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Sheriff’s budget prompts lawsuit by comptroller
Last summer, Brevard County commissioners agreed to bust their voter-approved budget-increase cap so Sheriff Wayne Ivey could get ...
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Add ‘Vice Mayor’ to Melbourne Councilman LMAN’S DUTIES
Melbourne City Councilman Paul Alfrey will be busier than usual in 2020. In addition to the policy-making job ...
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Council again OK’s fluoride in city water
Four out of five dentists must be right when they say fluoride is safe in the water supply ...
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Councilman calls out the canine cavalry to help build new dog park in February
A week after local football fans thrill to TV coverage of Super Bowl LIV from Miami, Melbourne City ...
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New commission chair Lober seeks top officials’ succession plans
When Brevard County government’s top executives approach retirement in coming years, new County Commission Chair Bryan Lober doesn’t ...
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Landfill site’s price remains sticking point
As Brevard County’s solid-waste landfills fill up toward their capacity, county commissioners remain locked in negotiations to buy ...
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Water rate increase LIKELY on tap – but not until 2021
People who get their drinking water, reused irrigation water and sewer services from Melbourne Utilities can expect some ...
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CHAMBER: Rawlings is perfect fit as Brevard business ambassador
Michael Ayers, president of the Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce, can remember a nail-biter a few years ago ...
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Sludge report: County slaps moratorium on use of biosolids as fertilizer
Landowners wanting to fertilize using treated and dried human waste also called sludge or “biosolids” can forget about ...
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Some islanders likely to pay more for city services
About 914 residents of Brevard County’s barrier island, who live within the city of Melbourne, can expect this ...
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Sebastian Inlet Park may drop its fees for some
Beginning next year, more than 20,000 residents of the northern part of Indian River County may be able ...
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City property owners would pay more in budget proposal
City of Melbourne property owners, including those on a swath of South Brevard’s barrier island, can expect to ...