By Steve Plunkett
The Briny Breezes Town Council was still trying to figure out dates, but it decided at its April 24 meeting to hold a budget workshop in May as well as the one it customarily has in the summer.
The driving reason: Town Manager Bill
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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
By Rich Pollack
As town property values rise to a record high, Highland Beach residents are likely to see their tax rate drop for the third consecutive year.
Town commissioners late last month set a maximum operating tax rate for the 2017-2018
By Sallie James
Property taxes will hold the line if city officials approve the proposed tax rate for 2017-2018.
However, residents could be asked to pay $125 for the city’s fire services fee, up from the current $105.
City Manager Leif Ahnell pro
By Jane Smith
City homeowners will enjoy a slight reduction in next year’s property tax rate under a $110 million budget passed on Sept. 20.
A Delray Beach owner of a home valued at $550,000 with a $50,000 homestead exemption will pay $50 less
By Sallie James
Boca Raton property tax rates for the upcoming year are decreasing slightly, property values are up 7.46 percent and the city has plans to hire 76 new employees, including eight police officers and 16 firefighters.
The new rates
By Jane Smith
At their March meeting, Delray Beach commissioners will review an agreement that would give them more of the property taxes collected in the downtown.
“It’s not going to continue as is,” Mayor Cary Glickstein said Oct. 29 at the c
By Steve Plunkett
A months-long campaign of phone calls, emails and other gentle arm-twisting yielded a last-minute budget success for the Downtown Library: $60,000 for a new program services position.
Deputy Mayor Susan Haynie proposed addin
By Tim O’Meilia
Gulf Stream homeowners will pay 7.1 percent more in town property taxes, on average, in the new budget year as commissioners try to replenish the town reserves.
The commission voted unanimously at public hearings in September to bump
By Steve Plunkett
The town will dip into reserve funds again to continue providing municipal services without raising property taxes.
Town commissioners tentatively adopted the rollback rate of $3.41 per $1,000 of taxable value at a special meet
