Port St. Lucie champions critical projects in Washington
This May, Vice Mayor Jolien Caraballo and CRA Director Jennifer Davis traveled to Washington, D. C. to champion Port St. Lucie’ s top infrastructure and public safety priorities with federal partners. Their visit included impactful meetings with the Office of Sen. Ashley Moody, the U. S. Department of Transportation and the Office of Congressman Brian Mast, where the delegation presented updates on major city initiatives and advanced requests for continued federal partnership.
The trip was coordinated by the Strategic Initiatives & Innovation team in collaboration with its federal lobbyists, who organized the discussions and ensured a unified city advocacy message across all meetings. In addition to discussing the City’ s BUILD grant application to improve the Village Green Drive Corridor, the delegation used the opportunity to highlight two priority projects now supported by Congressman Mast: the California Boulevard Phase 3 Corridor Study & Design, which aims to address congestion, safety challenges, multimodal access and community connectivity along a critical north – south route; and the Acquisition of Specialized Armored Vehicles to enhance the Police Department’ s ability to respond safely and effectively during high‐risk incidents.
Port St. Lucie continues to solidify its reputation at the federal level as a collaborative, forward‐leaning community ready to deliver impactful improvements for residents and businesses.
Love Your Block Academy at Johns Hopkins
Kate Parmelee, Deputy City Manager / Chief Innovation Officer, joined members of the Communications team at the Love Your Block Academy at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, learning new techniques and developing a strategy to expand the Love Your Block model developed in Whispering Pines to other neighborhoods. www. CityofPSL. com / Budget
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