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      Dear Friends:                                      New Year Resolution: More                            Some annual events, such as the Palm Beach Pride
         First, Happy New Year                                                                             Parade and Festival in Lake Worth Beach in March, and
      to you and your family and                         You Time!                                         Belle Glade’s Black Gold Jubilee in April, are open to
      friends.  I  am  hopeful  that                                                                       the public and all are welcome to attend. Our team will
      2022  will  be  a  very  good                         Our  agency  wants                             be there with educational materials and ready to answer
      year as we return to some                          to help you accomplish                            your questions about our services. Other outreach events
      level of normalcy.                                 your resolutions in 2022                          we participate in are held for smaller groups such as civic
         The new year typically                          by freeing up your time.                          or homeowners’ associations.
      means declaring well-intended                      With the many services                               If  you  are  a  member  of  an  association  that  would
      resolutions.  While  not  a                        we  offer,  we  expect  at                        benefit  from  educational  information  from  the  Tax
      traditional resolution, I always                   some  point  you  might                           Collector’s  Office,  reach  out  to  us  at  www.pbctax.
      look forward to this time of                       need to schedule a visit to one of our service centers or   com/contact-us by choosing “Community Engagement
      year when the weather offers cooler temperatures and gorgeous   perhaps call our office for assistance. Here are some tips   Request”  on  the  right-hand  side  of  the  web  page. A
      sunny days, and I can commit to spending more time working   to save you time.                       member of the team will follow up to see how we can
      in my garden. From planting and weeding to tending to my very   Convenient Payment Options           best partner with your group.
      productive honeybees, the South Florida winter months, with      We offer several convenient payment options, such      Follow us on social media: @TaxPBC on Twitter and
      the lower humidity and cooler temperatures, give me greater   as: online e-check and credit card payments, mail, drop   Instagram, and @PBCTAX on Facebook to see where we
      opportunity to enjoy the outdoors and my garden.   boxes located in each of our services centers, self-serve   will be headed next – perhaps to a neighborhood event
         Gardening has always been a passion of mine and I am so   kiosks for vehicle registrations, and wire transfers. We   near you. We look forward to seeing you soon!
      honored to have recently been appointed to the Board of Directors   don’t,  however,  offer  payments  over  the  phone  so  we
      for the Mounts Botanical Garden, which is Palm Beach County’s   encourage you to visit https://www.pbctax.com/payment-  New Veterans’ Mental Health
      oldest and largest botanical garden. If you, like me, share a love   options/ for more information.
      for the outdoors and the many native plants here in Florida, I                                       Resource In Palm Beach
      encourage you to visit Mounts Botanical Garden at 531 North   View Payment Status Online
      Military Trail, West Palm Beach. You can visit www.mounts.                                           County
      org for more information and maybe I will see you there!     Did you know that you can check the status of your
                                              Sincerely,  payment in five easy steps? Step 1. Visit our payment site      Local  veterans  have  a  new  resource  to  help  treat
                                        Anne M. Gannon,  https://pbctax.manatron.com/. Step 2. Click the tab you   mental health issues.  Connected Warriors, a  501(c)(3)
                                Constitutional Tax Collector,   wish to check the status of: Property Tax, Business Tax,   nonprofit,  has  opened  a  new  behavioral  health  center
                                Serving Palm Beach County  Tangible Tax, Tourist Development Tax. Step 3. Click the   in Boca Raton. Connected Warriors has been providing
                                                         drop-down to search by: Name, Account number, Address,   services for over 170,000 veterans nationwide the past
                                                                                                           11  years  through  partnerships  with  the  Department  of
                                                         etc. Step 4. Once you find your information, click on the
        Town Of Jupiter                                  account number highlighted in blue. Step 5. Look at the   Defense and Department of Veteran Affairs through its
                                                         right-hand side under the text that says Collection Cart
                                                                                                           therapeutic yoga programs.
                                                                                                             The Connected Warriors Center will allow veterans
        News                                             to see your payment status.                         of  all  eras  faster  access  to  licensed  and  professional
                                                         Coming To A Neighborhood
                                                                                                           mental health treatment. The therapists are either veterans
        By Ilan Kaufer,                                  Near You!                                         themselves or are experts in the veterans’ culture. There is
                                                                                                           no cost to veterans and services are covered by the 2018
        Jupiter Town Councilor                                                                             Mission Act as well as local donations.
           Happy 2022, I hope                               After so many ups and downs over the course of the      The new center is designed to provide veterans the
        you and your family had                          pandemic, we, like you, are excited to be back out in the   support necessary to overcome the trauma of war and
        a happy and meaningful                           community and returning to a “new normal.” Our team   military service through customized treatment plans along
        holiday season  and  are                         of community engagement ambassadors will be visiting   with  their  trauma  conscious  yoga  practice. Treatment
        having  a  great  start  to                      Palm Beach County community events and associations   options  include  hyperbaric  chambers,  equine  therapy,
        2022! Please find below                          in the coming months, and they look forward to seeing   adaptive sports, aquatics training and yoga.
        a few items that I have                          you there!                                           Connected Warriors  is  located  at  21301  Powerline
        been working on.                                                                                   Road, Suite 106 in Boca Raton. If you or a loved one
        Town Manager Update                                                                                need  assistance,  call  (954)  278-3764  or  email  info@
           On Dec. 8, the Town                                                                             connectedwarriors.com.
        Council  approved  a  contract  to  hire  former  Jupiter
        Police  Chief  Frank  Kitzerow  as  the  interim  town                                             Important Dates And
        manager. The Town Council is also working to solidify
        the process for the interview and selection of a new                                               Deadlines
        town manager. Based on similar search and interview
        processes  in  the  local  area,  this  process  could  take                                       Jan. 17  Martin  Luther  King
        anywhere between three to 12 months.                                                               Holiday – Offices Closed
        Strategic Planning Process                                                                         Jan. 31  Last  day  to  receive  2
           The Town Council undertakes an annual strategic                                                 percent  discount  on  property  tax
        planning process that begins in January. In past years,                                            payment
        I have worked on ensuring our police department has
        adequate staffing, putting a green bond on the ballot for
        voters, creation of an Environmental Task Force and
        an Education Committee, and other important items. I
        always look forward to incorporating residents’ feedback
        into the strategic planning process and hope you will
        send in any ideas you have for the upcoming fiscal cycle.  Experience Dentistry with a Woman’s Touch
        Indoor Community Space
           In late November, I requested that the Town Council
        schedule  a  discussion  on  the  potential  construction
        of  indoor community and gymnasium space. Based                 Cosmetic & Comprehensive Restorative Dentistry
        on the amount of community feedback I’ve received
        on this item; I believe it is important to evaluate the               State of the Art & Same Day Restorations
        potential to design and construction indoor space that
        would serve as recreation space for youth and senior                 Nitrous Oxide/Oxygen Sedation Available
        activities (pickleball, basketball, volleyball) and also
        serve as emergency shelter space in the event of storm
        or another emergency. The last time we had a close            Joanne Green, D.D.S.
        call of a major storm event, it was evident that there
        was a need for emergency shelter space, and this type               10887 N. Military Trail, Suite 6
        of  facility  could  be  an  emergency  resource  for  our         Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
        community.
           Thank you for keeping up to date on these activities.   (561) 622-2815 • www.joannegreendds.com
        Please  make  sure  to  follow  me  on  social  media  on
        Facebook at www.facebook.com/kauferfl and on Twitter          Medical College of Virginia School of Dentistry - Cum Laude
        @CouncilorKaufer. If you have any comments, questions,   Hospital of the University of Penn - General Practice Residency Training
        or concerns, about these initiatives or any other town               Harvard Dental School - Former Instructor
        matters, please email me at ilank@jupiter.fl.us.              Boston Brigham and Women’s Dental Group - Staff Dentist
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