50,460 more residents, even more jobs in plan (The Palm Beach Post) The city's final frontier could one day house 50,460 people and provide even more jobs in a patchwork community of 7,900 acres where endless rows of citrus trees and cows now dominate the landscape....more...110 American citizens sworn in at West Palm Beach (The Palm Beach Post) In a plain white room, as institutional as can be, 110 voices, from 33 countries, spoke the same words in the same language at the same time....more... Boynton officials to discuss cuts at workshop Tuesday (The Palm Beach Post) City commissioners will have some tough choices next week as they consider whether to lay off seven full-time and three part-time employees as part of the planned 2007-08 budget....more... Crew sets up Delray's $75,000 fireworks show (The Palm Beach Post) Rainbows of store-bought sparks will drift through the air in back yards across Palm Beach County tonight, lighting the eager faces of families gathered around them. But Ray Hornberger plays with slightly bigger toys....more... Crew sets up Delray's $75,000 fireworks show (The Palm Beach Post) Rainbows of store-bought sparks will drift through the air in back yards across Palm Beach County Wednesday, lighting the eager faces of families gathered around them. Ray Hornberger plays with slightly bigger toys....more... Lack of cushion necessitates worker cuts (The Palm Beach Post) Commissioners will feel the outcome of the state's recently passed tax legislation today as interim City Manager Robert Baldwin explains how the city will compensate for an expected $3.5 million loss....more... Cut pay, police, PSL manager advises (The Palm Beach Post) Despite a "significant" pay hike being sought by the city's unionized workers, City Manager Don Cooper is recommending city council members approve minimal raises and shrink the size of the police force this fall to deal with declining tax values and the possibility of a bigger whack from voters in January....more... Disability coverage divides ill, insurers (The Palm Beach Post) Down to her last can of tuna and last box of macaroni and cheese, Susan Kristoff thought she might as well kill herself. Why wait for the breast cancer to do her in?...more... Budget reveals unlikely big spenders (The Palm Beach Post) While city officials hash out how to cut $2.5 million in costs for the upcoming fiscal year, a look at budgets for the past five years shows that some of the biggest increases in spending don't come from the likeliest departments....more... |