By Angie Francalancia
Boynton Beach commissioners once again are talking about closing the city’s downtown fire station, which ran on more than half the calls in Ocean Ridge last year, to cut costs.
During budget workshops last month, Commi
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By Tim Pallesen
Ocean Ridge commissioners have proposed an increase in next year’s property tax rate of 9.52 percent.
“I don’t see any way that we’re not going to raise the millage [rate],” Mayor Geoffrey Pugh said before the 3-2 commission
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream town commissioners may decide to raise property taxes up to 7.1 percent for the coming budget year, mostly to rebuild reserves used last year for the underground utilities project.
Commissioners set a maximum rate
By Tim Pallesen
Delray Beach commissioners must cut $4 million from a $97 million budget proposal to avoid raising the city’s current property tax rate.
City Manager David Harden presented his proposal to the city commission July 17, recommending that
By Tim O’Meilia
The South Palm Beach Town Council set a tentative tax rate of $4.39 per $1,000 of taxable property value for next year, but promised to try to trim that figure during budget workshops and hearings this month and in September.
Th
By Tim O’Meilia
For the fourth consecutive year Briny Breezes homeowners likely will pay the maximum tax rate allowed by law — $10 for every $1,000 of taxable property value.
The tentative rate set by town aldermen after two budget workshops and a
By Steve Plunkett
The recent years of low or no tax increases appear to be over in Boca Raton.
City Manager Leif Ahnell proposed that property owners pay $3.66 per $1,000 of taxable value for the coming budget year, up 4.3 percent from this yea
By Steve Plunkett
With little discussion, Highland Beach commissioners proposed a 13.9 percent tax increase to finance renovations to Town Hall, repairs to the town’s walk path and provide increased code enforcement.
A residence valued at $500,
Call it Showdown at the Charter Change Corral.
Mayor Bernard Featherman and Commissioner Doris Trinley split sharply with Vice Mayor Ron Brown and Commissioners Dennis Sheridan and Louis Stern on how big an expense has to be to trigger a town referend
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