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      Tax Talk




      Dear Friends:                                     emergency, sanitation, utility service vehicles, tow trucks   Great Day At The Jubilee!
        Did you know that there                         or wreckers, maintenance, or construction vehicles with
      are more than 60 special                          displaying warning lights.                           A picture-perfect day brought out the crowd for the Town
      observance days in March,                           However, there are times when that isn’t always possible,   of Jupiter’s largest hometown celebration, the Jupiter Jubilee.
      such as National Black                            as a vehicle could be in the lane next to you and it is unsafe   Tax collector’s office employees were available to answer
      Forest Cake Day (March                            to move over, or you could be on a two-lane road. In those   questions and distribute informational materials. This event
      28) and Working Moms Day                          scenarios you should slow to a speed that is 20 mph less than   is always a great opportunity to visit with our neighbors in
      (March 12)?                                       the posted speed limit, or slow down to 5 mph when the posted   the north Palm Beach County area.
        One of these observances                        speed limit is 20 mph or less.
      that I am especially fond of                        The expansion of the Move Over Law that took effect on Jan.
      is  Employee Appreciation                         1, now includes any disabled vehicles on the side of the road, to
      Day on March 1. While my                          help protect motorists that are stopped on the side of the road.
      leadership team and I certainly appreciate the hard work our     In 2022, there were 170 crashes and more than 14,000
      employees do each and every day, this special day gives me   citations issued for motorists failing to move over in Florida.
      and our leadership team the opportunity to thank our more     For more information on how you can protect yourself
      than 330 employees in a special way for their hard work,   and others on the road, visit www.flhsmv.gov/safety-center/.
      dedication, and for providing exceptional service to you, our
      clients. So, if you are fortunate enough to have an amazing   A Report To Our Citizens
      team of employees, like me, I encourage you to recognize
      them on Employee Appreciation Day on March 1.       I am pleased to announce
        Don’t forget, if you have not yet paid your 2023 property   that the 2022/23  Report
      taxes, you have until March 31 to do so to avoid your taxes   To Our Citizens, which                   Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth for
      being delinquent. You can pay online by visiting https://  highlights our agency’s                   information about the services we provide and to share their
      pbctax.publicaccessnow.com/.                      results and continued                              positive interactions with our offices!
                                       Anne M. Gannon,  growth, is now available.                            We look forward to taking part in these community events
                               Constitutional Tax Collector,     In fiscal year 2022/23,                   and visiting with our clients. If you missed us at the Jubilee,
                               Serving Palm Beach County  more than $5 billion in                          look for our booth at these upcoming community events:
                                                        property tax revenues were                           • Palm Beach Pride, March 23 to 24 at Bryant Park in
      New! Move Over Law                                collected and distributed                          Downtown Lake Worth Beach
                                                        to the individual taxing                             • Black Gold Jubilee, April 13 at Torrey Island Campground
        Did you know                                    authorities throughout the                         in Belle Glade.
      that on Jan. 1                                    county, in support of critical local public resources. This
      expansions were                                   resulted in our agency returning $51,617,938 of unexpended
      added to Florida’s                                revenue back to the local taxing authorities.
      Move Over Law?                                      In this latest report, we’ve included data regarding our
        You might be                                    client satisfaction scores that we are extremely proud of! Our
      wondering what the                                goal is always to provide exceptional service to our clients
      Move  Over Law                                    and our client satisfaction scores tell us that we are delivering
      is. Well in Florida                               on that commitment!
      drivers are required                                I encourage you to review our results in this Report To Our
      to move over a                                    Citizens For Fiscal Year 2022/23 by visiting www.pbctax.com/
      lane for stopped                                  annual-report where you can review the report online or request
      law enforcement,                                  a copy be mailed to you.




































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