City Council Candidates Answer Our Questions on Water, Growth, and the Budget
Water quality, utility expansion, and the November property tax amendment are on the table in both Vero Beach and Sebastian this fall, so we sent every city council candidate the same set of questions and asked them to put their thinking on the record. The questions covered the ground we hear about most from members. What happens to water utilities, Lagoon monitoring, and water quality projects if the Property Tax Amendment passes and city revenue drops? How do you keep resto
Dengue, Protect Public Lands, and more
September 19, 2026 Weekly Newsletter Dengue's Florida surge and why it matters here Florida logged 111 locally acquired dengue cases by Sept. 5, up from 73 a week earlier. Hillsborough County accounts for 95 of them, having jumped from 59 in a single week. That's what an established transmission cycle looks like once it gets going. The reason to pay attention locally isn't the case count (Indian River has none) but how we'd find out. Our own mosquito control district says the