City of Port St. Lucie is turning 65<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTHE STATE REDISTRICTING EFFORTS. THE BUDGET IS DUE BY JULY 1ST. ERIN. ALL RIGHT. WELL, THE CITY OF PORT SAINT LUCIE IS TURNING 65, AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IS INVITED TO THE PARTY. JOINING ME NOW IS NAN KRUSZYNSKI, THE SPECIAL EVENTS DIRECTOR THERE ON THE END. AND THANKS FOR BEING WITH US AND THE CIVIC DESIGNER, NIKKI Z. THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING WITH US. 65 THE CITY CAN RETIRE, BUT THAT\u2019S FAR FROM WHAT THEY\u2019RE DOING. WELL, YOU KNOW, THEY\u2019RE RAMPING UP IN SOME WAYS. IT\u2019S AMAZING. AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE\u2019RE GOING TO HAVE THIS PARTY. I LOVE IT. PARTY PEOPLE CAN COME HAVE A PIECE OF CAKE. AND WE HAVE A REALLY COOL BAND. OKAY, THE MOTOWN. SO IT\u2019S MUSIC OF THE ERA FROM WHEN THE CITY WAS OKAY. THAT\u2019S A GOOD IDEA LIKE THAT. YEAH. AND SO WE JUST HAVE A LOT OF FUN THINGS FOR THE FAMILIES TO COME AND DO AND MEET THE CITY DEPARTMENTS AND, AND JUST REALLY KIND OF LEARN ABOUT WHAT THE CITY IS DOING FOR THEM. YEAH. AND YOU KNOW WHAT? THE CITY HAS GROWN SO MUCH IN THE LAST DECADE, BUT IN THE LAST 65 YEARS, WHY IS THIS SUCH AN IMPORTANT MILESTONE TO MARK? WELL, YOU KNOW, I CAN SPEAK TO THAT. THE THE FACT THAT IT\u2019S GETTING BIGGER, IT\u2019S THE SIXTH LARGEST CITY, SECOND IN FLORIDA, SECOND SAFEST CITY IN FLORIDA. I MEAN, THAT\u2019S PRETTY SIGNIFICANT. AND YOU KNOW, IN SOME WAYS IT\u2019S IT\u2019S IT\u2019S A IT FEELS LIKE A SMALL TOWN BECAUSE OF ITS COMMUNITY AND HOW PEOPLE GET TOGETHER. BUT IT\u2019S GROWING. OH MY GOODNESS. I MEAN, IT\u2019S REALLY AMAZING. AND SO WHEN IT\u2019S IMPORTANT TO COME TOGETHER AND BRING EVERYBODY TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE THAT, AND THEN WE\u2019RE KICKING OFF THE EVENT WITH NIKKI IS WORKING WITH THE NATURALLY PSL. AND SO THERE\u2019S REALLY SOME FUN THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING. YEAH. WHAT SHOULD WE EXPECT ON YOUR END? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO NATURALLY, PSL IS A RESIDENT DRIVEN INITIATIVE THAT FOCUSES ON PROTECTING AND STEWARDING THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF PORT SAINT LUCIE. AND THIS YEAR WE\u2019RE KICKING OFF THE EVENT WITH PSL ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP AWARD. OH, AND THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR THE CITY HAS BEEN DOING THIS. WE RECOGNIZE ACTIVE VOICES THAT ARE IN THE COMMUNITY DOING FANTASTIC WORK TO HELP PROTECT THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE CITY. AS THE CITY IS GROWING SO FAST AND WE\u2019RE REALLY HEARING FROM THE RESIDENTS FOR THE PAST 2 OR 3 YEARS THAT REALLY WE REALLY WANT TO PROTECT AND STEWARD THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS THAT THE REASON THAT PEOPLE MOVE HERE. SURE. YEAH. SO YEAH, WE WANTED TO RECOGNIZE THOSE THAT ARE ACTIVELY WORKING. AND THOSE ARE GREAT WAYS TO KIND OF TALK ABOUT IT. LIKE ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT, YES, WE\u2019RE GROWING, WE UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT ALSO THE REASON PEOPLE WANT TO LIVE IN PORT SAINT LUCIE IS BECAUSE OF SO MANY OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS AND THE WATERWAYS, RIGHT? AND THEY\u2019RE REALLY GOOD ABOUT PRESERVING THOSE, THOSE ELEMENTS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING, THEY WANT THEY WANT TO MIX. THEY WANT TO HAVE THE PARTY IN THE BIG CITY. AND THEY ALSO WANT TO BE ABLE TO GO TO A PARK AND GO RELAX IN A PRESERVE. AND THAT\u2019S THE KEY TO BE ABLE TO PROTECT ALL OF THAT. ALL RIGHT, SO GIVE US ALL THE DETAILS. THIS BIG PARTY THAT YOU WANT PEOPLE TO GO FROM 5 TO 8. OKAY. AWARDS ARE 430. OKAY. AND THE DATE IS THE 25TH. YES. SATURDAY, APRIL 25TH IS SATURDAY, AND YOU COME IN AND THE BAND STARTS RIGHT AWAY. WE\u2019RE DOING TRIVIA CONTESTS, THERE\u2019S GIVEAWAYS, THERE\u2019S BIG CAKE FOR EVERYONE TO COME AND HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A PARTY WITH US. AND THERE\u2019S A WHOLE KIDS AREA. I MEAN, THERE\u2019S JUST A LOT HAPPENING JUST AGAIN, PEOPLE IT\u2019S IT\u2019S PEOPLE GETTING TOGETHER. IT\u2019S A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE BEING TOGETHER, CELEBRATING AN AREA THAT THEY LOVE. AND, YOU KNOW, JOINING THE CITY AND THE CELEBRATION. IT\u2019S A VERY COOL TIME. AND TO MEET SOME PEOPLE BECAUSE YOU DO HAVE A LOT OF NEW RESIDENTS, SO YOU NEVER KNOW, MAYBE YOU\u2019LL MEET YOUR NEW BEST FAMILY FRIEND AND SO FORTH. YEAH, OVER A PIECE OF CAKE. RIGHT? THERE YOU GO. SOMETHING YOU ALWAYS REMEMBER IN THE KIDS AREA. YEAH. PERFECT ENTERTAINMENT FOR EVERYONE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS BIG 65TH BIRTHDAY, GO TO OUR WEBSITE. WE PUT A LINK TO THEIR WEBSITE, PORT SAINT LUCIE, SO YOU CAN LEARN ALL ABOUT THE COMMUNITY, ALL THEIR RESOURCES, BUT ALSO\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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The city of Port St. Lucie is turning 65, and they want you to help them celebrate. <\/p>\n
Click here <\/a>to learn more about the April 25 celebration. <\/p>\n Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25<\/a><\/p>\n