Margie Plunkett and Mary Kate Leming
What a jolt to Ocean Ridge commissioners, who found a defibrillator at each of their chairs on the dais at the start of last month’s town meeting.
The brand-new machines weren’t intended as commentary on the livelin
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South Palm Beach music lovers will no longer have a choice of two nights to watch their favorite performers, as the town’s cultural committee decided to cut the traditional back-to-back performances to a single night for each artist in
The Briny Breezes Town Council and the corporation that owns most of the town took steps during July town budget meetings to ease the tensions between them.
The council and the president of Briny Breezes Inc. discussed signing a
Town commissioners struggled with reshaping the Police Department — or at least budgeting less money for it — in their latest strategy workshop.
“We have a force and policies which would support a community two to five times t
By Tim O'Meilia
The corporation that operates in tandem with the town council has agreed to pay one-third of the $30,000 it has been withholding from the town in a dispute over the town’s total budget.
The $10,000 payment covers June through Sept
Briny Breezes has a new clerk, and she’s both experienced and eager to work — driving north from Broward County a few days a week because she says she likes working for small government.
Shari Canada doesn’t live in Briny or own prope
Lantana kicked off its budget process with the prospect of further drops in property tax revenue and other income that could once again force it to grapple with cost cutting. But as one council member put it, the glass is lookin
In a display of further disintegrating cooperation, the Town Council in April reiterated its exasperation with its corporate counterparts, pleading for either money or a decent explanation as to why the corporation has voted, twice,
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
Chief Craig Hartmann assured them other towns use volunteers as a receptionis
2009-10 tax rate: $2.87 per $1,000 of taxable value
Change in property value: 5.8 percent decrease
Total Budget (Operating and Capital): $2.6 million
Total proposed cuts/savings: More revenue sharing
By Margie Plunkett
The Delray Beach City Commission’s decision to explore turning to the Palm BeachCounty Sheriff’s Office for police protection was dropped as quickly as it was launched early last month, deflated after the panel learned that see
2009-10 tax rate: $7.19 per $1,000 taxable value
Change in property value: 12.7 percent decrease
Initial Budget Target (Operating and Capital): $100.1 million, as per Aug. 3.
Total proposed cuts/savi
2009-10 tax rate: $7.65 per $1,000 of taxable property value.
Change in prop
2009-10 tax rate: $2.80 per $1,000 taxable property value
Change in property value: 5.5 percent decrease
Total Budget (Operating and Capital): $3.5 million general fund budget; $20,765 library
2009-10 tax rate: $5.40 per $1,000 of taxable value
Change in property value: 7.2 percent decrease
Total Budget (Operating and Capital): $5.3 million
Total proposed cuts/savings: Proposes using $73,
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
2009-10 tax rate: $3.24 per $1,000 assessed property value
Change in property value: 17 percent decrease
Total Budget (Operating and Capital): $7.8 million general fund expenditures
Total prop
The city ended its 99-year lease with the Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park, the nonprofit group that built the am