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2023 Spring Training Schedule Officially Announced

Major League Baseball (MLB) will be returning to The Boston Red Sox, New York
Jupiter and Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in February of Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays, and Detroit
2023. Recently, MLB announced the 2023 Spring Training Tigers will be making the much
schedules for both the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues. anticipated cross-state trip to Roger
The St. Louis Cardinals will kick off the action at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium this upcoming
Dean Chevrolet Stadium when they host the Washington spring training season. This will be the
Nationals on Feb. 25, 2023. The Miami Marlins will make first time since 2020 that Grapefruit
their home debut on Feb. 26 against the Cardinals. In total League teams will travel across Florida
there will be 30 games played at the complex this February for spring training contests.
and March, with both clubs hosting 15 games. The Houston Astros, New York
Mets, and Washington Nationals will
also return to Roger Dean Chevrolet
It’s The Law! Stadium this year. The Treasure
Coast Spring Training teams will all
visit Jupiter a total of six times, three
Did You Know That, In against the Marlins and three against the Cardinals. In • March 12 – Washington Nationals @ St. Louis
Cardinals
addition, the Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium neighbors
Florida… from St. Louis and Miami will face each other a total of • March 13 – New York Mets @ Miami Marlins
six times this season. • March 14 – Houston Astros @ Miami Marlins
By Adam S. Gumson, Esq. Additionally, Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium will be • March 15 – Washington Nationals @ Miami Marlins
Real estate purchased hosting two World Baseball Classic (WBC) exhibitions • March 16 – Houston Astros @ St. Louis Cardinals
prior to a marriage may in 2023. The WBC is slated to make its return to Jupiter • March 17 – St. Louis Cardinals @ Miami Marlins
not always be considered on March 8 and 9 before moving south to Miami and • March 18 – Detroit Tigers @ St. Louis Cardinals
a non-marital asset if LoanDepot Park for Pool D group play, the quarterfinals, • March 19 – Houston Astros @ Miami Marlins
marital funds were used semifinals, and championship. • March 20 – Miami Marlins @ St. Louis Cardinals
for mortgage payments. Information regarding the ticket on-sale date, game • March 21 – Washington Nationals @ St. Louis
It is important to maintain times, pricing and available packages will be announced Cardinals
good records so that you in the coming weeks. The full spring training schedule at • March 22 – St. Louis Cardinals @ Miami Marlins
can trace the funds and Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium can be found below or at • March 23 – New York Yankees @ St. Louis Cardinals
show that no monies were www.RogerDeanChevroletStadium.com. • March 24 – Houston Astros @ Miami Marlins
commingled. 2023 Complete Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium Spring • March 25 – Miami Marlins @ St. Louis Cardinals
If a child is adopted by someone other than the Training Schedule: • March 26 – Washington Nationals @ Miami Marlins
biological father, liability of the biological father for child • Feb. 25 – Washington Nationals @ St. Louis (Schedule is subject to change).
support is terminated. Cardinals About Jupiter Stadium LTD
A personal representative is required to settle • Feb. 26 – St. Louis Cardinals @ Miami Marlins Opening in 1998, the 110-acre complex/stadium
and distribute an estate according to the terms of the • Feb. 27 – New York Mets @ St. Louis Cardinals is specially designed to house two major league and
decedent’s will and the Florida Statutes. Unless the will • Feb. 28 – Boston Red Sox @ Miami Marlins two minor league baseball teams. The stadium is home
states differently, the personal representative will take • March 1 – New York Mets @ Miami Marlins to the Miami Marlins and the St. Louis Cardinals for
possession and control of the decedent’s property (except • March 2 – Houston Astros @ St. Louis Cardinals spring training. The Florida State League’s Jupiter
homestead real estate, which is sometimes handled • March 3 – Miami Marlins @ St. Louis Cardinals Hammerheads (Class A Affiliate of the Miami Marlins)
differently). • March 4 – New York Mets @ Miami Marlins and Palm Beach Cardinals (Class A Affiliate of the
A registered agent is appointed by a corporation, • March 5 – New York Mets @ St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals) make their home at Roger Dean
foreign or within the state of Florida, to accept service • March 6 – Houston Astros @ St. Louis Cardinals Chevrolet Stadium from April through September. This
of process, notices or demands received. • March 7 – Washington Nationals @ Miami Marlins year-round facility can accommodate the smallest
Looking to start a partnership? An operating • March 8 – World Baseball Classic – Match-up not birthday party to the largest corporate outing, while never
agreement memorializes all of the “handshake” yet determined @ Miami Marlins forgetting that each and every fan is our most important
agreements as to what happens if one of the owners • March 9 – World Baseball Classic – Match-up not product.
becomes disabled, divorces or dies, and will prevent yet determined @ St. Louis Cardinals
confusion down the road because both parties understand • March 10 – New York Mets @ St. Louis Cardinals
the agreed-upon rules before the situation arises. • March 11 – Tampa Bay Rays @ Miami Marlins
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in the areas of estate planning (wills and trusts, powers By Jim Kuretski, Mayor, The second and final public hearing to adopt the
of attorney, health care surrogates, living wills, probate Town of Jupiter Town Fiscal Year 2023 budgets and ad valorem tax rate is
estates, succession planning, contracts and purchase/ Fiscal Year 2023 Budget planned for Sept. 22. This date is after the copy deadline
sale agreements), family law (divorce, paternity, child The Town Council for this month’s newsletter, so the adopted ad valorem tax
support and time sharing, alimony, property distribution, has collaboratively rate is not reported herein.
modifications, collaborative law, pre/post nuptial worked with our town Brightline Train Service – Public Safety Improvements
agreements) and real estate (community association law, manager and staff over the And Application For Quiet Zone
residential and commercial transactions, deeds, closings). summer, to develop and Brightline passenger train service from South Florida
establish operating and to Orlando is scheduled to begin in 2023 with speeds
capital budgets and the through Jupiter of up to 110 mph. This was poorly
NEED A/C? We’ve Got You Covered! associated town operating planned without any pedestrian safety fencing between
ad valorem tax rate for the roadway crossings.
upcoming fiscal year which begins on Oct. 1. This year’s I championed efforts to secure commitments from
budget planning efforts were particularly challenging due to Brightline (including FDOT and Federal Government
the high rate of inflation that local governments, businesses, RAISE grant funding) to install pedestrian safety
“WE SHOW and residents have been experiencing. fencing along all sections of railway corridor through

Jupiter where residents/pedestrians have historically and
The town was fortunate to have its overall real estate tax
UP!” base increase by more than 13 percent, mostly attributable frequently travelled across. This was an imperative to
to property resales that occurred last year. The property
save human lives.
resale events, typically resulted in very significant increases Brightline is planning to begin construction of the
in the taxable property valuations for those properties. pedestrian safety fencing in the fourth quarter of 2022.
I have been advocating to apply a portion of the increase Town staff will prepare an application for a Quiet
in tax base to enable a corresponding reduction in the town’s Zone designation in first quarter of 2023. The application
ad valorem tax rate. This would help reduce the town cannot be submitted until after Brightline has satisfactorily
operating ad valorem tax assessment for every property in completed operational testing of its high-speed passenger
Jupiter versus that if the ad valorem tax millage rate remains train service.
unchanged. Some Town Councilors have been reluctant Passport To Jupiter
to support any reduction in ad valorem tax rates based Lastly, Jupiter residents and visitors are invited to
upon concerns about inflationary pressures continuing into visit the app store on your phone devices and download
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561.575.2173 should lower its ad valorem tax rate, to do its part to limit To Jupiter” app should be used to learn about, explore and
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