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Our Mission
To monitor and review all fiscal and tax matters affecting Martin County. To engage public officials, community leaders and private sector organizations who may influence the economy and efficiency of the County of Martin, the School District, municipalities and other taxing authorities in the matter of taxes and the financial resources of the County. In addition, the MCTA is committed to establishing a culture and environment conductive to the preservation of tax dollars and taxpayers interests and to communicate through public information programs on county, state and federal tax policies and to form or join coalitions of organizations that inform, educate and influence tax and other fiscal policies that impact Martin County taxpayers.
In The News
Foundation for Florida’s Future Response to State Board's Action on 2012 FCAT Writing Scores
May 15, 2012--Foundation for Florida’s Future Response to State Board's Action on 2012 FCAT Writing Scores Tallahassee, Florida – Today, the Florida Board of Education affirmed Florida’s acco....
Editorial: 'Use It or Lose It' Policy is Long-term Solution to Problem
May 13, 2012--Some of the payouts are ... staggering. In recent years, while local governments up and down the Treasure Coast have been reducing the number of personnel, services and programs, they....
Lawmakers Looking at Large Paid-time-off Payouts by Government Workers
May 14, 2012-- State and local governments dole out millions of dollars annually on unused sick and vacation time — a perk offered by few private employers — and some Treasure Coast lawmakers w....
Martin County Governments Facing Big Payouts to Some Employees for Unused Sick, Vacation Time
May 11, 2012--As local governments deal with the economic downturn by cutting services, some employees are accumulating large amounts of vacation and sick time over the years. In many instances, th....
Martin County Commission Candidates Debate Extreme Sports Project
May 10, 2012- PALM CITY — The Extreme Sports Water Ski and Hotel project emerged Thursday as an important issue in the upcoming Martin County Commission elections. All seven candidates for three ....
Environmental Groups Collecting Millions From Federal Agencies They Sue, studies show
May 8, 2012--Deep-pocketed environmental groups are collecting millions of dollars from the federal agencies they regularly sue under a little-known federal law, and the government is n....
Martin County, Stuart Team Up to Start Colorado Avenue Improvements in July
May 4, 2012--STUART — City and county officials are preparing for two face-changing road projects along Colorado Avenue this summer.A beautification/downsizing effort by the city designed to make....
Eve Samples: Save $230,000 a Year by Moving High School Swimmers to New Aquatics Center? It Should Be a No-brainer
May 3, 2012-- Let's take a trip back to 2008. That's when the Martin County Commission decided to build a new 50-meter pool, recognizing the limits of the three-decade-old Community Pool at Martin ....
Martin County Sheriff Proposes No Budget Increase for 2012-2013
May 2, 2012-- STUART — Martin County Sheriff Robert Crowder has proposed a $54.9 million budget for 2012-2013, ....
Martin County School Board Mostly Sides With Administration on Union Impasse Issues
May 2, 2012-- STUART — At a hearing Tuesday night, the Martin County School Board mostly sided with the school district's efforts to keep the substance of new teacher evaluation tools out of teac....
MCTA Articles
Martin County Taxpayers Association: Martin County School Officials Need to Stop Their Reliance on 'Bailouts'
May 5, 2012-- It was announced April 25 thatGov. Rick Scott signed a bill allocating $1 billion for education for the purposes of supporting reading services, rewards for good teachers and funding for 31,000 students, with a funding gap that offsets the lowering of property taxes. These are all admirable goals.
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Martin County Taxpayers Association: It's Time to End the Overly Generous Severance and Paid-time-off Policies in Martin County Government, School District
April 21, 2012-- A March 16 article in the Stuart News ("Former PSL city manager's severance to cost $110,373") again raises the question of ingrained policies in the public sector of buying off mistakes in hiring, terminating officials for cause and paying huge
Florida Officials Should Continue Monitoring Growth of Government, Reduce Number of Salaries in Excess of $100,000
April 7, 2012--In 2010,Gov. Rick Scott raised a concern about the number of employees in the state who earn more than $100,000 a year and the fact that the number is growing. In keeping with our expanded mission to look beyond Martin County and monitor state activities, we conducted a review of recent reports on sta....
2012 Legislature Missed Many Key Opportunities to Reform Programs, Cut Spending
March 24, 2012--On March 1, the Martin County Taxpayers Association submitted a set of reform recommendations to the Florida Legislature and Gov. Rick Scott. This column recaps our recommendations and the results.
The St. Lucie Inlet Part 2
March 10, 2012--Article - Part 2, The St. Lucie Inlet: As promised, this is our follow-up to our article of February 11, 2012. In this second article, we will outline the four options for funding the dredging as we see them.
Martin County School Board Needs to Explain Decision to Conduct Expensive Efficiency Study
February 25, 2012- Because of the importance of this article, we are postponing our second article on the St. Lucie Inlet until Saturday, March 10, 2012. In this article we will explore the recent decision by the school board to spend $80,000.00 for a study entitled the “Organization Effectiveness and Efficiency Consulting Services” the objectives of which are
Martin County Should Be Prepared to Fund St. Lucie Inlet Dredging by Itself
February 11, 2012- Few people know that the St. Lucie inlet was created in 1892 and that the natural inlet was in the Peck’s Lake area of Jupiter Island. The inlet became a federally authorized project in 1945 through the Army Corps of Engineers who have maintained the inlet since then.
Gov. Rick Scott Appeared to Win Over Some of His Toughest Critics at Everglades Coalition Conference
January 28, 2012-To keep tabs on important issues affecting Martin County taxpayers, we attendedGov. Rick Scott's participation in the Everglades Coalition's 27th annual conference this month on Hutchinson Island. This is a report on the discussions that took place during this important event.
Florida Legislature should target state health insurance, retirement plans to reduce spending
January 12, 2012 - The state legislature is due to convene shortly and among the issues to be dealt with are some recommended by the governor. Among the most important is the issue of funding education and the state health care programs. We wholeheartedly agree with those objectives along with several others that were not
Organization Will Remain Proactive, Continue Providing 'Unbiased Information' to Taxpayers in New Year
December 31, 2011-During 2011 MCTA accomplished much. Our articles, written for the Indiantown and Stuart newspapers, continue to draw favorable reviews from members and nonmembers alike. Our articles have also drawn the attention (and often the ire of government officials)
Current Events
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