By John Pacenti
Some summer blockbusters deserve repeated viewings. The Delray Beach City Commission is no summer blockbuster.
At their Sept. 16 meeting, commissioners again bickered over the budget and proposed tax cuts before finally approving a “n
By John Pacenti
After proposing deep cuts to support a rolled-back property tax rate, Delray Beach City Manager Terrence Moore found the needed money in the city’s couch cushions — though the new budget won’t be completely without pain.
Under the rol
By John Pacenti
Fearing businesses would leave Delray Beach over soaring costs, Mayor Tom Carney successfully spearheaded the move for a city tax cut at a meeting where department heads said such relief would necessitate significant reductions in ser
By Anne Geggis
Increases in the value of residents’ homes should not mean paying more to run city government, Mayor Tom Carney said, asking for a budget proposal that won’t require residents to write bigger tax checks than they did last year.
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By Larry Barszewski
There’s a silent “F” in Delray Beach’s TNVR feral cat control program and it has some city residents fuming.
TNVR — Trap, Neuter, Vaccinate and Return — is a program adopted by the city two years ago to make a dent in its rising f
By Larry Barszewski
Delray Beach officials have decided they won’t be writing new rules for people wanting to have beach yoga classes or other activities on the beach. They say everything needed is already on the books.
In April, the city halted earl
By Larry Barszewski
Delray Beach property owners could see their city tax rate drop again this year — the 11th consecutive year the rate has been reduced or stayed the same — though many homeowners and businesses would still end up paying more taxes
By Jane Smith
The Delray Beach City Commission narrowly approved a $166.6 million budget for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, a nearly 9% increase over the previous $153.3 million general fund budget.
Commissioners at the final public hearing on th
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach leaders were able to trim about $5.6 million from next year’s proposed city budget, mostly because the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency agreed to pay $4.5 million more toward improvements at Pompey Park.
That reduction
By Jane Smith
Despite a proposed decrease in the tax rate and the use of federal dollars to offset some budget increases, Delray Beach property owners will still be paying more in city taxes next year.
The proposed plan that was approved unanimously b
By Jane Smith
Delray Beach kept its tax rate the same, but increased property values will give the city slightly more cash in the budget year that began Oct. 1.
The city’s tax rate — $6.66 per $1,000 of taxable value — is the same as last year’s when
