Page 8 - Abacoa Community News - July '21

Page 8, Abacoa
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office

Dear Taxpayer: the market, assessed and taxable values of their property, Property Tax Exemptions And Portability
Happy Independence Day! proposed tax rates, and public hearing information to make If you submitted an application on or before March 1
Recently, my office their voices heard. These letters are mailed in mid-August. and your application was denied, a Notice of Denial will
held an award ceremony be mailed on July 1. The deadline to file a petition with the
for our 28th Annual Palm Application Status For VAB for an exemption is 5 p.m. on July 31. The deadline
Beach County Property to file a petition for the denial of a portability benefit is
Appraiser’s Scholarships and Exemptions, Portability, 5 p.m. on Sept. 13. For questions about exemptions or
presented six outstanding portability, contact Exemption Services at (561) 355-2866
high school seniors in Palm Agricultural Classifications or MyExemption@pbcgov.org.
Beach County with $1,500 Agricultural Classification
college scholarships. These six Have you submitted an application for an exemption, Notifications of the status of your application will be
high-achieving, exceptional portability or agricultural classification? My office is processing mailed out on July 1. If your agricultural classification
students demonstrated excellence in academic ability, these applications and will begin status notifications. If denied, application is denied, the deadline to file a petition with the
persistence, leadership, and service to others. you have the right to file a petition for adjustment with the Value VAB is 5 p.m. on July 31. For agricultural classification
Woodny Alerte of South Tech Academy Adjustment Board (VAB) through the Clerk of the Circuit Court questions, contact the Agriculture Department at (561)
Valeria Urrego Hernandez of Jupiter Community and Comptroller. They can be reached at (561) 355-6289. 355-4577 or MyFarm@pbcgov.org.
Sofia L. Cosie of Spanish River High
Micaela Miguel Ramirez of Lake Worth High Town Of Jupiter News
Kimberly S. Garciao of Glades Central High
Patricia G. Panchan of Palm Beach Lakes High
In addition to receiving a scholarship award, each recipient By Ilan Kaufer, Reminder: The rainy season fertilizer ban is in effect
was offered an opportunity to participate in a paid summer Jupiter Vice Mayor from June 1 until Sept. 30. The Jupiter Town Council passed
internship in my office. We are happy to have two of the Happy July everyone! an ordinance in October 2018 prohibiting the use of fertilizers
recipients working for us this summer. I hope you had an during Jupiter’s rainy season, which runs from June 1 through
Since 1994, the Property Appraiser’s Office has awarded opportunity to gather with Sept. 30. Due to the increase in precipitation during this
nearly $150,000 in college scholarships. The program is friends and family for July time, the potential for nutrients found in fertilizers to become
particularly special to my office as these scholarships are 4th and celebrate our great harmful runoff that would be detrimental to our water quality
completely funded by employee donations. country. is much greater during those months.
I wish our scholarship recipients much success in their future As we all know with The ban is a best management practice to combat the
educational and career endeavors. Congratulations to each of the arrival of summer is the negative impacts associated with nutrient pollution.
them and congratulations to the entire Class of 2021. potential for storms. Please • Farms, golf courses and specialized turf areas (such as
Also in this month’s newsletter, are an update on the 2021 make sure to have a storm athletic fields) are exempt from the proposed restrictions but
tax roll process and the status of applications for property tax plan ready for you, your family, and don’t forget about pets! are encouraged to be judicious about fertilizer application
exemptions, portability and agricultural classifications. I hope For some additional information on storm preparation please during the rainy season.
you find this information beneficial and wish you a happy and see the town’s guide at www.jupiter.Fl.us/storm. • Landscape and lawn care businesses that operate in
safe Independence Day. Help us keep our waterfront clean – new bucket cleanup Jupiter should take note of the ban, as well as residents who
Respectfully, stations! As part of the 2021/22 Strategic Plan, Town maintain their own lawns.
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS, Council identified cleanup activities along waterfront and • Common fertilizers available at home improvement and
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser park areas as one of their initiatives. In partnership with the lawn care stores most likely contain the harmful ingredients
Beach Bucket Foundation, the town installed bucket cleanup and are subject to the ban. However, there are alternative
2021 Tax Roll Update stations at four local parks and waterfront areas: fertilizers that can be used without the risk of harmful runoff.
• Abacoa Community Park Visit www.befloridiannow.org for a list of acceptable
July is an important month as my office submits the 2021 • Jupiter Community Park fertilizers and contact the stormwater department at (561)
preliminary tax roll to Florida’s Department of Revenue • Sawfish Bay Park 741-2705 if you have any questions.
(DOR) and the local taxing authorities. The preliminary • Jupiter Civic Center As always please contact me with any comments or
tax roll is a systematic listing of information pertaining to Each one of these stations consist of four buckets and questions at ilank@jupiter.fl.us and follow me on Facebook
the market valuation of all real property within Palm Beach a trash can. Visitors can just grab a bucket to pick up litter at www.facebook.com/Councilorkaufer or on Twitter @
County for purposes of ad valorem taxation. These values while they enjoy a walk at the park or on the beach. Councilorkaufer.
assist taxing authorities in preparing their upcoming budgets
and setting their proposed millage (tax) rates.
Florida law requires my office to value property based
on the status of the real estate market and the property as of
Jan. 1. Because of that, this preliminary tax roll reflects the
impacts of COVID-19. Despite major disruptions in the real
estate market in early 2020, the latter half of the year saw a
strong rebound, especially in the residential sector.
According to my office’s estimates certified at the end of
May, Palm Beach Countywide taxable property values have
increased 5.05 percent from 2020 to 2021.
Highlights include:
• Market Value - $307,440,408,777
• Taxable Value - $220,517,814,166
• Net New Construction - $3,032,593,974
• Percent Increase (taxable value) – 5.05 percent
• Total Parcel Count – 648,114
• Total Tangible Personal Property Accounts – 58,798
Once the tax roll receives approval from Florida’s DOR,
my office will prepare the Notices of Proposed Property
Taxes and Non Ad Valorem Assessments. This individualized
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