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Martin County updates state and federal legislative priorities; board to pursue dispute resolution with Stuart over Brightline support
Summary
Martin County commissioners unanimously approved the county—s 2025 state and federal legislative priorities with amendments to biosolids language, added support for SRF funding and rural lands protection, and reaffirmed Brightline rail priorities.
Sarah Powers, legislative coordinator for Martin County, presented the county—s state and federal legislative platform and asked commissioners for direction on additions and edited language.
"The purpose of the presentation today is to go over our state and legislative federal or state and federal legislative programs," Powers said, adding the platform guides the county—s lobbyists and delegation work in Tallahassee and Washington. Powers asked to remove language supporting land acquisition for biosolids and to replace it with language supporting alternatives to land application of biosolids because of water quality concerns. She also proposed adding support for the…
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