SEPTEMBER 2013 UPDATE

from John Debus

Hi Everyone,

Our first annual picnic was a great success. It was a nice turnout with plenty of food

and a lot of good conversation with like-minded friends. There were some suggestions

to get together more often, so we are thinking of having another one between Christmas

and New Years. We ended it with a new kayaking experience with Joy, one of our new

members. All had a good time.

Hands across the Lagoon was a huge success at ALL bridges and causeways.

Our Call to Action at the St. Lucie County Commissioners meeting did not produce

much of a turn out. However, we like to thank those who did come out in support.

Our fight is not over. The Tea Party group, ac4pr, is well organized and have

been turning many people out with their talking points propaganda. They got the

BOCC to give them a 1 hour presentation, which I believe some commissioners

are tired of hearing. However, there is a lot of pressure on the BOCC, which is why we

need more people to start showing up and give some of the commissioners (at least

3) the support to tell them no. We do not need to pull out of the plan. We need to

wait until all the information is available for the people and allow the people to make

their decision. If you need more information on this issue, please come and join us

Monday night 21 October  from 7:00pm to 8:30pm at the Treasure Coast

Unitarian Universalist Church, 21 SE Central PKwy, Stuart, Fl. 34994 where

Jan Booher will be speaking on the Seven50 Plan and SE Florida  Regional Climate

Change Action Plan. SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING.

The city of Vero Beach had there first reading of their strong fertilizer ordinance.

It went fairly well, so we will be going to a second reading and expecting a

stronger opposition there. Those of us that want to save our river need to come

out and support the commissioners who are leaning toward approval. Check the

City of Vero Beach website for date, time and place.

St. Lucie County will be presenting their final draft of their fertilizer ordinance

at their meeting on November 5 at 6:00 pm at the county building on the

3rd floor on Virginia Ave in Fort Pierce. We need to show up and make

sure they understand we will only accept a strong ordinance.

There is a lot of things happening on our Treasure Coast Area and Florida.

So check our website Happenings' page and Blog often, because some

events are on short notice. Come on out, get involved, and show your support.

Thanks to all,

Take care,

John