Page 4 - Waterways - April '20

Page 4, Waterways
Commissioner’s Update

The Census Truly Counts try to alert the community and local law enforcement that protected and that your answers cannot be used against
census employees are onsite. Census workers will carry you by any government agency or court. The answers you
By Commissioner Hal proper identification and an electronic device or cell provide are used only to produce statistics.
Valeche phone with them. Keep in mind, they have a legal right Please share this information with your family,
April 1 is Census Day. and obligation to enter the communities and collect the friends, neighbors and coworkers. We must ensure that
This process rolls around information from nonresponding residents. each person in every household in Palm Beach County
once every decade to obtain The Census Bureau is bound by Title 13 of the U.S. is counted. To learn more about the 2020 Census, visit
a count of population and Code to keep your information confidential, and they our website at http://discover.pbcgov.org/census.
housing units throughout cannot release any identifiable information about you, As always, if I can be of assistance, please contact me
the country, including your home, or your business, even to law enforcement at (561) 355-2201, or by email at hvaleche@pbcgov.org.
the District of Columbia, agencies. The law ensures that your private data is
Puerto Rico and the island
areas. The results of this
count determine the number
of congressional seats assigned to each state and how Vine Trivia Uncorked
more than $675 billion in federal funds annually is
allocated to state and local governments.
With Florida as the third largest state in the United
States, and Palm Beach County as the third largest
county in Florida, it is imperative that we account for By Laura Berrio, wine, and liquor –
every person in a household in our county and state. Freelance Writer/Blogger are equal in alcohol
Very simply, it helps us get back our fair share of federal 1. What temperature strength and effect on
dollars. should red wine be stored the body.
You should very shortly be receiving an invitation at and served at? 7. What type of
to complete the census survey, if you have not already. Red wine should be wine has the lowest
You will have the option of completing the census by stored at 55 degrees in a calories?
mail, online or over the telephone. Please complete wine refrigerator or cellar. Dry and low
the census as soon as you can, reporting the number of Red wine should be served alcohol content
people expected to be residing in your household as of at room temperature … wines are the
April 1. Everyone living at the address counts – grand to clarify … not room lowest in calories
and great-grandparents, parents and guardians, children temperature here in … although I would
of all ages, in-laws, relatives, extended family members, Florida … room temperature in a nice cool wine cellar rather drink what I
friends, roommates and room renters. … 70 degrees. like and cut calories
Again, the 2020 Census will influence community 2. What color grapes are used to make white wine? somewhere else!
funding and congressional representation for the next Red grapes! 8. What happens to red and white wine as they age?
decade. As our county continues to grow in population, it 3. How many grapes does it take to make a bottle of Red wine gets lighter in color and white wine gets
is essential that we receive federal allocations to deliver wine? darker in color.
programs and infrastructure that affect our quality of life. On average it takes 736 grapes to make one bottle. 9. How much pressure is there in a bottle of
Each person counted equates to approximately $1,600 4. How many bubbles in a bottle of champagne? champagne?
per year in federal funding. Currently, the population of Almost 58 million! The pressure in a bottle of champagne is 90 pounds per
Palm Beach County is roughly 1.5 million people. This 5. Is the practice of walking on grapes (Think I Love square inch, about three times that in your automobile tire.
equates to $2.4 billion a year or $24 billion over ten Lucy) still used in wine making? 10. Are you scared to open a bottle of champagne?
years for education, health care, housing transportation, It is! Usually when producing small quantities of high Now you have a reason to be! How fast does a cork travel
infrastructure and others programs and services funded by end port wines. when you open it?
the federal government. New census data will affect the 6. What has the highest alcohol content: wine, beer or A flying cork can travel up to 50 mph.
redistricting of county and municipal commission districts whiskey? ~ Cheers
and may result in a gain of additional congressional seats, Standard serving sizes of all alcohol beverages – beer, ~ Keep the conversation going and the wine flowing!
enhancing our level of representation in Washington, D.C.
Some North County communities have asked me about
what the census’ protocol is for having census workers
enter gated communities to follow up on addresses that
have not responded to the census. Three reminders will
be mailed to every address following the initial mailing
of the census invitation. For those addresses that do not
respond, the census will send out enumerators (door
knockers) to these residences to elicit the information
through the Non Response Follow Up (NRFU) operation.
If residents respond promptly to the census, it will keep
the door knocking operation to a minimum.
The NRFU/door knocking will commence in May.
Many communities are taking the initiative to conduct
their own “Stop the Knock” campaigns to keep census
enumerators away from their communities, and I would
encourage you to promote 100 percent response to the
census through your own HOAs and neighborhood
organizations.
When it is necessary to send enumerators into a
community, the Census Bureau will attempt to get people
who actually live in or near the community to perform “Service is our number one priority”
this task. When census workers arrive, the bureau will
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