By Steve Plunkett
Rising prices for materials and labor and a lack of interest by contractors have forced another delay on the seven-year effort to rebuild the once-popular observation tower at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center.
The city asked for bids to bu
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The carousel, which opened in 2005, will be closed for at least three months. Photo provided
By Steve Plunkett
The carousel at Sugar Sand Park — popular with young children and grandchildren — is closed for at least three months while waiting for r
Commission likes partnership but wants to cut costs
By Rich Pollack
After listening to Delray Beach’s fire chief spell out a lengthy list of benefits Highland Beach receives under its fire-rescue contract and warning that canceling the agreement coul
By Rich Pollack
Back in the early 2000s, when Delray Beach city leaders first considered providing golf courses and other large-scale users with reclaimed water for irrigation, conservation was a primary concern.
“It was good public policy to say ‘le
By Steve Plunkett
Building a municipal sewer system will cost the town at least $11.2 million, Gulf Stream’s engineering consultants say.
But the price does not include roughly $5 million to take over about 250 privately owned low-pressure “grinder
By Rich Pollack
Faced with another year of rising costs for fire rescue service from Delray Beach, Highland Beach is once again exploring alternatives to the multimillion-dollar annual contract with the neighboring city, including starting its own fi
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach barrier island residents have endured three reclaimed water shutoffs in less than two years.
The first two were short, under 10 days. This year, the entire reclaimed water system was shut down for months, starting in earl
A new gate at the entrance to Ocean Strand will give pedestrians access to a 6-foot-wide mulch trail leading to the Intracoastal. Bicyclists can coast down the park’s old asphalt road. The current gate will continue to keep cars out. Kayakers can pad
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach has now spent more than $1 million to fix its botched reclaimed water system, the city’s new utilities director said.
Hassan Hadjimiry, who gave a presentation at the Aug. 11 City Commission meeting, broke down the expense
By Steve Plunkett
City Council members gave the go-ahead June 23 to seek bids to build a connected Wildflower/Silver Palm park after staff and their outside consultant trimmed $2.75 million from the plan.
Gone are a small stage and “some other tweaks
Six 40-foot-tall wooden posts have stood since last spring at the site of the tower project. Jerry Lower/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
The estimated price of installing an inclined elevator at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center to make a long-awaite
By Steve Plunkett
Savvy negotiating by town officials will save each Gulf Stream household about $60 on trash pickup this year.
Waste Management, which has collected the town’s garbage since 1993, first demanded $38 a month, up 25 percent, to extend
By Steve Plunkett
The new Boca National Golf Club will cost taxpayers a whopping $27.6 million to build, on top of the $24 million being paid for the land.
The construction price, which Greater Boca Raton Beach & Park District commissioners voted F
Price, logistics of starting own department might prove too much, expert says
By Rich Pollack
Surprised by an increase in the cost of fire service for the next fiscal year, Highland Beach commissioners are again wondering whether it would make sense
Related story: Thrasher returns to public service as interim town manager
By Rich Pollack
By forcing out three town managers in about three years, Highland Beach faces costs — in dollars and in stability — for the high turnover in its top executive
Delray Beach city commissioners approved spending nearly $5,000 for the city’s share of the annual Boynton Beach-Delray Beach boat parade on Dec. 9.
But they did not want the money coming from the city manager’s discretionary fund. They s
Related story: Boynton chief says Yannuzzi’s Briny role to differ from past
By Dan Moffett
Briny Breezes council members say choosing the right police department to serve their town didn’t come down to questions about performance. The deciding
By Rich Pollack
Plans to have Delray Beach continue to provide fire and rescue services to Highland Beach residents after a current contract expires next year hit a snag Feb. 2 when Delray Beach commissioners rejected a proposed agreement in whi
By Dan Moffett
Frustrated town commissioners are looking for ways to accelerate Gulf Stream’s utilities project after learning it might not be completed until the end of the decade.
“It seems to me this town may need to take some appropriate steps to f
By Angie Francalancia
The beach is timeless, forever lapped by waves and shaped by shifting sands.
Not so the parking meter, a ticking intrusion into the untroubled landscape that is a day at the beach.
Parking meters or daily fees are the norm at city
