By Mary Thurwachter
After two public hearings, the Lantana Town Council adopted a $28.3 million budget with the same tax rate as last year — $3.75 per $1,000 of assessed taxable value.
That compares to the roll-back rate of $3.3321 per $1,000 of asse
By Mary Thurwachter
Beachgoers will pay a little more at parking meters in Lantana, as the Town Council voted July 10 to raise the hourly fee from $1.50 to $2.
The new rate, which goes into effect Oct. 1, also applies to other paid parking spaces in
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana Finance Director Stephen Kaplan gave Town Council members and residents a first look at the proposed fiscal year 2024 budget during a June 12 workshop.
Among the highlights, Lantana saw a 17.1% increase — or $262 million m
Library renovation nears completion
By Mary Thurwachter
Raising the tax rate is seldom popular and certainly isn’t this year either, as evidenced by the many residents who spoke against a tax hike during workshops and public hearings in recent months
By Mary Thurwachter
Budget workshops seldom draw a crowd in Lantana, where the tax rate has remained mostly the same for the past 21 years. That changed this year after word of a proposed tax hike spread.
Despite a 15.8% increase in the town’s tax ba
By Mary Thurwachter
With a deficit of $792,000 in the general fund and $5 million in the utility fund, Lantana will rely on a hefty assist from its reserves to balance its $27.9 million budget for the new fiscal year. However, the town will not raise
