Dear residents,
As we reflect on the past year, I’ m proud to share how Port St. Lucie continues to grow with purpose, guided by our mission to provide exceptional services that enhance our community’ s safety, beauty and quality of life through innovation, engagement and fiscal responsibility. Together, we’ ve made meaningful progress in creating the kind of City our residents are proud to call home.
Port St. Lucie remains the safest large city in Florida, a distinction we’ ve earned through strong partnerships between our Police Department and the community. We continue to invest in public safety, with a second law enforcement training academy class that graduated in 2025 that will go directly to work for the Port St. Lucie Police Department— and the third PSLPD-only class already has begun training. We are ensuring our Police Department is highly trained and equipped to keep our City safe, investing in a new police training facility that will open this year.
We’ ve continued to invest in critical infrastructure that supports our growing population. From major roadway improvements and stormwater upgrades to planning for future water supplies, these projects are designed to protect our environment, improve mobility and enhance everyday quality of life.
We also are developing new parks and recreation offerings, including the City’ s first regional park, Tradition Regional Park, scheduled to open in 2026 and Torino Regional Park, where we recently broke ground. Further, we are investing in another top priority of our residents— preserving Port St. Lucie’ s green spaces and places through the Naturally PSL Initiative, acquiring 255 acres since the resident-driven program launched last year, or one acre for every 1,000 residents. And we’ re just getting started!
Our City also is attracting new opportunities that will bring jobs and long-term economic benefits. From the announcement that professional soccer would be coming to Port St. Lucie the groundbreaking for new waterfront dining at The Port District, we are seeing progress made in every corner of our City.
These achievements are a direct result of your engagement, your ideas and your belief in what Port St. Lucie can be. As we look ahead, we remain focused on delivering the high-quality services our residents deserve.
Thank you for your continued trust and support. Together, we are shaping a bright and promising future for Port St. Lucie.
Sincerely,
Jesus Merejo, ICMA-CM, City Manager
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