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38 Port St. Lucie Magazine
CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE PHOTOS
Port St. Lucie is the 41st fastest growing city in America, according to a survey of 500 cities done by financial site SmartAsset.
is part of a Keep America Beautiful initiative to create cleaner
cities. Keep Port St. Lucie Beautiful is the local chapter.
PSL 29th on list of Best Mid-Sized Cities to Buy a House
– The financial site WalletHub went looking for the best real
estate markets in the nation, and discovered that Port St. Lucie
ranks 29th among mid-size cities. It used 18 key indicators
showing the attractiveness of housing markets and economic
strength. Of mid-sized cities in Florida, only Orlando ranked
higher, placing 20th on the list. Cape Coral came after PSL
at number 38. Out of a list of all size cities in the nation, PSL
scored 66 out of 300 cities.
Parks and Recreation Department earns national accreditation
– Two national agencies have accredited the Port
St. Lucie Parks and Recreation Department: the Commission
for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies, or
CAPRA, and the 60,000-member National Recreation and
Park Association, or NRPA. It took two years to prove that
the department met the exacting standards of CAPRA. The
NRPA works to improve the health of people in communities
through parks, recreation and conservation.
Councilwoman moving up in Florida League of Cities –
Councilwoman Jolien Caraballo was elected first vice president
of the Florida League of Cities this year, putting her in
line to become its president next year. Founded in 1922, the
400-member organization focuses on the impact citizens and
city leaders have in improving Florida’s communities, serving
as the voice for Florida’s municipal governments.
Port St. Lucie Councilwoman on board – The Florida
League of Cities, which serves as a unifying organization for
400 municipalities, elected Councilwoman Stephanie Morgan
to its board of directors. The board provides organizational
leadership and guidance to the association. The board’s members
come from across the state.
Port St. Lucie considered a safe city for young drivers –
Driving-Tests.org tries to help young people to drive more
safely. To that end, it ranked 50 cities on their safety for young
drivers to help families decide where to live and to be aware
of safety issues in their town or city. Port St. Lucie ranked 23rd
on the list. The organization used data from the Insurance
Institution for Highway Safety and government sources along
with city-level data. It noted that teens in general are three
times more likely to be involved in a fatal crash than other age
groups and 16-year-old drivers are four times more likely to
be in a fatal crash than those in the 20-24 age group.
City named a Best Place to Work – Port St. Lucie was one
of 12 employers in the county honored with this award from
the St. Lucie County Human Resource Association. Of the
city’s 1,267 employees, 100 percent are enrolled in the voluntary
contribution retirement program. And, 93.1 percent are
enrolled in the health insurance program. Each gets 36 paid >>
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