Page 7 - Jupiter Spotlight - June '22

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Doris Karlick Scholarship Fund Town Of Jupiter

Eight young women have received the 2022 NPBC Megan Serin is an ecology major at Florida Atlantic
University and the mother of three young children. She is
AAUW Doris Karlik Scholarships for $1,000 each, thanks returning to school after earning her associate’s degree several News
to the generosity of our members. Several attended the May
16 dinner where we encouraged you to meet them and find years ago juggling child care, work and school. She plans to use
out more about their accomplishments and dreams. her microbiology and ecology degree to work on environmental By Jim Kuretski,
Isabella DiPaola is a graduate of Pope John Paul II School issues, especially to increase sustainability for future generations. Mayor, Town of Jupiter
and will be a senior biology major at Florida Atlantic University Amiyah Stringer is a graduate of Suncoast Community There has never been,
this fall. She volunteers with Equine Assisted Therapies that aids High School and will be a junior information science major nor likely will there ever
children with special needs and plans on becoming a veterinarian. at the University of North Florida. She volunteers at the be, a local election like
Ben-Gina Fantaisie is a senior at Atlantic Community High Homeless Coalition of Palm Beach County and enjoys coding the one that we recently
School and accepted to Florida State University in the fall. and programming. She would like to work for a major IT experienced for three
She has volunteered as a web developer for several nonprofits company and then start her own business. open seats on the five
dedicated to helping the people of Haiti and alleviating poverty. Isabella Whedbee is a senior at Palm Beach Central High member Town Council.
After college, she would like to attend a physician assistant School planning on majoring in advertizing and English. She was I am thankful to have
program in pediatrics and eventually build a school in Haiti. president of her school’s Red Cross Club and organized blood been elected as mayor
Naomi Francisco is a senior at Suncoast High School drives and disaster preparedness meetings. She would like to help and pledge to continue
who has developed “Period Pouches” provided to shelters female-led nonprofits expand their reach through marketing. serving residents as “Your Qualified Local Voice” on
for homeless women to increase self-esteem and provide The mission of AAUW is to advance equity for women the Town Council.
products needed for feminine hygiene. She plans on majoring and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy and Jupiter resident voters provided a mandate for
in marketing and becoming an entrepreneur advancing research. Funds raised at the benefit luncheon support the the Town Council and staff to control growth and
societal change especially for homeless women. following programs: AAUW Fund that includes fellowships preserve Jupiter’s uniquely special attributes and local
Jenna Kercheville is a Seminole Ridge High School senior and grants, Legal Advocacy Fund, Public Policy Program, environment. Residents and small business owners
and has dual enrolled at Palm Beach State College. She plans the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders overwhelmingly voiced their desire to:
to get a Bachelor of Science in nursing and become a nurse (NCCWSL), Florida Tech Trek, a week long STEM (Science, Take Back, Protect And Preserve The Town They
practitioner, inspired by a medical team at UF Shands Hospital. Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Camp for rising Love
Erin Leahy is a graduate of West Boca Raton High eighth-grade girls, an AAUW Florida Supporting Foundation I embrace and share their love for our Town
School and is a freshman biology major at Florida Atlantic program, and the Doris Karlik Scholarship Fund for Palm and common vision for Jupiter’s future. I pledge to
University. Erin works as a gymnastics coach and an animal Beach County women seeking undergraduate degrees. continue working to lead our Town in the direction of:
hospital receptionist. She plans on attending medical school Please visit http://northernpalmbeach-fl.aauw.net/ for 1. Serving as good environmental stewards and
to become a forensic psychiatrist. further information. protecting all “uniquely Jupiter” attributes;
2. Practicing responsible growth management;
“Service is our number one priority” 3. Ensuring that new development and re-
development projects must be a good fit for Jupiter
561-743-0070 and are held to a higher standard than in communities
to our south;
www.palmspoolservices.com 4. Addressing project traffic impacts through use of
appropriate traffic mitigation solutions. This must and
will include setting maximum traffic CAPs on large
development projects.
5. Demanding that adequate parking spaces, free
of parking charges, be provided for the general public.
We now have a five member Town Council team,
who is well aligned to fulfill these expectations.
Every vote won’t be 5 to 0, but all five of us on Town
Council will listen to each other and, by doing so, will
collectively and collaboratively make better decisions.
Traffic impacts and parking space deficiencies will no
longer be ignored as they were in the past.
Town Council Actions For April/May
The following lists some key actions by the new
Expires 6/30/22.
Town Council:
1. Selected Frank Kitzerow as Town Manager;
State Licensed & Insured 2. Finalized and adopted the fiscal year 2022/23
Serving Palm Beach County CPC # 1457468 • LPG#30099 strategic plan;
3. Authorized a change order for construction of the
replacement Town Hall building to enable construction
to begin;
4. Supported county plan for a new Developer
Agreement and restated Shared Facilities Use
Agreement for the major renovations and upgrades to
the baseball stadium in Abacoa, and extension of lease
through year 2049.
Lastly, please call me Jim, not mayor. Jupiter’s
mayor needs to be the most humble, elected official on
the Town Council and act as a humble public servant
to Jupiter residents.