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Our Village Voice

VOL. 32 NO. 3 www.seabreezepublications.com MARCH 2021

Commissioner’s Update Bill’s Box

Shoreline Protection Projects By Bill Thompson
Move Forward Need To Do
This notice is at the
By County Commissioner request of The Shores Board
Maria Marino of Directors.
If you have visited our The Shores HOA
beautiful beaches lately in Architectural Control
Juno Beach and at the south Committee has noted some
end of Jupiter, you may have hurricane shutters still up as are
wondered what’s going on with some Christmas lights. This is a deed restricted development
all the dump trucks, bulldozers, and requires adherence to standards contained in the
large pipes and machinery. architectural guidelines. New homeowners were provided
This is what beach that document upon purchase of the property, and the HOA
renourishment looks like. documents are available on our association’s website. Simply,
Officially, it is called Segment your property should reflect our upscale Village and to help
III of the North County Comprehensive Shore Protection Project, preserve curb appeal and property values.
and is designed to address this State of Florida-designated Seabreeze Publications
“critically eroded” area. Ongoing erosion has the long-term Seabreeze Publications has been producing our newsletter
potential to threaten A1A, infrastructure, and beach habitat during for approximately 30 years at no cost to The Shores. Its
severe storms, so massive amounts of sand are being added to revenue is from the advertising. Few of the developments
the coastal system to act as an environmentally sensitive buffer they publish for have an active editor. Our newsletter is
that will mitigate future storm impacts. different in that our editor can select articles such as those
The project location consists of the shoreline from a mile north written by homeowners and members of the board, in order
to 1.4 miles south of the Juno Pier in the towns of Jupiter and to personalize our newsletter. I have worked with Seabreeze
Juno Beach. It was first nourished with offshore sand in 2001, and since they were first engaged. Prior to their engagement we
renourished in 2010. This project, which is nearing completion, utilized newsletter volunteers, a small group of dedicated
calls for approximately 969,600 cubic yards of sand to refill the homeowners who addressed the mailings and licked the
stamps. Bill Reid, Shores homeowner, was a member of our
Commissioner’s Update on page 3 committee and suggested we look into a more professional
system. His sons owned and operated Seabreeze Publications.
Northern Notes Bill’s Box on page 3

The Dry Season

By Katie Roundtree,
Finance Director, Northern
Palm Beach County March 17th
Improvement District
One uncontrollable
factor affecting Northern
services more than any
other is the weather. Warmer
temperatures in the summer
months create the potential
for increased amounts of Oscillation) cycle and is characterized by a cooling of waters
rain, flooding and chances in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific waters. This
of hurricanes. Cooler cooling of the equatorial Pacific to below normal values
temperatures in the winter months typically mean dryer affects large scale weather systems across all of North
air, less rain and canals and lakes with lower water levels. America. The main impact of La Niña in Florida is typically
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a very dry and less stormy winter and early spring. La Niña
(NOAA) forecasts a drier than normal pattern in south winters are typically characterized by a jet stream which is
Florida with slightly warmer than average temperatures for displaced farther north over North America, leading to most
the period from November 2020 through April 2021, which winter and spring low pressure storm tracks staying north
encompasses most of the area’s dry season. of Florida. The jet stream being farther north can also limit
The National Weather Service has forecast that La Niña the number of cold air outbreaks into Florida, although a
conditions will likely persist throughout the dry season. La Sunday, April 4th
Niña is the cold-water phase of the ENSO (El Niño Southern Northern Notes on page 2

REPORT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY IMMEDIATELY

TO THE JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT
(561) 799-4445

Use 911 for emergencies only. Lock car doors.
Do not leave valuables in the car.