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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Mike Diamond
WEST PALM BEACH — For the past 38 years, Verdenia Baker's fingerprints have been all over Palm Beach County's budgets. After May 31, those budgets will be someone else's job. The trailblazer — the first woman and the first Black person to lead Palm Beach County's government — is retiring after 10 years as county administrator. "WOW WHAT A RIDE!" Baker said in her retirement letter in early March to county commissioners.
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1 week ago | 
palmbeachpost.com | Mike Diamond
Lyons Road between Atlantic Avenue and Boynton Beach Boulevard will soon see several new traffic signals in the hopes of safer driving. Traffic lights are popping up all over Lyons Road west of Boynton Beach. It wasn’t all that long ago that the 5-mile stretch of highway between Boynton Beach Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue dead-ended about 2 miles south of the boulevard. The two-lane, north-south road has become one of the most heavily traveled in Palm Beach County.
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1 week ago | 
palmbeachpost.com | Mike Diamond
Budget officials will use the data to help set their tax ratesPalm Beach County's taxable property values saw a 7.7% increase between 2024 and 2025. New construction, totaling over $3.5 billion, significantly contributed to the rise in taxable value. While values increased overall, the rate of growth slowed compared to the previous year, with some property types, like oceanfront condos, seeing flattening market values.
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1 week ago | 
palmbeachpost.com | Mike Diamond
Jeff Hessel, a resident of a 55+ retirement community, shares his experiences working at Cape Canaveral during the Space Race. Hessel's presentations cover historical facts, personal anecdotes, and footage of significant events like the Apollo 11 launch. He has spoken at various venues, including schools, universities, and conferences, even becoming a NASA Space Ambassador.
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1 week ago | 
coinweek.com | Mike Diamond
by Mike Diamond for CoinWeek… Understanding Mechanical Damage A blank, planchet, or coin can suffer mechanical damage at many points during minting. The specific culprit responsible for any particular case of mechanical damage is often unclear. However, the immensely variable nature of mechanical damage in terms of pattern, location, extent, and severity suggests that a diverse array of equipment and hardware is involved.
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1 week ago | 
palmbeachpost.com | Mike Diamond
Palm Beach County has hired an architect to design a new government complex at the Delray Beach site and plan the commercial development of 10 acres. A $200 million redevelopment project is underway for the South County Government Administrative Complex in Delray Beach. The project will include new office space, a parking garage, a bus terminal, and private development. The project has been delayed since 2006 due to the recession and other factors.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Mike Diamond
The shorter workweek for Palm Beach County Fire Rescue will cost county taxpayers nearly $10 million. County officials, struggling to produce a balanced budget, have been asked to approve a $9.6 million bill to cover the cost of the change. County commissioners agreed in November to reduce the workweek to 42 hours from 48. This is only the first phase of hiring that will include funds for 94 employees. The total new hires over the next three years is expected to be 148.
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2 weeks ago | 
palmbeachpost.com | Mike Diamond
Six finalists are vying for the Palm Beach County administrator position, which pays over $450,000 annually. Four of the finalists are current Palm Beach County employees, while two are from out of state. The new administrator will replace retiring Verdenia Baker, with Assistant County Administrator Todd Bonlarron serving as interim administrator.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Mike Diamond
A 50-acre complex of warehouses, a self-storage facility and a fitness center proposed for suburban Delray Beach is moving forward. Still, Palm Beach County commissioners say significant changes are needed for the project to be approved. The issues are the property rights of a legacy farmer who wants to develop land off West Atlantic Avenue near Florida's Turnpike that he has owned for decades and the impact the project will have on nearby agricultural businesses.
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2 weeks ago | 
palmbeachpost.com | Mike Diamond
Of special concern to Palm Beach County commissioners is what the warehouse project would do to the Delray area's horse farms, led by Irish Acres. Palm Beach County commissioners transmitted plans for a 50-acre warehouse complex for state review but demanded significant changes before final approval. The project faces opposition from neighboring Irish Acres, a horse farm concerned about the impact of increased truck traffic on their horses.
