Florida’s Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, alleges a widening gap between local spending and actual community growth in Palm Beach County.
The state’s 99-page review this week says the county’s general fund has surged nearly 90% since 2016. But that stands in contrast to a modest 10% increase in population over the same period.
This budget growth was fueled largely by a gain in property tax revenue. It nearly doubled from $790 million dollars to $1.4 billion dollars…