By Steve Plunkett
In a surprise move, Briny Breezes Town Manager Bill Thrasher has dropped his proposal to raise town taxes 98% and instead is seeking to keep the property tax rate the same as this year, at $3.75 per $1,000 of taxable value.
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By Steve Plunkett
Briny Breezes’ quest to leave the Palm Beach County Library District and save town taxpayers a collective $57,000 in library taxes is over.
Town Attorney Keith Davis announced Aug. 28 that it legally cannot be done.
“There are a nu
By Steve Plunkett
Town officials are looking past the looming presidential election to next March, when voters will decide who will fill Seats 1, 3 and 5 on the Briny Breezes Town Council.
Mayor Ted Gross on Sept. 26 proclaimed March 11, 2025, as the
The Briny Breezes Town Council tentatively set the property tax rate for the coming fiscal year at $3.75 per $1,000 of taxable value, the same rate as the current year and the one Town Manager Bill Thrasher recommended.
At the council’s July 25 meeti
By Steve Plunkett
Briny Breezes Inc. will pay 70% of the cost of police and fire rescue services in the next budget year, just like it has this year.
Susan Brannen, president of the corporation’s board, told town aldermen at their April 25 meeting th
By Steve Plunkett
Briny Breezes wants $14 million from the state’s Resilient Florida program to help pay for enhanced sea walls and an improved stormwater drainage system.
The Town Council authorized Mayor Gene Adams and Town Manager Bill Thrasher to
By Steve Plunkett
For the first time in 16 years Briny Breezes will not levy the maximum property tax rate allowed by state law.
On July 27 the Town Council tentatively approved a rate of $3.75 per $1,000 of taxable value, down 62.5% from the $10 pe
By Joe Capozzi
As town officials embark on ambitious plans to protect Briny Breezes from sea level rise, they’re looking for creative ways to help pay for the expensive ongoing project.
Town Council members took one such step Aug. 25 when they voted
By Joe Capozzi
Just in time for the Fourth of July, the Town Council passed a new law regulating fireworks displays in Briny Breezes.
The measure requires a town permit for any fireworks or pyrotechnical displays, along with liability insurance and a
By Joe Capozzi
Briny Breezes officials want to ask Boynton Beach about the possibility of renegotiating the town’s fire rescue contract with the city.
The contract allows the city to charge Briny an annual fee based on the higher of two numbers — a
