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Regional planning council urges Martin County to move from study to implementation on Western lands

Martin County Board of County Commissioners · January 27, 2026
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Summary

The Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council presented a "study of studies" reviewing 25 years of Western-lands planning; presenters recommended implementation steps — a conservation land database, transfer-of-development-rights framework, predictable agricultural incentives and a monitoring dashboard — rather than commissioning another study.

The Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council presented a consolidated review of prior western-lands studies to the Martin County Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 27, urging the county to move from repeated study into targeted implementation.

Tom Lanahan, executive director of the regional council, described the project as a "study of studies" that cataloged past recommendations, tracked which…

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