South Palm Beach council members found themselves in an unusual situation this budget year: For the town to go to the state’s “no new taxes” rolled-back rate, they would actually have to raise the town’s property tax rate, not lower it.
They voted to
Budget passed, tax rate set — Helped in great part by a 10% increase in property values, the Town Council passed a $2.412 million budget at its final budget hearing on Sept. 16.
The council has agreed to keep the property tax rate at $3.40 for each $
By Mary Thurwachter
South Palm Beach residents can expect the budget for FY 2025 to look much like this year’s with the same — or possibly slightly lower — tax rate. So said Town Manager Jamie Titcomb, who discussed the proposed budget during a works
New generator will take time — After months of discussion, the Town Council authorized Town Attorney Ben Saver to draw up a request for a competitive bidding process on a new backup generator for the town’s lift station. Saver said that based on prel
By Brian Biggane
A $2.7 million budget was approved by the South Palm Beach Town Council on Sept. 25 for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1. The previous budget was $2.4 million.
Boosted by another significant rise in property values, the Town Council g
By Mary Thurwachter
South Palm Beach is suffering budget woes, and they have nothing to do with money or expenses. With a new town manager — only two months on the job — and an even newer financial consultant putting the budget together in such a sho
By Joe Capozzi
Town commissioners Sept. 19 approved a tax rate of $5.50 per $1,000 of assessed value, the same as the current rate, to pay for a $10,087,221 budget for the year that starts Oct. 1.
Homeowners will still see a rise in their town tax b
By Joe Capozzi
Town Council members voted Sept. 19 to give South Palm Beach homeowners some financial relief by lowering the tax rate next year to $3.45 per $1,000 of assessed value.
In July, the council had set a tentative tax rate of $3.50, the sa
By Joe Capozzi
A record rise in taxable values across South Palm Beach would allow the town to lower the tax rate next year to $3.45 per $1,000 of assessed value and still pay for a proposed budget, town accountant Beatrice Good said at a budget work
By Joe Capozzi
For the second time in less than five years, the South Palm Beach Town Council gave preliminary approval to an ordinance that will raise the salaries of the mayor and council members.
If the measure is approved on second reading Oct.
