Apr 09, 2026 Regular Meeting

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YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. ROLL CALL PLEASE. MAYOR DI PAOLO HERE. VICE MAYOR. WATERS. BROWN. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER PEREZ HERE.

COUNCIL MEMBER. WILLIAMS. PALMER. PRESENT. COUNCIL MEMBER. SAWYER HERE. OKAY. WELL, WELCOME TO OUR TEMPORARY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. IT DOES FEEL A LITTLE WEIRD, BUT IT'LL HAVE TO DO FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MEETINGS. PLEASE REMEMBER TO SILENCE YOUR PHONES. THE BATHROOMS IN THIS BUILDING, IF YOU GO OUT THE DOOR, YOU TAKE A RIGHT AND THEN TAKE ANOTHER RIGHT. LADIES AND MEN'S ROOMS LOCATED RIGHT THERE. TONIGHT, YOU'LL HAVE TWO OPPORTUNITIES TO SPEAK. ONE, DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES. AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE FILL OUT A CARD. COMPLETELY FILL IT OUT AND HAND IT TO LARANDA, OUR CLERK. THE SECOND OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WILL BE DURING THE ITEM DISCUSSION. WE DON'T HAVE A WHOLE LOT OF ITEMS ON HERE TO DISCUSS TONIGHT, SO SHOULD MOVE RATHER QUICKLY. AND THERE'S GOING TO BE A AN OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THE MEETING FOR PEOPLE THAT WEREN'T ABLE TO SPEAK BECAUSE THEY WERE LATE, NOT ABLE TO GET HERE BEFORE THE CLOSE OF THE MEETING. SO FILL OUT THE CARD AND HAND IT TO THE CLERK. AND AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO RISE FOR THE INVOCATION GIVEN BY OUR OWN RHONDA MCBRIDE. AND PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS AMAZING DAY THAT YOU HAVE BLESSED US WITH. GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PROVISIONS. WE THANK YOU FOR SAFETY. GOD, WE ASK THAT DURING THIS MEETING THAT YOU WOULD PROVIDE CIVILITY, CLARITY, AND EVEN INSTRUCTIONS.

LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR FOR SAFETY, FOR PEACE, AND FOR THIS TOWN. IN JESUS NAME, AMEN. AMEN.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO PLAY. AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. OKAY. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONS, DELETIONS,

[Autism Acceptance Proclamation]

ACCEPTANCE. PROCLAMATION. AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH. WHEREAS AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER, ASD IS A COMPLEX DEVELOPMENTAL CONDITION THAT AFFECTS AN ESTIMATED 1 IN 36 CHILDREN AND MILLIONS OF ADULTS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. AND WHEREAS, INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM ENRICH THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN THROUGH THEIR DIVERSE TALENTS, ABILITIES AND VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR SCHOOLS, WORKPLACES AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION. AND WHEREAS THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF FOSTERING AN INCLUSIVE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM CAN THRIVE AND PARTICIPATE FULLY IN COMMUNITY LIFE, AND WHEREAS INCREASED PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING, AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE OF AUTISM HELPS PROMOTE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEANINGFUL EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, INDEPENDENT LIVING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. AND WHEREAS, FAMILIES, CAREGIVERS, EDUCATORS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, AND ADVOCATES IN INDIANTOWN AND THROUGHOUT MARTIN COUNTY WORK DILIGENTLY TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM AND TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH COMPASSION, DEDICATION, AND ADVOCACY. AND WHEREAS, AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE NEURODIVERSITY, ENCOURAGE UNDERSTANDING, AND HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY INTERVENTION, SUPPORT SERVICES AND INCLUSIVE PRACTICE. NOW THEREFORE, THIS VILLAGE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH AS APRIL AS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH IN THE VILLAGE OF INDIANTOWN, AND ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO PROMOTE, ACCEPT INCLUSION AND SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY AUTISM. AND TODAY WE HAVE MISS WRIGHT, MISS ROBERTS FROM WARFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ACCEPTING THIS PROCLAMATION. HELLO. HELLO,

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[PUBLIC COMMENT (3 MINUTES EACH)]

OKAY. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JEAN WRIGHT AND I LIVE ON WEST FARM ROAD, 1.42 MILES. AS THE CROW FLIES FROM THE PROJECTED HYPERSCALE DATA CENTER AT SILVER FOX 606. I'M HERE BECAUSE I CARE DEEPLY ABOUT INDIAN TOWN, NOT JUST FOR WHAT IT IS TODAY, BUT WHAT IT WILL BECOME. RIGHT NOW, OUR COMMUNITY IS FACING A DECISION THAT WILL DEFINE THAT FUTURE.

THE PROPOSED MASSIVE DATA CENTER PROJECT KNOWN AS SILVER FOX 606. LET'S BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED. THIS ISN'T A SMALL FACILITY. IT'S A TWO POINT 2,000,000 SQUARE FOOT INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX SPREAD ACROSS MORE THAN 600 ACRES. THAT'S NOT A MODEST ADDITION TO OUR TOWN. THAT'S A TRANSFORMATION OF IT. AND WHERE IS IT PLANNED? ON LAND THAT INCLUDES HUNDREDS OF ACRES OF WETLANDS, HOMES TO PROTECTED SPECIES LIKE WOOD STORKS, SANDHILL CRANES, GOPHER TORTOISES, AND EVEN A BALD EAGLE'S NEST. THIS ISN'T JUST EMPTY LAND. THIS IS PART OF WHAT MAKES INDIANTOWN SO SPECIAL. WE ARE A RURAL COMMUNITY. WE VALUE OUR OPEN SPACES, OUR QUIET AND OUR CONNECTION TO NATURE. BUT PROJECTS LIKE THIS BRING CONSTANT INDUSTRIAL NOISE GENERATORS, COOLING SYSTEMS, MACHINERY, RUNNING DAY AND NIGHT. EXPERTS WARN THESE THEN THERE'S THE WATER. THESE TYPES OF DATA CENTERS CAN USE MILLIONS OF GALLONS OF WATER EVERY DAY FOR COOLING. EVEN OUR OWN LOCAL OFFICIALS HAVE SAID WATER CAPACITY IS ALREADY A CONCERN, AND BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT PROJECTS LIKE THIS COULD COST TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

OUR ELECTRIC BILLS WOULD GO THROUGH THE CEILING DUE TO TEMPERATURES RISING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 3 TO 16 DEGREES. SO WE HAVE TO ASK, ARE WE PREPARED TO TAKE ON THAT BURDEN? WE'RE ALSO TOLD THIS PROJECT WILL BRING JOBS, BUT THE REALITY IS MORE COMPLICATED. ESTIMATES SUGGEST ONLY A FEW HUNDRED JOBS, AND MANY OF THOSE ARE TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION POSITIONS OR HIGHLY SPECIALIZED ROLES. SO WHAT ARE WE TRADING AWAY? OUR LAND, OUR WATER, OUR WILDLIFE, OUR RURAL IDENTITY AND OUR HEALTH? ALL FOR A PROJECT OWNED BY A COMPANY THAT FRANKLY, MOST OF US HAD NEVER EVEN HEARD OF UNTIL NOW. AND ONCE WE ALLOW THIS, IT DOESN'T STOP HERE.

THIS IS ALREADY ONE OF MULTIPLE DATA CENTER PROPOSALS BEING CONSIDERED IN OUR AREA. IF WE SAY YES TO THIS, WE'RE OPENING THE DOOR TO MORE. THIS IS NOT ABOUT BEING AGAINST TECHNOLOGY.

TECHNOLOGY DOES HAVE ITS PLACE, BUT NOT EVERY PLACE IS RIGHT FOR EVERY KIND OF DEVELOPMENT.

INDIANTOWN IS NOT JUST A LOCATION ON A MAP. IT'S A COMMUNITY. IT'S A HOME AND IT'S

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GOOD EVENING. LINDA BISCO FROM CLEMENTSVILLE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND FELLOW RESIDENTS.

I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENTANGLED WEB OF THE SAME PEOPLE ON BOARDS THAT INFLUENCE DEVELOPMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT AREN'T EVEN RESIDENTS HERE. ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE BUSINESSES HERE, IT MAKES THEIR INTENTIONS ALL FINANCIAL AND NOT WHAT'S BEST FOR THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE HERE AND MOVED HERE. FOR THE RURAL CHARACTER AND THE PEACEFUL LIFESTYLE. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT THE MAJORITY OF INCORPORATED RESIDENTS THAT ARE BEING LEFT IN THE DARK TO WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING HERE. INDIAN TOWN IS 66% HISPANIC, WITH THE MAJORITY OF THEM ONLY SPEAKING SPANISH. THERE IS NO TRANSLATION BEING DONE AT THE VILLAGE TO ALLOW FOR THOSE RESIDENTS TO EVEN KNOW ABOUT THE DATA CENTER OR ANYTHING ELSE THAT THE VILLAGE IS DOING UNDER THE RADAR. THEY DESERVE TRANSPARENCY AND THEY CERTAINLY HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY. IT'S NICE THAT THE VILLAGE POSTS EVENTS LIKE THE EASTER EGG HUNT IN SPANISH, BUT NOT COUNCIL MEETINGS OR ANYTHING THAT HAVE THAT I'VE SEEN THAT INVOLVES GOVERNMENT PROCEEDINGS. THAT LACK OF TRANSPARENCY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE ANY DECISIONS ARE MADE, BECAUSE THE MAJORITY OF THE TOWN RESIDENTS ARE BEING DISENFRANCHIZED. I ALSO HAVE A LIST OF QUESTIONS WE NEED TO ANSWER. WHO IS BEHIND THE DATA CENTER? MICROSOFT, GOOGLE, MUSK, BEZOS.

WE ARE BEING TOLD NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THIS ONE. IT'S NOTHING LIKE THE OTHERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT HAVE CAUSED GRID, WATER, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES. THAT DATA CENTERS ARE ALL DIFFERENT. WELL, WE ALL KNOW THIS IS WE ALL KNOW THIS. I LOST MY PLACE. SORRY. WELL, WE ALL KNOW THIS. AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHY WE NEED TO KNOW WHO IS BEHIND THE DATA CENTER.

BITCOIN MINES ARE HIGH ENERGY USERS, RUN SUPER HOT AND ARE SUPER NOISY BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF WHAT THEY'RE BEING USED FOR. PALANTIR AND ANTHROPIC RUN MILITARY INFORMATION AND OPERATIONS THUS RUN THE RISK OF BEING TARGETS OF TERRORISM. WHAT TYPE OF CLOSED LOOP SYSTEM IS GOING TO BE USED? WHAT TYPE OF GENERATORS? WHERE IS THE BLOWDOWN WATER GOING TO GO? ARE THEY DRILLING THEIR OWN WELL INTO THE AQUIFER? IF SO, HOW IS THE VILLAGE GOING TO MONITOR THEIR USAGE? ARE THEY GOING TO BUILD A POWER GENERATING STATION OR SUBSTATION? THERE ARE MANY REASONS COMPILED THAT MAKE PEOPLE THINK THE RISK IS NOT WORTH THE REWARD. AND IF NOT ANYTHING ELSE, THAT HISTORY OF THESE DATA CENTERS SHOW THAT ONCE. WHAT. ONCE YOU ALLOW ONE AND OPEN THE DOOR, MORE WILL FOLLOW. DO WE REALLY WANT OUR VILLAGE FILLED WITH DATA CENTERS? THAT'S NOT RURAL CHARACTER 43% INDUSTRIAL IS NOT RURAL CHARACTER. EITHER. SORRY, 43% INDUSTRIAL IS NOT REALLY ACCURATE. THIS IS WHY I DON'T NORMALLY TALK OFF THE PAGE. 43% INDUSTRIAL IS NOT RURAL CHARACTER EITHER, AND YOU NEED TO RETHINK ZONING AND FP UD LANGUAGE. THE WHOLE 52 722 ACRES SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN REZONED. ALL LIGHT INDUSTRIAL. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, ERIC MILLER.

THAT'S THE SHORTEST WALK I'VE EVER MADE. COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU FOR THE ONES ON THE BOARD HERE TONIGHT THAT HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO REACH OUT AND TO DISCUSS WITH US OUR CONCERNS. AND I SAY US, WE ARE A GROWING GROUP OF INDIAN TOWN NEIGHBORS THAT'S BEEN STANDING UP FOR ONE SIMPLE PRINCIPLE. PUBLIC OFFICE IS A PUBLIC TRUST. AND UNDER FLORIDA STATUTE CHAPTER 112, PUBLIC OFFICERS MUST ACT WITH INDEPENDENCE AND IMPARTIALITY. THEY CANNOT USE THEIR POSITIONS TO ADVANCE PRIVATE ECONOMIC AGENDAS OR ALLOW CLOSED DOOR GROUPS TO STEER PUBLIC DECISIONS. WE'VE SHOWN WITH PUBLIC RECORDS AND DOCUMENTED FACTS THAT SEVERAL PUBLIC OFFICERS SIMULTANEOUSLY SIT ON THE PC, A, B AND HOLD LEADERSHIP ACTIVE ROLES INSIDE THE ECONOMIC COUNCIL OF INDIAN TOWN, A PRIVATE PAID MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATION LAUNCHED IN SEPTEMBER 25TH WITH NO PUBLIC BYLAWS, NO OPEN MEETINGS, NO ACCESSIBLE MINUTES. WE'VE DOCUMENTED THE ALL EXPENSE PAID LOUDON DATA CENTER TRIP, THE OVERLAPPING ROLES OF THE POWERS BROTHERS, THE CDC, THE DOCUMENTED FINANCIAL TIES BETWEEN KEY ECI PARTNERSHIPS, AND THE SILVER BOX 606 APPLICANT, PLUS A SITTING COUNTY COMMISSIONER. THESE ARE NOT CONSPIRACY THEORIES. THESE ARE VERIFIABLE CONFLICTS THAT CHAPTER 112 WAS WRITTEN TO PREVENT. WE'VE DOCUMENTED THEM IN THEIR PUBLIC FACT. NOW, WE'VE ALSO RAISED THE REAL ENVIRONMENTAL STAKES. A RECENT CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY STUDY CONFIRMS THAT HYPERSCALE DATA CENTERS CREATE URBAN HEAT

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SB 484 NOW TURNED INTO FLORIDA STATUTE 163 326 THE NEW LAW EXPLICITLY GIVES YOU THE OPPORTUNITY AND NOT ONLY THE OPPORTUNITY, BUT THE FULL AUTHORITY OVER COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FOR LARGE SCALE DATA CENTERS AND OTHER LARGE LOAD CUSTOMERS. IT REQUIRES RIGOROUS REVIEW OF REQUIRES RIGOROUS REVIEW OF INFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY, LAND USE COMPATIBILITY, AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. IN OTHER WORDS, THE TOOLS ARE COMING. WE FOLKS HAVE SHOWN YOU THE POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS. WE'VE SHOWN YOU HOW IT DOESN'T FIT YOUR CODE. WE'VE SHOWN YOU HOW IT WILL AFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT.

YOU'VE SHOWN US HOW YOU NEED THE MONEY. WE GET IT. SO LET'S SIT DOWN. AND MAY I EXTEND FOR 30S? THANK YOU. WE NEED TO SIT AT THE TABLE AND TALK THIS THROUGH, I THANK YOU. OH, YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME. THANK YOU, SALLY KAMINSKI. NOW, DON'T TRY AND INTIMIDATE ME. DEPUTY, CAN YOU PLEASE REMOVE HIM FROM HERE? WOW. WOW. THIS IS JUST WHAT HE'S TALKING ABOUT.

INTIMIDATE ME BY LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT. DON'T INTIMIDATE ME. DON'T GIVE ME THAT LOOK. YOU DON'T INTIMIDATE ME. YOU DON'T WANT ME HERE TO SPEAK. YOU DO NOT INTIMIDATE ME. DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT. DON'T LOOK AT ME. LOOK AT YOU. DON'T. DON'T GIVE ME THAT STARE DOWN. LOOK AT YOU LIKE THAT. I DON'T APPRECIATE THAT. YOU GOT IT RIGHT. HAVE A NICE NIGHT. YOU TOO. OH, YEAH. HOPEFULLY YOUR RV PARK DON'T RUN OUT OF TOWN. YEAH, RIGHT. WHAT? SEE? THAT'S OKAY. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS SALLY KAMINSKI. EXCUSE ME. I DON'T HAVE A PAPER TO READ FROM BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY COMING FROM MY HEART. I'VE LIVED IN INDIAN TOWN FOR 12 YEARS. MARCH.

I COME FROM JERSEY. I'M A JERSEY GIRL. I'M A TOUGH LITTLE JERSEY GIRL, BUT. I WENT TO THE INDIAN TOWN ROUNDUP OVER AT THE IVEAGH TO HELP OUT. AND I WAS THE PERSON WHO WHERE EVERYBODY SIGNED IN. AND WHAT I FOUND OUT. I WAS SO HUMBLED BY THIS COMMUNITY. I COME FROM LIKE A STREET WITH HOUSES UP, A REGULAR NEIGHBORHOOD IN JERSEY. YOU KNOW NOTHING. I DIDN'T HAVE A CHICKEN. I DIDN'T HAVE A COW. AND I CAME HERE AND I SAW THIS LITTLE BIT OF PARADISE TO ME, TO ME. AND I'M LOOKING AND I'M SEEING AND I'M HEARING THAT PEOPLE FROM CLEMENTSVILLE, SPRING HAVEN, WHEREVER THEY ARE, THEY'RE FAMILY HERE. AND THEN LIKE GENERATIONS, I LOOK AT THE MONUMENT OVER THERE AND I IT. IT MAKES ME PROUD TO LIVE HERE. I, MY BROTHER IN LAW LIVES HERE.

MY FATHER IN LAW DID LIVE HERE. WE ALL CAME HERE BECAUSE WE LOVE THIS PLACE. AND I ALSO HEAR WHAT GOOD YOU'VE DONE. ALL THE AUTISM ACCEPTANCE PROCLAMATION. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. THIS IS INDIAN TOWN. RECREATION BALL FIELDS, INDIAN TOWN. WE WON'T BE THAT.

AND I'M JUST HERE FOR 12 YEARS. MY GOD, HELP US. FOR THESE FAMILIES THAT HAVE LIVED HERE FOR GENERATIONS, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S IT'S THAT YOU SEE PEOPLE ARE CRYING OUT TO YOU. YOU

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WHAT MATTERS MOST TO ME IS THE FOLKS WHO HAVE LIVED HERE AND CARED DEEPLY ABOUT THIS TOWN.

AS YOU CAN TELL FROM THE CONVERSATIONS TONIGHT, EVERYONE IS PASSIONATE WHO LIVES HERE AND LOVES THIS COMMUNITY. WE ALL WANT THE SAME THING AT THE END OF THE DAY, OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR FAMILY, STABILITY FOR OUR COMMUNITIES, AND A FUTURE WHERE OUR KIDS FEEL LIKE THEY CAN STAY HERE AND NOT HAVE TO LEAVE TO SUCCEED. I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN ORGANIZATIONS STAY COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY OVER TIME, NOT JUST SHOWING UP ONCE, BUT CONTINUING TO INVEST, ENGAGE, AND BE PART OF THE LONG TERM PICTURE OF THIS COMMUNITY.

I'M TALKING IN REGARDS TO OUR FRIENDS AT FPL WHO HAVE CONSISTENTLY BEEN A PART OF THIS CONVERSATION, AND THEY CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO SUPPORT INDIAN TOWN AND BE INVOLVED IN ITS FUTURE. I KNOW FPL'S INTENTION IS TO IMPROVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE, WHICH WE ALL KNOW WE NEED. JUST LIKE THE POTHOLES, THE LACK OF BALL FIELDS, LACK OF RECREATION, EVERYONE KNOWS THINGS WE NEED. WE JUST GOT TO FIND A WAY TO PAY FOR IT. THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION, A LOT OF STRONG OPINIONS, AND THAT'S OKAY THAT WE ALL HAVE THAT RIGHT. WE ALL FEEL DEEPLY ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY AND THAT MEANS THAT PEOPLE CARE. BUT IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT THAT WE ALLOW THINGS TO MOVE THROUGH THE PROPER PROCESS BEFORE JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS ON ANY OF IT. AGAIN, FACTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED, BUT THEY'RE ADDITIONAL FACTS THAT NEED TO BE CONSIDERED. THE REALITY IS COMMUNITIES LIKE OURS DON'T OFTEN GET OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVESTMENT. FORTUNATELY, THE NEW MANAGEMENT WITHIN THE VILLAGE HAS HELPED ENCOURAGE ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS. GOOD INVESTMENTS, AND THOSE INVESTMENTS WILL PAY OFF SOON. WHEN ALL OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES OPEN UP. IF THEY START HIRING OUR LOCALS AND, YOU KNOW, MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE FUTURE FUTURES OF OUR SCHOOLS, OUR STUDENTS THAT GROW UP HERE, GROWTH DOESN'T HAVE TO COME AT THE EXPENSE OF WHO WE ARE, BUT WE CAN PROTECT CHARACTER OF INDIANTOWN WHILE ALSO CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE AND FOR ME. FOR ME. THIS WILL ALWAYS COME BACK TO THE FAMILIES, THE KIDS, THE COMMUNITY, MAKING SURE WE'RE CREATING A PLACE WHERE THEY HAVE SUPPORT, OPPORTUNITY AND A REASON TO STAY. I TRUST THAT THE COUNCIL WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH THESE CONVERSATIONS THOUGHTFULLY. CONSIDERING ALL THE CONVERSATIONS THAT YOU HAVE WITH TRANSPARENCY AND THE BEST INTEREST OF THE INDIAN TOWN RESIDENTS IN MIND. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, MARGIE. MAN. WELCOME. MY NAME IS MARGIE, MAN, AND I'M A RESIDENT OF INDIAN TOWN. SOME OF YOU KNOW ME ALREADY, BUT I'M HERE. I KNOW EVERYBODY'S BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE CENTER, BUT I WANT TO KNOW IF ANYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT WHAT THE TOWN'S NEEDS. AS YOU CAN SEE, I'M HERE ALSO TO TALK ABOUT PARKS AND RECREATION IN INDIAN TOWN. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE TALENTED YOUTH IN THIS COMMUNITY. THEY'RE GOOD. WE ARE LACKING ACCESS TO THE TYPE OF FACILITY NEEDED FOR THE COMPETITIVE SPORTS. VOLLEYBALL, FOR EXAMPLE, IS PLAYED AT A COMPETITIVE LEVEL INDOORS. AND DURING THE MEETING THAT WE HAD ON TUESDAY, THE BEACH VOLLEYBALL WAS INTRODUCED IN THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AT SOUTH FORK. BUT YET THE STUDENTS DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE INDOOR OR OUTDOOR COURTS. MANY FAMILIES ARE FORCED TO TRAVEL OR EVEN WORSE, LEAVE LOCAL SCHOOLS ENTIRELY SO THEY COULD PURSUE WHAT THEY NEED SOMEWHERE ELSE. I'VE SEEN THIS PERSONALLY WITH MY GRANDSON, MISTER SOUTH FORK, AND NOW MY GRANDDAUGHTER THAT HAD TO LEAVE

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I MEAN, INVESTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE WHERE WE'RE WAITING FOR IMPROVEMENTS ON OUR WATER SUPPLY. AND THAT'S NOT GOING TO TAKE PLACE IN ANOTHER 2 OR 3 YEARS. MEANWHILE, WE'RE SHOWERING WITH DIRTY WATER AND WE'RE SHIPPING OUR KIDS ELSEWHERE BECAUSE WE CAN'T INVEST THE MONEY THAT HAS COME IN. WE INVEST THE MONEY THAT COMES IN AND, YOU KNOW, PUBLIC EVENTS THAT REALLY IS ONLY AN HOUR OR TWO, AND THEN THAT'S IT. AND YEARS GO BY AND BY AND NOTHING CHANGES. AND WE GET TIRED OF JUST WAITING FOR AN OUTCOME TO SEE, OKAY, THERE'S HOPE. YOU KNOW, THE EFFORT IS THERE AND THE MONEY IS THERE, AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE REALITY COME TRUE. BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT WE ARE SEEING. WE'RE SEEING THAT, YOU KNOW, BUSINESSES ARE COMING IN AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS NOT IMPROVING. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MORELLI FURIOUS. HELLO COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS AND I'M HERE TO BRING TO LIGHT THE STRUGGLE

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THAT MORE COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT HAS HELPED ME DEVELOP STRONGER SKILLS AND GROW. AS AN ATHLETE. I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THOSE OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE THEY'VE SHAPED ME TO BE THE ATHLETE I AM TODAY, AND I'VE BLESSED TO BECOME COMMITTED TO A D2 SCHOOL IN WEST VIRGINIA AT A STATE UNIVERSITY. HOWEVER, THE REALITY IS THAT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES REALLY DID NOT GROW FROM HERE. EVEN AS A DUAL ENROLLMENT STUDENT, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE PROMISE PROGRAM AT RSK, BUT THEY HAVE NO SOCCER PROGRAMS FOR WOMEN AND FOR MEN. AND WITHOUT THESE PROPER FACILITIES AND ORGANIZED PROGRAMS, IT BECOMES DIFFICULT FOR EVEN THE PARENTS, VOLUNTEERS AND ATHLETES TO TO STAY ENGAGED.

SPORTS ARE NOT JUST AN ACTIVITY, THEY BECOME A LIFESTYLE. AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIAN TOWN TO BE PROACTIVE, PROACTIVE, NOT REACTIVE IN SHAPING THEIR FUTURE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS. JENNIFER LONGSHORE. IT'S ALREADY STARTED.

SO YOU MIGHT REMEMBER ME FROM LAST TIME. THIS TIME I WROTE IT DOWN SO THAT I DIDN'T GO OVER MY MINUTES. MY NAME IS JENNIFER LONGSHORE AND I SERVE AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE INDIAN TOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. IN MY ROLE, I WORK CLOSELY WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND I SEE FIRSTHAND HOW IMPORTANT THOUGHTFUL, RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT IS TO THE LONG TERM SUCCESS OF OUR VILLAGE. RECENTLY, I'VE SEEN A GROWING AMOUNT OF COMMENTARY ONLINE ABOUT FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT AND THIS POTENTIAL PROJECT, MUCH OF WHICH HAS BEEN MISLEADING OR LACKED FULL CONTEXT. I'M SPEAKING OF THE ANNEXATION PROPERTY THAT THEY'VE. WE HAD RECENTLY. WHILE EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO THEIR OPINION, IT IS CONCERNING TO SEE INFORMATION BEING SHARED THAT CREATES UNNECESSARY FEAR IN OUR COMMUNITY WITHOUT BEING GROUNDED IN VERIFIED FACTS. THESE TYPES OF NARRATIVES CAN BE HARMFUL, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY DISTRACT FROM HAVING PRODUCTIVE, FACT BASED CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT'S ACTUALLY BEING PROPOSED AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT HAS A LONG STANDING PRESENCE IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS FLORIDA, INCLUDING OURS, AND HAS DEMONSTRATED A COMMITMENT TO WORKING WITH LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS AND OPERATING RESPONSIBLY. FROM AN ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE, PROJECTS LIKE THIS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL RECURRING REVENUE TO THE VILLAGE WITHOUT PLACING ADDITIONAL BURDEN ON RESIDENTS OR SMALL BUSINESSES. THOSE TAX DOLLARS THAT I'M SPEAKING OF IN THAT LAST SENTENCE ARE WHAT? FIX THE POTHOLES. WHAT FIX THE WATER PLANT. YOU NEED MONEY TO MAKE THOSE THINGS HAPPEN. YOUTH SPORTS DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT MONEY. THE COMMUNITY IN THIS TOWN, UNFORTUNATELY, DOESN'T ALWAYS HAVE THE MEANS TO MAKE THAT STUFF HAPPEN. BUT LARGE INVESTMENTS AND LARGE INCREASES IN OUR TAX REVENUE CAN PROVIDE THOSE FACILITIES AND THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. THAT KIND OF OPPORTUNITY SHOULD BE CAREFULLY AND THOUGHTFULLY CONSIDERED BASED ON FACTS, NOT FEAR. AS SOMEONE WHO REPRESENTS OUR LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY, I BELIEVE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE APPROACH THIS CONVERSATION WITH TRANSPARENCY, ACCURACY, AND A FOCUS ON WHAT IS TRULY IN THE BEST INTEREST OF INDIANTOWN. I ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY TO CONTINUE EVALUATING THIS OPPORTUNITY THROUGH A FACT BASED LENS, AND TO NOT BE SWAYED BY MISINFORMATION THAT DOES NOT REFLECT THE FULL PICTURE. A LOT OF THE RESIDENTS MIGHT NOT REALIZE HOW MUCH OF OUR TAX BASE IS FROM FPL. SPECIFICALLY, IF THAT LAW GOES INTO EFFECT WHERE PROPERTY TAXES GO AWAY, THE VILLAGE WILL FAIL. INDIAN TOWN WILL BE NONEXISTENT. WE'LL BE BACK IN THE ARMS OF MARTIN COUNTY, WHERE WE HAVE TO BEG AND PLEAD TO GET BASIC SERVICES AND WE WON'T SEE THEM. OUR ROADS WILL GO TO CRAP BECAUSE IT WAS LIKE THAT FOR A LOT OF A LOT OF YEARS WITHOUT FP AND LS TAX BASE COMING IN HERE, WE WE WON'T SURVIVE. YOU DON'T WANT YOUR PERSONAL RESIDENTIAL TAXES TO BE INCREASED, BUT YOU WANT THESE SERVICES TO. INDIANTOWN SO DESPERATELY NEEDS THE WAY TO GET THESE SERVICES AND TO GET THESE AMENITIES THAT WE WANT, LIKE BETTER HEALTHCARE AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR YOUTH.

THAT COMES FROM SOME. YOU HAVE TO GET THE MONEY SOMEWHERE. WHY NOT GET IT FROM THE CORPORATION THAT'S ALREADY INVESTED SO MUCH INTO OUR COMMUNITY? ALLOW THEM TO STAY HERE AND DON'T PUSH THEM OUT WHEN WE RELY ON THEM SO DESPERATELY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SHEILA ROSARIO.

WELCOME. HI, GUYS. SHEILA WAS OUR. FOR THE RECORD, I'M NOT GOING TO COMPLAIN MUCH. DATA

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AND I'M NOT GOING TO ADD TO STUFF THAT I DON'T KNOW. SO I'M SORRY, BUT I RESPECT YOUR DECISIONS. ONE, THANK YOU FOR THE CITY COUNCILS THAT ARE DIVIDING THEMSELVES AND TAKING THE TIME TO TALK TO THE LOCAL RESIDENTS. YOU GUYS KNOW I'M BUSY. I'M SORRY I CAN'T MAKE IT, BUT THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE FOR THEM. TWO RECORDINGS. WE GUYS, WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF RESIDENTS THAT WATCH THIS LIVE. SO IF THIS HAS BEEN ANSWERED ALREADY, I'M SORRY.

BUT FOR ALL OF US, ARE WE GOING TO HAVE RECORDINGS? IS THERE A WAY THAT WE CAN HAVE SOMEBODY PUT SOMETHING SO THAT PEOPLE CAN WATCH IT, WHETHER IF IT'S A YOUTUBE LIVE, I EITHER WAY, LIKE TO RECORD THIS WHILE WE'RE HAVING IS THIS A LOT OF IMPORTANT THINGS THAT ARE COMING? WE HAVE A GAZILLION DIFFERENT EMAILS THIS MONTH. I MEAN, NOT EMAIL, SORRY, DIFFERENT MEETINGS THAT YOU GUYS ARE HAVING HERE AND IT'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF INFORMATION. SO IT'S DEFINITELY IMPORTANT TO SEE HOW WE CAN GET THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY TO WATCH YOU GUYS AND LISTEN TO WHAT'S GOING ON. OKAY? WATER. WE ARE HAVING SO MANY PEOPLE QUESTIONING THE WHOLE WATER THING. AND IF YOU DRIVE BY AND I KNOW EVERYBODY'S ALREADY USED TO IT, I'M FINE WITH IT. BUT IS THERE ANY WAY THAT IF ANYBODY TALKS TO ANYBODY HIGHER UP TO SEE IF THERE'S A WAY THAT OUR INDIAN TOWN RESIDENTS GET A REFUND OR A REBATE OR SOMETHING, SO THAT EVEN IF WE HAVE IN THE MEANTIME, IF WE HAVE TO GET A SYSTEM IN PLACE TO SEE IF SOMEHOW THE RESIDENTS OF INDIAN TOWN CAN HAVE SOME TYPE OF A, OF, OF A REFUND OF SOME SORT THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT, BECAUSE THEY'RE PUTTING IN MONEY TO GET THE WATER SYSTEM DONE. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE FOR THOSE THAT HAVE ALREADY PUT THAT OUT THERE? I THINK THE VIDEOS, THE WATER. OH, YEAH. AND WE DON'T FIT HERE. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE CAN DO TO SEE YOU GUYS WANT US TO SHOW UP OR SHOWING UP, BUT NOW WE DON'T FIT? IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE CAN DO FOR SITTING WISE OR SAME NUMBER OF SEATS? HERE IS WHAT WE'RE SHOWING UP. WHICH IS? WHICH IS WHY I'M ASKING TO SEE IF WE COULD STILL DO SOME TYPE OF RECORDING BESIDES THAT. THANK YOU AGAIN. AND APRIL 18TH STREET CLEANUP. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. CAN I CAN I ANSWER HER ON THAT? YEAH. THEY RECORD EVERY MEETING. I SAID THAT IT'S NOT RECORDING THIS ONE. IT. YES IT IS. IT IS. OKAY. I WAS JUST READING OFF OF THE LINE. YES, MA'AM. OKAY. EVERY MEETING IS RECORDED AND YOU CAN FIND THEM IN THE IN THE VILLAGE WEB WEB PAGE UNDER VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETINGS, THE PBA'S, ALL OF THEM ARE. WELL.

THANK YOU. I WAS READING OFF OF THE WEBSITE BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING UP THE MINUTES FOR TODAY AND IT SAID RECORDING MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF THE MOVE, SO I'M HAPPY YOU CORRECTED ME AND I'M HAPPY YOU GUYS CAN WATCH. I'LL SHARE THE LINK NOW. ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THAT'S IT SIR. THAT'S IT. OKAY. COMMITTEE REPORTS. DO WE HAVE ANY COMMITTEE REPORTS? NO, SIR. OKAY. COMMENTS BY VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL START TO

[COMMENTS BY VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS]

THANK YOU. VICE MAYOR. I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR COMING AND SPEAKING YOUR VOICE AND SPEAKING YOUR TRUTH. WE HEAR YOU. WE ARE INDIVIDUALS, SO EVERYBODY WON'T THINK THE SAME, WON'T FEEL THE SAME. BUT I DO APPRECIATE YOU COMING. OKAY. ALSO, THANK YOU FOR COMING. I DID HOLD TWO MEETINGS ON THE THIRD. I'M SORRY FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT COULDN'T JOIN ME. THAT WAS THE ONLY BREAK FROM MY WORK SCHEDULE THAT I USUALLY THAT I HAD. IT'S ON.

AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT CAME TO TALK TO ME AND GIVE ME YOUR CONCERNS AND AND ASK ME QUESTIONS. I AM WORKING ON GETTING YOU THOSE ANSWERS. AND THE ONES OF YOU THAT GAVE ME YOUR EMAIL, I WILL BE SENDING YOU THOSE. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. WELL HELLO EVERYBODY. LET'S LIGHTEN THE MOOD A LITTLE BIT. HELLO. I HOPE EVERYBODY'S DOING VERY GOOD TODAY. WE KNOW THAT THIS IS SOME HEAVY STUFF AND WE'RE ALL TRYING TO LIFT IT TOGETHER.

I WANT TO THANK MISS LINDA AND MISS MCALLISTER. WAVE YOUR HAND, MISS MCALLISTER. YES, I MET

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I'M NOT TELLING YOU YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE, BUT YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME TO THE SECOND ONE. WE WILL BE. PASTOR PALMER WILL BE HOSTING IT AT MOUNT ZION MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH RIGHT IN BOCA PARK. THE ADDRESS IS 14789 DOCTOR MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE. WE'LL START AT 6:00 AND WE'RE IN AT SEVEN, 715. Y'ALL CAN STAY OVER FOR BIBLE STUDY IF YOU LIKE. AT 730.

OKAY. IT'S GOING TO BE NEXT TUESDAY. WHAT DATE IS THAT? NEXT TUESDAY. I DO APOLOGIZE THE 14TH. ALRIGHT. WHO SAID THAT? DONNA THANK YOU. SO LOOKING FORWARD TO YOU GUYS COMING. AND EVERYBODY THAT GOT A TELEPHONE HERE. GOT A PIECE OF PAPER. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU MY CELL NUMBER. OKAY. SO YOU A LOT OF YOU ALL HAVE THE VILLAGE NUMBER. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU MY PERSONAL NUMBER BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO CALL ME. SOME OF Y'ALL KIND OF SCARED THINKING THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY MIGHT BE RECORDING YOU. AND THAT'S OKAY. BECAUSE IN ORDER FOR ME TO BRING BACK INFORMATION, I HAD A LOT OF INFORMATION ON TUESDAY. I'M NOT RELEASING THAT INFORMATION AS OF YET UNTIL I COMPILE EVERYTHING. BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHEN WE COME BACK TOGETHER, I NEED TO HAVE SOME ANSWERS FOR YOU. EVEN IF I DON'T, I NEED TO BE ABLE TO SAY, I DON'T KNOW, I'M TRYING. AND WE WORK WITH A GOOD STAFF THAT CAN HELP PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION. BUT I WON'T COME. I WON'T COME TO YOU HALF HALF COCKED, SO TO SPEAK. SO Y'ALL READY FOR MY PERSONAL CELL? OKAY, HERE WE GO. (863) 801-9187. PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CALL ME. YOU CAN TEXT ME TO MAKE SURE THAT I, THAT I STAY ON TASK WITH WHAT YOU NEED AND THAT I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANT AND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, SO I CAN SHARE IT WITH OUR RELIABLE STAFF AND COME BACK TO YOU WITH SOME ANSWERS. OKAY. ALSO, I WANT TO THERE. THERE'S AN EVENT HAPPENING MAY 16TH, AND IT'S CALLED THE ALL MUSIC FESTIVAL.

HOW MANY OF YOU ARE AWARE WITH GENUINE RANCH PLEASURE RANCH? OKAY, MO WILLIAMS, THAT CREW, THEY'RE HAVING A ALL MUSIC FESTIVAL. EVERYTHING YOU NEED, EVERY EVERY GENRE THAT YOU LIKE IS GOING TO BE THERE. AND THAT'S MAY 16TH. I FORGOT THE THE TIME Y'ALL. BUT THE TICKETS ARE FROM FROM $10 TO 120, $120, JUST THE VIP. OKAY, SO AND IT'S ON FACEBOOK AND EVERYBODY THAT NO, YOU JUST BRIGHT LINE, BRIGHT BRIGHT BRIGHT EVENT. I THINK THAT'S THAT'S IT. RIGHT.

BRIGHT EVENTS EVENT BRIGHT. OKAY. I ALWAYS MESS IT UP. SO I JUST AGAIN, I THANK YOU ALL AND I WANT TO ALSO SHOUT OUT THE, THE WONDERFUL POLICE DEPARTMENT. YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING.

AND I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED, BUT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR COURTESY. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND AGAIN, ALL OF YOU, ALL I THANK YOU ALL. CONTINUE TO KEEP THIS COUNCIL IN PRAYER. CONTINUE WHETHER WE AGREE OR DISAGREE. COUNCILWOMAN PEREZ SAID. LET'S WE WANT TO RESPECT EACH OTHER, YOU KNOW, AND SOME OF US, WE WE HAVE SOME HEATED DISAGREEMENTS, AND THAT'S OKAY AS LONG AS WE'RE RESPECTFUL. BECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAY, I DON'T THINK ANYBODY SITTING ON THIS DAIS WANT TO DISRESPECT OR GO AGAINST THE VILLAGE. AND I'M GOING TO STAY, SAY, FOR MYSELF, BECAUSE I HAVE MY MY LITTLE STUDENT BACK THERE THAT WOULD TELL ME WHEN I GO IN TO THE DOCTOR. MISS ERNESTINE, YOU GOT TO DO SOMETHING. HE BACKED.

WAVE YOUR HAND SO YOU KNOW WE'RE ALL RESPONSIBLE TO EACH OTHER, AND WE ARE ALL ACCOUNTABLE TO EACH OTHER. AND I AGREE WITH EVERYONE. TRANSPARENCY IS THE CALL OF THE DAY. AND AGAIN, I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL. JUST AGAIN, KEEP US IN PRAYER. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.

OKAY. AS FOR MYSELF. EVERYBODY ON THIS COUNCIL IS WORKING REALLY HARD. OKAY? WE'RE ALL HERE TO MAKE THE LIVES OF OUR CITIZENS BETTER. THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF ON FACEBOOK. THERE'S A LOT OF MISINFORMATION OUT THERE. ON WHAT WE KNOW AND WHAT WE DON'T KNOW. SO I'D LIKE TO TAKE

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THERE'S A LOT OF BEATING UP, IF YOU WILL, OF A PROJECT WHEN IT COMES IN THE DOOR BY STAFF. AND THE THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS YOUR STAFF, BOTH IN-HOUSE AND CONTRACTED STAFF, ARE HIGHLY EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS, AND WE RELY ON OTHER HIGHLY EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, OUR VILLAGE ENGINEER AND OUR DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS, FOR EXAMPLE, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. WITH REGARD TO WATER AND WASTEWATER ISSUES, THOSE PROJECTS COME IN, THOSELS COME IN AND THEY ARE RIGOROUSLY EVALUATED BY THESE TEAMS OF EXPERTS. OKAY, AGAINST OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, AGAINST OUR LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, AGAINST STATE LAWS THAT ARE APPLICABLE AND AGAINST APPROPRIATE INDUSTRY PRACTICES. ALL RIGHT. IN ALL THESE AREAS OF EXPERTISE, AND THERE IS A LOT THAT GOES ON AT THAT STAGE WHERE AN APPLICATION OR THE CONCEPT OF AN APPLICATION, IF YOU WILL, WHEN IT COMES IN THE DOOR, WHEN IT'S COMING OUT OF THAT STAFF PROCESS, IT CAN LOOK A LOT DIFFERENT. THIS IS NOT NECESSARILY BECAUSE AN APPLICANT DOESN'T WANT TO DO RIGHT BY THE VILLAGE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT OFTENTIMES THEY'LL COME IN AND NOT KNOW HOW THINGS WILL WORK IN THE VILLAGE, NOT KNOW WHERE SOME PRIORITIES ARE OR WHAT HAVE YOU. VILLAGE STAFF VERY RIGOROUSLY BEATS UP THESE PROJECTS AND GETS THEM IN A PLACE WHERE STAFF CAN RECOMMEND TO, AS IT GOES THROUGH THE

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AND THAT'S THE VERY IMPORTANT PART. ALL OF THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO COME TAKE A LOOK AT IT. DINA HAS BEEN IN HERE BEFORE AND MENTIONED TO YOU ALL THAT DINA IS VERY OPEN TO NOT JUST SHARING PUBLIC RECORDS, WHICH IS THE MINIMUM THE LAW REQUIRES, BUT ALSO SITTING DOWN. IF PEOPLE HAVE CONCERNS AND, YOU KNOW, ANSWERING QUESTIONS TO THE EXTENT, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD WORK AND SO ON. SO GOING INTO THAT, YOU HAVE ALL THAT NOTICE, ALL THAT AVAILABILITY OF ALL THE DOCUMENTATION CONCERNING THAT GOES LIKE IN MY EXAMPLE TO THE PLANNING, ZONING AND APPEALS BOARD THERE, YOU HAVE A HEARING. ALL RIGHT. IT'S AT THAT HEARING. THAT'S THE FIRST HEARING OUT IN THE PUBLIC WHERE STAFF PUTS ON THEIR PRESENTATION OF WHAT IT IS THAT THE FINAL PRODUCT OF THAT APPLICATION IS AND STAFF IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL. THE APPLICANT IS PUTTING ON AND PROVIDING THEIR INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR APPLICATION. AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE PUBLIC IS GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET UP AND SHARE THEIR INFORMATION, THEIR CONCERNS WITH REGARD TO THAT APPLICATION OR THAT PROCESS. BUT AS I'VE ALLUDED TO, IT DOESN'T END THERE. IT GOES TO THE PCAOB WITH REGARD TO MATTERS LIKE THAT. AND THEN THEY FORMULATE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. SO AGAIN, MULTIPLE STEPS IN THE PROCESS FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO KNOW ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON, BE ABLE TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME AND SHARE CONCERNS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON, REVIEW ALL THE MATERIALS ABOUT IT. SO YOU HAVE THAT. THEY MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, AND THEN IT COMES BEFORE THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. OFTENTIMES, WHEN THE APPROVAL OF SOME PROJECT INVOLVES ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE, SORRY, A THIRSTY BUSINESS. I BLINDSIDED YOU ON THIS. OH NO, IT'S FINE. AND THEN FOR APPLICATIONS THAT INVOLVE ADOPTING AN ORDINANCE AS PART OF IT, AS WE HAD WITH THOSE ONE ONES BEFORE, WE HAD TWO DIFFERENT READINGS OR HEARINGS BEFORE THE VILLAGE COUNCIL. IN FACT, ON ONE PIECE OF IT FOR THE FUTURE LAND USE, IT WAS TWO HEARINGS, AND THEY WERE SPACED OUT BECAUSE IT HAD TO GO UP TO THE STATE. SO THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL PIECE OF CHECK AND BALANCE THERE. THE STATE REVIEWS IT TO CONFIRM THAT IT LOOKS GOOD. FROM THEIR STANDPOINT, IT COMPLIES WITH THE STATE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. SO ALL OF THIS AND THEN FINALLY IT'S IT GOES THROUGH USUALLY OR OFTENTIMES MULTIPLE HEARINGS BEFORE THE VILLAGE COUNCIL WHEN IT INVOLVES AN ORDINANCE. AGAIN, THE PUBLIC HAS NOTICE IN THE NEWSPAPER BY MAIL WITHIN A RADIUS ON THE PROPERTY. AND YOU KNOW, ALL AS REQUIRED BY LAW AND OUR CODE AND HAVE ACCESS TO ALL THAT INFORMATION. AND THEN ULTIMATELY, THE VILLAGE COUNCIL MAKES THE FINAL DECISION. SO THAT'S A BRIEF OVERVIEW. SORRY I TALKED SO LONG, BUT A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OF HOW THAT PROCESS GOES AFTER STAFF. IMPORTANT THING TO KEEP IN MIND IS, AGAIN, APPLICATIONS COME IN AND I'LL JUST SHARE WITH YOU, THIS IS NOT JUST IN THE VILLAGE. AS THE COUNCIL KNOWS, MY OFFICE AND I, WE REPRESENT CITIES ALL OVER THE STATE. APPLICATIONS COME IN AND IT'S A REALLY IT'S AN IMPORTANT POINT BECAUSE IT IS THE POINT WHERE STAFF WORKS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE VILLAGE, WATCHING OUT FOR THE VILLAGE TO

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ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS REGISTER. YOU CAN GO UP TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, OR YOU CAN HAVE THIS ONE. ONE OF THESE LADIES SITTING UP HERE CAN GET YOUR INFORMATION, TELL YOU HOW TO GO ABOUT THIS. THIS IS GOING TO BE A BUS TOUR AND LUNCHEON. AND I REALLY HOPE EVERYBODY COME. I'M TAKING OFF THAT DAY. THAT'S MONEY FOR ME. OKAY. I'M GOING TO TAKE OFF AND I WANT YOU ALL TO COME. ARE YOU NOT FILLED UP, ARE YOU? YOU'RE NOT FILLED UP? NOT AT THIS TIME. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY. OKAY. THE BUS TOUR IS O ON THE MIC. OKAY. SO YOUR NAME? YES. THE BUS TOUR IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, BUT IT'S NOT AN INFORMATIONAL TOUR. AS FAR AS PROJECTS THAT ARE APPLIED FOR ANY ANY OF THAT STUFF, IT'S ESTABLISHED BUSINESSES THAT HAVE ARE NEWER OR LONG STANDING BUSINESSES. IT'S A TOUR OF THE INDUSTRIAL SITES THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY, I'M A BRAINS. I'M THAT'S WHY I MADE NOTES EARLIER. BUT JUST SO YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT LIKE A TOUR OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT'S A TOUR OF ESTABLISHED BUSINESS. BUT I WELCOME EVERYONE TO COME. IT MIGHT BE INSIGHTFUL. YOU MIGHT NOT REALIZE ALL THESE INDUSTRIES THAT POWER INDIANTOWN, THAT YOU JUST MIGHT NOT BE AWARE OF THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME. AND THEN THE NEW ONES THAT HAVE COME AND ARE CHANGING THE FACE OF. IT IS IT IS A FEE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PAY FOR THE BUSSES AND THE LUNCHEON. SO IT'S $30 PER PERSON, BUT IT DOES HAVE A LUNCH AT THE END OF IT. RIGHT. BUT IT CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE, INDIANTOWN CHAMBER.COM. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE CLEARANCE. THANK YOU FOR

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[APPROVAL OF AGENDA]

[APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA]

[1) Discussion and Direction for Parcel Located at 15161 SW 169th Avenue Indiantown]

THE NEW APPRAISAL IS 220, BUT IT'S HIGHEST AND BEST USE, RIGHT? WHICH, YOU KNOW, IS, IS WHAT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS POINTING TO. AND THAT'S PRIMARILY BECAUSE IT'S IN A RESIDENTIAL, BUT IT'S ALSO A VILLAGE MIXED USE PIECE. SO IT COULD BE NOT ONLY RESIDENTIAL, IT COULD HAVE, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT OF A COMMERCIAL COMPONENT. IT'S GOT IT'S MORE THAN JUST SINGLE FAMILY HOME. OKAY, SO I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT. I THINK WE NEED TO GET ABOVE THE CLOUDS ON THIS ONE AND LOOK DOWN AT IT BECAUSE. I HAVE A VISION. WE HAVE A VISION.

I THINK THAT WE HAVEN'T TALKED MUCH ABOUT IT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THAT ROAD DELETED. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PARK EXPANDED. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE C R A PROPERTY, WHICH I THINK WE'RE WORKING ON THAT ALREADY DONE THAT. OKAY. AND THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY, ONCE WE TAKE THAT ROAD OUT. IS REALLY YOU CAN'T GET TO IT. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT 1/69 169TH.

CORRECT. BECAUSE YOU GOT KIDS CROSSING THE STREET OVER THERE. YOU KNOW, WE GOT THE BOXING RING AT THE OLD FIRE STATION AT PARKS AND REC, AND WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE A PRETTY GOOD PROGRAM.

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UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO A QUICK ENOUGH TO TAKE THAT ROAD OUT. SO MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE I DON'T KNOW IF COUNCIL AGREES WITH ME OR NOT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE OUR VILLAGE ATTORNEY NEGOTIATE WITH THEIR ATTORNEY AND GET THE BEST POSSIBLE PRICE THAT WE CAN GET ON THAT PIECE OF LAND. HOW DO WE PLAN TO PAY FOR THE LAND? WE WERE FOCUSING ON THE HALF CENT INFRASTRUCTURE SALES TAX, WHICH WE HAVE ADEQUATE FUNDS IN THERE TO UTILIZE THOSE FUNDS. AND THAT'S WHAT WE WERE WE WERE TAPPING INTO. IT'S FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. SO CAPITAL PROJECTS, IT MAKES SENSE. SO TAKING OUT THE, THE, THE, THE ROAD, THE STREET, HOW DOES THAT IMPACT THE COMMUNITY? WELL, I WANT TO TAKE THAT ROAD OUT AND I WANT TO PUT THE ROAD WHERE MY VISION IS. YOU KNOW, THERE'S SOME COMMERCIAL PROPERTY BEHIND. BEHIND THE PARK, BEHIND THE FIRE STATION. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A ROAD PUT THAT COMES OUT TO 168TH WHERE THE WATER PLANT IS. I THINK THE LOT RIGHT NOW THAT'S NEXT TO. THE OLD FIRE STATION PARKS. EVENTUALLY THAT CAN BE PARKING BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO NEED PARKING TOO. OR IT COULD BE SOMETHING ELSE. BUT OBVIOUSLY WE'D NEED A PROFESSIONAL TO DRAW THAT UP FOR US AND SAY, OKAY, THIS IS WHAT THIS IS GOING TO LOOK LIKE. AND IT WOULD BE THE SAME PROCESS AS EVERYTHING ELSE THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED. BUT. I THINK WE'VE BEEN LUCKY OVER THE YEARS BECAUSE CARS FLY DOWN THAT ROAD, AND WE'VE BEEN LUCKY THAT NOBODY'S GOTTEN HIT. AND HOPEFULLY THAT LUCK HOLDS OUT, ESPECIALLY WITH THE USE THAT WE'RE GETTING OUT OF THE BOXING FACILITY NOW A COUPLE NIGHTS A WEEK. I MEAN, THERE'S THERE'S A LOT OF KIDS IN THERE. I WENT BY THERE THE LAST WEEK AND IT WAS PRETTY PACKED. SO I THINK WE OUGHT TO PURSUE THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY BECAUSE THAT'S GOING TO BE IMPORTANT TO THE EXPANSION OF THE WHOLE PARK. SO I HOPE YOU ALL AGREE WITH ME AND AND WELL, I NEED TO GET TRY AND GET IT FOR I MEAN, WADE'S A GOOD NEGOTIATOR, SO HOPEFULLY HE CAN. WELL, HERE'S MY CONCERN. I'M YOU KNOW, I'M ALL FOR EXPANSION. THE KIDS, THE THE SPORTS. I'M ALL FOR ALL OF THAT. I JUST WANT TO SEE I NEED A VISUAL. CAN I GET A VISUAL? CAN WE GET SOMEONE TO DRAW IT UP? BECAUSE I NEED TO SEE WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO VISUALIZE IT AND IT'S IT'S NOT COMING. MAYOR, CAN CAN I OFFER A THOUGHT ON ON THIS? SO I THE MAYOR'S MENTIONED THE IDEA OF, OF. REMOVING, VACATING OR MOVING THE ROAD, YOU KNOW, AROUND TO THE OTHER SIDE OR WHAT HAVE YOU. LET ME SUGGEST, WHILE THOSE TWO THINGS WOULD WORK WELL TOGETHER, COULD POTENTIALLY WORK WELL TOGETHER, KIND OF GOT TWO THINGS GOING ON HERE. THE IMMEDIATE THING FOR US IS WHETHER OR NOT TO, YOU KNOW, ACTIVELY PURSUE ACQUIRING THAT ONE PIECE FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD. AND THEN IF IT'S THE DIRECTION OF THE COUNCIL, YOU KNOW, DIRECTING ME TO GO SEE WHAT I CAN GET THEM TO. AND THEN ON THE ISSUE OF, OF, OF REALIGNING THE ROAD AND DELETING THAT ROAD AND MOVING IT BEHIND IT AND SO ON, I'LL JUST NOTE USUALLY OUTSIDE OF MY WHEELHOUSE, BUT OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, I DID ALL THE ACQUISITION WORK FOR ALL THE PROPERTY THAT WAS ACQUIRED FROM INDIANTOWN COMPANY. THE VILLAGE OWNS PROPERTY BEHIND ALL THIS PROPERTY TO THE EAST. IT'S WHERE THE ROLLING CANAL IS. ALL RIGHT. NOW, THE ISSUE ALSO IS THAT'S WHERE THE ROLLING CANAL IS. BUT THERE IS UPLANDS IN PART OF IT. THERE. AN ENGINEER IS GOING TO NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND SEE, YOU KNOW, HOW THAT CAN WORK AND HOW THAT CAN WORK WITH ALL THESE PIECES AND SO ON. AND IT MAY VERY WELL WORK OUT GREAT. SO I JUST WANTED TO BREAK THOSE TWO PIECES APART. I DON'T KNOW THAT YOU NEED TO MAKE A FINAL DECISION ABOUT REALIGNING THE

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OKAY. AND I AND I, YOU KNOW, I GET ALL OF THAT, EVERYTHING THE MAYOR SAID, I'M, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M WITH THAT, BUT I DO WANT TO SEE AND I KNOW THIS SEPARATE. I WANT TO SEE A VISUAL OF, OF THE ROAD, THE DELETION OF THE ROAD, HOW IT WILL AFFECT THE RESIDENT. AND THEN WITH THAT, AND AGAIN, I NEED A VISUAL BECAUSE I'M THINKING ABOUT AND I THINK THIS IS A LITTLE FARTHER THE OTHER HOMES, THE 75 HOMES THAT WERE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE BEING BUILT. SO I JUST, I JUST WANT TO SEE THAT I LISTEN, I MENTIONED THE ROAD, OKAY, BECAUSE THE ROAD IS NOT WHAT WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE DISCUSSING, BUT FOR THE FUTURE OF THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY FOR THAT PARK, WE NEED THAT PARCEL IN ORDER TO EXPAND THE PARK. WE NEED OTHER PARCELS. ALSO, WE NEED THE CRA PARCEL WHICH WE'RE WORKING ON. OKAY. WE NEED I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ALL THE WAY UP TO WEST FARMS ROAD. OKAY.

AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN MAKE THAT HAPPEN OR NOT, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW UNLESS YOU TRY. WELL, AGAIN, I'M NOT AGAINST WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY, YOU GOTTA BUY THE LOT BEFORE YOU CAN BUILD A HOUSE, RIGHT? YEAH, I, I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR. I WANT TO I WANT EVERYBODY TO BE CLEAR BECAUSE YOU CAN'T, YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING OVER A YEAR. SO WE'RE NOT IN THE FORM OF DISAGREEMENT. I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR, OKAY? EVERYBODY WILL HAVE INPUT INTO IT ONCE THAT HAPPENS, BECAUSE WE GOT THIS BABY SITTING RIGHT HERE AND TWO, TWO YEARS FROM NOW, I WANT HER TO BE ABLE TO SAY NO. MISS BERNSTEIN SAID IT.

AND SO I JUST WANT US TO BE CLEAR. IT MIGHT TAKE TWO YEARS FROM NOW. IT JUST MIGHT. MR. VOSS, CAN WE JUST GET TO FIRST BASE? THE SCHOOL BOARD OFFERED 220 FOR THE APPRAISAL, CORRECT? YES, MA'AM. YEAH. WAS THERE A MOTION ALREADY FOR YOU TO GO SEE? I, I WOULD LIKE FOR YOU TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR THE PRICE, SEE WHAT DEAL YOU CAN WORK WITH THE PRICE AND THEN BRING THAT BACK. LET'S DO FIRST BASE FIRST AND THEN AFTER THAT, LET'S SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO.

OKAY, SO THAT IS MY MOTION. SECOND. OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR. I OKAY, I WILL LET YOU KNOW. I WILL BE ENLISTING THE ASSISTANCE OF YOUR VILLAGE MANAGER BECAUSE I KNOW SHE HAS MORE RELATIONSHIPS THERE AT SCHOOL BOARD THAN I DO. BUT SHE'S A BIG DOG. SHE'S A BIG DOG. WE'LL MAKE A GO OF IT. YEAH, WE'LL WORK IT OUT. OKAY. NOW, DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION ITEMS? I THINK WE DISCUSSED IT ALL. I THINK WE DID. OKAY. THERE WAS A PUBLIC COMMENT. I

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[ANNOUNCEMENTS]

FARMER'S MARKET ON THE 18TH. WHAT TIME OUT THERE WITH. FDOT AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WILL BE THERE TO TALK ABOUT THE EXPANSION, THE ROADWAY, AND SLOWING DOWN IN THE SAFETY OF 710. SO IF YOU WANT TO HAVE ANY YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS YOU WANT TO ASK, THEY'LL BE THERE. IT'S AT POST PARK AT 9:00 FOR THE POP UP FOR THE FARMERS MARKET. I THINK IT'S AT NINE. THAT'S IT FOR ME. THANK YOU. OKAY. I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE AGAIN. I WILL BE HOSTING OUR PASTOR PALMER WILL PLAY HOST, BUT WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER SESSION. I WOULDN'T SAY CHAT AND CHEW, BUT WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ANY FOOD. OKAY. BUT YOU ARE WELCOME. AND IT'S GOING TO BE NEXT TUESDAY, WHICH IS TUESDAY THE 14TH FROM 6 TO 730. YEAH. OKAY. ALRIGHT. AND AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. TO EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU. OKAY, ANGELA. GO AHEAD. OUR NEXT MOBILE FOOD DISTRIBUTION IS TOMORROW, APRIL 10TH AT TIMER0 PARK AT 8 A.M. WE ARE IN NEED OF VOLUNTEERS. SO IF YOU HAVE SOME TIME IN THE MORNING AND YOU WANT TO HANG OUT, WE'RE THERE AND WE NEED HELP. THANK YOU. OKAY. I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. NO. OKAY. NEXT

[NEXT REGULAR MEETING  APRIL 23, 2026, 6:00 PM BOB SOUZA CENTER 15655 SW OSCEOLA STREET INDIANTOWN, FLORIDA ]