Department awards and recognition
While the Youth as Solution program cohort is wrapping up, the subcommittee’ s work in this neighborhood is far from over. The team was recently awarded a new grant through the Love Your Block program to build a custom birdhouse and a community bench in the green space, ensuring they will continue to maintain and beautify the area throughout the coming year.
As Roslyn noted when looking back at what her peers achieved: " It ' s never about your age; it ' s about your passion and what you want to do for your community. It ' s never too young to start, and it ' s never too old to finish."
• Home Rule Hero Award: The Florida League of Cities honored four Port St. Lucie leaders, including Deputy City Manager Kate Parmelee, with the 2026 Home Rule Hero Award for their advocacy during the Legislative Session. Parmelee played a key role by sharing strategic insights, data, and real‐world examples that helped elevate the city’ s priorities to state lawmakers. Her leadership strengthened the case for Home Rule and highlighted the importance of local decision‐making. Together, the award recipients ensured that Port St. Lucie’ s voice was strongly represented at the state level.
• Innovation Happens at City Hall Recognition: Across the country, cities are becoming powerful centers of innovation, and Port St. Lucie is honored to be recognized as a leading example of this national movement. Route Fifty recently celebrated PSL in an article highlighting the city as a model of“ America’ s most important innovation in city government.” By listening closely to residents through efforts like the Citizen Summit, the City continues to shape data‐informed, people‐centered solutions that reflect community priorities, such as expanding access to parks and nature. PSL is grateful for this national recognition and proud to stand alongside other forward‐thinking cities that are redesigning government around the lived experiences of the people they serve.
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