Page 14 - Talk of Tequesta - July '19

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Dispose Of Plastic Bags Properly – Not In Waterways

By O’Neal Bardin Jr., Executive Director, Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District

Americans use about down; they degrade, Bangladesh during monsoon season. More locally, plastic
100 billion plastic bags a breaking down into bags can get caught and damage aerator motors and storm
year. These include plastic smaller and smaller water pumps. Aerator maintenance costs are higher because
grocery, shopping, food pieces, until it can of plastic bag debris. Storm water pumps need to function
storage, yard fertilizer and pet ultimately enter the at optimal levels to provide proper drainage following rain
waste disposal bags. Plastic food chain. No one can events and storms. They are critical to many of the storm
bags are so lightweight and honestly say they know water systems. If debris gets caught in them, they can burn
aerodynamic, that even if we for sure how long plastic out and not work properly when most needed.
dispose of them properly, they debris lasts. Estimates If you choose to use plastic bags, please dispose of
can escape with the wind. range into hundreds and even thousands of years. them properly. Do not throw them in the waterways. This
They escape from our trash Besides the environmental aspects of plastic bags, they not only pertains to shopping bags, but includes fertilizer
cans, garbage trucks and landfills and they go where the can cause damage to storm water drainage systems. Plastic bags, pet waste disposal bags and food storage bags.
wind takes them – into storm drains, canals, and lakes bags clog storm drains and waterways, threatening urban NPDES tip: Hurricane season began June 1. Make sure
and eventually the ocean. Plastic bags remain toxic even environments and creating severe safety hazards. Drainage your yards and trees are trimmed neatly to avoid flying debris
after they break down. They don’t biodegrade, they systems blocked by plastic bags have been identified during a storm. Dispose of your trimmings and clippings
photodegrade. That means that after sunlight breaks them as a major cause of flooding in countries like India and properly – do not put them into storm drains or lakes!

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Property Appraiser’s Office

Taxpayers: • Total Net New Construction Taxable: $2,408,951,888
Happy Independence Day! • Total Parcel Count: 641,485
Recently, my office held • Total Tangible Accounts: 59,633
its 26th annual College Once the tax roll receives approval from the DOR (usually
Scholarship Awards ceremony in late July), my office will prepare the “Truth In Millage”
and presented six outstanding (TRIM) Notices for Palm Beach County residents, which are
high school seniors (from mailed in mid-August.
Palm Beach County) with
college scholarships in the Status Of Applications For Property Tax
amount of $1,500 each. Exemptions, Portability And Agricultural
In addition to receiving Classifications
a scholarship award, each If you submitted an application on or before March 1 for
recipient was offered an opportunity to participate in a paid a property tax exemption or portability for Palm Beach
summer internship in my office. We are happy to have three County to the Palm Beach County Property Appraiser for Palm Beach County Property Appraiser Dorothy Jacks CFA,
of the recipients working for us this summer. tax year 2019 and your application was denied, a Notice of AAS, Gabriela Carrazana, Samir Ahmed, Jaciah Rashid,
These six high-achieving, exceptional students Denial will be mailed out to you on July 1. Chase Correia, Sonia Z. Rivera and Marco Peric
demonstrated excellence in academic ability, persistence, You have 30 days to file a petition with the Value
leadership, and service to others. Adjustment Board (VAB) to appeal the denial of your University. He will serve as an intern in the Residential
Since 1994, the Property Appraiser’s Office (PAO) has exemption. The deadline to file a petition is 5 p.m., July 31. Appraisal Services department.
awarded nearly $140,000 in college scholarships. The The deadline to file a petition for the denial of a portability Gabriela Carrazana of John I. Leonard High School,
event is particularly special to the PAO, because the money benefit is 5 p.m., Sept. 13. will be attending the University of Florida.
raised for the scholarships is 100 percent funded by my staff If you submitted an application for an agricultural Chase Correia of Atlantic Community High School, will
who participate in “Friday Dress Casual Day,” a volunteer classification, you will be notified of the status of your be attending Northwestern University. He will serve as an
donation program. application for the agricultural classification by regular mail. intern in the Condominium Appraisal Services department.
Congratulations to all scholarship recipients and I wish them These notifications will be mailed out on July 1. Marco Peric of Palm Beach Central High School, will be
much success in their future educational and career endeavors. If your agricultural classification application is denied, you attending the University of Central Florida Honors College.
In this month’s newsletter, you’ll find a list of the recipients’ have 30 days to file a petition with the VAB. The deadline to He will serve as an intern in the GIS Mapping department.
names and colleges they will be attending in the fall. file a petition is 5 p.m., July 31. Jaciah Rashid of Santaluces High School, will be
Also, there is an update on the 2019 tax roll process For questions, call exemption services (including attending the University of Florida.
and the status of applications for property tax exemptions, portability) at (561) 355-2866, Agriculture Department at Sonia Z. Rivera of the Dreyfoos School of the Arts, will
portability and agricultural classifications. I hope you find (561) 355-4577, or the VAB at (561) 355-6289. be attending the University of Florida.
this information beneficial and wish you a happy and safe
Independence Day. Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office Closed Due To Upcoming Holiday
Respectfully, Office Names 2019 Scholarship Recipients The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS, Samir Ahmed of Boynton Beach Community High (including all of our service centers) will be closed in honor
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser School, will be attending Embry-Riddle Aeronautical of Independence Day on Thursday, July 4.

Update On 2019 Tax Roll
July is an important month as my office submits the 2019
preliminary tax roll to Florida’s Department of Revenue
(DOR) and the local taxing authorities. The preliminary
tax roll is a systematic listing of information pertaining to
the market valuation of all real property within Palm Beach
County, for purposes of ad valorem taxation. These values
are based upon market conditions as of Jan. 1, 2019 and assist
taxing authorities in preparation for their upcoming budgets
and setting their proposed millage (tax) rates.
New property value in Palm Beach County continues to
grow our tax base along with steady increases in reassessment
for 2019.
Palm Beach County-wide taxable property values have
increased 5.73 percent from 2018 to 2019. These values are 747-PALM
subject to change.
Highlights include: 747-7256
• Total Market Value: $276,910,929,158
• Total Taxable Value: $198,072,878,205