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VOL. 33 NO. 6 FAX 561-624-9088 • E-MAIL canpga@yahoo.com JUNE 2023

PGA POA Communication Corner

By Gail Coppage, If you are a resident enjoying the summer together with know how slowly time can go by when waiting for support.
Communications us at PGA National, having access to weather updates (TV, You can renew your registration online or at new kiosks
Committee Chairperson phone, weather apps like The Weather Channel, etc.) will throughout the area. Visit www.pbctax.com/kiosks for more
Happy June! June is a be important. Having recently experienced not one, but information. If you are interested in additional information
glorious time of the year in two tornado warnings in April in Palm Beach Gardens, it is regarding taxes, sign up for the Tax Talk newsletter. The
South Florida, but don’t tell important to have a safe space identified in your home in case information provided is very useful.
anyone! Traffic is a bit less of a hurricane or tornado warning. One of the beautiful vistas Are you interested in what is happening in and around
and there aren’t long lines of Florida is the amazing sky and cloud cover we enjoy each Palm Beach Gardens? Check out the city’s website at
of people at restaurants. day! Keep an eye on the sky if you are out and about – driving, www.pbgfl.com. Also, Mayor Chelsea Reed shares a great
June is still a bit cooler than walking, running, or biking. Especially in the afternoons and newsletter full of important information and detail: https://
the summer, and the rain is during hurricane season, you can watch clouds forming in mailchi.mp/chelseareed/chelsea-reed-email-outreach. Items
a little bit more prevalent. the western sky and can see the almost daily thunderstorms addressed include new and updates about development
June is also the beginning of hurricane season. Hurricane rolling in to visit us. Although most afternoon thunderstorms projects and road construction projects, information about
season is June to November. For PGA residents and guests are brief, the storms can be loud and scary, especially for current and past city council meetings and other great
who have lived here for some time, hurricane season is a our animals! Dogs feel the changes in the air and often we information to share with our Palm Beach Gardens residents.
time of preparation. For newer residents, renters, and guests, can find them shaking in a nearby room. Keep doors closed I always find there is something new to learn about Palm
it is important to be knowledgeable about the weather and so that your dogs don’t try to get out of the house and run Beach Gardens!
changes in weather. Please review the guidelines found online away. Florida offers amazing weather year-round, but we One of the most beautiful aspects of South Florida are the
at https://www.pga-poa.com. For those residents packing up must respect the weather, especially during hurricane season. bountiful waterways that crisscross the state. Unfortunately,
and heading elsewhere for the summer, it is still important The Florida Legislature passed the Home Hardening Sales discarded plastic bags are a problem in and along our
that you pay attention to your residence. Please make sure Tax Exemption in 2022 on the purchase of impact-resistant waterways. Plastic bags do not biodegrade. After sunlight
you have a local contact providing ongoing status checks. doors, windows, and garage doors, between July 1, 2022, and breaks down the plastic bag, the particles continue to degrade
Please remove any outside items (plants in pots, umbrellas, June 30, 2024. For more information, visit floridarevenue. into smaller and smaller pieces until they ultimately enter
etc.) that could potentially become a missile in a bad storm. com/homehardening. If you are considering the installation the food chain. These particles are called microplastics.
Reading and understanding the guidelines for protecting your of any of the above items, please review the information Single-use plastics are plastic items meant to be used just
location and keeping things safe and secure will hopefully about a possible exemption.
also give you worry-free evenings. Have you ever spent hours at a state DMV? If so, you PGA POA Communication Corner on page 2
Commissioner’s Update

Hurricane Preparedness recently in West Palm Beach, officials from the National whether you live in the unincorporated area or in a
At the Governor’s Hurricane Conference I attended
municipality, there may be specific limits on the amount
Is A Year-Round Effort Hurricane Center stressed that while wind velocity is a of yard debris you can place at the curb for pickup. In the
concern in a hurricane event, storm surge poses a greater unincorporated area, it is limited to six cubic yards per
By Commissioner threat. That is why we must follow mandatory evacuation collection day, which is roughly the size of two refrigerators.
Maria Marino orders when declared, depending on which zone covers your Cities have their own guidelines, so you will want to confirm
The six-month Atlantic neighborhood. what they allow.
hurricane season commences The information you need to build a complete hurricane Before the Solid Waste Authority (SWA) instituted
June 1 and runs through kit is available at https://discover.pbcgov.org/publicsafety/ vegetation restrictions in 2019, neighborhoods, especially those
Nov. 30. Most of us have PDF/Hurricane-Guide.pdf. If you do not have Internet access with parcels of an acre or larger experienced negative effects
that etched in our brains, but or need additional information, contact the Emergency resulting from large piles of vegetation and tree trimmings
for the more than 500,000 Information Center at (561) 712-6400. Along with checklists blocking entire swales. This impeded storm water drainage,
estimated new residents who for supplies, evacuation zone maps, and numerous helpful tips, blocked the line of sight for drivers, and attracted vermin.
moved to Florida in 2022, and the guide also includes transportation and shelter information, Whether you perform the pruning yourself or hire a
others that have made Palm and suggested steps to take in securing your home. contractor, make sure that your pile does not block the
Beach County their home in Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis recently sidewalk, the street, or other areas of ingress and egress.
recent years, that may come as a bit of a shock. announced the renewal of the My Safe Florida Home Program, If you need to place more than the allowable amount at
However, as we longtime residents and hurricane which is offering grants of up to $10,000 to help homeowners the street and have no other means of clearing it away, the
“veterans” know, there are emergency management systems pay for hurricane-hardening improvements such as impact- SWA can work with you to arrange a separate pickup at a
in place and specific guidelines to help all of us stay prepared, resistant windows and doors. Purchases of these products are cost of $8 per square yard. You can contact SWA Customer
supplied and ready, should a storm approach our shores. It is tax-free through June 30, 2024. In addition, upon completion of Service at (561) 697-2700; (866) 792-4636, or by emailing
also incumbent upon all of us to reach out and help people the improvements, a homeowner can request a free windstorm contactCIS@swa.org.
unfamiliar with hurricane season and those who are elderly, mitigation inspection and report that they can submit to their To help you stay prepared during hurricane season and
disabled or have restricted mobility. insurance carrier for a rebate or discount on rates. Find out for questions on any other matters, please contact me at (561)
more at My Safe Florida 355-2201 or by email at mmarino@pbcgov.org.
Home – Florida Department
of Financial Services
(mysafeflhome.com).
One of the most helpful
year-round practices you
can develop to help you
safeguard your property is
the regular maintenance and
pruning of your landscaping
and trees. Depending on