Tell the cemetery consultant what you've seen, Wednesday at 6
The cemetery consultant takes public comment Wednesday night. Plus a free student and faculty art show Friday and 20 authors at the library Saturday.
The city will hold a community meeting on Delray Beach Memorial Gardens on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 6 p.m. in the Delray Beach Community Center Gymnasium, 50 NW 1st Ave. It will run as an open forum, led by consultant Kuehne Cemetery Consulting and staff from the city manager's office. What residents say will be considered in the consultant's ongoing review of how the cemetery is run. The review also covers how much space is left, what inventory is available, future demand, and development options.
City tax rate rises Thursday with the new budget year
At the Sept. 22 final budget hearing, commissioners adopted a total city rate of 6.3790 mills for the fiscal year that starts Thursday, Oct. 1. That total is 6.3501 mills for operations plus 0.0289 for debt payments. The operating rate goes up from 6.1611.
In rough terms, the city's share is about $638 for every $100,000 of taxable value. The operating increase alone adds about $18.90 per $100,000. These figures cover the city's portion only, not school or county taxes.
Free student and faculty art show opens Friday at Old School Square
Art in Practice: 2026 Student/Faculty Exhibition opens Friday, Oct. 2, at 6 p.m. at the Creative Arts School, 51 N. Swinton Ave., as part of the First Friday Art Walk. It includes more than 50 works by 31 local artists, all students and instructors at the school. Admission is free. The city reopened the school at Old School Square in November 2024 as a program for accessible arts education.
Meet 20 authors at a free library book festival Saturday
The second annual Read It Write It Delray book festival comes to the Delray Beach Public Library, 100 W. Atlantic Ave., on Saturday, Oct. 3. It starts at 11 a.m., and admission is free. Twenty local and independent authors are scheduled to take part, with panel discussions and a raffle for free books. You can meet authors and ask about their books and creative journeys.