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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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