Local governments view tax relief on ballot as state threat to their authority
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By Rich Pollack
It has been a sore spot bothering local government leaders for decades.
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Town property taxes go down again — The South Palm Beach Town Council in September approved keeping the town’s tax rate at $3.30 for every $1,000 of taxable value. However, unlike in other nearby towns that have held the line on their tax rates, Sout
By Chris Gerbasi
You can crunch the numbers. You can rearrange the numbers. But you can’t escape the numbers.
The Delray Beach City Commission went round and round during two lengthy — and sometimes loud — discussions of property tax rates and budget
By Steve Plunkett
Gulf Stream’s property tax bills for fiscal 2027 will have an increasingly familiar rate: $3.67 per $1,000 of taxable value, the same number it has been since 2021.
Town commissioners approved the tax rate in a final budget hearing
Taxes up; no change in rate — The Ocean Ridge Town Commission voted to hold the town’s tax rate at $5.40 for every $1,000 of taxable value, which is expected to produce an extra $1 million in tax revenue this year because of rising property values.
Town’s tax rate jumps dramatically — The Briny Breezes Town Council unanimously agreed to nearly double the tax rate for the new fiscal year, approving a rate of $6.75 per $1,000 of taxable property value, up from the $3.75 per $1,000 residents paid
By Emily Rose Finn
Manalapan’s town tax rate will stay at $3 per $1,000 of taxable value for another year, though most property owners will still pay more because property values keep climbing.
Town commissioners on Sept. 28 unanimously approved the
Lantana’s budget comes with no big surprises, with a tax rate of $3.75 for every $1,000 of taxable value for the fifth consecutive year. The Town Council formally adopted the budget after a final public hearing on Sept. 17.
The $3.75 rate necessary
By Connor Walter Brickel and Larry Barszewski
Boynton Beach commissioners didn’t hold the line on the city’s property tax rate this year. They dug deeply into it.
While officials in some towns and cities feel they’ve done a good job if they’re able t
Displays are meant to educate, not persuade, officials say
Ocean Ridge Hammock Park is among county parks with signs at entrances and parking lots to remind residents that their tax dollars support public facilities. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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Voters could make it harder to get municipal funds
Related: Amendment 3: Signs remind residents of where their tax dollars go to work
By Rich Pollack
It was a good day for the eight nonprofit organizations that came before the Delray Beach City Comm
As tax revenue spiked, so did push for services
By Rich Pollack and Larry Barszewski
As a member of the statehouse’s Joint Legislative Auditing Committee, Rep. Peggy Gossett-Seidman says she has seen numerous examples of overspending by municipal g
By Patrick Sherry
Lantana officials say their proposed fiscal budget is business as usual, with the approval for the fifth consecutive year of a maximum tax rate of $3.75 for every $1,000 of taxable value.
The Lantana Town Council unanimously appro
Ocean Ridge landowners will pay $5.40 for every $1,000 of taxable property value to fund next year’s proposed $11 million town operating budget, according to a preliminary tax rate approved July 8 by town commissioners.
The preliminary tax rate, whic
Even though Manalapan plans to spend 26% less on day-to-day costs next year, residents will pay the same property tax rate for town operations, according to preliminary budget figures.
The Town Commission on July 14 set a preliminary tax rate of $3.0
Workers lay asphalt in Gulf Stream’s Core area on July 27. The work is part of a two-year capital improvement plan. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Steve Plunkett
Just as Roadway Construction LLC was about to lay the final asphalt on streets in Gulf
By Patrick Sherry
Residents of Delray Beach could see the city’s tax rate rise for a second straight year — following a dozen years of dropping tax rates that culminated with a “no new taxes” budget in 2024.
Officials attributed the proposed increas
City going to rollback? — Boynton Beach property owners will receive preliminary tax bills showing the city plans to keep its tax rate the same — but city commissioners expect the final figure they set in September will reach the lower rollback rate.
Related: Along the Coast: Tax roll grows from previous estimate
By Rich Pollack
Difficult decisions could loom large on the horizon should a proposed state constitutional amendment reducing property taxes for a giant chunk of Florida homeowners be ap
