The mayor, elected every three years, presides over a commission of four other members who are elected to three-year alternating terms by the community at large. The mayor and two commissioners up for re-election March 9 each have a challenger.
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By Jane Smith
Delray Beach city commissioners narrowly agreed on Aug. 18 to give themselves hefty pay raises.
They all said it was not the proper time to raise their pay in the middle of a pandemic. The vote was 3-2, with Vice Mayor Ryan Boylston and
By Dan Moffett
In March, South Palm Beach voters overwhelmingly approved a charter amendment that gave the mayor the power to declare emergencies.
When the Town Council debated putting the referendum on the ballot late last year, the thinking was the
Turtle nest monitor Jim Jolley passes four marked nests on the beach in Ocean Ridge north of Beachway Drive. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Larry Keller
South Florida beach closures because of the coronavirus pandemic may have annoyed some people,
By Jane Smith
Within a week of receiving Boynton Beach City Commission approval in mid-June, Riverwalk Plaza had finished landscaping the parking lot and entrances off Woolbright Road.
“The easternmost entrance had a weird S-curve shape,” said Luke T
By Jane Smith
During an often contentious meeting, a divided Delray Beach City Commission voted 3-2 on June 24 to oust City Manager George Gretsas from his $265,000 position without seeing a final report of the bullying accusations made against him.
Nick Saunders holds a blackfin tune he caught north of Boynton Inlet while fishing with Capt. Chris Lemieux of Boynton Beach. Photo provided by Lemieux Charters.
By Willie Howard
Pound for pound, blackfin tuna are amazingly strong.
When ocean ang
By Rich Pollack
Five-minute public comment is back in Highland Beach.
Since the summer, residents coming to the podium to express concerns and opinions at the beginning of Highland Beach Town Commission meetings and then again toward the end of the m
Proponents of the “Vote No” group that were stationed at the polling station in Highland Beach on Tuesday to inform voters of what was at stake before they cast a ballot. Ken Murphy, right, shares information with resident Bill McGrath prior to him
Source: Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office
(Unofficial results)
Source: Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office
(Unofficial results)
Source: Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Office
(Unofficial results)
Goal is to stop clashing messages, redundant legal fees
By Rich Pollack
In an effort to reduce confusion and communicate more efficiently, the Highland Beach Town Commission in February established a list of rules that govern its interactions with
Related story: Boca Raton, Delray cases put state’s property rights law in spotlight
By Jane Smith
Two weeks after the City Commission reversed course and rejected a settlement of their lawsuit, two East Atlantic Avenue property owners sent Delray B
By Rich Pollack
“We will be respectful of one another, even when we disagree. We will direct all comments to the issues. We will avoid personal attacks. Politeness costs so little.”
For years, Highland Beach Town Commission meetings have star
By Steve Plunkett
The legal battle between Gulf Stream and town resident Martin O’Boyle dragged on in July as O’Boyle conducted a 90-minute deposition in his home and his son filed a motion seeking a “6-foot pile” of documents in a New Jersey lawy
By Jane Smith
Without seeing a budget, city commissioners agreed to lower the property tax rate slightly for the financial year that begins Oct. 1 while still expecting to take in an estimated $4.6 million more in tax revenues.
Delray Beach fin
By Dan Moffett
Recurring accounting problems in Ocean Ridge’s budgets have strained relations between Town Manager Jamie Titcomb and the Town Commission.
So much so that the commission approved a proposal from Commissioner Steve Coz to chan
By Jane Smith
Without seeing a budget, city commissioners agreed to lower the property tax rate slightly for the financial year that begins Oct. 1 while still expecting to take in an estimated $4.6 million more in tax revenues.
Delray Beach
By Dan Moffett
The manager and attorney for South Palm Beach are pleading with the Town Council to renew their contracts and end months of delays, false starts and postponed negotiations.
Town Attorney Brad Biggs and the council started talking
