Page 4 - The Shores of Jupiter - July '21

Page 4, The Shores
Town Of Jupiter News

By Ilan Kaufer, partnership with the Beach Bucket Foundation, the town negative impacts associated with nutrient pollution.
Jupiter Vice Mayor installed bucket cleanup stations at four local parks and • Farms, golf courses and specialized turf areas
Happy July everyone! waterfront areas: (such as athletic fields) are exempt from the proposed
I hope you had an • Abacoa Community Park restrictions but are encouraged to be judicious about
opportunity to gather with • Jupiter Community Park fertilizer application during the rainy season.
friends and family for July • Sawfish Bay Park • Landscape and lawn care businesses that operate in
4th and celebrate our great • Jupiter Civic Center Jupiter should take note of the ban, as well as residents
country. Each one of these stations consist of four buckets and a who maintain their own lawns.
As we all know with trash can. Visitors can just grab a bucket to pick up litter • Common fertilizers available at home improvement
the arrival of summer is while they enjoy a walk at the park or on the beach. and lawn care stores most likely contain the harmful
the potential for storms. Reminder: The rainy season fertilizer ban is in effect ingredients and are subject to the ban. However, there are
Please make sure to have a from June 1 until Sept. 30. The Jupiter Town Council alternative fertilizers that can be used without the risk of
storm plan ready for you, your family, and don’t forget passed an ordinance in October 2018 prohibiting the use harmful runoff.
about pets! For some additional information on storm of fertilizers during Jupiter’s rainy season, which runs Visit www.befloridiannow.org for a list of acceptable
preparation please see the town’s guide at www.jupiter. from June 1 through Sept. 30. Due to the increase in fertilizers and contact the stormwater department at (561)
Fl.us/storm. precipitation during this time, the potential for nutrients 741-2705 if you have any questions.
Help us keep our waterfront clean – new bucket found in fertilizers to become harmful runoff that would As always please contact me with any comments
cleanup stations! As part of the 2021/22 Strategic be detrimental to our water quality is much greater during or questions at ilank@jupiter.fl.us and follow me on
Plan, Town Council identified cleanup activities along those months. Facebook at www.facebook.com/Councilorkaufer or on
waterfront and park areas as one of their initiatives. In The ban is a best management practice to combat the Twitter @Councilorkaufer.

preliminary tax roll is a systematic Application Status For
listing of information pertaining
to the market valuation of all real Exemptions, Portability,
property within Palm Beach County
Dear Taxpayer: for purposes of ad valorem taxation. These values assist Agricultural Classifications
Happy Independence Day! taxing authorities in preparing their upcoming budgets
Recently, my office held an award ceremony for our and setting their proposed millage (tax) rates. Have you submitted an application for an exemption,
28th Annual Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Florida law requires my office to value property based portability or agricultural classification? My office
Scholarships and presented six outstanding high school on the status of the real estate market and the property as is processing these applications and will begin status
seniors in Palm Beach County with $1,500 college of Jan. 1. Because of that, this preliminary tax roll reflects notifications. If denied, you have the right to file a petition
scholarships. These six high-achieving, exceptional the impacts of COVID-19. Despite major disruptions in for adjustment with the Value Adjustment Board (VAB)
students demonstrated excellence in academic ability, the real estate market in early 2020, the latter half of the through the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller.
persistence, leadership, and service to others. year saw a strong rebound, especially in the residential They can be reached at (561) 355-6289.
Woodny Alerte of South Tech Academy sector. Property Tax Exemptions And Portability
Valeria Urrego Hernandez of Jupiter Community According to my office’s estimates certified at the end If you submitted an application on or before March 1
Sofia L. Cosie of Spanish River High of May, Palm Beach Countywide taxable property values and your application was denied, a Notice of Denial will
Micaela Miguel Ramirez of Lake Worth High have increased 5.05 percent from 2020 to 2021. be mailed on July 1. The deadline to file a petition with the
Kimberly S. Garciao of Glades Central High Highlights include: VAB for an exemption is 5 p.m. on July 31. The deadline
Patricia G. Panchan of Palm Beach Lakes High • Market Value - $307,440,408,777 to file a petition for the denial of a portability benefit is
In addition to receiving a scholarship award, each • Taxable Value - $220,517,814,166 5 p.m. on Sept. 13. For questions about exemptions or
recipient was offered an opportunity to participate in a • Net New Construction - $3,032,593,974 portability, contact Exemption Services at (561) 355-2866
paid summer internship in my office. We are happy to • Percent Increase (taxable value) – 5.05 percent or MyExemption@pbcgov.org.
have two of the recipients working for us this summer. • Total Parcel Count – 648,114 Agricultural Classification
Since 1994, the Property Appraiser’s Office has awarded • Total Tangible Personal Property Accounts – 58,798 Notifications of the status of your application will be
nearly $150,000 in college scholarships. The program is Once the tax roll receives approval from Florida’s mailed out on July 1. If your agricultural classification
particularly special to my office as these scholarships are DOR, my office will prepare the Notices of Proposed application is denied, the deadline to file a petition with the
completely funded by employee donations. Property Taxes and Non Ad Valorem Assessments. This VAB is 5 p.m. on July 31. For agricultural classification
I wish our scholarship recipients much success in their individualized letter shows each Palm Beach County questions, contact the Agriculture Department at (561)
future educational and career endeavors. Congratulations to property holder the market, assessed and taxable values 355-4577 or MyFarm@pbcgov.org.
each of them and congratulations to the entire Class of 2021. of their property, proposed tax rates, and public hearing
Also in this month’s newsletter, are an update on the information to make their voices heard. These letters are
2021 tax roll process and the status of applications for mailed in mid-August.
property tax exemptions, portability and agricultural
classifications. I hope you find this information beneficial
and wish you a happy and safe Independence Day.
Respectfully, CAMPBELL AND KARLIK, P.A.
Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS,
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser ATTORNEYS AT LAW

2021 Tax Roll Update

July is an important month as my office submits the Wills • Trusts • Estate Planning • Probate
2021 preliminary tax roll to Florida’s Department of
Revenue (DOR) and the local taxing authorities. The Taxation • Real Estate • Corporations

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