Category Archives: Indian River County

City Hall Vero Beach Florida

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

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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Sneaky Charter School Provision Inserted by Florida Senate Republicans

In the works: A major expansion of charter schools in FL? By Diane Rado in the Florida Phoenix, April 26, 2019 While educators, lobbyists, and media outlets have closely watched the ...

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Memorial Island Vero Beach Florida

PIPELINE UNDER THE LAGOON FAILS

County does not approve temporary construction permit for JI pipe under the Lagoon BREAKING NEWS FROM INDIAN RIVER GUARDIAN, MILT THOMAS Arguments went on for hours, but the County Commission ...

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Democratic and Republican County Chairs Discuss Issues of Common Concern

Are Democrats and Republicans in Indian River County more alike than different? On issues of local matters, yes, according to the parties’ leadership.   “I am your neighbor. We have ...

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Six Young Women the Recipients of DWC Scholarships

Democratic Women’s Club Awards Scholarships Life won’t go how you think it will, School Board member Mara Schiff told this year’s recipients of the Democratic Women’s Club of Indian River ...

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Landfill Contamination in Indian River County

‘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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Democrats of indian River County Home Page

Resolution Against Drilling a Pipeline in the Indian River Lagoon

Resolution Against Drilling a Pipeline in the Indian River Lagoon WHEREAS, the Indian River Lagoon (the “Lagoon”) is one of the most biologically diverse estuaries in North America, home to more than ...

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No John’s Island Wastewater Effluent Pipe in the Lagoon

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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Food Drive for Furloughed Federal Workers

Democrats of Indian River “Feeding Furloughed Feds” The Indian River County Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) delivered food and other dry goods and gift cards to federal workers as part of ...

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Sebring SunTrust Mass Shooting is Florida’s Seventh in Three Years

Florida Experiences its Seventh Mass Shooting in Three Years It could have been Vero Beach or Sebastian or Fellsmere. It was the SunTrust bank in Seabring. The incident marks the ...

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