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Highland Beach: Voters OK a $900,000 spending limit, 2 other referendum questions

Posted by The Coastal Star on March 19, 2024 at 22:10

By Rich Pollack

It finally happened.

After 33 years and two unsuccessful attempts to rid the town of an outdated $350,000 spending limit, Highland Beach voters on Tuesday loosened the fiscal handcuffs on their elected leaders, approving a charter cha

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Highland Beach: Commissioners get new spending limit

Posted by Deborah Hartz-Seeley on October 3, 2012 at 14:25

By Rich Pollack

Highland Beach voters maintain the final say on the town’s big-ticket purchases, but commissioners can now sign off on spending up to roughly $1 million on a single item or project without a referendum.

Commissioners voted to change

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