Page 12 - Palm City Spotlight - January '25

Page 12, Palm City Spotlight

Treasure Coast In Your CommunItY

Outdoors Harbour Ridge Members percent of members participated in this vote, underscoring

the importance of this initiative to our community.
Approve Master Plan And
Seagrass Return? Let’s Hope Marina Reconstruction The Marina Reconstruction Project will:
• Modernize Harbour Ridge’s waterfront facilities to
meet the evolving needs of our members.
New Discharges Don’t Kill It Projects • Ensure long-term financial sustainability through a
strategic and cost-effective plan.
By Jim Weix Harbour Ridge Yacht & Country Club is thrilled to • Strengthen Harbour Ridge’s position as a unique and
Anglers are reporting announce that the membership has officially approved both desirable waterfront community.
seeing seagrass growing the Master Plan Clubhouse Renovation Project and the Harbour Ridge is a private, 885-acre waterfront
back north of the power Marina Reconstruction Project. These critical initiatives community with 695 residences that overlook its two
plant on both the east and mark a transformative step forward for our community, picturesque championship golf courses, acres of Audubon-
west sides of the river. ensuring that Harbour Ridge remains a desired location certified nature preserve, and perfect location on the
No surprise, but that has for current and future members. north fork of the St. Lucie River. The Board of Directors,
attracted trout again. Master Plan Clubhouse Renovation Project Approved management, and staff, in conjunction with valued
Forgive me if I am a With an impressive 82.59 percent voter participation members, share an unwavering dedication to upholding our
bit of a killjoy, but I’m so rate, the Master Plan Clubhouse Renovation Project is the commitment to financial prudence and stability. Together,
tired of getting my hopes culmination of over 18 months of collaboration, research, and we strive to foster an environment that empowers everyone
up. Every time we start to feedback collection led by the Master Planning Committee. to enhance their quality of life. For more information, visit
finally make a little bit of progress, we get another toxic Their dedication has resulted in one of the most comprehensive www.harbourridge.com.
waste dump from Lake Okeechobee. and thoughtful proposals in Harbour Ridge’s history. For more information on Harbour Ridge, please contact
Twenty years ago, as an idealistic new resident. I joined The Master Plan includes key renovations to the clubhouse, our Membership and Sales Office at (772) 336-1800 or
several groups active in stopping the discharges. I was such as: l.pahl@hrycc.org.
enthusiastically trying to recruit a Florida native fishing • Enhanced dining and social gathering spaces,
buddy to my cause. He just shook his head and said that including a reimagined Grille Room with indoor and
I was wasting my time. He said that Big Sugar and the outdoor dining options.
Army Core of Engineers ended all hope when the canals • Expanded and
were dug so that water could be dumped into the St. Lucie modernized kitchen facilities
River. Thus, the C-44 Canal was dug between 1916 and to support exceptional
1924. This pretty much doomed the St. Lucie River. dining experiences.
Yes, some progress does get made to try and minimize • New and improved
the discharges, but at the end of the day, it fails. We began employee lounge and
another oyster and seagrass killing discharge on Dec. 7. dining areas to attract and
The purpose of the discharge is to supposedly protect retain top talent.
the lake’s ecology, namely aquatic plants and animals Marina Reconstruction
that have been inundated with rainfall runoff. Four Project Approved
years of high-water levels have killed 31,250 acres Similarly, the Marina
of subaquatic vegetation, which could have a severe Reconstruction Project
impact on bass fishing, said Lawrence Glenn, the South garnered significant
Florida Water Management District’s water resources support, a remarkable 83.02
division director. There’s supposed to be 35,000 acres,
but there remains only 3,750 acres, he said.
I can’t help but wonder if there was no such thing as
the C-44 canal.
Editor’s note: Jim Weix is an avid hunter, angler,
conservationist, as well as an outdoor writer. Jim is
included in the Wisconsin Waterfowl Association’s
Hall of Fame for helping restore thousands of acres
of wetlands. Jim is a broker associate with The Keyes
Company. He can be reached at (772) 341-2941 or by
email at jimweix@jimweix.com.

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