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From The Desk Of
Palm Beach County Commissioner Robert S. Weinroth
Caring For Mental Illness... screening and assessments. NAMI also has a full array of contributor toward the county’s tax role at approximately
Boca Raton, which covers 30 square miles, is the largest
nationally recognized, evidence-based programs available
Keeping Our Taxes Low free of charge. For more information, visit www.nami.org. $25 billon – up 5 percent from last year. In comparison, Palm
I am committed to continue to work with county staff and Beach, which covers 10.4 square miles, contributed $24.27
Robert Weinroth, a local mental health professionals and organizations to ensure billion last year.
former member of the Boca that programs are available to our residents who are suffering Local County Inhabitants Date Back 2,000 Years.
Raton City Council, was from mental illness, removing the stigma of this serious Reportedly, people have been living in southern Palm Beach
elected as a Palm Beach medical disorder (often going undiagnosed as the patient County for the last 2,500 years (and you thought we needed
County Commissioner to suffers in silence). air conditioning to attract residents)!
replace Steven Abrams, who School Zone Safety Tips. School is open, so please stay Archaeologically, Palm Beach County has a rich history
retired due to term limits vigilant when driving in school zones! In Palm Beach County, that includes some extraordinary prehistoric Native American
requirements. 20 mph is the maximum speed for all school zones, and all are sites. The oldest site is the Hungryland Slough in central
National Alliance On preceded by numerous warning signs and/or flashing lights. western Palm Beach County, which dates back 6,000 years,
Mental Illness of Palm The county is currently in the process of installing flashers approximately 2,000 years before the pyramids in Egypt.
Beach County. Mental at all school zones as recently mandated by a change in state Delray Beach, Highland Beach and Boca Raton have some
illness has garnered increased regulation. interesting archaeological sites. Two complexes in these areas
attention and resources in recent years. The National Alliance In addition to the fines (with civil penalties up to $1,000 are the Boca Raton Inlet Complex and Spanish River Complex.
on Mental Illness of Palm Beach County (NAMI) is one of the possible) drivers are subject to remedial driver’s education if The Boca Raton Inlet Complex consists of three shell and
nonprofit mental health organizations in our county dedicated cited for violation within a school zone. Also, be aware that black-earth middens and at least one or two sand burial mounds.
to improving the quality of life and protecting the rights and the recent “no texting while driving” law which went into A midden is a trash heap that ancient residents lived on or near.
interests of people affected by mental illness. With one in five effect on July 1, subjects a driver using any mobile device in While such an idea may seem strange to us today, this was
Floridians experiencing mental health disorders by age 25, a school zone to a ticket. Don’t be a distracted driver. very common and practiced around the world. In the Near East
the repercussions for a person afflicted, as well as those with No Increase In County Taxes Projected. The Palm Beach (Turkey, Lebanon, and Israel), middens are called tels. The most
whom they interact, are far-reaching. County Property Appraisers office recently mailed real estate famous of these is located under modern day Tel Aviv.
Mental illness is a recognized medical condition that owners, countywide, annual TRIM notices with preliminary Also at the Boca Raton Inlet Complex, three different types
diminishes an individual’s capacity to cope with the ordinary estimates of property values and tax rates. of prehistoric pottery (St. John’s Check Stamped, Belle Glade
demands of life. People impacted consist of a broad group, not The Board of County Commissioners, during its budget Plain and Sand Tempered Plain) were recovered and are believed
related to a specific gender, class, or ethnicity. Some serious workshop in July, unanimously agreed to maintain the current to have been deposited between 1200 and 1763 A.D.
forms of mental illness include depression, schizophrenia, 2018/19 tax rate of $16.84 per $1,000 of the property’s taxable In 2002, an FAU student excavated the Gumbo Limbo site,
bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panic value. While appraisals may increase a property’s value, the which was another black-earth midden site. The ceramics from
disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and personality tax rate will remain constant. This will be the ninth year the that site confirmed the occupation of the Boca Inlet Complex
disorders. county has maintained the tax millage rate. It is noteworthy that occurred between 500 B.C. and 1200 A.D.
Most importantly, there are treatments available for the county millage is the lowest among all the municipalities The Spanish River Complex (located in Highland Beach)
people enduring these medical conditions. NAMI is striving with Palm Beach County. was one of the largest aboriginal localities in South Florida.
to eliminate the stigma attached to mental illness to achieve Some examples of local municipal rates are: Experts believe it contained eight sites: four burial mounds,
the goals of empowerment, social inclusion and recovery. Boca Raton: $18.58 and four midden sites. Based on the types of ceramics found
NAMI has over 1,000 offices nationwide, including 27 in Gulf Stream: $17.57 at the sites, archeologists have inferred the sites date back to
Florida offering a full spectrum of services. In Palm Beach Highland Beach: $17.76 between 750 A.D. and 1763 A.D.
County, there are three Mobile Crisis Units available 24/7, West Palm Beach: $22.18
ready to provide emergency intervention, de-escalation, Pahokee: $24.30 From The Desk Of on page 8
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