Category Archives: Local Issues

Write-In Candidate Charade

by Ken Hirsch Jul 20 2024 0 Comments

Once again, more than half of Indian River County’s voters are being disenfranchised by the Florida practice of closing any primary once a write-in candidate appears. In Indian River, which is ...

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CARES Act Money

by Dec 02 2020 0 Comments

Federal funds available in IRC to help people affected by the pandemic In March Indian River County was made available $28 million in federal CARES Act funding. The CARES Act is ...

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City Hall Vero Beach Florida

Val Zudans Intent of Selling City Assets Tries a New Ploy

by Oct 01 2019 0 Comments

Shot to the Gut: The Mayor’s new way to close the pool at Council 5:00 today!!! Guest Blog: Former Mayor and City Councilman, Dick Winger Note this Agenda Item 5. ...

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City Hall Vero Beach Florida

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Vero Beach City Council Meeting Voting on City Attorney

by May 06 2019 0 Comments

VERO BEACH CITIZENS NEED TO LET THEIR VOICES BE HEARD TUSDAY EVENING, MAY 7TH, AT 5 PM Come to the City Council Meeting on Tuesday, May 7th at 5 pm ...

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Vero Beach City Council Continues to Operate with a Lack of Transparency

by Apr 30 2019 0 Comments

Potential Drastic Action this Friday to Change Your City on the Sly –Dick Winger, former City Councilman In a five minute meeting Monday, City Council narrowed the lists of City ...

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Landfill Contamination in Indian River County

by Mar 19 2019 0 Comments

‘Wish-cycling’ won’t cure contamination at Indian River County landfill Reprinted Story by Cindy Schwarz, The Newsweekly Published 8:19 a.m. ET March 18, 2019 | Updated 8:24 a.m. ET March 18, 2019 https://www.tcpalm.com/story/specialty-publications/vero-beach/2019/03/18/recycling-rules-not-followed-indian-river-county-landfill/3028509002/ ...

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No John’s Island Wastewater Effluent Pipe in the Lagoon

by Feb 19 2019 0 Comments

No John’s Island Wastewater Effluent Pipe in the Lagoon Commentary by Paul Fafeita in TCPalm.com on February 19, 2019 We’re all well aware of the seemingly endless string of already-existing ...

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Democrats of Indian River Testify Before State Legislators

by Jan 17 2019 0 Comments

DEC and FYDIR Officers Press Mayfield and Grall on Gun Safety and Universal Heath Care The Democrats of Indian River County urged Republican legislative representatives Sen. Debbie Mayfield and Rep. ...

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City Hall Vero Beach Florida

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Former Vero Beach Mayor and Councilman Implores Citizens to Raise Their Voices

by Sep 04 2018 0 Comments

Update, Tuesday, September 4, 2018, 1 pm: The Indian River Board of County Commissioners Just Voted 4-1 to Purchase the Dodgertown Golf Course Vero Beach City Council Selling City Assets ...

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Memorial Island Vero Beach Florida

Scott’s Cuts to Water Quality Monitoring Network Played into Killer Algae Devastation

by Aug 09 2018 0 Comments

As Bouts with Killer Algae Rose, Florida Gutted Its Water Quality Monitoring Network Posted by the Florida Democratic Party, August 7, 2018 “Gov. Rick Scott…ordered budget cuts to water-management agencies for ...

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