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County Attorney Dylan Reingold plans to bring back an ordinance in the fall that would include the exact referendum language and creating a Childrens Trust tax district. The referendum could ask voters to approve a 12-year tax, beginning with 25 cents for every $1,000 of taxable value for the first four years of implementation, and then increasing to about 38 cents.  "Were trying to do the best we can, and have a lot more money to serve childrens services to do programs that are both new an...

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Its still too soon to talk about bailing out nonprofits suffering financially because of the COVID-19 pandemic, county commissioners said Tuesday.  Getting people vaccinated against the coronavirus and helping them meet their basic needs are priorities, commissioners said. For now, they said, nonprofits need to seek assistance from organizations such as the United Way or hold their own fundraisers.  "Now is not the time," said Commissioner Peter OBryan, stressing the ...

Given an unusual second chance to convince a judge a 12-year prison sentence for stealing tires was excessive, Indian River County’s former assistant fire-rescue chief flamed out. “It can happen to any one of us or one of our family members in the blink of an eye. It was just a bad decision,” Brian Burkeen said in court last week of his almost four-year spree of using a county account to order tires, pick them up, sell them on the black market and pocket the money. "Your honor, Im not a ...

News Service of Florida A years-long effort to block local governments from regulating vacation rentals is on the move again, as House and Senate leaders revive a proposal to prevent cities and counties from inspecting and licensing properties offered on platforms such as Airbnb. In a 10-7 vote on Wednesday, the House Regulatory Reform Subcommittee gave an initial nod to the latest iteration of the proposal (HB 219). While the legislation has morphed over the past few years, the controversy ove...

Vacation-rental preemption has become a perennial fight for local officials and property owners in some high-end neighborhoods who complain about noise, parking and trash issues.

A years-long effort to block local governments from regulating vacation rentals is on the move again, as House and Senate leaders revive a proposal to prevent cities and counties from inspecting and licensing properties offered on platforms such as Airbnb.

A years-long effort to block local governments from regulating vacation rentals is on the move again, as House and Senate leaders revive a proposal to prevent cities and counties from inspecting and licensing properties offered on platforms such as Airbnb

Indian River County extends mask mandate for 6 months January 19, 2021 at 11:05 AM EST - Updated January 19 at 5:21 PM To help reduce the spread of COVID-19, Indian River County commissioners voted Tuesday to extend the current mask ordinance for six months. Chairman Joe Flescher was the only commissioner to vote against the extension. "Im not saying I dont support the mask-wearing. Its merely when we look at a mask mandate, were talking about mandatory," Flescher said in a dissenting opini...