The Fort Pierce City Commission enthusiastically and unanimously approved an ordinance amending the King’s Landing Planned Development including the final site plan for the long-awaited project. “I think they’ve done a phenomenal job. I advocate for it fully,” said City Commissioner Michael Broderick. “This is the type of project that the City of Fort Pierce needs.” King’s Landing is the centerpiece of Fort Pierce redevelopment efforts. The mixed-use 7.5-acre project, on the H.D. King Power Plant property at Indian River Drive and A.E. Backus Drive, includes plans for a Tribute Hotel by Marriott, condominiums, residences, retail shops, restaurants, The Villas

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The long-awaited Veterans Administration outpatient clinic in Vero Beach’s main medical corridor will not open this month as scheduled, but construction has finally begun a year after VA officials announced funding for the much-needed facility, now set to open next spring. The clinic was originally slated to open this past March – and is likely to attract veterans from nearby St. Lucie County – but in mid-February VA officials extended that time horizon to September. In June, the VA told this reporter that the first phase would still open to patients in September, followed by a second phase in December.

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