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May 06, 2026

Martin County Accepts $10 Million Land Gift to Halt Development on 15 Acres

Resident Louise Geiser donates 13 parcels across three sites, including land once eyed for a massive storage facility

Louise Geiser looked at 15 acres of Martin County scrubland, creek buffer, and residential greenspace — and decided no storage warehouse, no subdivision, no strip of concrete was going to swallow it. ...

May 07, 2026

Martin County Accepts $10M Land Gift, Largest Conservation Donation in County History

Louise Geiser's 13-parcel donation expands Hobe Sound Scrub Preserve and sets a new template for private conservation giving

Louise Geiser didn't inherit the land. She bought it — parcel by parcel, over the course of a year — specifically so she could give it away. The Martin County Board of County Commissioners voted unan...

May 07, 2026

Indian River Delays Vote on Private K-12 School Proposed for Ag Land Near Oslo Road

TLC Vero Beach Classical School's plan for 1,194 students on 53 acres draws sharp opposition from rural neighbors

Jim Moran has lived south of Oslo Road for nearly 50 years. On Tuesday, he stood before the Indian River County Commission and told them nobody in his neighborhood wants a football stadium built next ...