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By Emily J. Minor
About 50 residents packed the Briny Breezes Town Council’s January meeting to listen to a civics lesson on why the town handles its money the way it does.
“Many people don’t understand what we are forced to spend money on,” said Mayo
It’s been said that all politics is local. For folks seeking to resolve local issues, the second Tuesday in March — Election Day — is the traditional date for significant civic action.
Public offices from mayor to town councils will be up
BRINY BREEZES — Connie Oleson liked to paint furniture and give it to friends. She liked long walks up and down Old Ocean Boulevard. She liked fishing in the surf in front of the Briny Breezes clubhouse.
Most of all, she liked people, and
Mrs. Claus, aka Bev Williams, spreads holiday cheer throughout Briny Breezes. Photo by Jerry Lower
By Tim Norris
At Briny Breezes, Santa takes a back seat. This is Mrs. Claus, red dress, white bonnet, lacey apron and all, and she is coming to hug the
And it’s not even the holly.
It’s the spirit that makes the holidays merry in Florida.
We have surf and sand and palm trees galore.
And tropically themed gifts for the ones you adore.
Savor and shop, and avoid all
The first round of reviews on Briny Breeze’s proposed changes to its long-range comprehensive plan are in, and there are two apparent trouble spots, according to agency and town officials who have filed initial comments.
Water and tra
Poock, 69, said he has owned in Briny for 11 years, at first coming down from the Midwest for the season
Town officials in Briny Breezes have finally written some proposed changes for the town’s long-term development plan, and now they’re waiting to see if state planners will agree with what they’ve suggested.
The probable sticking point
By Ron Hayes
BRINY BREEZES — Charles Murn had a degree in mechanical engineering from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and a citation from NASA for his contributions to the manned space program. In Briny Breezes, he put that know-how to work fixin
By Angie Francalancia
Leaders in the coastal communities were rejoicing over the recent news thatcontroversial Senate Bill 360 had been declared unconstitutional — a bill they believed would have opened the door to rampant coastal development and
By Emily J. Minor
Ocean Ridge Police Chief Chris Yannuzzi is looking into red-light and surveillance cameras for the two major intersections in the town of Ocean Ridge, and he’s including Briny
Breezes in that research.
If it happens, the Briny cam
2009-10 tax rate: $10 per $1,000 taxable property value
Change in property value: 6.3 percent decrease
Total Budget (Operating and Capital): $740,000
Total proposed cuts/savings: Would stay the s
By Emily J. Minor
Betty
Ives, who for many years traveled seasonally between her beloved Michigan and
her beloved Florida, died Aug. 5 after a fairly brief illness. She was
87.
Born
March 3, 1923, outside Flint, Mich., Mrs. Ives — who often went b
He was the son of Jack (Ann) Lee of Briny Breezes and Jill Lee of Illinois. Other survivors include his brother, John Lee, sisters Jaime Lee a
By Emily J. Minor
Briny Breezes Mayor Roger Bennett told town officials recently they need to plan forhis retirement. He wants to give up the mayor’s seat so he and his wife,
Barbara, can do some more traveling.
“I
would like you to really conside
“On this side of the bridge, people wave with all five fingers.”
I laughed out loud when Ocean Ridge Police Chief Chris Yannuzzi said this to helpexplain why his department was better suited to provide protection to Briny Breezes at its June 24 tow
By Margie Plunkett
The Ocean Ridge Police Department will begin patrolling Briny Breezes in October after winning council’s unanimous support with last-minute contract concessions in its competition with current provider Boynton Beach Police Depar