Page 6 - The Shores of Jupiter - April '21

Page 6, The Shores
Town Of Jupiter News

By Ilan Kaufer, Thank you to everyone who has supported my efforts to get and I hope in the future we can find a way to provide
Jupiter Vice Mayor this memorial completed. ADA compliant matting all the way to the water.
I hope you are having a World Spay Day
great start to the spring. With On Feb. 23, I joined our wonderful community partner
access to vaccines increasing Furry Friends Adoption, Clinic and Ranch to present
and continuing to evolve, it is a resolution from the Town of Jupiter Town Council
my hope that if you are trying declaring Feb. 23 “World Spay Day.” Thank you to all
to get a vaccine you will be the staff and volunteers at Furry Friends and our other
able to get one in the next few local government entities and animal care organizations
months. I continue to work for all they do for our local animals.
hard on important local issues Pictures of Dune Crossover 48
for our community. Please
find below some information on some of the latest projects Water Quality Projects
and issues that have come before council, and some ideas I The Town has requested funding from the state
am continuing to work on. My family and I hope you have a legislature for several local water and wastewater
happy and healthy spring season. projects. Last year several of our projects were approved
Gold Star Memorial Marker by the legislature but did not make it through the final
A few months ago, I budget process. Our local legislators are currently in
updated you on the session and it is my hope that we will receive funding
completion of the Town’s for these projects to assist us with continuing to improve
first Veterans Memorial (my water quality in the Loxahatchee River and some of our
strategic initiative from a problem areas concerning sediment and nutrient buildup.
few years ago). I am excited Thank you for keeping up-to-date on these activities.
to let you know that we have Dune Crossover 48 Please make sure to follow me on social media on
now completed the addition A couple years back I proposed that we increase access Facebook at www.facebook.com/kauferfl and on Twitter
of a Gold Star Memorial to the beach for those who had accessibility challenges. @CouncilorKaufer for more frequent updates. If you
marker at the site. I want to The reconstruction of Dune Crossover 48 is nearing have any comments, questions, or concerns about these
thank Lauren Berkson and completion and will provide ADA access to the Jupiter initiatives or any other Town matters, please email me at
other local Gold Star family beach. I am proud that this initiative is nearing completion ilank@jupiter.fl.us.
members for their help in working with me and our Town staff
sacrifice of the brave men and women who made the ultimate Northern Notes
to get this marker in place. Our community is grateful for the

sacrifice for our country, and I hope this marker can provide a
way for our community to remember the lives we have lost. If Hurricane Season May Start consistent basis. Better
you had not had a chance to visit the Veterans Memorial and modeling technology
the Gold Star marker, it is located on the Town Hall complex Earlier In The Future and satellites have led
in between Town Hall and the new police department building. to the ability to track
By Katie Roundtree, and name storms more
Finance Director, Northern effectively than in the
Palm Beach County past. Storms that may
Improvement District have been missed Hurricane Wilma – NOAA
In February, it was before can now be
announced that a committee monitored and forecasted more accurately. There have been calls
within NOAA (National for years to revise the official start date of the Atlantic hurricane
season to May 15, matching the first day of hurricane season in
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Vino With Sting! Administration) is the eastern Pacific. June 1 is an arbitrarily chosen date; some
determining whether
think it’s time to change the definition to reflect reality.
hurricane season should Even though there is discussion about moving the hurricane
By Laura Berrio, begin on May 15 rather season start date to May 15, the ending date of Nov. 30 has
Freelance Writer/ than June 1, as is the current not changed. The height of hurricane season is August through
Blogger internationally recognized start date. This is in response to mid-October, later in the season. Typically, August has more
Who wants to go to weather patterns over the past decade and tropical activity than three times more storms than July or double the amount
Italy and stay at Sting’s starting earlier than June 1 over the past six consecutive years. of June and July combined. As the oceans heat up, activity
Tuscany Estate and Since 2000, 11 storms have been named prior to the official increases. Storms form more frequently and are much more
Vineyard? start of the season. It is a trend that they believe will continue intense than storms earlier in the season.
You can rent out the into the future. So, what does this mean to those of us in South Florida?
entire estate, main house, In response, NOAA may begin issuing daily tropical Not much. Hurricanes will not suddenly decide to form earlier
guesthouses and grounds weather forecasts as early as May 15. As to moving the because of a shift in dates. This doesn’t give a green light to the
for up to 500 people! start date of the official hurricane season to May 15, in their atmosphere to stir up storms prior to June 1. It simply means
When I checked on the annual hurricane plan, the World Meteorological Organization that we need to be more vigilant, prepare early and pay attention
price, it appears to be a case of, if you have to ask, you announced the National Hurricane Center “will determine a to weather trends and forecasts a bit sooner in the year than in
can’t afford it! quantitative threshold for adding or removing dates from the the past. Hurricane season is a long stretch, but it’s the price
It all began when Sting and his wife Trudie were official Atlantic Hurricane Season,” and “will then examine we pay to live in paradise.
looking for a summer home in Italy. They found a run- the need for … potentially moving the beginning of hurricane NPDES Tip: Hurricane season begins officially on June
down estate that formerly produced honey, olive oil and season to May 15.” 1. Make sure your yards and trees are trimmed early to avoid
wine. They bought the property, Il Palagio, because of the Warmer waters, potentially from climate change, have flying debris during a storm. Dispose of your trimmings and
view! Then they began a decade-long project of bringing caused tropical storms to develop earlier than June 1 on a more clippings properly. Do not put them into storm drains or lakes!
the estate, vineyard and olive groves back to life.
Sting invited all of the neighbors and town locals to
the farm shop on the estate for a party to share their plans
for returning Il Palagio to its previous glory. Now, every $59
August, Sting holds a party for everyone to celebrate and Introductory Massage
thank them for their support. They eat, drink wine and of
course he sings a few songs!
(I want to be on this invitation list!)
Sting has named the wine produced from the vineyard
after some of his hit songs … (Message in a Bottle,
Roxanne, Sister Moon) just to name a few.
Sting said, “A wine is like a song – it has a story to
tell.”
Sister Moon has been listed as one of the top picks by
Wine Spectator Magazine.
You can travel to Italy to check it out, or run to your 561-745-1002
favorite wine store!
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favorites!!
~ Cheers Road, Jupiter, FL 33458
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the wine flowing!
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