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Bill’s Box from page 1 never knew how the “clump” got their and was happy how to establish a reasonable payment plan that fits your
to have it removed. We can do more of that negotiating, budget.
one. It is a sad thing to lose a tree that perhaps could but everything that happened so long ago without HOA The video series is available on Clerk and Comptroller’s
have been saved. approval cannot be accomplished at once with one YouTube Channel, www.youtube.com/ClerkPBC. New
Backyards swish of the wand. videos are being added regularly.
When we moved into our brand-new house in the When newcomers moved into the Shores, they To receive notifications about the latest videos from the
Shores 31 years ago, it was understood at closing became aware of an unwritten rule of courtesy that Clerk and Comptroller’s team, subscribe to the office’s
that lakeview homes did not have use of property backyards are considered private. One does not expect YouTube Channel.
between the surveyed length of the lot and the shore uninvited people to traverse backyards within their
of the lake. That space was set aside by Northern Palm property line. Seeing someone looking into a pool area
Beach Improvement District as easement right away to can be an unwelcome surprise. Even HOA committee Town Of Jupiter News from page 1
maintain the shoreline. Their vehicles are seen riding members and property management personnel
along the shore spraying for mosquitos. Unfortunately, inspecting to exterior modifications do not enter – is as old as the nation itself. It is required by our
some homeowners forgot or willfully ignored the backyards without homeowner permission. I mention Constitution and is the basis for fairly allocating
stipulation and planted trees in the off-limit space. this as a matter of information. In casual conversation, political power among the states and within each
There was a huge banana tree, an unsafe, unsightly I realized that they and likely many other residents had state. It has been estimated that 16 states will see a
clump. Present owners inherited the violation from never heard of the unspoken guideline. So, I dutifully shift in reapportionment (losing or gaining seats in
previous owners. That creates a complication for the speak it. That is the way I roll. Congress) as a result of the 2020 Census. In addition,
board’s ACC committee and the board as a whole. In Deadline census figures are used to determine where federal
that case, the ACC approached the present owner who Copy deadline for the September newsletter is Aug. 12 dollars, as well as in state and private sector funds
– are spent every year on infrastructure, health care,
schools, factories, stores, and more. We need you to
participate in the census to ensure our local area gets
the appropriate share of those resources over the next
decade. You can get more information and fill it out
online at the following link: https://censuscounts.org/
participate/.
Thank you for keeping up to date on these activities.
Please make sure to follow me on social media at the
links below for more frequent updates. If you have any
questions or concerns, please contact me at ilank@
jupiter.fl.us. Please note all emails sent to my email
address are subject to Florida public records laws.

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