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School is still in session, but the auto transport trucks have been loading up for weeks and the clubs have been busy with their end-of-season gatherings.
Summer must be just around the corner.
You may think those of us who stay here during the s
By Margie Plunkett
The fire tax apparently is still too hot to touch in Delray Beach.
The assessment fee made its way back on the City Commission’s agenda as an item that would allow the property appraiser’s office to include it on tax bills if needed
By Margie Plunkett
A beach pavilion in disrepair that’s the target of a resident fundraising campaign was rescued from becoming a budget casualty in February, the sole survivor of midyear budget cuts necessitated by a $3.2 million shortfall from t
Commissioners are considering budget cuts and a reconstituted fire fee to make up a $3.2 million shortfall resulting from the defeat of a fire assessment after vehement public protest.
The panel directed City Manager David Harden to work toward a 50-5
324 taxable parcels
2010-2011 2011-2012
Tax Rate $2.8000* $2.7830*
General Fund Budget $3.4 million
42,431 taxable parcels
2010-2011 2011-2012
Tax Rate $3.02* $3.15*
Operating Budget
4,196 taxable parcels
2010-2011 2011-2012
Tax Rate $3.2542* $3.407*
General Fund Budget
493 taxable parcels
2010-2011 2011-2012
Tax Rate $10* $10*
General Fund Budget
4,407 taxable parcels
2010-2011 2011-2012
Tax Rate $3.2395* $3.2395*
General Fund Budget
538 taxable parcels
2010-2011 2011-2012
Tax Rate $2.8655* $2.9265*
General Fund Budget
1,868 taxable parcels
2010-2011 2011-2012
Tax Rate $4.3174* $4.3174*
General Fund Budget
and Mary Thurwachter
Health-care insurance checkups are turning up substantial savings for at least two coastal municipalities as they near completion of this year’s budget process.
Lantana saved $230,000 by switching employe
1,540 taxable parcels
2010-2011 2011-2012
Tax Rate $5.25* $5.25* tentative
General Fund Budget
32,220 taxable parcels
2010-2011 2011-2012
Tax Rate $7.19* $7.19*
General Fund Budget $94.9 million $93.4 million
General Fund Reserves
Beachgoers may pay a quarter more an hour for parking in Delray Beach in the next budget year, which would raise about $193,000 in new fees for the city.
The parking increase was one of several proposed fee increases presented at the
and Mary Kate Leming
Ocean Ridge employees will forgo cost-of-living increases this year and the town will continue to make do with a part-time maintenance worker as commissioners push for cuts that will help prevent spending from re
How big should a Manalapan beach house be?
Until now, the answer has been: not big enough to live in, sleep in, cook in or rent out.
Certainly not big enough to be seen from State Road A1A, so lush landscaping is a must.
By
The second and final public hearing is set for 6:
Fireworks may return to Lantana next year and, after three years of flat salaries, Lantana employees could get extra money — both expenses the town is trying to shoehorn into a tight budget without raising the tax rate.
Counc
