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2MC PodCast Eps 50 - State of the County Pre-Game · 2MC

• 0:06
  MAK: Hey everybody, it's MAK. And I'm Courtney. Welcome back to two MC.
• 0:10
  Courtney: It's January. I think it's our first one of the year.
• 0:13
  MAK: It is our first one of the year.
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  Courtney: Yes. It's fun to
• 0:16
  MAK: be back here. And it is our weekly podcast. Oh, yes. It is. All things Martin County government.
• 0:23
  It is. Don't worry. I have your back.
• 0:24
  Courtney: I know. I got so excited about us being
• 0:26
  MAK: back in studio. Forgot all the other things.
• 0:29
  Courtney: I did. And you know what? I wanna welcome all of our listeners.
• 0:31
  MAK: Yes. That are just listening. Yeah. And they
• 0:34
  Courtney: can't see our faces. Yes. Lucky dogs.
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  MAK: Okay. So let's dive right in.
• 0:42
  Courtney: Dive right in. We had a board meeting yesterday. Yes.
• 0:45
  MAK: We did.
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  Courtney: Went through a lot of projects and presentations. And we
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  MAK: are gonna put give you all that information. Yeah. We are. Okay. So there's a proclamation for reverend doctor Martin Luther King Junior.
• 1:02
  Courtney: Yeah. And there are events happening throughout the county
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  MAK: beginning the January 15 through the nineteenth. Yes. And one of those events Mhmm. Is a parade Yes. By Georgia Avenue by Guy Davis Sports Complex.
• 1:18
  Courtney: Mhmm. It ends at at doesn't it end at Guy Davis?
• 1:21
  MAK: Yes. Yes. That's on January 19 at 11AM. Right. So Be there, square.
• 1:28
  That's what I say.
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  Courtney: Mhmm. Go ahead. Oh, I was gonna say, as we were talking about Martin Luther King, county offices and libraries are closed in honor of the holiday and doctor King. Yes. That is very true.
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  Okay.
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  MAK: Then we had a Brownfield approved.
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  Courtney: We did. We had a Brownfield approved. That was a presentation. It was the second time it had come to the board, so this is the final one, and that was just in compliance with state and federal policies. So you can obviously learn more about that on our website.
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  We'll drop all the information Yes. Down in the show notes.
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  MAK: And the Boys and Girls Club of Martin County, the Hope Sound location is getting a little bit of a renovation.
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  Courtney: It is, it was really exciting to see the plans. I know it's been a long time coming and all the great things that the club does for community members and the kids in our community. So that's really exciting but that got approved.
• 2:30
  MAK: Yes. And we had what else? There were three separate final site plans for Discovery in Hope Sound. Those were all approved and they are a recreation area, an organic farm, and an adventure park.
• 2:46
  Courtney: I know. It's gonna be quite the place. I agree. We also heard from our emergency management folks and they updated the local mitigation strategy. LMS?
• 2:58
  Right, the LMS and they're submitting that to the state so they reviewed that with the board The board was pretty impressed with all the work that had gone into that and all the efforts that are in there and how we help our community. That's very exciting. It was. Anything else you want to talk about?
• 3:19
  MAK: Oh yeah. Okay. There was a lengthy discussion on this. Ah, yes. The advanced waste residual processing in Indian Town contract.
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  Yeah. It's it's super exciting for I'd love for you to say
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  Courtney: that 10 times fast. I cannot. I cannot. But it's pretty exciting for Indian Town to have that development there and for Martin County too because what we heard is that it can can process 8,000 tons of bio biosolids?
• 3:50
  MAK: No. Martin County, has 8,000 tons of biosolids.
• 3:55
  Courtney: Right. That's the part of the contract.
• 3:56
  MAK: But it's being built to hold a capacity of 300,000 tons of biosolids. And I think it's
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  Courtney: just on, like, 14 acres Yeah. Existing in Indian Town.
• 4:07
  MAK: Yeah. And it's environmentally and economically beneficial for us. It was really a great great discussion. I learned a lot
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  Courtney: from it so I would encourage everybody to go check that out.
• 4:19
  MAK: Oh, and it's the time of year again. State of the County address.
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  Courtney: Yes. The State of the County address is coming up, and it is next week.
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  MAK: Yes. Friday the sixteenth. Now you might be wondering, what is State of the County? They could be. They might be.
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  Courtney: Would you tell them? Sure. Okay.
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  MAK: So the State of the County address is going to be on Friday, January 16. It starts at 9AM, but it is it goes over all of our highlights and accomplishments of 2025. And, you kinda see, like, you know, what everything that happened last year Yeah. In the county.
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  Courtney: Learn more about the projects, the initiatives, the key initiatives that folks in the county worked on to in all different areas of the county to, benefit the residents.
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  MAK: Yes. And that will be at Palm City New Hope. You do have to RSVP. You do. So make sure you RSVP to our office mate, Dana.
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  Yes. Our very own Dana Stonebreaker. Yes. And we can drop that down in the show notes for you guys. Mhmm.
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  Courtney: Up next? Yes. Oh, it is also this time of year where we have semiannual chlorination of the waters.
• 5:32
  MAK: If you guys missed it last year, we had Britney on. We did. And she did speak to us on how this yes. Yes. How did you forget she's making your croissant?
• 5:42
  Courtney: Well, she is a very she's taking her sweet time with that croissant. Mhmm.
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  MAK: Yes. Well, that's what happens when
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  Courtney: you don't a while
• 5:49
  MAK: before I even opened the package. That's what happens when you don't try yourself. I did try. Oh, gosh.
• 5:56
  Courtney: I cannot crochet or knit. I'm not sure what it was but I couldn't do it.
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  MAK: Anyways so Brittney came on she spoke to us about how this works. Yeah it's a temporary change for the method of chlorinating
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  Courtney: and it just ensures the you know future safety of the water so folks may smell or taste a tiny difference,
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  MAK: a little unusual chlorine taste
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  Courtney: through January 18.
• 6:22
  MAK: Yes. On January 18, it'll be done. Yes. And that's with Martin County Utilities, City of Stewart, and South Martin Regional Utility.
• 6:29
  Courtney: Good collaboration. We do it all at the same time. Yes. Movie night.
• 6:35
  MAK: Oh, I was gonna say that.
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  Courtney: I know it's one of our favorite times.
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  MAK: Okay. The movie night is coming to Indian Riverside Park.
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  Courtney: I know. It's fantastic. Four first steps. Yes.
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  MAK: Not to get confused with the fabulous four.
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  Courtney: Who are they?
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  MAK: I don't know.
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  Courtney: Do I know them? I have no You don't know what you're talking about. Oh, my gosh. Okay. Movie night.
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  It is January 30. So you got a few weeks to get your calendar cleared.
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  MAK: Yes. Make sure you bring some lawn chairs or a blanket to sit on. There will be food trucks. So you can eat before the movie starts. They have the food trucks there at 05:30.
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  Movie starts at eight
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  Courtney: Oh, lied. Okay. 06:30.
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  MAK: Movie should be done by 08:30. Right.
• 7:19
  Courtney: Because it gets darker earlier because it's winter so you can start the movie right away.
• 7:23
  MAK: Yes. Mhmm. So that's fun for the family or, I mean, you and
• 7:29
  Courtney: I could go. We could. Yeah. Probably won't.
• 7:34
  MAK: Fine. Never mind. Don't wanna go anymore. What if I coach somebody else?
• 7:40
  Courtney: But you can tag along.
• 7:41
  MAK: Okay. Yeah. So maybe you'll be out playing kickball. No. I cannot.
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  I'm not a teen. Is the teen kickball night. That's Friday, January 16, 05:30 to 07:30 at Langford Park. Have you ever played kickball? Yeah.
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  It's super fun. I played in, like, school Yeah? When we had to in gym You've
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  Courtney: never played in an adult kickball league? No. Oh, it's a whole different level. Yeah. It's fun.
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  I'm sure. I don't play anymore. I could break a leg. But, you know, some people do.
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  MAK: Well, this event is for ages 11 through 18 Mhmm. Who live in Oritan School in Martin County, and registration is required. So put that down there for you guys. Do it. Yes.
• 8:28
  Courtney: We also have Martin Cares coming up. It is. Our first session starts next week. I know. We have a lot going on next week.
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  We do. We do. We'll be very busy, but it's fun busy. It's good stuff.
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  MAK: It's good stuff.
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  Courtney: Yeah. So Martin Cares, our first session starts. We're already full.
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  MAK: Mhmm.
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  Courtney: But if you wanna register for the second session Which you should. You should. The registration will be opening up soon.
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  MAK: January 12. Oh, okay. I didn't did you know that, Dana?
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  Courtney: Okay. Everybody knew but me. January 12.
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  MAK: Yeah. So that's that sec second session starts in March.
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  Courtney: Oh, say it again. That
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  MAK: was difficult. So it does start in March. It runs through April. So if you're interested, we have 50 lucky contestants that can join.
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  Courtney: I know. And talk to us about what is Martin Cares.
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  MAK: So Martin Cares is kind of like a behind the scenes of what Martin County government does. Mhmm. And kind of like, you know, like where your tax dollars are going for different projects, how they're being utilized and really just like the transparency of what how things work here. Right. So it's five days, five weeks, right?
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  Courtney: You come one day a week and we go on field trips, we hear presentations, you meet the people who are doing the work, doing the projects right in your community.
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  MAK: Yeah. It's really beneficial especially if you're interested in learning more.
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  Courtney: And it's fun.
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  MAK: And you get to spend the day with us. So
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  Courtney: I mean
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  MAK: What else could you want? Really. Mhmm. And that's that was all I had today. You had?
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  Yeah. I don't know if you had anything extra.
• 10:11
  Courtney: I didn't. I gave you the things to put in there.
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  MAK: Well then, sounds like we did a great job. Let's wrap it up. Okay. Alright. For joining us.
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  Yes. Thanks for tuning in for the listeners. Yep.
• 10:21
  Courtney: And we
• 10:22
  MAK: And don't forget to like, follow, and subscribe. Yeah. So that way you can get all of our new content.
• 10:28
  Courtney: Yeah. And we hope you guys will tune in next week too. Bye. Bye.