At the end of the day this is going to make Martin County more competitive. |
Certainly a site at the north end of Palm Beach County is better than a site to the south. |
I think that actions speak louder than words, and this action demonstrates to people the change that is taking place in Port St. Lucie. |
It's a big number, and it's a big goal... but it's not an insurmountable goal. |
The real goal is to attract business and create new high-wage, high-tech jobs here in the future. We want to ensure that people can live and work in the area. |
They're a clean local manufacturer that sells their product outside the local economy and, in fact, outside the United States, which helps the whole balance of trade. |
This will put industrial (permitting process) on an equitable playing field with residential and will make us more comparable with other regions. |
This would put us more in the game if we had this land designated for it. |
We have a strong commitment to get in the game. |
We in Martin County haven't been seeking out that relationship in the past. I think it's long overdue and we are just trying to get caught up. |
We wanted to find out what these companies want and what we want to bring here.. |
We're laying it out today to say this is where we want to get to. |
While it's flattering that they should use it, it's well-established. |
With that quick access to (Interstate) 95, it doesn't matter where Scripps went in Palm Beach County — somebody could get to it quickly from one of these locations. |