PORT OF FORT PIERCE

The Port of Fort Pierce is one of Florida’s fifteen deepwater seaports and has huge economic value to the City and to the Region. In 2020, St. Lucie County, together with partners and substantial public outreach through the Port of Fort Pierce Master Plan Advisory Committee, updated the Port of Fort Pierce Master Plan, culminating in the Final Draft, which was presented to City Commission in December 2020. The Planning Board discussed a proposed Port of Fort Pierce Overlay District for the +/- 165 Acres at a Special Planning Board meeting on May 25, 2023.

The proposed Overlay will promote the redevelopment of the Port for marine and maritime commercial uses.

Indian Hills Golf Course

Beginning mid-May, we started our aggressive summer course maintenance program. Our first green aeration was held on Monday and Tuesday, May 15th & 16th and the greens have responded tremendously! All 18 fairways were also spiked to reduce compaction and allow oxygen and fertilizer to do their jobs. Weeds are turning yellow and are being suppressed by additional new turf grass.

Several months ago we had enlisted the help of a turf doctor as well as a turf specialist which had conducted several water and soil samples. Their expertise has already shown to be highly beneficial and will be a huge help in our future success. Their combinations of organic liquid fertilizers have provided an immediate benefit to the turf grasses. As shown in the before and after photos of the putting green, which had historically always struggled, looks completely different! Mother Nature has also been a tremendous asset already with several big showers in April and May which are normally one of our drier periods. With the continued afternoon rains and fertilizers we should be extremely healthy heading into the Fall.

We also received our new Ice & Water Dispenser in late April. The new countertop model is touchless and has the capacity to produce 500 pounds of cubelet ice per day. We certainly “got our money out of the last one” being that it was 19 YEARS OLD!

Word of mouth is our greatest form of advertising, so we ask if you’ve played here and enjoyed the changes we’re making, please tell a friend….or two! If there’s something we can improve upon…tell US so we can keep getting better! We thank all of our members and guests for their support and we ask that you please “Like” and “Follow Us” on Facebook or Instagram to see almost daily updates on the golf course and our ongoing maintenance projects.