Melbourne Village News

It's easy to decry government waste and criticize officials who must make grueling budget decisions.

As a homeowner, how are you affected by this trend? Are tumbling property values helpful, or harmful? E-mail your story to news@floridatoday.com. Brevard County tax roll values dropped 15.6 percent compared with last year, Property Appraiser Jim Ford announced.

The Legislature passed a $70 billion budget and adjourned its 60-day session early Saturday morning.

In a budgetary about-face, annual fire-protection assessments probably will not increase for tens of thousands of Space Coast homeowners, Brevard County Manager Howard Tipton said.