South Palm Beach approves fire-rescue service change

The town council revised its 10-year contract for fire-rescue service Oct. 27 to allow Palm Beach County to bill property owners directly beginning in 2010.
The change will remove the $1.1 million fire-rescue cost from the town’s budget Instead, homeowners will be billed separately on their annual property tax bill. The fire-rescue tax rate of $3.50 per $1,000 of taxable property value will not change.
— Tim O’Meilia