At last minute, Key Biscayne raises storm water fees for big flooding projects :
The increase will generate an extra $300,000 a year as the Village gets ready to start work on re-plumbing the island, a project that will eventually cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Revised Key Biscayne budget takes smaller tax bite, but still up 9.9% :
The budget spells out $21 million in capital spending over 31 different projects, with about half devoted to storm water and resiliency initiatives.
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Key Biscayne offers unions 5.5% pay raise. Police say yes; Fire says no. :
“Our guys can’t afford Miami. We have guys still living with their parents,” said union president Eddie Blanco
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The Village of Key Biscayne neared agreement with one of two unions representing its employees this week, offering a 5.5% first year wage increase, a new Juneteenth holiday, and retention of current promotion systems.But talks with unionized members of the Fire Rescue Department are much further apart, even as leaders from both sides praised each other for a quickened pace and a more cordial tone compared to the acrimony of prior years. Join
St. Agnes field, other projects in jeopardy after Council tax rate vote :
The rate adopted Tuesday means the Village's maximum tax increase would be 12.9%, except for Homesteaded properties, whose owners would only see a 6.3% increase
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Tax vote Tuesday. Some tips on how the game is played. :
Last year, 444 homeowners out of 7,200 parcels had assessment reductions of $1 million or more.
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https://kbindependent.org/2023/07/17/tax-vote-tuesday-some-tips-on-how-the-game-is-played/
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