Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Florida Rep. Tyler Sirois says there is no way he will support making Merritt Island a city ― or even bringing the proposal to a ...

Merritt Island residents showed up in droves at Tuesday's County Commission meeting to express their disdain for the idea of becoming Florida's newest city. As an unincorporated area, islanders get ...

Is there any city in Brevard County whose tax is less than that of unincorporated Brevard County? No, because more government equals more tax. Still, a special interest committee has set about to try ...

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. – Months since Brevard County commissioned a study on what it might cost to make Merritt Island a city, the final feasibility report concludes, “The initial impacts on residents ...

MERRITT ISLAND, Fla. — The idea of changing the most populated, yet unincorporated part of Brevard County into the “City of Merritt Island” could become an option for voters by Fall 2024. A ...