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Martin County commissioners approve brownfield designation for Hobe Sound property over dissent
Summary
After testimony from county staff, an economics consultant and the property owner, the Martin County Board of County Commissioners voted 4–1 to designate 9450 Southeast Gomez Avenue in Hobe Sound as a brownfield area, allowing a state-supervised cleanup and potential redevelopment of about 19.44 acres for 38 single-family homes.
Martin County commissioners voted 4–1 to designate a 19.44-acre parcel at 9450 Southeast Gomez Avenue in Hobe Sound as a brownfield area, clearing the way for a state-supervised cleanup and future residential redevelopment.
At a quasi-judicial second public hearing, senior planner Jenna Nabi told the board the designation process under Section 376 of the Florida statutes requires the applicant to meet five criteria. Staff recommended adoption of a resolution designating the property as a brownfield after reviewing environmental reports, a site plan and supplemental financial documentation. "Staff recommends that the board receive and file the agenda item and its attachments and find this request meets the criteria," Nabi said during her presentation.
Applicant counsel Michael Schnappsteler and a hired economist, Anthony (Tony) Donardo of Fishkind Consulting, presented evidence aimed at meeting the statutory tests. Donardo testified the project would generate about 6.8 community-related full-time-equivalent jobs (security, landscape, fitness/recreation…
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