STUART — The city is taking steps to explore a potential Brightline station, including holding a workshop Sept. 17 to solicit community input, Mayor Kelli Glass Leighton said Monday.

The commission will not take action for or against a station at the workshop, but will wait until the issue can be put on a regular meeting agenda, most likely Sept. 24, according to Glass Leighton.

"We want to get feedback from the community before we do anything," Glass Leighton said Monday.

Brightline officials on Aug. 27 renewed an offer to examine Treasure Coast locations for future stations and asked Stuart, Fort Pierce, Sebastian and Vero Beach to submit proposals showing viable station locations and community support.

Brightline previously had said it would consider a Treasure Coast station, but had not previously contacted specific cities, soliciting proposals and providing needed criteria.

Stuart officials' immediate response to Brightline's offer was mixed with Interim City Manager Dave Dyess saying the city continues to oppose the train and City Attorney Michael Mortell urging commissioners to at least put together a proposal.

It's not the first time Stuart has broached the possibility of a station.

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Officials in June 2014 met with Brightline and pitched the idea of a train station in downtown Stuart. The city’s presentation included a digital animation showing a mock-up of a station and a hotel with a rooftop pool on the Triangle property, which is now being developed into an apartment complex. Brightline officials at the time rejected the proposed location.

Should Stuart submit a proposal, it would likely be in competition with Fort Pierce, which also has expressed interest.

Last week, City Manager Nick Mimms said Fort Pierce is eyeing the H.D. King Site —downtown waterfront property currently used for overflow parking — as a potential location.

The H.D. King site, which is located on the west side of Second Street, is "a desirable location," because it meets criteria set out by Brightline, including "proximity to a walkable downtown, beautiful waterfront and multi-modal transportation," Mimms said in a memo to commissioners.

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Brightline already is running service between Miami and West Palm Beach and has obtained all the necessary government approvals to begin work on phase 2, from West Palm Beach, through the Treasure Coast and on to Orlando International Airport.

Phase 2 construction is anticipated to begin within months and rail service to Orlando is expected to begin in early 2021, according to Brightline.

The company also is exploring extending its service from Orlando to Tampa.

A Brightline spokeswoman on Monday said someone from the company will attend the Stuart workshop.