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October 2022 October 2022 PGA C.A.N.!, Page 17
Tax Talk

Dear Friends: Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
With six service centers 1801 North Ocean Boulevard, Boca Raton, FL 33432
and an administration office www.myboca.us/2096/Gumbo-Limbo-Nature-Center
processing more than two Phone: (561) 544-8605
million online, mail and in- West Palm Beach GreenMarket
person transactions each 101 S. Clematis St., West Palm Beach, FL 33401
year, we are always looking www.wpb.org/government/community-events/community-
for individuals to join my events/west-palm-beach-greenmarket
agency. There are several Phone: (561) 832-5328
positions currently available Pickleball Courts
and the entry-level client Multiple locations in Palm Beach County
service positions are a good discover.pbcgov.org/parks/Amenities/Pickleball.aspx
way to build upon one’s service oriented experience. My USAPA Official Rules: www.usapa.org
agency offers competitive salaries, medical, dental and vision
benefits and participation in the Florida Retirement System enjoy and experience many of the outdoor activities Palm Fly Like An Eagle!
pension plan. If you are looking for a work/life balance where Beach County has to offer. For those of you who are nature
no nights or no weekends are required and there are paid lovers, you might enjoy visiting Gumbo Limbo Nature Center This year’s property tax season marks the inaugural flight
holidays, consider joining our team. in Boca Raton. Take a break from the city bustle and enjoy of our latest addition to the tax collector’s office (TCO), The
I encourage you to apply by visiting www.pbctax.com/ a walk on the boardwalk, visit the outdoor aquariums that Eagle! Yes, you read that right; however, it isn’t a predatory
culture-and-careers and reviewing the current open positions. represent the different Florida marine habitats, relax in the bird that has joined the TCO, it’s the name of our new mail
I look forward to possibly welcoming you to our agency and butterfly garden, or check out the sea turtle rehabilitation processing machine. With a wingspan of 19 feet in length this
joining the more than 320 employees who strive to provide facility. The cooler temps also signal the return of many of state-of-the-art piece of machinery is capable of processing
unparalleled service that inspires trust. our municipalities’ green markets where you can stock up on 16,000 pieces of mail per hour or four pieces of mail per
Sincerely, locally grown produce, plants, and baked goods. This market second, triple the output of our previous machine!
Anne M. Gannon, is in its 28th season and has been ranked in the top spot over
Constitutional Tax Collector, Serving Palm Beach County places such as Boston, Seattle and Hawaii. Looking for
something with a little more action? Go out and play some
Outdoor Fun For Everyone pickleball, a fun sport that combines elements of tennis,
badminton, and ping-pong. Many of our Palm Beach County
As autumn rolls in, us South Floridians will start enjoying parks have multiple pickleball courts and provide high energy
a much-needed break from the heat. This is a great time to fun for the whole family!

Innovative Mako SmartRobotics

Technology At Palm Beach Gardens Not only is The Eagle faster, but it is also smarter too. In

Medical Center Allows Surgeons the past, rejected mail had to be manually fed into a separate
machine for processing, but this new Eagle machine has
the ability to reprocess mail that was rejected the first time,
To Personalize Orthopedic which saves processing time. But remember, please do not
include staples or tape with your payment and do not write on
the envelope or your payment stub and always include your
Procedures For Each Patient payment stub with your payment. This will help us process
your payment quicker.

While The Eagle is still in flight training, I am looking
forward to it earning its wings and taking off into production
With October serving as for this upcoming property tax season.
Bone and Joint Awareness
Month, it’s an important Make Your Vote Count
time to focus on common
orthopedic disorders including Election season is right around the
arthritis and osteoporosis, corner and it’s important to be aware
and the treatment options of current voter information.
available today. Palm Beach Did you know that due to
Gardens Medical Center is the redistricting, which occurs every ten
first hospital in Palm Beach years, voting precincts and many
County to acquire two Mako polling locations in Palm Beach
SmartRobotics systems for County have been reassigned? Anyone affected by these
robotic-assisted orthopedic changes has been mailed a new Voter I.D. card listing the
surgery. At Palm Beach updates. Voters can also find any changes online at the
Gardens Medical Center, an performing Mako SmartRobotics, surgeons at Palm Beach Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections website, www.
experienced staff, award- Gardens Medical Center utilize a tactile robotic arm, and votepalmbeach.gov.
winning care and advanced a 3-D virtual patient specific visualization system. Here are important deadlines for the upcoming 2022
technological options are This system provides the surgeon a presurgical plan General Election in Palm Beach County:
available for patients experiencing bone and joint issues that details the technique for bone preparation and Deadline to register to vote: Tuesday, Oct. 11
including Mako SmartRobotics. customized implant positioning using a CT scan of the Early Voting: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Oct. 24 through Nov. 6
Dr. Robert Avino, an orthopedic surgeon, completed patient’s knee or hip. During the procedure, the system Deadline to request that a vote-by-mail ballot be mailed to
the first case at the hospital using the Mako SmartRobotics creates a 3-D live-action, virtual view of the patient’s bone you: 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29
in September. Mako SmartRobotics offers a more precise surface and correlates the image to the preprogrammed Deadline to return your Vote-by-Mail ballot: 7 p.m. on
and consistent result for partial knee, total knee and total surgical plan. As the surgeon uses the robotic arm, its Tuesday, Nov. 8
hip replacements. Patients may experience a shorter tactile, acoustic and visual feedback limits the bone Election Day: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 8
hospital stay, quicker recovery and a smaller incision as preparation to the diseased areas and provides for more Can’t make it to the polls on Election Day? You have options
compared to surgery completed without the robotic-arm optimal implant positioning and placement for each to vote your ballot. You can choose to cast your ballot by mail
assisted technology. Many return to an active lifestyle patient. or at a designated early voting site. To Vote-by-Mail you will
within weeks. “We are proud to add the Mako SmartRobotics to our need to request a ballot, which can be made online, by email,
Mako SmartRobotics allows patients with osteoarthritis award-winning orthopedic program with the intention fax, phone, or mail. A request for a vote-by-mail ballot must
(OA) to be treated at earlier stages and with greater that shorter recovery times can help get our patients back be received (not postmarked) by 5 p.m. on the tenth (10th)
precision. The opportunity for early intervention is out doing what they love quickly,” said Teresa Urquhart, day before Election Day (§101.62(2), F.S.). If you miss the
important, as OA is the most common form of arthritis and CEO of Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center. “Expanding request deadline you can
a leading cause of disability worldwide, according to the our robotic orthopedic service line capabilities further go in person to an elections
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Because it demonstrates our commitment to provide the community office and pick up a mail
is less invasive, and in some cases, more of the patient’s with outstanding healthcare.” ballot.
natural joint remains, the goal is for patients to have more For more information about Mako SmartRobotics
natural knee or hip motion. contact Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center’s director Noteworthy
Through its innovative use of technology, Mako of the Orthopedic service line at (855) 769-2969, or visit:
SmartRobotics takes partial knee, total knee and https://www.pbgmc.com/services/orthopedics/contact- Dates
hip replacements to a new level of precision. When an-orthopedic-navigator.
Oct. 10
Paid Advertisement Columbus Day – Tax
Collector Offices Closed