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Should Port St. Lucie pay Martin County to use Martins beaches and parks?

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Should Port St. Lucie pay Martin County to use Martins beaches and parks?

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Explain your answer. Bowen: The city should not pay Martin County any city tax dollars or impact fees. Martin County should accept the facts that visitors from other counties or states will always visit facilities in areas other than their own. The issue should just disappear, and a more constructive dialogue should take place between Martin County and Port St. Lucie. Christensen: Port St. Lucie residents enjoy the best parks in the area. (Several are even award-winning.) As taxpayers, we already pay taxes to St. Lucie County for beaches. If Martin County has a concern about individual Port St. Lucie residents who use their beaches, they should enact reasonable user fees so that the actual users will pay for the privilege. This is done in many other locations around the state of Florida. However, we welcome any Martin County residents who want to use the city’s fine recreational facilities. Cusa: No, the city should not give impact fee money to Martin County for boat ramps or beaches.