VERO BEACH — On Jan. 28, the Vero Beach City Council held a special workshop meeting to discuss ongoing efforts to update and repair the downtown area. Jason Jeffries, Director of Planning & Development, provided an overview of the city’s efforts, including two studies conducted in 2023 that guided the project. One of these was a retail market study prepared by Robert Gibbs, a Michigan-based urban market expert, which helped establish a foundation for the downtown revitalization…