Manalapan Town Attorney Keith Davis (center) provides new commissioners and staff with coaching on the restrictions and rules they face. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
13 newcomers set to govern as fight against disclosure law takes shape
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Amelia Pollitt, 5, watches Morgan, a green sea turtle who was returned last month to Gumbo Limbo Nature Center after a stay at a Juno Beach facility. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Mary Hladky and Steve Plunkett
Four-year-old Jack Gray of Boca Raton
Welcome! It’s exciting to see so many fresh faces on the dais at Town Hall. Thanks to each of you for stepping up to serve the community.
Term limits, personal conflicts and Florida’s financial disclosure law (known as Form 6) opened the door for ma
To participate in the March 19 Presidential Preference Primary and local elections, residents must be registered to vote by Feb. 20.
You can register online at RegistertoVoteFlorida.gov.
Application forms are also available at any Palm Beach County S
Lowell Van Vechten is surrounded by family photos and a portrait of her late husband, Jay, at home in Boca Raton. Jay Van Vechten died in 2020 at age 75. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
According to the website of the American Disabilitie
As the former marine conservationist for the city of Boca Raton from 1995 to 2021, I have watched the developments at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center and the actions of the nonprofit Gumbo Limbo Coastal Stewards.
The Coastal Stewards have been in existence
I write to express my concern about the ongoing debate in Ocean Ridge regarding the local election scheduled for March 19. Some residents argue that forgoing the election would save the town money, but I believe it’s crucial to consider the broader i
Related: Six seeking two commission seats - Seat 1
Six seeking two commission seats - Seat 3
Three candidates for mayor (Seat 5)
The March ballot has this charter amendment proposal: “The City Charter requires a board of adjustment to consider and d
Choices to succeed term-limited Mayor Shelly Petrolia all have sat on City Commission.
Related: Six seeking two commission seats - Seat 1
Six seeking two commission seats - Seat 3;
Charter amendment on the ballot
Delray Beach voters have plenty of choices in the March 19 city election, with three candidates each in the race for mayor and for two open City Commission seats. All posts are for three-year terms and all seats are elected by voters citywide.
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Enticements to develop Milani land aim to scuttle county’s plan
By Rich Pollack
Highland Beach town leaders have offered the Milani family several favorable land-use adjustments in exchange for their vocal opposition to development of a beachfront p
Delray Beach voters have plenty of choices in the March 19 city election, with three candidates each in the race for mayor and for two open City Commission seats. All posts are for three-year terms and all seats are elected by voters citywide.
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By Anne Geggis
A special magistrate is expected to rule Feb. 20 on whether Ocean Ridge’s new beach sign ordinance is too vague for enforcement due to the beach’s shifting sands.
Also at issue: Does a sign printed on both sides amount to two signs or
A construction trailer and portable toilet are still visible at the site on Jan. 28. Staff photo
By Anne Geggis
When 2024 dawned and an Ocean Ridge home under construction for the past eight years still wasn’t finished, its owners were on the hook to
By Anne Geggis
The Ocean Ridge Town Commission has five seats, but January’s meeting brought to 10 the number of commissioners who have sat on the dais in the past year.
Ainar Aijala Jr. and David Hutchins were sworn into office to replace Commission
Minimum flood elevations likely to be repealed — Preliminary FEMA maps adopted in 2019 are likely to be stricken from the town’s ordinances so the rules revert to the 2017 FEMA maps.
The state preempted local governments from using preliminary FEMA m
Related: Deadly disease taking a bite out of St. Augustine lawns
By Steve Plunkett
Town Hall’s lawn is dying, a victim of the sugarcane mosaic virus, which can be transferred from one lot to another on the wheels of a landscaper’s mower.
“It’s a mena
A lawn with St. Augustine grass shows brown patches that have succumbed to lethal viral necrosis. The grass can be distinguished by its wide, boat-shaped leaves. Photo provided
By John Hughes
If you are among the many coastal residents whose lawns sp
The mayor is head of the Town Council, which has five members who serve staggered three-year terms.
