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Palm Beach County Commission rejects creating "campaign-free" meeting rules
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County commissioners on Tuesday decided not to try to make their meetings "campaign-free zones," avoiding a potential First Amendment showdown over rules against what people can say or wear in the commission chambers. The proposal, originally...Tags: Political Campaigns, International Trade, Elections
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Palm Beach County Commission considers new limits for public comments
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPublic participation at Palm Beach County Commission meetings could be scaled back in a move to speed up meetings. The proposal going before the commission Tuesday (May 16) is the second time this month that the commission has considered limiting......Tags: Political Campaigns, Elections
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Palm Beach County Commission gets warning about debt load
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County government???s past debts equate to about $1,620 for each resident, according to the county clerk???s annual financial report released Tuesday. Clerk & Comptroller Sharon Bock highlighted the county???s $2.1 billion in debt in her...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Property Tax, Budgets and Budgeting, Finance
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Palm Beach County Commission may go nocturnal
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County Commissioners on Tuesday agreed to consider holding their meetings when more working residents can actually attend. Commissioner Jess Santamaria called for the County Commission to at least hold one board meeting a month in the evening...Tags: Politics, Local Government
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Scandal-plagued Palm Beach County phasing out ethics advisory committee
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsThanks but no thanks was the answer Tuesday from the Palm Beach County Commission when its Ethics Implementation Advisory Committee asked to stick around for another six months. The committee was created after the County Commission in December 2009...Tags: Ethics, Crime, Law and Justice, Corruption, Corporate Crime, Corrupt Practices
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Palm Beach County legislators consider local bills, hold hearing for public
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsThe last big, public opportunity for the public to present issues to the Palm Beach County Legislative Delegation before the spring lawmaking session in Tallahassee is set for Thursday. The delegation will consider local bills ??? proposals for narrowly...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Palm Beach Atlantic University, Crime, Law and Justice, Florida Department of Transportation, Susan Bucher
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Palm Beach County Commission gives go-ahead to night meetings
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County commissioners agreed Tuesday to start holding some meetings at night to try to make it easier for working residents to attend. The first night meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. April 5. Attendance could determine how often......Tags: Elections
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Acreage residents concerned about fill used to raise properties
How much independent sampling and testing should the county do on fill that is being dumped in The Acreage? And how much of that should be entrusted to the private firm doing the dumping? Those were the issues raised to the Palm Beach County...Tags: Health, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Delray City Commissioner Mack Bernard to run for House District 84
Palm Beach Politics - Sun-Sentinel BlogsIn the latest round of political musical chairs, Delray Beach City Commissioner Mackenson ???Mack??? Bernard announced Friday he will be running for District 84, the seat state Rep. Priscilla Taylor, D-West Palm Beach, is leaving to run for Addie Greene??...Tags: Local Elections, Delray Beach, Government, Public Officials
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County Commission Gets Silent Message
Palm Beach Politics - Sun-Sentinel BlogsDuring a day of political bluster and finger pointing, environmental activist Marc Silverstein of Boca Raton used silence to deliver his message to the Palm Beach County Commission. On Tuesday, commissioners discussed a state grand jury???s...Tags: Boca Raton, Human Body, Corruption, Corporate Crime, Fingers
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Mack Bernard wins District 84's seat
Palm Beach Politics - Sun-Sentinel BlogsFormer Delray Beach City Commissioner Mack Bernard claimed District 84???s seat Tuesday with 59 percent of the vote, or 702 votes. His opponent, Cedrick Thomas, earned 40 percent of the vote, or 478 votes. Bernard, 33, began his political career......Tags: Delray Beach, Government, Public Officials
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Aaronson takes over as County Commission chairman
Palm Beach Politics - Sun-Sentinel BlogsThe Palm Beach County Commission Tuesday made long-serving Commissioner Burt Aaronson the new chairman at the board???s annual reorganization meeting. As chairman, Aaronson will run the commission???s meetings, serve as the lead representative for the...Tags: Property Tax
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