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School Board Splits 4-1 on $100M Borrowing to Bridge Charter Cash Trough; Tackles Speech Policy After Half-Million Dollar Defeat
The Brevard County School Board split 4-1 to approve $100M in short-term borrowing to navigate an $84M cash valley caused by charter school…
18 hrs ago
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Thomas Gaume
Brevard Commission Adopts $2.425B Budget, Sets Aggregate Millage 6.12% Above Rolled-Back Rate as Jail and 'Sick Building' Crises Collide
Watchdog investigation and analysis from Palm Bay, Florida.
Sep 24
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Thomas Gaume
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Palm Bay Adopts $457.3M Budget as Administration Retreats on Fees and Water Reality Hits
Behind a unanimous 5-0 vote and a zero-tax-increase millage, Council manager pulls three fee hikes, director lays bare a 55,280-connection utility…
Sep 24
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Thomas Gaume
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Beyond Amendment 3: What Florida Lawmakers Slipped Onto Your 2026 Ballot
While a massive property tax fight dominates headlines, voters face a $12B rainy day fund brawl, a $31M agribusiness tax carveout, and a total citizen…
Sep 22
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Thomas Gaume
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Beyond Palm Bay: Brevard County's $87 Million Amendment 3 Deficit
As mail ballots deploy this week, county records reveal a 26% tax revenue collapse, a $4M transit cliff, and a legally barred differential millage…
Sep 22
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Thomas Gaume
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This Week in Palm Bay: Budget Finality, 911 Dispatch Showdown, and Surveillance Grid Dismantled
Final FY 2027 budget hearing addresses a $5.18M enterprise deficit, frontline dispatchers challenge county consolidation, and Flock camera poles come…
Sep 20
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Thomas Gaume
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Palm Bay Faces Final Budget Vote with Dead Utility Hikes Still Baked into Spending Plan
Two weeks after Council rejected water and sewer increases, administration brings forward a $457.3M budget that leaves a $5.18M enterprise hole…
Sep 19
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Thomas Gaume
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Palm Bay Council Recap: 3-2 Coalition Directs 911 Dispatch Handover to BCSO by 2027, Denies Ascot Gas Station, and Retreats on Zoning…
Over fierce mayoral and veteran dissent, Jaffe, Johnson, and Langevin authorize Sheriff Wayne Ivey contract negotiations, while council kills a 16-pump…
Sep 18
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Thomas Gaume
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Brevard School Board Previews $100M Borrowing to Bridge $84M Cash Trough, Citing Charter School Cash Pressures
Watchdog investigation and analysis from Palm Bay, Florida.
Sep 17
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Thomas Gaume
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Palm Bay Surrenders to Tolls: City Calls $400M Expressway Authority Takeover "Our Only Hope"
Mayor Rob Medina says partnering with CFX is the only way to pave the southern gap through the Compound, setting the stage for Brevard's first toll…
Sep 17
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Thomas Gaume
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The 911 Consolidation Ledger: Auditing What Palm Bay Buys and What It Surrenders
Unsealed contract terms reveal the stark municipal trade-offs: faster ambulance dispatch and budget relief versus irreversible asset surrender and…
Sep 16
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Thomas Gaume
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Submarine Acoustic Vet, HVAC Expert Sound Alarm as Palm Bay Sustainability Board Debates AI Data Center Restrictions
A packed Palm Bay City Hall saw a 22-year Navy submarine acoustics veteran and an indoor air quality specialist expose severe acoustic and environmental…
Sep 16
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Thomas Gaume
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