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Fire Rescue Safety Tips

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

By Jim Kuretski,
Mayor, Town of Jupiter
There has never been,
nor likely will there ever
be, a local election like
the one that we recently
experienced for three
open seats on the five
member Town Council.
I am thankful to have
been elected as mayor
and pledge to continue
serving residents as “Your Qualified Local Voice” on
the Town Council.
Jupiter resident voters provided a mandate for
the Town Council and staff to control growth and
preserve Jupiter’s uniquely special attributes and local
environment. Residents and small business owners
overwhelmingly voiced their desire to:
COLLABORATION Love
Take Back, Protect And Preserve The Town They

I embrace and share their love for our Town
and common vision for Jupiter’s future. I pledge to
continue working to lead our Town in the direction of:
builds better solutions. 1. Serving as good environmental stewards and
protecting all “uniquely Jupiter” attributes;
2. Practicing responsible growth management;
3. Ensuring that new development and re-
development projects must be a good fit for Jupiter
and are held to a higher standard than in communities
to our south;
We are pleased to announce that we have expanded our 4. Addressing project traffic impacts through use of
appropriate traffic mitigation solutions. This must and
Florida Wealth Management Team with the addition of two will include setting maximum traffic CAPs on large
development projects.
new seasoned Senior Advisors, Terisa Heine and Laura Phillips. 5. Demanding that adequate parking spaces, free
of parking charges, be provided for the general public.
Your most important relationships are those built on a We now have a five member Town Council team,
who is well aligned to fulfill these expectations.
foundation of trust and understanding. Your relationship with Every vote won’t be 5 to 0, but all five of us on Town

your wealth management team should be no different. We are Council will listen to each other and, by doing so, will
collectively and collaboratively make better decisions.
honored to share the experience of our new team members Traffic impacts and parking space deficiencies will no
longer be ignored as they were in the past.
with you and your family. Town Council Actions For April/May
The following lists some key actions by the new
Contact Terisa and Laura to discuss your wealth Town Council:
1. Selected Frank Kitzerow as Town Manager;
management needs: 2. Finalized and adopted the fiscal year 2022/23
strategic plan;
3. Authorized a change order for construction of the
Terisa Heine Laura Phillips replacement Town Hall building to enable construction
Senior Vice President, Senior Vice President, to begin;
Senior Fiduciary Advisor Senior Wealth Advisor 4. Supported county plan for a new Developer
200 PGA Boulevard, Suite 4400 200 PGA Boulevard, Suite 4400 Agreement and restated Shared Facilities Use
North Palm Beach, FL 33408 North Palm Beach, FL 33408 Agreement for the major renovations and upgrades to
561.630.2116 561.630.2127 the baseball stadium in Abacoa, and extension of lease
theine@wilmingtontrust.com lphillips4@wilmingtontrust.com 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.

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