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Resident asks for more time, cites $13,000 culvert/driveway cost; magistrate directs cleanup and loan-application steps
Summary
Matthew Pelton told the Port St. Lucie special magistrate he cannot afford estimated $13,000 to repair a driveway and drainage culvert; the magistrate continued the case to March 11 and directed him to clear the culvert so public-works can inspect and to apply for a public-works loan program if eligible.
Matthew Pelton, the respondent in case 25-14212, told the Port St. Lucie special magistrate on Jan. 28 that he cannot afford an estimated $13,000 to repair drainage and a driveway and asked for an extended compliance period.
Pelton told the court he had been off work after an arrest and related injury and that he is saving about $1,000 a month toward repairs. He also said nearby city drainage along Port St. Lucie Boulevard has been ineffective since he moved in and asked whether his timeline could be tied to broader city work on that drainage.
City public-works representative Armstrong…
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