By John Pacenti
Last year, Delray Beach Mayor Tom Carney spearheaded a rollback of the city’s tax rate. This year, it rolled right back on residents and businesses.
And, as usual — as if this commission knows no other way — there was plenty of drama
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By Mary Thurwachter
The tax rate in Lantana will remain the same as it has since 2022 — at $3.75 per $1,000 of taxable value.
However, homeowners may pay more in town taxes due to an increase in their taxable property value. The approved tax rate is
The Manalapan Town Commission has tentatively set the tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year, maintaining the same rate as the previous three years.
However, because property values rose again this year, property owners will still be paying more in t
By Steve Plunkett
For the fourth consecutive year, homeowners in Gulf Stream will likely pay a property tax rate of $3.67 per $1,000 of taxable value.
“Our budget is pretty much almost the same basically every year,” Town Manager Greg Dunham said whi
Water pipe project could be accelerated
By John Pacenti
Newly minted Town Manager Michelle Lee Heiser said Ocean Ridge, basking in good financial news, can expect to keep the property tax rate steady in the newly proposed $13.3 million budget.
With
By Steve Plunkett
A mistaken email made for a dismal Fourth of July weekend for the 56 Briny Breezes residents who hold library cards for the Palm Beach County Library System.
The July 3 email from the library erroneously said the Town Council had ap
By Mary Thurwachter
Lantana held its second budget workshop on July 14, and the process is running smoothly, according to Town Manager Brian Raducci.
Residents may be pleased to learn that the Town Council is not planning an increase in the tax rate
By Joe Capozzi
The tax rate in Ocean Ridge will remain at $5.50 per $1,000 of taxable value next year, commissioners decided in July, but residents can still expect higher bills because of an 18.26% increase in property values across town.
At budget
By Joe Capozzi
South Palm Beach is basking in South Florida’s “extremely hot” real estate market, with robust condominium sales last year promising a significant boost in tax revenue in the coming budget year, Town Manager Robert Kellogg said.
A “who
By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach is closing out the 2018-2019 fiscal year in a stronger financial position than it has been at any other time during the past decade. And the town’s future appears to be even brighter — at least for the short term.
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The numbers are in: Census | Crime
By Mary Hladky
While the taxable value of Palm Beach County properties has risen for the eighth year in a row, the rate of growth continues to slow.
Countywide taxable property values increased 6.2 percent to $199
At issue is whether building should continue east of Coastal Construction Line
By Jane Smith and Michelle Quigley
If a major hurricane were to hit the barrier island in southern Palm Beach County, $6.4 billion in mansions and condos sitting ea
By Rich Pollack
Completion of a new luxury condominium complex as well as several large new homes has helped push property values in Highland Beach to record levels, surpassing those set prior to the economic downturn that began in 2008.
The P
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 Mary Hladky
The taxable values of Palm Beach County properties have jumped higher than Property Appraiser Gary Nikolits forecast in late May.
Countywide, the amount grew by about 8.4 percent from 2015 to 2016, above the earlier estimate of
By Dan Moffett
South Palm Beach struggled more than its coastal neighbors to recover from the damage of the real estate crash during the Great Recession. For five years after the 2008 downturn, the town showed virtually no recovery at all.
But
By Jane Smith
Property values continue to increase by double-digit percentages in Delray Beach’s Community Redevelopment Agency area.
When the county property appraiser released its 2016 taxable value estimates on May 27, the numbers showed a 13.2
People are living in parks,
woods near city’s downtown
Billy Palmieri shows off a “Boca” tattoo on the inside of his arm. He is part of a group
of homeless people who camp in the woods in Boca Raton.
A homeless person sleeps under a blanket beneath
By Rich Pollack
Thanks to significant increases in overall property values and several hundred thousand dollars’ worth of cuts to the town’s proposed 2015-2016 budget, Highland Beach residents are likely to see their municipal tax rate drop for th
