Page 8 - Palm City Spotlight - April '23

Page 8, Palm City Spotlight

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City Of Stuart Reminds purposes no more than once per week, and the

Residents/Businesses run time should not exceed 10 minutes per zone.
Watering of new landscaping is permitted
Year-Round Conservation up to 90 days following the installation of new
lawns and landscaping as follows:
Measure Limit Landscape • On the day new landscaping is installed,
new plantings and the soil may be irrigated
Irrigation To No More Than once without regard to the normally allowable

Two Days Per Week watering days and times. Soil irrigation is also
allowed immediately prior to planting.
• New plantings that have been in place
Water Consumption Is Up – Conservation Requested for 30 days or less may be watered on
The months of March and April historically are dry seasons Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
throughout south Florida, and rainfall numbers for February Saturday and/or Sunday, only before 10
were below average. Water usage monitoring systems are a.m. and/or after 4 p.m.
indicating water consumption has increased in the morning • New plantings that have been in place
hours and code enforcement officials have observed irrigation for 31 to 90 days may be watered on Monday,
taking place on days irrigation is not allowed. Wednesday, Thursday and/or Saturday, only
The City of Stuart reminds residents and businesses in city before 10 a.m. and/or after 4 p.m.
limits to limit irrigation to no more than two days a week. • Irrigation is limited to the areas containing new landscape Per the South Florida Water Management District resources,
City Ordinance No. 2202-10, which went into effect only. An entire irrigation zone may be watered only if new the following sprinkler system runtimes will keep lawns and
July 1, 2010, mandates: landscaping is planted on at least 50 percent of that zone. If new landscape healthy:
• Odd street addresses may irrigate lawns and landscaping is planted on less than 50 percent of an irrigation
landscapes on Wednesday and/or Saturday before 10 a.m. zone, only the new plantings may be watered. Sprinkler System Runtimes
and/or after 4 p.m. The City of Stuart code enforcement and police officers
• Even street addresses, no street addresses, or those in conjunction with water usage monitoring systems, will May through October through
that irrigate both even and odd addresses within the same be identifying and notifying offenders of the year-round September April
zones, which may include multifamily units and homeowner landscape ordinance. Violators will be provided no more than
associations, may irrigate lawns and landscapes on Thursday one written warning. The penalty for the first violation is $25; Rotors and Rotary 40 to 60 15 to 45
and/or Sunday before 10 a.m. and/or after 4 p.m. second violation, $50; third and subsequent violations, $100
• Any plant material may be watered using low-volume for each violation. Each day in violation of the ordinance will Sprays 15 to 25 10 to 15
irrigation such as drip or micro-irrigation systems, rain barrels, constitute a separate offense.
container or hand watering with a hose and automatic shut-off The two-day-a-week restrictions allow enough water to Conserving water year-round is an integral part of
nozzle and is permitted anytime. maintain healthy landscapes year-round. A healthy landscape managing and protecting water supplies for today and
Landscape irrigation systems may be operated during only needs 1 inch to 1.5 inches of water per week during the for our future generations.
restricted days and/or times for cleaning, maintenance, and summer growing season and only as needed to supplement For more information or clarification on the year-round
repair purposes with an attendant on site in the area being tested. rainfall. During the winter season, when a lawn goes dormant, irrigation ordinance, call (772) 600-1206.
Landscape irrigation systems may routinely be operated for such it requires even less.
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A Magical Gala Benefits Beach offer free programs, technology, and workshops opportunities to the community. For more information,
designed to enhance life skills, earning potential, health,
visit hohmartin.org or call (772) 286-4673. Updates and
House Of Hope In February and overall well-being. House of Hope also operates the announcements can also be found on Facebook, https://
Growing Hope Farm in Palm City and several nutrition www.facebook.com/Hohmartin; Instagram, https://www.
Breathtaking feats of agility by the artists of the gardens that provide sustainable sources of fresh produce instagram.com/houseofhopemc/; and Twitter, https://
Lollipop Lyra, cocktails on the patio, and a sumptuous for clients as well as nutrition education and vocational twitter.com/hohmartin.
dinner earned rave reviews from the 140 guests at the
House of Hope’s inaugural gala “Cirque du Soirée” on
Feb. 18.
With the Pedersen Family Foundation as the presenting
sponsor, the gala featured acrobats, jugglers and a tarot
card reader throughout the evening at Willoughby
Golf Club. Guests enjoyed dancing with DJ Todd from
Sound Choice DJ and both a silent and live auction with
intriguing items like seven nights at the stunning Palm
Springs Tennis Club, a NASCAR racing experience,
tickets to hear Nashville star Jon Langston, and a cowboy
hat signed by Cole Hauser –“Rip” from Yellowstone.
“We’re grateful to everyone who helped make our very
first gala a success,” House of Hope CEO Rob Ranieri said. Timothy Pfister, Cory Pfister, House of Hope CEO Rob Ranieri,
“It’s always a great evening when our generous friends Kari Pedersen, and Stephen Pedersen of the Pedersen Family Amazing acrobats entertained guests at the House of Hope
and supporters come together to enjoy a fun event and Foundation celebrate the great success of the very first House Cirque du Soirée Gala to raise funds to support the House
raise funds for an important cause.” of Hope gala in February at Willoughby Golf Club. of Hope’s work in the community.
The gala raised more than $101,000 to support House
of Hope’s Project HOPE (“Help Others Progress through
Empowerment”). This outreach program provides services
directly to clients, including individual case management,
enrichment opportunities, financial assistance through a
crisis, support through the job-searching process, and the
distribution of healthy foods to clients and the community.
In addition to the Pedersen Family Foundation, the gala
was also sponsored by Ashley Capital, Meritage Homes,
Three Lakes, Davies + Co., the Firefly Group, Carr Riggs
& Ingram, HBKS Wealth Advisors, the Jensen Beach
Garden Club, O’Donnell Impact Windows and Storm
Protection, One Martin, and RE/MAX of Stuart.
About House Of Hope
Founded in 1984, House of Hope is a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization that empowers Martin County
residents to overcome hunger and hardship. House of
Hope touches the lives of more than 7,000 people each
month helping with basic needs such as food, clothing,
furniture, financial assistance, as well as longer-term case
management services that help build life skills for a more
self-sufficient future. The organization has service centers
in Stuart, Hobe Sound, Indiantown, and Jensen Beach, and
Thrift Shops in South Stuart, Hobe Sound and Indiantown.
House of Hope’s Enrichment Centers in Stuart and Jensen