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Another wrench may have been thrown into an already delayed plan to build a Brightline station on the Treasure Coast.
The mayor of Stuart has written a letter to the Martin County Commission, saying that if the county moves forward with a Brightline station, the Courthouse will lose a significant number of parking spaces.
Mayor Christopher Collins says that the county is required to have a minimum of 218 parking spaces to serve the courthouse, but if a leasing agreement is approved for Brightline, there would be over 50 fewer spaces left.
The county reached an agreement with the high-speed rail line after the city dropped out of a deal last year. The project is awaiting approval of federal grants.