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Town Of Jupiter News

By Jim Kuretski, continuing into 2023. While I share that concern, I believe along all sections of railway corridor through Jupiter where
Mayor, Town of Jupiter that the town should lower its ad valorem tax rate, to do residents/pedestrians have historically and frequently
Fiscal Year 2023 Budget its part to limit governmental cost increase burdens to its travelled across. This was an imperative to save human
The Town Council has residents and local businesses. lives.
collaboratively worked with The second and final public hearing to adopt the Town Brightline is planning to begin construction of the
our town manager and staff Fiscal Year 2023 budgets and ad valorem tax rate is pedestrian safety fencing in the fourth quarter of 2022.
over the summer, to develop planned for Sept. 22. This date is after the copy deadline Town staff will prepare an application for a Quiet
and establish operating and for this month’s newsletter, so the adopted ad valorem tax Zone designation in first quarter of 2023. The application
capital budgets and the rate is not reported herein. cannot be submitted until after Brightline has satisfactorily
associated town operating Brightline Train Service – Public Safety Improvements completed operational testing of its high-speed passenger
ad valorem tax rate for the And Application For Quiet Zone train service.
upcoming fiscal year which Brightline passenger train service from South Florida to Passport To Jupiter
begins on Oct. 1. This year’s Orlando is scheduled to begin in 2023 with speeds through Lastly, Jupiter residents and visitors are invited to
budget planning efforts were particularly challenging Jupiter of up to 110 mph. This was poorly planned without visit the app store on your phone devices and download a
due to the high rate of inflation that local governments, any pedestrian safety fencing between roadway crossings. copy of the “Passport To Jupiter.” This new “Passport To
businesses, and residents have been experiencing. I championed efforts to secure commitments from Jupiter” app should be used to learn about, explore and
The town was fortunate to have its overall real estate tax Brightline (including FDOT and Federal Government visit many of the uniquely Jupiter places and landmarks
base increase by more than 13 percent, mostly attributable RAISE grant funding) to install pedestrian safety fencing in our town.
to property resales that occurred last year. The property
resale events, typically resulted in very significant Helping Unmotivated Teens
increases in the taxable property valuations for those
properties.
I have been advocating to apply a portion of the By Jim Forgan, Ph.D., this information, mom obtained the right help for her son.
increase in tax base to enable a corresponding reduction Licensed School Depression in teens is real and anxiety and depression
in the town’s ad valorem tax rate. This would help reduce Psychologist often co-occur. These are mental health issues that do
the town operating ad valorem tax assessment for every Unmotivated, lazy, not not go away on their own and can appear as your teen
property in Jupiter versus that if the ad valorem tax millage applying himself, and not being agitated, unmotivated, disinterested, flippant,
rate remains unchanged. Some Town Councilors have working to his potential argumentative, withdrawn, and experimenting to fill an
been reluctant to support any reduction in ad valorem tax were words a mom used to unmet void. If you suspect your teen has depression or
rates based upon concerns about inflationary pressures describe her 16-year-old anxiety, seek treatment. We offer testing to rule out other
son as we discussed her problems and determine the true issue. Alternatively, you
concerns. This 11th grade can talk to your medical provider.
Counselors offer support to teens willing to participate
F AIRWAY PHYSICAL THERAPY adolescent seemed to be a in the process. A type of effective counseling is cognitive
lost soul since he did not
IS NOW care about school grades, was defiant at home, and was behavioral therapy. This goal oriented counseling helps
FUNXION REHAB pushing others away. Mom was concerned about him your teen reframe negative thinking and change thought
and as she put it, “He doesn’t even realize how much
processes which, in turn, change behavior. Counselors are
CENTER! he’s messing up now and how much it will come back to available at psychologytoday.com or sfacc.net. If your
haunt him later.” We decided to test him to help give her
teen is open to reading a self-help type of book check out
direction and determine if his struggles were due to an the book, Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change
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