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Our Village Voice
VOL. 33 NO. 11 www.seabreezepublications.com NOVEMBER 2022
Northern Notes Bill’s Box
Easements And Rights-Of- By Bill Thompson
Way On Your Property Before I Forget
It is not a good idea
By Katie Roundtree, to park a vehicle that
Director of Finance and blocks a mailbox. The
Administration, Northern postal carrier has to get
Palm Beach County out of their mail truck
Improvement District to squeeze between the
If you own property in car and the mailbox to
Florida, you may encounter deliver our mail. It slows
the terms easement and her delivery time, is an inconvenience, and if it is
right-of-way. Both of them raining, she might not deliver the mail to the box. Can
affect how you can use your you blame her or him? Worse is parking by a fire hydrant.
property and the rights to Suppose there was a fire and firemen had to access the
your property. They are used hydrant.
frequently in areas where Northern Palm Beach County Numerous observational reports have been expressed
Improvement District has maintenance responsibilities. They another person’s property for “use” of the property. A right- by mothers escorting their children to school. Vehicles
are essential to allow the district to access areas where it may of-way only allows a person to pass over another person’s exiting The Shores from Longshore Drive to Central
not have ownership rights near our facilities or waterways. property. Rights-of-way are for travel purposes across the Boulevard are blasting across the walkway with children
An easement is a legal agreement that allows another land, such as a driveway or a walkway. They do not allow walking or bicycling to school using the crossing and a
party to use the subject property for a specific purpose. you to use the land for any other reasons. crossing guard clearly holding up a sign lettered stop.
They do not give the user ownership over the property; Once an easement is created, the easement owner has That is a clear and present danger to school children,
they enable the user to use the subject property without the right and the duty to maintain it for its purpose unless their mothers, and any other pedestrian. The Jupiter
being arrested for trespassing. An example is a drainage otherwise agreed between the easement owner and the owner Police department has been alerted and is working on
easement located between two homes. Within one or both of the underlying property. The easement owner can make the reckless infractions. I suspect all of us know better
parcels is a designated area where the easement holder repairs and improvements to the easement, provided that and some are just not paying attention. Nevertheless,
may travel to access something on the other side. Another those repairs or modifications do not interfere with the use there is no excuse.
example is flowage easement which allows water from and enjoyment of the easement by the owner of the property Well…
one location to travel through a water body owned by through which the easement exists. Halloween came and went. The annual party for
someone else to another. Please be mindful of easements on your property and keep Shores’ children was a success due to our dedicated
Some common easements in our area are drainage, water those areas clear of personal property. Access to the district’s Events Committee members and other volunteers.
management, utility and landscape buffers. Each of these facilities is critical, especially during storm events.
allows the holder to access the property for the purpose Suppose district staff or contractors cannot get to an area Bill’s Box on page 3
stated. They could be a means to access a pipe, a water body, needing maintenance. In that case, there could be future
an electrical connection, or landscaping around a facility. unintended consequences.
A right-of-way is a broader type of easement that allows NPDES tip: Dirt, oil, and debris that collect in parking
anyone to travel through the subject property to reach another lots and paved areas can be washed into the storm sewer
destination. Like other easements, a right-of-way agreement system and eventually enter local waterbodies. Sweep up
gives the recipient no ownership over your property. litter and debris from sidewalks, driveways and parking lots,
However, a right-of-way does not give the holder access to especially around storm drains.
Commissioner’s Update
Budget Brief at the median value of $365,000 would save approximately
$21.68 per year. While the savings is not huge, it was
By County Commissioner important to give people a break as costs all across the
Maria Marino board for goods and services have escalated. The millage
For the first time reduction was possible without affecting the delivery of
in 11 years, the County high quality county services to the public.
Commission approved a Additionally, Palm Beach County received revenue
reduction in the countywide replacement dollars through the Federal American Rescue
millage rate for fiscal year Plan Act to cover general government expenses and offset
2023 – the tax rate per $1,000 the impact of the pandemic on our community. This
of your real property’s value frees up ad valorem funds to pay for projects previously
– from 4.7815 down to 4.715 approved by the Board.
mills. At the new millage
rate, a homesteaded property Commissioner’s Update on page 3
REPORT SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY IMMEDIATELY
TO THE JUPITER POLICE DEPARTMENT
(561) 799-4445
Use 911 for emergencies only. Lock car doors.
Do not leave valuables in the car.