Beaufort City Council

Resident, city manager clash over Beaufort FOIA breach during council meeting

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Questions surrounding the City of Beaufort’s handling of last year’s Freedom of Information Act records breach returned to the forefront Tuesday as a resident, the city manager and a city council member publicly disputed key details about who received the email containing a download link to the unredacted records and how that information has been presented to the public.

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Residents press Beaufort officials over Dominion tree trimming

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As Dominion Energy’s neighborhood tree trimming program gets underway in Beaufort, residents are continuing to voice concerns over the utility’s aggressive pruning practices after a lengthy discussion during the Beaufort City Council’s July 7 meeting highlighted growing frustration with both the work itself and the lack of communication surrounding it.

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Beaufort approves $70.2 million budget after TIF discovery forces funding changes

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Beaufort City Council approved a $70.17 million budget Tuesday night, June 9, adopting a spending plan that keeps the city’s tax rate unchanged while advancing major infrastructure projects after officials discovered a tax increment financing district should have been dissolved nearly a decade ago.

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Beaufort council advances FY2027 budget after four-hour meeting

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The Beaufort City Council advanced first reading of the city’s proposed FY2027 budget during its Tuesday, May 12, meeting following a lengthy discussion that stretched to roughly four hours and featured extensive debate over taxes, infrastructure priorities, public safety funding and future redevelopment costs tied to Henry C. Chambers Waterfront Park.

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