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Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office

Dear Taxpayers: Homestead Exemption If this is your first year filing for homestead
As a reminder, my office Receipt Cards To Be Mailed exemption, the property appraiser’s office recommends
continues to implement using our easy online E-file system. It’s simple, efficient,
measures to ensure the At The End Of December and secure. Log onto pbcgov.org/PAPA and click the
health and safety of our E-file button on the homepage.
staff, while also maintaining On the last business day in the month of December, You may also file by mail or in person at one of our
the highest level of safe the property appraiser’s office mails a “pink and white” five service centers conveniently located throughout
service to the taxpayers of Homestead Exemption receipt card to every homestead Palm Beach County. The deadline to file a homestead
Palm Beach County during exempt property owner in Palm Beach County. If there are exemption application is March 1 of the year you’re
the COVID-19 pandemic. no changes to the use and/or ownership of the property, applying for and you may pre-file any time after you
Our office is open to simply keep the card as your receipt that you have been take ownership of the property and become a permanent
the public. However, we automatically renewed for another year. However, if there resident of Florida. You and/or your spouse must not
encourage you to contact is a change to ownership due to a sale, marriage, divorce, be receiving a residency-based exemption on any other
us via phone: (561) 355-3230, email: PAO@pbcgov.org or death, or change in property use, call our office at (561) property in Florida or in another state.
utilize our online services at our website: pbcgov.org/PAPA. 355-2866 or email us at MyExemption@pbcgov.org.
My office employs 240 qualified employees, has five Office Closed Due To
service centers located throughout Palm Beach County and
retains more credentialed appraisal experts than any other Upcoming Holidays
jurisdiction in the United States. We determine the taxable
value of more than 640,000 parcels and nearly 60,000 The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office
tangible personal property accounts in the county. (including all of our service centers) will be closed the
In 2020, Palm Beach County property values continued following days during the upcoming holiday season:
to experience steady growth, increasing 5.5 percent from • Thursday, Dec. 24
2019. Westlake, South Palm Beach, and Village of Golf • Friday, Dec. 25
showed the largest percentage of growth from 2019 to 2020. • Friday, Jan. 1, 2021
The biggest trends in new construction were apartment Happy Holidays to you all!
complexes, industrial and retail properties. Overall, the
market value for new construction was at $3 billion. The
impact of COVID-19 on property values will be reflected
in the 2021 assessments. Florida law requires our office to
value property based on the status of the real estate market Town Of Jupiter News
and the property as of Jan. 1 each year.
I want to take this opportunity to thank my staff. I
appreciate their hard work and commitment to the taxpayers By Ilan Kaufer, Jupiter provides discounts on building permits to Jupiter’s
of Palm Beach County. As we move into 2021, I anticipate Vice Mayor military veterans.
new challenges and trends, but our mission will remain Happy December, Additional Outdoor Seating At Jupiter Restaurants
the same: to value property, administer exemptions, and I hope you enjoyed a In late October, in order to work with local
maintain ownership records for the county fairly, equitably meaningful Thanksgiving restaurants and bars to provide assistance during the
and in accordance with Florida law. either in person or COVID-19 pandemic, the Council adopted provisions
Thank you for allowing me to serve as your property virtually with your family to allow for increased outdoor seating at restaurants.
appraiser. I wish you and your families a safe and happy and friends and wish you The goal of this policy is to balance the interests
holiday season. a happy and meaningful of helping businesses, increasing public safety, and
Respectfully, holiday season. limiting impacts to nearby residents or businesses.
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS, Veterans Memorial The Council will review these provisions in February
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser The Town’s Veterans 2021 and determine whether they need to continue.
Memorial has been completed and is located next to Strategic Planning 2021

The Town Council will set the strategic initiatives
the circle in between the Town Hall and the new police
Chief’s Corner department. If you have not had time to visit, I hope for the 2021 calendar year during meetings in January
and February. If you have any ideas you would like to
you get a chance to stop by and take a moment to
view the memorial and remember all of the veterans share, please feel free to send me an email any time.
Dear Resident, that protect the freedoms we all enjoy. I want to Have a safe and wonderful holiday season and wishing
The month of thank all of you who helped make my idea for this everyone a great start to 2021.
December has arrived memorial a reality. Initially inspired by the service of As always please contact me with any comments
and t he hol iday my grandfather and his seven brothers in World War or questions on Town matters at ilank@jupiter.fl.us
celebrations have begun. II and reinforced by the many family members and and follow me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/
This year, whether you local friends who have served our country, this project Councilorkaufer or on twitter @Councilorkaufer.
are staying home for the was very personal to me. I am so grateful to all of you Please note: Florida has a very broad public records
holidays or traveling to who helped advocate for the creation of this memorial, law. Most written communications to or from the Town
spend time with family and provided feedback and suggestions so that we can of Jupiter officials and employees regarding public
and friends, please thank our veterans, and I hope you are proud of what business are public records available to the public and
remember a few safety the Town built to provide a permanent reminder of our media upon request. Your email communications may
tips to ensure the safety thanks to those who have served our country. be subject to public disclosure. Under Florida law, email
of yourself and your home and valuables: Veterans Permit Discount Program addresses are public records. If you do not want your
• Lock all of your vehicle’s doors, even while you In November, the Council approved one of my email address released in response to a public records
are fueling. strategic priorities aimed at providing our military request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead,
• Do not leave gifts and purchases visible in your veterans with reduced permit fees. The new program contact this office by phone or in writing.
car.
• Avoid flashing large amounts of cash when going
to pay for something.
• At night, always walk in well-lighted areas, Experience Dentistry with a Woman’s Touch
especially at shopping centers.
• Stay off your cell phone as you walk through
parking lots or streets when you are alone.
• Keep doors and windows closed and locked while Cosmetic & Comprehensive Restorative Dentistry
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• If you plan on traveling out of town for an State of the Art & Same Day Restorations
extended vacation, have a neighbor you know and
trust collect your mail or have the post office stop mail Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen Sedation Available
delivery until you are back at home. An overstuffed
mailbox is a sign that you are out of town.
• Leave a light on inside your home, or set an Joanne Green, D.D.S.
automatic timer for your lights if you go out at night,
or if you are out of town. 10887 N. Military Trail, Suite 6
Stay healthy and stay safe, and I hope you have a Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
wonderful holiday season.
Please continue to visit us on our website at www. (561) 622-2815 • www.joannegreendds.com
jupiter.fl.us/jpd and on Facebook @JupiterPolice for
information and dates on upcoming events. Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry - Cum Laude
Sincerely, Hospital of the University of Penn - General Practice Residency Training
Daniel J. Kerr, Harvard Dental School - Former Instructor
Chief of Police Boston Brigham and Women’s Dental Group - Staff Dentist