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Our Village Voice
VOL. 33 NO. 1 www.seabreezepublications.com JANUARY 2022
Commissioner’s Update Bill’s Box
A Year In Review Additionally, the county allocated $19.5 million for mortgage
assistance and emergency home repairs, helping approximately By Bill Thompson
By Commissioner 2,230 households. A Little Story
Maria Marino The county’s building division processed over 82,000 permits We have a variety of
Reflecting on my first by Sept. 30, 2021, calculated at almost $2.5 billion in permitted critters in The Shores.
year as your District 1 value, while conducting 1,000 inspections per day. Current After all, this used to their
Commissioner, the time trends will put total permits issued easily over 90,000 in fiscal home. One I rarely hear
has passed at a dizzying year 2022. about. Snakes. Maybe it
speed. Through each In conjunction with the League of Cities, the building division is too crowded for them.
issue we have considered has initiated development and implementation of a program to Anyway, I heard a louder
together, I feel a great sense evaluate the safety of certain building types in the wake of the ruckus than usual from
of gratitude for having the collapse of Champlain Towers in Miami-Dade County. a group of boys across the street. Then I heard “snake”
honor to serve you. Your We developed a balanced budget for fiscal year 2022, setting and went over to see if it was poisonous because the kids
input, participation and the millage rate at 4.7815 mils for the 11th straight year. were yelling and trying to chase the bewildered snake. It
ideas continuously influence the policies the commission Construction on Segment III of the North County was black with a lighter stripe along the body and about
approves and the projects undertaken to maintain a high Comprehensive Shore Protection Project is now complete, 3 inches long. His home was probably in the preserve
quality of life in Palm Beach County. addressing critical beach erosion along Juno Beach and the south behind the house and he had ventured out to find a mouse
Our unwelcome visitor – COVID – has created health end of Jupiter. Construction on Segment I, which extends from for lunch. I got the kids settled down telling them he could
and economic hardships for many individuals, families and just south of the Jupiter Inlet to the southern boundary of Carlin be poisonous. Well, here is the kicker. The little guy went
businesses. Despite staff shortages related to the virus, your Park, is underway. This project will fully restore the dune and into the house through an open front door and found a
county government has kept working to provide the services beach, provide storm protection, recreational opportunities, and safe corner where he coiled up. I got a closer look at his
you need, and beyond. sea turtle nesting habitat. head, which was not triangular and probably not a viper.
We addressed the call for greater access to vaccines Construction commenced on the C-51 reservoir located on But … Ashley, the homeowner and mother of three boys
in the North County area by forging a partnership with Southern Boulevard near 20-mile bend. This storm water storage were standing back as were told by mom. Ashley called a
the City of Palm Beach Gardens, the Health Care District facility, which is a phased project, will help with water flows friend who had experience with snakes. He came, snagged
and the Department of Health to open a vaccination site during the dry season, enhance flood protection and water quality, the poor snake, held him and let the kids touch him before
at the Burns Road Community Center. help combat saltwater intrusion, and assist in the restoration of returning him to his own home in the preserve. Now, that
Community Services disbursed $32 million in rental the Loxahatchee River and the Lake Worth Lagoon. was exciting, though mom was glad to see the little rascal
and utility assistance from the treasury’s Emergency Rental The commission passed amendments to the Floating out of the house. Have you ever seen anything like that? A
Assistance Program to more than 5,200 households who Structures Ordinance to prohibit the improper anchoring or snake slithered into a home. Of course, he was disturbed
experienced financial hardship due to COVID. The Department mooring of floating structures in waters of the county. When and just trying to hide from his chasers.
of Housing and Economic Development assisted 5,182 people improperly anchor or abandon floating structures, this There you go – a little story from Lake Woebegone, our
businesses affected by COVID through $78.5 million in grants little village of fine folks.
to help them survive. Commissioner’s Update on page 2 The Holidays
Our copy deadline was early this month. By the time you
Solid Waste Authority read this, Christmas Day will have been and is now gone.
However, lots of our folks leave their decorations up for a
Household Hazardous Waste Tip Bill’s Box on page 3
Do Good By Your Dead • Computer accessories: keyboards, mouse devices, printers,
Devices scanners, etc. Goodbye 2021
• Rechargeable batteries
• Televisions
If the holidays have you replacing • Telecommunications equipment: phones, fax machines, etc.
that eight-track player, upgrading • Holiday lights
your ancient Atari, or stocking up on In the last year, Palm Beach County residents recycled
new televisions, computers or other more than one million pounds of electronics. Not a bad encore
electronics, don’t just stow those for old or outdated items with a cord that could have wound
outdated devices in your garage or up in a landfill. And, for the past few years, the SWA’s Home
attic! Instead, recycle them at the Chemical and Recycling Centers have either recycled or
Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach safely disposed of more than 4.9 million pounds of household
County (SWA). hazardous wastes.
Accepted Items Include: Palm Beach County Residents can bring all of their
• Audio/visual equipment: VCRs, stereos, etc. electronic items to any of the seven Solid Waste Authority of
• Cell phones Palm Beach County Home Chemical and Recycling Centers. Hello 2022
• Computer CPUs and laptops
• Computer monitors Solid Waste Authority on page 2
REPORT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY IMMEDIATELY
TO THE JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT
(561) 799-4445
Use 911 for emergencies only. Lock car doors.
Do not leave valuables in the car.