The article in your May paper regarding municipal police and fire costs [Mayors of coastal communities to discuss common concerns] reported questionable information regarding the cost per resident, sourced from the town of Manalapan.
The resident popu
Thank you for my "membership".
I was very impressed reading the article about Mary McCarty, I admire her frankness and the insights about her ordeal. I can only imagine the knockdown one might feel in such a situation. Something like being taken dow
It all began with the Town of Gulf Stream's proposal to bury all power, phone & cable lines underground. The explanations for why such a massive and expensive project is necessary vary, depending on who you talk to at Town Hall. To many however, it
Read more…Margie Plunkett’s article in April’s issue (Sea grapes to be trimmed to improve the view) neglected to mention that the cost for this proposed atrocity is $750,000 and is to be paid by city taxpayers.
This “project” would be unconscionable in the
The administration of the town of Gulf Stream is abusing its mandate to be fair and equitable to its homeowners — all homeowners, not just those who live in million-dollar-plus homes.
Just under half of the total cost for the proposed burying of util
Check out the unusual history stories on my website, www.palmbeachpast.org. There is something for everyone, and if you are not careful, you just might learn something!
My latest enry is an article on what were probably the first movies made in Palm
Since coming to this country some 38 years ago, I have never quite understood why the American is for always trying to destroy his history.
Whilst I like Bob Currie’s design for a pavilion on the beach, why demolish the one my partner and I designed 2
Having finished reading your current issue (January 2011), I turned back to Page 2 so that I could re-read the editorial. Then I found some scissors and cut it out to save.
That composition was a wonderful, soulful piece of work, and now, with some in
The Highland Beach Town Commission has found a way to spend almost $90,000 of taxpayers’ money and get absolutely nothing in return. There is no product or service that the town receives for this expense. Other town governments may want to look into
Read more…DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THEY WILL BE SPRAYING FOR NATS AND MOSQUITOS THIS YEAR ? I KNOW THEY DID IT LAST YEAR AND IT WORKED GREAT , IT WAS NICE TO BE OUT AS THE SUN WAS SETTING WITHOUT GETTING BIT UP
Read more…At the recent Delray Beach annual Citizens’ Roundtable, City Manager David Harden stated that the only way for the City to solve the difficult budget problem next year would be to raise taxes. I believe this was inappropriate for two reasons: (1) h
Read more…The letter by Dr. John D. Wootton in your October edition (Quote gives wrong impression about commissioners) denigrates the consistently high quality and independent local reporting which characterizes The Coastal Star. It appears that the letter wr
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populations away from current and potential coastal high-hazard areas.
This doe
Read more…My jaw dropped to the floor after reading Town Commissioner Terry Brown of OceanRidge being quoted by Angie Francalancia in the September article, “Growth opponents delighted by court’s rejection of SB 360.” Mr. Brown’s quotes imp
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When I visited my mom at the nursing home the other day, I talked with the wife of another resident there.
In the dining room, with a crime drama on the TV in the background, she said something that I’ve heard a lot: “You look
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Delray Beach’s code requirement of 5-foot-wide sidewalks does not provide enough space for pedestrians to walk safely. Not when the 5 feet includes: restaurant wait staff, customers lined up for reservations, pedestrians walking i
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My wife and I and our cocker spaniel were recently guests in Briny Breezes. (Our friends allowed us to use their trailer so we could have a few weeks of R + R and, at the same time, explore the possibility of buying a place there.)
We were really
The election is August 24th and as a candidate in your district--Lowell Levine--I am telling you that you will be faced with a 20% increase in your school taxes because of hugh deficits that the current school board is telling us --this is all nonsen
Read more…I walk on the beach a lot and I used to pick up shells, but I don’t do thatanymore.
It’s hard to get an interesting shell on any of our Atlantic beaches.
But I pick up stones. Flat stones in m
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