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🚪 The forced resignation of West Palm Beach Deputy Police Chief Rick Morris came last December after he posted a photo of himself on Facebook with his arm around Deborah Adeimy, one of the Republicans running to challenge Democrat Lois Frankel for a seat in Congress. Mayor Keith James, a close ally of Frankel’s, texted Morris the next day, calling the picture “unbelievably tone deaf.” (WPBF)
💵 The money behind a PAC that helped elect two Lake Worth Beach city commissioners didn’t become public until after the election. Prosper Lake Worth Beach raised $37,085 from 42 donors in eight states. (ByJoeCapozzi.com)
🏠 Developers recorded one of the highest prices for a single-family home in Florida history last week after the mansion at 10 Tarpon Isle in Palm Beach sold for $152 million. Developers were Todd Michael Glaser, Jim Randall, Scott Robins and Jonathan Fryd; buyer was unknown. (Palm Beach Daily News and The Real Deal)
✅ The West Palm Beach City Commission is considering raising commissioner pay by about 32% to $46,112 and the mayor’s pay by the same percentage to $197,625. It would be their first raises since 2016. (The Palm Beach Post)
