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Palm Bay's School Concurrency System Has Gaps. The Lotis Vote Showed How They Play Out.
Four structural gaps in Florida's school concurrency system let Palm Bay developments proceed despite school capacity concerns.
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Palm Bay Restructures City Government, Cuts $2M Check to IRS at April 2 Council Meeting
Three ordinances split departments, a federal arbitrage obligation comes due, and residents press council on bus service failures.
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P&Z Sends Everlands West to Council, But Concurrency Is Now the Price of Admission
After council killed Lotus Palm 5-0 last month, Palm Bay's Planning and Zoning Board made clear that public safety deficits are no longer just a talking point. They're a denial criteria.
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LDC Workshop 3 Is April 8. Here Is What the Code Is Missing.
Palm Bay's third public feedback session on the Land Development Code rewrite covers Community Development. The Palm Bayer looked at what six other Florida cities already require.
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Man Found in Suitcases at The Compound Was a Convicted Sex Offender. The Suspect Was 12 When He Was Sentenced.
A 19-year-old Indialantic man is charged with abusing and concealing a body. The victim he's connected to spent years on Florida's sex offender registry. The question no one has answered is how they knew each other.
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The City Can’t Fill 130 Jobs. The Math Explains Why.
Palm Bay can’t keep its workforce seats filled. Housing costs are a big reason.
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Palm Bay Cuts the Ribbon on Fire Station 7, Ending Years of Delayed Response Times in the Northeast
A $7.4 million facility replaces a station demolished in 2022, restoring coverage to one of the city’s most underserved areas and setting the blueprint for future fire stations citywide.
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1,300 Acres, 2,000 Homes, and a Detour Through Tallahassee
A 1,346-acre property in SW Brevard County just filed its first environmental permit for 2,000-plus homes. The land sits outside Palm Bay’s city limits but is legally guaranteed Palm Bay utilities.
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Palm Bay Council Set to Reshape City Departments, Approve $2M IRS Payment at April 2 Meeting
City Manager Morton’s first major reorganization moves Housing out of economic development and renames a department that’s been on the books for decades.
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Palm Bay P&Z Takes Up Concurrency Rules and 2,360-Home Development on the Same Night
New public safety standards and a 2,360-home development land on the same P&Z agenda.
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Coffee with the City Manager Returns March 31. No Set Topic. Bring Your Own Questions.
Matthew Morton’s monthly open session at City Hall has no announced agenda this time. That makes it the best one to show up to.
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After 25 Years, Palm Bay’s Top Cop Passes the Badge
Chief Mario Augello retires April 2. Deputy Chief Jeff Spears, a lifelong Palm Bay resident who started as a Police Explorer at 16, takes command of a department that leaves his predecessor’s era at i