At the heart of the deadlock are philosophical differences, with Stuart Vice Mayor Christopher Collins maintaining there can be no agreement without Brightline paying for part of the station. Otherwise, taxpayers are funding the entire project, he said, whether grant money comes from the county or federal government.

No resolution after a meeting between representatives from the city of Stuart and Martin County yesterday. No votes were taken about who would pay for a proposed $60 million Brightline station. Both had an agreement with the high-speed rail line to build the station but the city rescinded in October.

STUART — Officials from the city and from Martin County are to sit down together Thursday in an attempt to settle a dispute over a $60 million Brightline station.

A long-awaited meeting between Stuart and Martin County officials ended Thursday without a resolution, leaving the fate of a proposed $60 million Brightline station still uncertain. For months, the two sides have been at a standstill over who should fund the station,

The city and county had an agreement on paying for the train station but then in October city leaders voted to rescind that agreement.