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St. Lucie County adopts ordinance allowing legal notices on county website; newspaper leaders urge continued print publication
Summary
The county commission adopted code changes permitting legal advertisements to be posted on a county website as an alternative to newspaper publication; representatives of local newspapers urged the board to continue print and statewide publication for reach and independent oversight.
The St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners on May 20 approved code amendments that allow legal advertisements and public notices to be published on the county's official website as an alternative to publishing in a newspaper.
The change follows a state law change that took effect in January 2023 and gives counties the option to use a publicly accessible website for notices. County attorneys told the board staff analysis shows website publication will reduce the county's costs for legal advertising, though the amendment does not bar continuing publication in newspapers.
Two local newspaper executives urged the…
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