Page 10 - Abacoa Community News - February '21

Page 10, Abacoa
Tax Talk

As the pandemic continues • Promote contactless payment methods in our offices.
to affect nearly every aspect • Provide staff with cloth face coverings, plastic gloves, hand
of our daily lives, I am taking sanitizer and disinfecting wipes.
this opportunity to share • Require daily temperature and blood oxygen level checks
information about important of all employees.
safety measures implemented • Initiate periodic deep cleaning at all locations.
in our offices. I put these With every decision I make, I strive to balance our most
measures in place at the urgent mission to provide essential services while protecting
beginning of the pandemic the health of our staff and clients. Over these past several
and will continue to refine months, we quickly learned we must remain flexible to adapt
them as needed. to new ways of working. Transforming how we serve you is
Even with these safety part of my commitment to continuous improvement.
measures, we find ourselves periodically understaffed due
to COVID-19. In these instances, wait times may be longer could continue to provide essential services in the safest Important Dates And
than normal, even with an appointment. If you arrive for your manner possible.
scheduled appointment and find there is a long wait time, What We’ve Done Deadlines
please consider rescheduling your appointment for a later • Required face masks or cloth face coverings of anyone
date or different location. I know this can be inconvenient entering our offices. Feb. 15 President’s Day – Offices closed
and thank you in advance for your patience. • Installed protective barriers at all front counters. Feb. 28 Last day to receive 1 percent property tax discount
A quick reminder ... our offices are closed Monday, Feb. • Placed social distance signage and markers in all offices. Do you have an April
15 for President’s Day, but we are always open to serve you • Installed air purification systems in every office. birthday? Your registration
online at www.pbctax.com. • Conducted mandatory onsite COVID-19 education and expires at midnight on your
Regards, testing for all employees. birthday. You can renew
Anne M. Gannon, What We Continue To Do your registration up to 90
Constitutional Tax Collector, • Limit our services to Palm Beach County residents and days in advance at www.
Serving Palm Beach County new residents only. pbctax.com.
• Require an appointment for in-person service.
Last Chance To Get A

Property Tax Discount Northern Notes

Pay real estate Water Facts And Trivia
and tangible
personal property By Katie Roundtree,
tax in February to Finance Director,
receive the 1 percent Northern Palm Beach
discount on your County Improvement
2020 property taxes. District
There is no discount “We forget that the water
available in March. cycle and the life cycle
Pay smart, pay online are one.” – Jacques Yves
at www.pbctax.com today! Cousteau
Water is such a simple
Delinquent Business Tax element, made up of one But that probably doesn’t account for all the water we see

Notices oxygen and two hydrogen today. Comets are mostly water/ice. It’s possible that comets
made regular water deliveries to earth. It would take a lot of
molecules, but so essential
to life. A person can live a month without food, but only comets to fill the ocean, but comets could well have made a
Have you received a delinquent business tax notice? about a week without water. However, water is essential to big contribution.
Don’t wait! An additional $250 fine is applied on Feb. 1 all life, not just human life. Here are some interesting facts Water covers 70.9 percent of the planet’s surface and is
pursuant to Florida Statute 205.053. Pay smart, pay online about water. recycled constantly by way of the water cycle. The water
at www.pbctax.com today to avoid further penalties. You There are about 332,500,000 cubic miles of water on cycle is the continuous movement of water within the earth
can also pay by mail or drop your payment in one of our earth. That’s about the same amount of water as there was and atmosphere. It is a complex system that includes many
secure drop boxes located in our office lobbies during when the earth was formed! The water from your faucet could different processes. Liquid water evaporates into water
regular business hours. contain molecules that dinosaurs drank or walked through!
The rocky material that formed earth contained some water. Northern Notes on page 11
Steps We Are Taking To

Protect The Health Of Our Choosing The Right Wine
Employees And Clients For Your Perfect Or

As this agency and our country continues to deal with
the spread of COVID-19, I remain focused on protecting the Imperfect Valentine!
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2020, new processes and safety measures were implemented
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