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By Tim O’Meilia
A divided Ocean Ridge Town Commission approved a $5.6 million town budget that will require dipping into town reserves for more than a third of a million dollars but keep the tax rate at the current level.
Commissioners split over
By Tim Pallesen
Delray Beach commissioners approved a slightly lower property tax rate for this year.
The rate of $7.16 per $1,000 of assessed value for the city’s $98 million operating budget, is 3 cents below last year’s rate of $7.19. An
By Tim O’Meilia
South Palm Beach Town Council members will hold the tax rate to the current level and give non-union employees their first pay increase in years if they approve a $1.7 million budget proposed by Town Manager Rex Taylor.
The council will
By Cheryl Blackerby
Property owners in the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District will see a slight decrease in their tax rate, yet most won’t be able to see it in their tax bills.
The district’s board approved a final budget Sept. 24, which inc
By Mary Thurwachter
Tax rates haven’t been raised in Lantana for 11 years and that won’t change this year.
Council members set the preliminary tax rate at $3.24 per $1,000 of a home’s assessed value at their July 23 meeting.
“We’ve been thr
By Steve Plunkett
Boca Raton plans to create a special assessment district on the barrier island to guarantee it has money for future beach renourishment.
Municipal Services Director Bob DiChristopher gave preliminary figures at the City Council’s goal
By Margie Plunkett
The restaurant sector has retained its place on Delray Beach’s most-wanted list.
The commission unanimously turned down an ordinance to remove parking incentives from some Atlantic Avenue restaurants that would have doubled t
By Tim O’Meilia
For the second month in a row, the South Palm Beach Town Council rejected a request by the Palm Beach Oceanfront Inn by the same 3-2 vote.
In July, the request was to operate watercraft. On Aug. 25, it was to extend bar hours on Fri
2009-10 tax rate: $7.65 per $1,000 of taxable property value.
Change in prop
By Tim O’Meilia
A heated argument between the South Palm Beach mayor and a council member ignitedan extended round of shouting and catcalling from residents who attended the July 27 Town Council meeting.
At the center of it all: the Palm Beach Oce