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Advocates seek a budget boost for bus service
Melbourne resident Camille Tate and a dozen or so friends, most of them visually impaired, had at least ...
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County eco-tourism efforts may include clam-seeding project
Later this month, county officials will set funding priorities for eco-tourism projects aimed at putting heads on beds, ...
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PRIMARY ELECTIONS: Beachsiders face big decisions
Here's a quick look at the candidates vying for County Commission Districts 2 and 4 and House Districts ...
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DACA motion draws heat for commissioner
The Brevard County Commission’s rare foray into national politics last month has incurred the wrath of numerous residents, ...
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Lagoon tourism is endgame of dredging drudgery
For six months now, contractors for Brevard County and Cocoa Beach have been dredging muck from the bottom ...
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Brevard sets its maximum rate on property tax
Nobody in Brevard County is going to pay more than $6.04 per $1,000 of taxable property value to ...
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Setback for Children’s Services’ hoped-for tax referendum
Lindsey Cretton, a teacher at KinderCare in Indian Harbor Beach, read to about a dozen 3-year-olds who listened ...
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Islanders may see reduction in property taxes
The typical resident on Brevard County’s barrier island will see a reduction this fall of about 6.35 percent ...
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Commissioners urge Fla. to join suit against ‘DACA’
Concerned with spending local taxes to support children of illegal immigrants, Brevard County commissioners last week asked Florida ...
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Child services council pushes tax referendum
Brevard County property owners could be paying an additional $8 million to $11 million a year in taxes, ...
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County tax base jumps 9 percent
Brevard County’s tax base grew to $37.7 billion, almost 9 percent up from last year’s value of $34.6 ...
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County extends period for free pet adoptions
After a week of cost-free pet adoptions, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey has extended the program through July ...