Planner backs buying development rights in Indian River County
   
• 6/5/2005, Stuart News
  Ranchette, village plans have their drawbacks
   
• 6/4/2005, Stuart News
  Planners deadlock on Tuscawilla
   
• 6/3/2005, Naples Daily News
  Ag secretary visits citrus growers plagued by storms, canker
   
• 6/3/2005, Naples Daily News
  Fate of town of Ave Maria in hands of county leaders
   
• 6/1/2005, Press Journal
  Public has stake in deciding the future of our rural lands
   
• 5/25/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Martin commissioners to hire consultant for growth study
   
• 5/22/2005, Stuart News
  Clustering could be option for growth in western Martin County
   
• 5/21/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Officials doubt Mecca will remain undeveloped
   
• 5/12/2005, Press Journal
  Preservation is great, but questions abound
   
• 5/12/2005, Press Journal
  Indian River County comprehensive plan to keep 'rural villages'
   
• 5/11/2005, Palm Beach Post
  County planners push state task force on ag area
   
• 5/9/2005, Stuart News
  Engineer concerned about Indian River County zoning plan
   
• 5/8/2005, TCPalm.com
  Region fares well in state budget
   
• 5/6/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Group mulls options for tri-county green space
   
• 4/24/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Restoring marina seen as anchoring Pahokee's recovery
   
• 4/14/2005, Stuart News
  Scripps Institute looks for investors
   
• 4/12/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Palm Beach County among U.S.' most creative, author says
   
• 4/12/2005, Press Journal
  More citrus workers to help find canker in Indian River County
   
• 4/11/2005, St. Petersburg Times
  Florida farmland values continue to climb
   
• 4/11/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Ag Reserve taking final shape as uneasy mix of farms, homes
   
• 4/11/2005, St. Petersburg Times
  The land's next crop
   
• 4/5/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Land plan's spaces draw favor, but devil is in details
   
• 4/5/2005, Press Journal
  'Ag enclave' legislation isn't good planning
   
• 4/3/2005, Sun-Sentinel
  Storms left Okeechobee Lake imperiled, officials say
   
• 4/3/2005, Sun-Sentinel
  Some want land study put on fast track
   
• 3/30/2005, Palm Beach Post
  As county fights bill on developing farmland, local grove pushes for it
   
• 3/29/2005, Press Journal
  Helping Okeechobee, rivers is a delicate balancing act
   
• 3/28/2005, Fort Pierce Tribune
  Treasure Coast can be interim home for Scripps Research Institute site
   
• 3/20/2005, Sun-Sentinel
  Canker cull covers wide region
   
• 3/20/2005, Press Journal
  Growth proposals are a hit with planners in Indian River County
   
• 3/20/2005, Fort Pierce Tribune
  Target: Canker
   
• 3/14/2005, News-Press.com
  Rezoning lets farmers sow development seed
   
• 3/14/2005, Naples Daily News
  Researchers to show link of runoff, red tide
   
• 3/14/2005, Miami Herald
  U.S. sugar growers and producers fight CAFTA
   
• 3/13/2005, Miami Herald
  Champions of environment say goodbye
   
• 3/12/2005, Press Journal
  Vero Beach developer to take his Liberty Park plan to the people
   
• 3/11/2005, Fort Pierce Tribune
  Warrants issued in St. Lucie in citrus canker battle
   
• 3/11/2005, Fort Pierce Tribune
  Warrants issued in St. Lucie in citrus canker battle
   
• 3/11/2005, TCPalm.com
  Program will keep builders away from Adams Ranch
   
• 3/8/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Group studying rural growth tackles ranchettes
   
• 3/5/2005, TCPalm.com
  St. Lucie curbing canker with tried and true method — the ax
   
• 3/2/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Citrus growers seeking $117 million from Washington
   
• 2/25/2005, Naples Daily News
  Hurricanes blamed for spread of citrus canker
   
• 2/19/2005, Press Journal
  Public soon may own Fellsmere tract
   
• 2/18/2005, Fort Pierce Tribune
  More canker found in grove west of Fort Pierce, two Fellsmere homes
   
• 2/18/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Canker found on tree in St. Lucie grapefruit grove
   
• 2/17/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Canker cited as concern for lawmakers
   
• 2/13/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Canker search leaves no tree unturned
   
• 2/13/2005, Palm Beach Post
  If 'Friends' wants a role, disclose all the agendas
   
• 2/12/2005, Sun-Sentinel
  State seeks better way to handle growth
   
• 2/12/2005, Press Journal
  Congressmen to get helicopter tour of groves affected by citrus canker
   
• 2/11/2005, Press Journal
  Indian River commission changes mind on rezoning farm land
   
• 2/10/2005, Fort Pierce Tribune
  Citrus canker found in more trees in grove, 1,500 trees will be destroyed
   
• 2/10/2005, Naples Daily News
  Ocean activists sound alarm over proposed budget cuts
   
• 2/9/2005, Fort Pierce Tribune
  More citrus canker found in grove southwest of Fort Pierce
   
• 2/8/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Canker hits another St. Lucie commercial grove
   
• 2/5/2005, Fort Pierce Tribune
  Treasure Coast farming population slowly diminishing, selling off land
   
• 2/2/2005, Fort Pierce Tribune
  Take a look at big picture of growth along coast
   
• 2/2/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Pruitt to delay property transfer tax vote for research and education
   
• 2/2/2005, Fort Pierce Tribune
  Reinforcements to aid canker fight
   
• 2/1/2005, Fort Pierce Tribune
  Canker spreads to two more groves
   
• 1/29/2005, Press Journal
  Vero Beach planners keeping it green with produce shop ruling
   
• 1/29/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Citrus canker taints TCoast grove
   
• 1/23/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Canker is demagogues' bitter fruit
   
• 1/14/2005, Sun-Sentinel
  Martin County seeks to speed up permits
   
• 1/12/2005, Stuart News
  384 acres rezoned for potential subdivision in western Palm City
   
• 1/9/2005, Naples Daily News
  Citrus canker expanding in grapefruit country
   
• 1/8/2005, Palm Beach Post
  Canker found in commercial grove in Indian River
   
• 12/29/2004, Palm Beach Post
  Canker found in St. Lucie County neighborhood
   
• 12/26/2004, Naples Daily News
  Everglades Coalition to hold yearly conference in Naples
   
• 12/23/2004, Palm Beach Post
  Big choice for governor: Next water district chief
   
• 12/22/2004, Palm Beach Post
  Storms cleared rogue seaweed, but it might return
   
• 12/19/2004, Stuart News
  Sour marketplace: The historic Fort Pierce State Farmers Market remains crippled by hurricane damage.
   
• 12/19/2004, Naples Daily News
  Ave Maria project sets precedent for conservation
   
• 12/17/2004, Naples Daily News
  Florida Legislature passes relief for hurricane victims
   
• 12/11/2004, Press Journal
  Mayfield urges beach restoration
   
• 12/11/2004, Naples Daily News
  Hurricane damage to Florida citrus crop even worse than expected
   
• 12/9/2004, Press Journal
  Indian River debates building moratorium
   
• 12/8/2004, TCPalm.com
  Fort Pierce commission ends moratorium on repair, replacement of metal buildings
   
• 12/5/2004, Stuart News
  Stuart News editorial: Bright idea
   
• 12/3/2004, Stuart News
  Panel crafts proposal for storm aid
   
• 11/25/2004, Naples Daily News
  Hurricane 2004: Months later, aftermath of hurricanes a part of everyday life
   
• 11/20/2004, TCPalm.com
  FAU to expand science programs
   
• 11/18/2004, TCPalm.com
  Rezoning OK'd on 107 acres for new homes
   
• 11/11/2004, Stuart News
  Martin County commission OKs Banyan Bay development 3 to 2
   
• 11/9/2004, TCPalm.com
  Waterway Village up for action
   
• 11/3/2004, Palm Beach Post
  Tax district derails proposed annexation settlement
   
• 10/29/2004, Palm Beach Post
  Regional panel studies coping with disasters
   
• 10/27/2004, Naples Daily News
  Hurricane 2004: Federal money to help clear debris, fix farm damage
   
• 10/21/2004, Press Journal
  $50 million county plan would expand purchases
   
• 10/15/2004, TCPalm.com
  Economic pressure grows for farmers in Martin County
   
• 10/13/2004, TCPalm.com
  Citrus harvest to be smallest since 1993
   
• 10/10/2004, Naples Daily News
  House approves hurricane aid for Florida, other states
   
• 10/10/2004, Naples Daily News
  House approves hurricane aid for Florida, other states
   
• 10/8/2004, TCPalm.com
  Post-storm reforms suggested
   
• 10/8/2004, Naples Daily News
  Hurricane 2004: Gov. Bush, US labor secretary announce hurricane worker grants
   
• 10/8/2004, Naples Daily News
  Hurricane 2004: Hundreds of millions in new Caribbean hurricane damage estimates
   
• 10/5/2004, TCPalm.com
  Panel OKs 413-acre rezoning in PSL
   
• 10/3/2004, Miami Herald
  Florida must gird itself against natural enemy
   
• 9/30/2004, Naples Daily News
  Hurricane 2004: Damage to Florida agriculture will top $3 billion
   
• 9/27/2004, New York Times
  Another Hurricane Roars Across Mid-Florida
   
• 9/24/2004, TCPalm.com
  Agriculture sustained more than $103M in damage from Frances
   
• 9/21/2004, Miami Herald
  A soured citrus industry continues to feel the squeeze
   
• 9/20/2004, TCPalm.com
  Hurricanes bruise citrus industry
   
• 9/20/2004, Palm Beach Post
  Grim future for sugar crops may lead to vast development
   
• 9/17/2004, TCPalm.com
  Government reaches out to recovering area growers
   
• 9/16/2004, TCPalm.com
  Loss of giant tree shocks Stuart area
   
• 9/16/2004, TCPalm.com
  Tribune editorial: FAU making impact on Treasure Coast
   
• 9/15/2004, TCPalm.com
  Shellfish industry 'wiped out'
   
• 9/13/2004, Orlando Sentinel
  Grapefruit growers suffer staggering blow
   
• 9/12/2004, TCPalm.com
  Ivan brings more worries to the already-damaged agriculture industry
   
• 9/11/2004, TCPalm.com
  Senator to push for more FEMA funding after visit
   
• 9/11/2004, TCPalm.com
  Bush expected to seek another $3 billion for Florida hurricanes
   
• 9/11/2004, Naples Daily News
  Hurricane 2004: Second storm added $200M to citrus loss
   
• 9/9/2004, TCPalm.com
  Frances deals citrus industry severe blow
   
• 9/7/2004, Palm Beach Post
  Treasure Coast citrus may be one of storm's biggest casualties
   
• 9/1/2004, TCPalm.com
  Region's citrus growers fear direct Frances hit
   
• 9/1/2004, TCPalm.com
  Region's citrus growers fear direct Frances hit
   
• 8/25/2004, TCPalm.com
  County to limit rural Kanner-area building
   
• 8/22/2004, TCPalm.com
  Rural Martin homeowners strive to preserve land
   
• 8/20/2004, TCPalm.com
  Advisory panel debates closing meetings
   
• 8/1/2004, TCPalm.com
  Land Trust changes its scope
   
• 7/31/2004, TCPalm.com
  St. Lucie County brings in Broward official for upper management post
   
• 7/29/2004, TCPalm.com
  Gifford sees hope in county's future
   
• 7/29/2004, TCPalm.com
  Farmlands of 20 acres or more may harvest development rights
   
• 7/27/2004, TCPalm.com
  Martin considers new tax plan to acquire land for preservation
   
• 7/27/2004, TCPalm.com
  Martin considers new tax plan to acquire land for preservation
   
• 7/27/2004, Palm Beach Post
  Martin officials: New 1% sales tax needed for land
   
• 7/25/2004, TCPalm.com
  Council supports land bond
   
• 7/17/2004, Press Journal
  Thumbs up, thumbs down
   
• 7/17/2004, TCPalm.com - Business
  St. Lucie and Indian River third-highest in state for unemployment
   
• 7/15/2004, TCPalm.com
  Sebastian council approves annexation near high school
   
• 6/11/2004, TCPalm.com
  Western Martin landowners back shift in land preservation focus
   
• 6/8/2004, TCPalm.com
  In Indian River, history may join nature as something worth saving
   
• 6/4/2004, TCPalm.com
  St. Lucie, Indian River development eats up thousands of acres of farms
   
• 5/26/2004, TCPalm.com
  Seed planted for ag park expansion
   
• 4/4/2004, TCPalm.com
  Heat's on for growth panel: The Committee for a Sustainable Treasure Coast has 17 months to devise a plan to deal with the influx of new residents.
   
• 4/4/2004, TCPalm.com
  Surprising Jeb's riding to our rescue
   
• 4/1/2004, TCPalm.com
  Growth committee represents 'cross section' of region
   
• 3/31/2004, TCPalm.com
  Bush OKs Treasure Coast panel: The panel will make recommendations on various issues such as agriculture, elder care and housing.
   
• 3/10/2004, Palm Beach Post
  Good task, but find right force
   
• 2/15/2004, TCPalm.com
  Editorial: A brighter future: Sen. Pruitt's area-task-force proposal comes at just the right time