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🌱 How Lantana’s new budget could affect your taxes, beach, and services

Lantana, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Lantana! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Lantana’s new budget could affect your taxes, beach, and services
  • How a state budget veto just hit Lantana’s police operations plans
  • How one Lantana veteran got a surprise fix to his roofing nightmare

Also on today's calendar: Christmas in July Comedy Night @ Dua Champagne & Wine Lounge and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What has more lives than a cat? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 92 and low of 79 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 92, low: 80.
  • Sunday: A couple of thunderstorms, with a high of 91 and low of 79 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Lantana: Proposed budget includes continuation of capital projects (thecoastalstar.com) — Lantana officials are advancing a new budget that keeps key capital projects moving, from beach and park upgrades to drainage and library improvements, while bracing for possible state homestead tax changes. Residents should expect modest increases in garbage and parking fees, slightly lower employee raises, and a July 13 workshop plus September hearings where the millage rate and property sales referendum will be decided.
   

2. DeSantis veto pen slashes nearly $17 million in Palm Beach County (palmbeachpost.com) — Lantana residents are directly affected by a $210,000 state budget veto that cut funding for a planned Police Department emergency-operations renovation, part of nearly $17 million in Palm Beach County project vetoes. The article details which local projects lost money, from public safety and parks to college facilities and water systems, and includes reactions from area lawmakers and county officials.
   

3. Lantana veteran gets relief: Lien removed, roof fixed after WPTV steps in (wptv.com) — A disabled Lantana veteran finally saw a lien lifted and his roof repairs finished after months of unanswered calls to his contractor. After he sought help from WPTV, the supplier released the nearly $7,000 lien and crews quickly returned to complete the remaining work, ending a stressful ordeal just ahead of hurricane season.
   

4. Palm Beach County School District gets its grade from state DOE (palmbeachpost.com) — Palm Beach Maritime Academy Elementary in Lantana is among 20 Palm Beach County schools that jumped to an A grade as the district once again earned an overall A from the state. The story breaks down how many schools received each grade, highlights big movers from C and B to A, and explains how test scores, graduation rates, and student progress factor into the ratings.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • Anyone noticed the random, extremely loud booms lately?
    It's been happening for the last few weeks, I think, if not longer. (Nextdoor Maddock)

Ok Lantana! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A frog. Its croaks all day (Thank you Janice W. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Lantana

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.