SPOTLIGHT
CITY OF PSL
Port St. Lucie Botanical Gardens depends on volunteers to tend to its location
on Westmoreland Boulevard.
to refocus attention on what is important and create a vibrant,
supportive network of services and planning practices to
meet the needs of longtime stakeholders, tourists and business
owners well into the future. These days it’s slow and
steady that makes for better policy at City Hall. As time goes
on, the city will grow ― only this go around will be different
― a more measured approach. The spirit of welcome wagons
may be a bygone custom, but city staffers are rolling out the
red carpet to provide customer satisfaction through teamwork
and dedication to a new strategic plan.
Adopted in November, the living document allows for
modifications to make room for future adjustments. It
includes fine-tuning and streamlining city departments,
prioritizing immediate actions to be taken and the outlines of
specific goals through 2020. By 2030, Port St. Lucie, looks to
be the hometown for all ages.
In a city handout, “The City of Port St. Lucie ― A Path to
Prosperity 2015-2016,” which is available to the public, other
immediate goals like rescuing the bond rating and clearing
up the overall deficit prove that city council is serious
about lean governing. The new budget scales back full-time
employees to just above a 2008 total. City taxes have risen,
but fortunately, the Save Our Homes amendment provides
homesteaded properties a protective measure. The 3 percent
cap makes purchasing a Port St. Lucie home as a primary
residence very attractive.
With an ever-growing elder population comes the challenges
of supplying services to meet physical, mental and
social needs. Engaging seniors to follow their personal
pursuits allows them to age with dignity as they continue to
be contributing members of the community. Volunteering opportunities
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are abundant in many departments citywide from
police to animal control, at many park facilities as well as the
community and civic centers. Volunteer boards like Keep Port
Treasure CoasT
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Did You Know?
Nationwide, Port St. Lucie has one of the
highest per capita homeownership rates among
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*US Census Bureau reports
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