Destination Fort Pierce

Hey everyone,
I wanted to bring attention to the new Wawa being built on Midway and Selvitz Rd. Unfortunately, it seems that the contractors working on the site are not following permit standards. This is causing a lot of problems for the surrounding community.

First off, they are operating before and after the allowed times. This disturbs the peace for residents and violates the Florida State Statute 316.1945 and St Lucie County Ord. 91-43, which states that construction should only occur between 7am and sundown.

Often times, the crews often start work well before 7am. Many residents have witnessed them arriving around 5am and beginning work at 6 - 6:30am. This is a clear violation of the county's construction regulations, and the noise the cause disrupts peoples mornings.

But that's not all. The contractors have caused significant damage to private property. They ran a front loader into a private concrete mailbox, and their compression equipment has caused cracks in the foundations and ceilings of neighboring homes. It's not just hearsay either; eyewitnesses can validate these incidents.

When confronted about the damage, the crew working after 6 p.m. denied any knowledge of it. Also, after looking into the Wawa property, circling the building and requesting the permit placard location, no conspicuous permits were displayed on the windows as required by law. This has made it impossible to get the information necessary to hold the general contractor responsible.

Wawa, Tommy and Sons Paving Contractors, and the Paving Lady are involved in this situation. The Paving Lady was captured on video working after hours, further supporting our claims.

It's disheartening that the county code enforcement does not care about the average citizens. Hiding behind "office hours" as the excuse for why they don't catch these incidents. They are not enforcing their own regulations when it comes to permits. It's funny how they quickly go after homeowners but turn a blind eye to major construction projects.

Please help spread the word about this issue. We need to hold these contractors accountable and ensure they follow the proper regulations, and repair the damage they have caused to private homeowners. Everyone in the community deserves to live in peace and have their property protected.

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Fisherman's Wharf Poll

Google: 53.1% against - 46.9% for
Facebook: 61% against - 38% for

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Check out their upcoming event below.

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So we heard through the grapevine that Fort Pierce Connection isn't allowing open conversation about the fisherman wharf, and has shut down shares and commenting several times this past weekend.

We do not condone or endorse this. Shame on them for taking those actions and stifling open debate over this project. This is just another example of their abuse of power in their group and pay-for-play policies.

As a result, we've just launched a new public group called Fort Pierce Town Hall.

If you want to talk about issues, run polls, and find out what people think, join.

We want to enable Fort Pierce to talk openly about issues that impact our city and its residents in an open forum focused on free speech and addressing community issues in our city.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/fortpiercetownhall

Join, Spread, and Share. Open to everyone in Fort Pierce.

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Fishermans Wharf EXCLUSIVE!

So we've been hard at work, and our calls to action have been answered. Destination Fort Pierce is pleased to announce our first EXCLUSIVE break on the Fishermans Wharf story here in Fort Pierce.

We've managed to acquire the renderings of the final approved building design as well as an architectural description of the project!

Check out the images below, and then fill out our short 1 question survey about the Fishermans Wharf project. We will share the results of this poll, for the first time at the upcoming city meeting.

Your opinion matters. Vote, Share, and Spread the Word.

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Whats up everyone!

Destination St Lucie is a non-profit organization based in Fort Pierce Florida. Our focus is promoting local and regional arts and entertainment to promote and attract tourism in St Lucie County.

We're looking for musicians and bands that are interested in performing in our area. If you have an interest or know of a band that may be interested please send them my way. All genre's welcome. Original Compositions preferred (but we love a good cover song or two as well).

Thanks in advance!

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Come out to downtown Fort Pierce for Real 4/20 at Glass Culture happening NOW!

Big shout out and thank you to the guys at Johnny B Good Boatworks for helping us with the risers for tomorrow’s event!