Stuart, FL – In a guest column originally published by TC Palm in 2017, Lucido & Associates Senior Vice President Morris Crady shares a firsthand account of Martin County’s award-winning Comprehensive Growth Management Plan—its origins, its purpose, and its ongoing role in shaping a balanced future.

Crady’s perspective is both personal and professional. His first day as a planner for Martin County coincided with the plan’s adoption in 1982, setting the stage for more than four decades of dedicated work in thoughtful land planning. In the column, he reflects on the plan’s original intent—not to halt growth, but to guide it with integrity, foresight, and community at the core.

“Growth will not go away,” Crady writes. “Today’s residents deserve the same planning efforts afforded to the residents that already were here 35 years ago.”

To read the full column, visit:
Comp plan never intended to stop growth – TC Palm