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Magistrate reads in business‑tax cases, finds proper notice and signs orders; joint stipulation noted for supermarket case
Summary
Port St. Lucie staff read multiple business‑tax and certification cases into the record; magistrate found proper notice for dozens of items, granted the city's requests to give respondents time to cure where appropriate, and approved a joint stipulated settlement with Public Supermarket Inc.
Officer Matthew Roussell, the business tax officer, told the magistrate that multiple businesses had been investigated and failed to achieve compliance after reasonable cure periods. Cases 12–16 were read into the record as respondents who failed to appear; the city requested one week from the hearing date (until March 18, 2026) for compliance or a future hearing to consider fines.
Staff also read in a substantial set of additional cases (items 17–44) where the city reported proper notice by certified mail, posting and agenda publication. For several cases the city requested certification of fines and administrative costs; the magistrate found proper notice and signed the appropriate orders for the listed matters.
Separately, staff recorded a joint stipulation in case 25-11937 (Public Supermarket Inc., 9575 SW Crosstown Parkway), where the business accepted responsibility and agreed to a fine through a joint stipulated settlement agreement that the magistrate approved to be signed.
The magistrate indicated that cases without respondents present would be handled per city procedures (one‑week cure where requested; certification and assessment if noncompliance continues) and signed orders as appropriate at the hearing.
