UPDATE: TCPalm.com published an interesting article regarding Airport Manager Erik Treudt’s termination from Martin County Airport. Though Mr. Treudt claims he was told that he was terminated “without cause,” according to the article, he was terminated among allegations of abusive behavior. You can read the article here UPDATE: We monitor the County Administrator and Commission … Read More
Getting this note out of the way first: No, we didn’t go to The Stuart Airshow — that photo of the F-16 Fighting Falcon was taken 10 feet from our photographer’s front door, which is more than 2 miles away from Witham Field aka Martin County Airport. We may be hypocrites about some things, but … Read More
The Martin County Airport Noise Advisory Committee (ANAC) meets quarterly. ANAC is a result of the prior airport noise problems Martin County was forced to address — years ago — for properties adjacent to Witham Field. That residents who live “within a 2-mile radius” of the airport are invited to sit on the ANAC evidences … Read More
Whether it’s by design, a glitch, or we broke it, we don’t know, but Martin County’s official airport noise complaint form (found here) has been down since Friday, September 22, 2017 at 6:49 p.m. We list alternative contact methods on this page, and here is the link to send an email to Witham Field Airport … Read More
Whether you evacuated or weathered the storm, we truly hope that you fared well during Hurricane Irma. We did, and we’re very, very grateful for our blessings. We’re encouraging people to give however they’re able and to any organization they trust. PayPal is accepting donations to various vetted organizations and is covering the cost of … Read More
If you were wondering what that buzzing sound was in your ears, it wasn’t your imagination. It was, in fact, another 1500 small airplanes flying over your house during the month of August (and this is off season AND pre-customs facility), with most of those being flight school planes from Witham Field aka Stuart Airport. … Read More
In case you missed it, your Martin County Commission finally got what they wanted: Ground breaking for a bright and shiny new customs facility at Witham Field in Stuart, Florida. According to the article, “The 3,210-square-foot facility will allow international travelers coming by boat or air to clear customs in Martin County, instead of having … Read More
Is there an air show in Stuart today? Why so many planes today in Stuart? But I thought they changed everything back? Following a relatively (used loosely) peaceful July — in any event, there was a reduction from prior months — those are the questions we received today, July 29, 2017, when, from 8 a.m. … Read More
As if it weren’t bad enough that we’ve been bombarded with single- and twin-engine planes all day every day for the past 6 months, now Witham Field is apparently permitting jets to practice over our formerly peaceful homes in western Stuart. We hate to say “I told you so” — sincerely, we hate to say … Read More
Mingled in with the spam and airport noise complaints, we occasionally receive an interesting email through this website’s contact form. Such was the case yesterday, when we received the email below. As the writer provided a name in the email itself, we believe that it’s from an upstanding and well-known member of the community. We … Read More