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Fire Rescue Safety Tips

June 1 is the meteorological start of the Atlantic Basin • Stock up on bottled water and nonperishable food. The hurricane shelters closest to Abacoa are Independence
Hurricane Season. Though hurricanes can occur any time • Prepare and maintain a well-stocked first-aid kit. Middle School and Palm Beach Gardens High School.
of the year, June 1 to Nov. 30 is when hurricane activity • Have a good supply of medications. Once the threat of an approaching hurricane is announced,
is most likely. • Make sure your home’s smoke/carbon monoxide detectors please monitor and heed all advisories posted by the Palm
During the past two years, there have been many are operational. Beach County Division of Emergency Management.
people relocating to Palm Beach County due to various • Create a plan for evacuation to a shelter or out-of-state, Palm Beach County’s website is a valuable resource,
reasons, but the COVID pandemic has played a part. and make sure to notify your family members so your as it provides locations of grocery stores and gas stations
This is concerning to emergency managers because that whereabouts and safety can be confirmed. equipped with emergency backup generators, evacuation
means that there is a growing segment of our population • Don’t forget about old-school portable radios and extra routes, additional shelter information (what you should and
that has never been in the position of needing to prepare batteries. If power is out and cell phone towers are blown may not bring to a shelter) flood-prone areas, etc.
for a hurricane, and that lack of preparedness can impact down, that may be your only source of information. Discover.pbcgov.org/publicsafety
resources in the aftermath of a significant storm. • If you have hurricane shutters for your home, don’t put Steen Eriksson,
There are things that new residents and storm-veterans them up until advised to do so, and take them down when Community Relations,
alike can do to prepare early to minimize the impacts a the threat has passed, and it is safe to do so. Professional Firefighters
storm may have on your family and the local resources, • Keep your vehicle’s fuel tank no less than ¾ full or if it’s and Paramedics of Palm Beach County,
but most importantly to keep you and your family safe an electric vehicle, fully charged in case of the need for IAFF Local 2928
and healthy. late-notice evacuation. HOAN@iaff2928.com
Town Of Jupiter News

By Jim Kuretski, 1. Serving as good environmental stewards and 1. Selected Frank Kitzerow as Town Manager;
Mayor, Town of Jupiter protecting all “uniquely Jupiter” attributes; 2. Finalized and adopted the fiscal year 2022/23
There has never been, 2. Practicing responsible growth management; strategic plan;
nor likely will there ever be, 3. Ensuring that new development and re-development 3. Authorized a change order for construction of the
a local election like the one projects must be a good fit for Jupiter and are held to a replacement Town Hall building to enable construction
that we recently experienced higher standard than in communities to our south; to begin;
for three open seats on the 4. Addressing project traffic impacts through use of 4. Supported county plan for a new Developer
five member Town Council. appropriate traffic mitigation solutions. This must and Agreement and restated Shared Facilities Use Agreement
I am thankful to have been will include setting maximum traffic CAPs on large for the major renovations and upgrades to the baseball
elected as mayor and development projects. stadium in Abacoa, and extension of lease through year
pledge to continue serving 5. Demanding that adequate parking spaces, free of 2049.
residents as “Your Qualified parking charges, be provided for the general public. Lastly, please call me Jim, not mayor. Jupiter’s mayor
Local Voice” on the Town Council. We now have a five member Town Council team, who needs to be the most humble, elected official on the Town
Jupiter resident voters provided a mandate for is well aligned to fulfill these expectations. Every vote Council and act as a humble public servant to Jupiter
the Town Council and staff to control growth and won’t be 5 to 0, but all five of us on Town Council will residents.
preserve Jupiter’s uniquely special attributes and local listen to each other and, by doing so, will collectively
environment. Residents and small business owners and collaboratively make better decisions. Traffic impacts
overwhelmingly voiced their desire to: and parking space deficiencies will no longer be ignored
Take Back, Protect And Preserve The Town They Love as they were in the past.
I embrace and share their love for our Town and Town Council Actions For April/May
common vision for Jupiter’s future. I pledge to continue The following lists some key actions by the new Town
working to lead our Town in the direction of: Council:
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