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Is Brightline back to normal? Voting will take place TODAY in Martin County
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Is Brightline back to normal? Voting will take place TODAY in Martin County

STUART, Fla. — The Brightline Staton facility on the Treasure Coast could be back to normal.

At 9 a.m. Tuesday morning, Martin County commissioners will have a public discussion and also vote on authorization to begin lease negotiations and permission to apply for federal grants.

The financial outlay depends on whether federal grants would cover most of the costs. Martin County needs $30 million for the deal and if that doesn’t happen, Brightline could pull out and walk away from the deal for a station on the Treasure Coast.

Decisions need to be made soon as grants must be applied for before December.

In a discussion last month with WPTV reporter Jon Shainman, Martin County Commissioner Harold Jenkins said, “Can we do it alone? I think we have pretty unanimous support from our board that we see the value of a Brightline station, and if we can make it work, we’d like to.”

Before the 8:30 a.m. meeting, supporters of the station will gather around the county commissioners office in support of Brightline. They’re calling this rally the “Save Our Stuart Station” rally.

This is a developing story, stay with WPTV for updates.