Category: Legal

PUBLIC NOTICE: 2024 homestead exemption applications should be turned in soon

To the Editor: The Charlotte County Property Appraiser is now accepting 2024 exemption applications. Homestead exemption applications can now be filed online. Visit cccappraiser.com for further...

Due process for all is good, but what about this slippery slope?

To the Editor: There’s been a lot of news in the past few weeks. I would like to throw in my two cents. Anyone who thought the Beacon’s editorials were left-leaning should reread my friend Marcy’s editorial...

Lee and Charlotte Counties accept Deepwater settlements, at a loss

July 17, 2015
Boca Beacon
Legal, News

Lee and Charlotte counties have each formally accepted settlements for their claims against BP, related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, at a fraction of the amounts for which they filed claims. In...