It takes teamwork
Keeping PSL safe, clean & beautiful, together
Keeping Port St. Lucie clean is a team effort and in 2025 that team was stronger than ever. The City’ s Litter Crew, Adopt-A-Street volunteers and popup cleanup groups all played a vital role in supporting our shared vision of a cleaner, safer and more beautiful community.
From January through November, 89 Adopt-A-Street groups volunteered more than 2,200 hours and collected nearly 27,000 pounds of litter. Meanwhile, the City’ s dedicated Litter Crew picked up more than 33,000 pounds of trash across expanded routes, including new areas along Becker Road and Crosstown Parkway. They also removed more than 4,000 bulky items, everything from tires to tables and added new trash cans and pet waste stations to help keep public spaces clean.
Pop-up cleanups brought even more energy, with 141 volunteers collecting more than 300 pounds of litter and unusual items like propane tanks and marble countertops.
Helping
first responders get there faster
Every second counts in an emergency. Thanks to a collaboration between the City’ s Public Works Department and the St. Lucie County Fire District, help could be arriving even faster.
The City is working to install preemption systems on traffic signals across Port St. Lucie. These systems allow fire-rescue vehicles to temporarily override traffic lights, allowing them to move through intersections more safely and efficiently.
All new traffic signals will include this technology and the City is seeking funding to retrofit existing signals. While drivers could notice brief delays as signals return to normal after activation, the benefit is clear: faster emergency response times and safer roads for everyone.
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