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Boynton Beach sets millage rate at 7.75 after debate over one‑time settlement funds
Summary
The Boynton Beach City Commission voted to set the tentative millage rate for FY2025–26 at 7.75 and adopted the tentative budget, after debate about whether to use a one‑time PFAS settlement to lower taxes or to shore up capital and utility needs.
Vice Mayor Hay presided over the Boynton Beach City Commission on Sept. 8, 2025, and the commission voted to set the tentative millage rate for fiscal year 2025–26 at 7.75. The body also adopted the tentative budget and scheduled a second public hearing for Sept. 18, 2025.
The commission took public testimony and held a lengthy exchange about whether to use recent one‑time settlement funds to reduce property taxes or to invest the money in capital projects and utilities. Miss Lam reported that the city has “secured the second installment of the settlement funds from 3M in the amount of $5,800,000,”…
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