The City of Stuart board voted 3-2 to rescind the ground lease agreement with Brightline and voted 3-2 to rescind their interlocal agreement with Martin County for the train station. Commissioner Christopher Collins, Laura Giobbi and Sean Reed voted to back out of the agreement, while Mayor Campbell Rich and Commissioner Eula Clarke voted in dissent.
“To turn our back on them, when we have this opportunity, it breaks my heart,” stated Mayor Rich following the board’s decision.
It was less than a month ago on Aug. 12 when the city approved an agreement with Brightline to lease a spot downtown near the county courthouse at 500 Southeast Flagler Ave., funding up to $30 million of the project
