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      Commissioner’s Update



      A Year In Review                                   the City of Palm Beach Gardens, the Health Care District      Construction  on  Segment  III  of  the  North  County
                                                         and the Department of Health to open a vaccination site   Comprehensive Shore Protection Project is now complete,
      By Commissioner                                    at the Burns Road Community Center.               addressing critical beach erosion along Juno Beach and
      Maria Marino                                          Community Services disbursed $32 million in rental   the south end of Jupiter. Construction on Segment I, which
         Reflecting  on  my  first                       and  utility  assistance  from  the  treasury’s  Emergency   extends from just south of the Jupiter Inlet to the southern
      year  as  your  District  1                        Rental Assistance Program to more than 5,200 households   boundary of Carlin Park, is underway. This project will
      Commissioner,  the  time                           who experienced financial hardship due to COVID. The   fully restore the dune and beach, provide storm protection,
      has  passed  at  a  dizzying                       Department of Housing and Economic Development assisted   recreational opportunities, and sea turtle nesting habitat.
      speed.  Through  each                              5,182 businesses affected by COVID through $78.5 million      Construction commenced on the C-51 reservoir located
      issue  we  have  considered                        in grants to help them survive.                   on Southern Boulevard near 20-mile bend. This storm
      together, I feel a great sense                        Additionally, the county allocated $19.5 million for   water  storage  facility,  which  is  a  phased  project,  will
      of gratitude for having the                        mortgage assistance and emergency home repairs, helping   help  with  water  flows  during  the  dry  season,  enhance
      honor  to  serve  you. Your                        approximately 2,230 households.                   flood protection and water quality, help combat saltwater
      input,  participation  and                            The  county’s  building  division  processed  over   intrusion, and assist in the restoration of the Loxahatchee
      ideas continuously influence the policies the commission   82,000 permits by Sept. 30, 2021, calculated at almost   River and the Lake Worth Lagoon.
      approves and the projects undertaken to maintain a high   $2.5 billion in permitted value, while conducting 1,000      The commission passed amendments to the Floating
      quality of life in Palm Beach County.              inspections per day. Current trends will put total permits   Structures Ordinance to prohibit the improper anchoring or
         Our unwelcome visitor – COVID – has created health   issued easily over 90,000 in fiscal year 2022.  mooring of floating structures in waters of the county. When
      and economic hardships for many individuals, families      In conjunction with the League of Cities, the building division   people improperly anchor or abandon floating structures, this
      and businesses. Despite staff shortages related to the virus,   has initiated development and implementation of a program to   can create navigational hazards, result in the discharge of
      your county government has kept working to provide the   evaluate the safety of certain building types in the wake of the   harmful releases into the waterways, and negatively affect
      services you need, and beyond.                     collapse of Champlain Towers in Miami-Dade County.  nearby residences. Enforcement of the ordinance will apply
         We addressed the call for greater access to vaccines      We developed a balanced budget for fiscal year 2022, setting   to cities and unincorporated areas of the county.
                                                                                                             Numerous  roadway  improvements,  traffic-control
      in the North County area by forging a partnership with   the millage rate at 4.7815 mils for the 11th straight year.    device installations, and sidewalk and bike path projects
      Northern Notes                                                                                       are in process in District 1, which will enhance driver and

                                                                                                           pedestrian safety.
                                                                                                              Recently,  the  commission  approved  on  the  first  of
      Snowbirds                                          migratory birds                                   two public readings, an amendment to the Unified Land
                                                         of the feathered                                  Development Code that would allow a hotel or motel as
      By Katie Roundtree,                                species that visit                                a conditional use within a commercial pod of a planned
      Director of Finance and                            or pass through                                   unit development. Some golf clubs have suffered financial
      Administration, Northern                           south  Florida                                    decline, and this use would allow a club owner to maintain
      Palm Beach County                                  du ri ng   t he                                   the overall golf operations rather than sell off portions of the
      Improvement District                               cooler months.                                    golf course for redevelopment of housing.
         Snowbirds (an affectionate                         Annually                                          Perhaps  most  rewarding  for  me  in  this  role  is  the
      name  for  a  subspecies  of                       many   bird                                       opportunity to meet constituents and neighborhood groups
      Homo sapiens)  flock  to                           species migrate                                   to learn about the issues that are important to you. Even if I
      Florida  each  winter  from                        as their food supply disappears, water sources freeze, shelter   do not immediately have the answer to your problem, I, and
      all around the world; many                         options lessen, and daylight hours reduce. Migration cannot   my staff are dedicated to investigating and working with
      can  be  spotted  enjoying                         begin, however, until the young birds have fledged in their   county departments to develop solutions.
      Florida’s great outdoors as                                                                             Please contact me at (561) 355-2201 or by email at
      well as shops and restaurants in the area. However, there are true   Northern Notes on page 8        mmarino@pbcgov.org, and let me know how I can assist you.


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