Volusia County won’t increase the General Fund millage rate for roads in the next budget year, but some road safety projects are still getting a funding boost. District 3 Councilman Danny Robins initially proposed the measure to increase the recommended General Fund property tax rate by 0.0855 mills to bring in about $5 million for roads.
Riviera Beach is planning to slightly reduce its property tax rate to account for what city officials expect will be higher resident costs associated with building a new police department headquarters, a new fire station and new recreational facilities. In March, residents approved a trio of ballot measures that authorized the city to raise as
That fabled check might not be in the mail, but something else definitely is, at least for those who own taxable property in Palm Beach or other parts of Palm Beach County. County Property Appraiser Dorothy Jacks‘ office on Aug. 22 mailed taxpayers preliminary estimates of what they might ultimately be billed for their property
Lee County Property Appraiser incumbent and longtime Lee County resident Matt Caldwell has won reelection to office, with all votes in and tallied by the office of the Lee County Supervisor of Elections. We are honored to have the overwhelming support of our community,” Caldwell said via text message to The News-Press / Naples Daily
Polk County seated a new county commissioner, a new property appraiser and the first woman to serve as public defender for the 10th Circuit during Tuesday’s primary elections. Two County Commission seats were on the ballot Tuesday. District 1 was a Republican primary, and the winner faces two challengers in the Nov. 5 general election.
Incumbent Akin Akinyemi has secured a large lead over challenger Ken Preston. With 35,452 early and mail-in votes tallied, unofficial results show Akinyemi taking a commanding lead with 26,075 (73.6%) votes against Preston, who received 9,377 (26.4%) votes. Polls closed at 7 p.m. Tuesday but votes at precincts weren’t immediately clear since the Leon County
In 2016, the mall’s owners took out a $418 million mortgage loan. Its creditors say they failed to pay the money back. The foreclosure case seeks to sell off the mall, right down to the fixtures, in an effort to recoup the money owned. A special servicer was already providing oversight for the mall, town
Wisconsin voters Tuesday voted down two referendum questions that sought to give the state legislators more power over distributing federal funding, a move that could have upended how billions of dollars are spent in the state. The result was a win for Democrats, who pushed for a “no” vote, characterizing the ballot questions as an
STAUNTON – Staunton Crossing is getting a $9 million boost. The Virginia Business Ready Sites Program (VBRSP) awarded the city a $9 million grant for improvements to Staunton Crossing. The infrastructure improvements include a million-gallon water tower and water lines throughout the 300-acre site. “The development of this area will bring many more jobs to
In terms of economic growth, Nashville is growing incredibly wealthy. Veritable gallons of ink have been expended touting the fact that our city is one of the nation’s leading metro areas when it comes to a post-pandemic recovery – and it should be. We should be proud of this accomplishment. That said, we can’t allow