Page 8 - Abacoa Community News - December '21

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Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office

Dear Taxpayer: As we look forward to 2022, my office may encounter homestead exemption receipt card to every property owner
As we say goodbye to new challenges and trends, but our mission remains in Palm Beach County with a homestead exemption. If there
2021, I want to share some the same: to value property, administer exemptions, are no changes to the use and/or ownership of the property,
thoughts on the past 12 and maintain ownership records for the county fairly, simply keep the card as your receipt that you have been
months and highlight some equitably, and in accordance with Florida law. automatically renewed for another year. However, if there
of our accomplishments. Thank you for allowing me to serve as your property is a change to ownership due to a sale, marriage, divorce,
This was an exceptional appraiser. I wish you and your families a safe and happy death, or change in property use, call our office at (561)
year, as my office was holiday season. 355-2866 or email us at MyExemption@pbcgov.org.
recognized with the Respectfully, If you’ve not yet filed for a homestead exemption, it’s
Certificate of Excellence in Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS, easy to e-file online. You may also file by mail or in person
Assessment Administration Palm Beach County Property Appraiser at one of our five service centers. The deadline to file a
from the largest professional We Value What You Value homestead exemption application is March 1 of the year
association in our industry. I am proud of every single one of you’re applying for and you may file any time after you
the 230 qualified employees in my office, as we retain more Homestead Exemption take ownership of the property and become a permanent
credentialed appraisal experts than any other jurisdiction in Receipt Cards Mailed Late resident of Florida. To qualify, you and/or your spouse
the United States. We determine the taxable value of more must not be receiving a residency-based exemption on any
than 648,000 parcels and nearly 60,000 tangible personal December other property in Florida or in another state.
property accounts in the county.
In 2021, Palm Beach County property values continued On the last business day in the month of December, Holiday Office Closures
their steady growth, increasing 5.72 percent from 2020. the Property Appraiser’s office mails a pink and white
Westlake, Briny Breezes, and Jupiter Inlet Colony showed The Palm Beach County
the largest percentage of value increase from 2020 to 2021. Property Appraiser’s Office
Overall, the market value of all Palm Beach County property and all of our service
is more than $309 billion. More interesting statistics and centers will be closed the
figures can be found at pbcgov.org/PAPA. following days during the
As Florida law requires my office to value property based on holiday season:
the status of the real estate market and the property as of Jan. 1 • Friday, Dec. 24
each year, my staff are already gathering information for 2022 • Monday, Dec. 27
assessments. I want to thank each employee in my office for • Friday, Dec. 31
their hard work and commitment to accuracy and excellence. Happy Holidays!

Town Of Jupiter News from page 7
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manager’s resignation because the amount required in the retirement is your job.
contract already constituted 20 weeks of pay. I did not believe
we should be using even more taxpayer dollars to go above Helping you get there
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Town bringing former Jupiter Police Chief Frank Kitzerow is ours.
back as interim Town manager to help while the Town works
to identify the next Town manager. Going forward we need To learn more about why
to conduct a transparent and cost-effective search for new Edward Jones makes sense for you
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