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Tax Talk

Dear Friends, Jupiter Jubilee • Palm Beach Pride, March 25 and 26 at Bryant Park
Of the more than in Downtown Lake Worth Beach
612,000 tax bills that were Mother Nature couldn’t dampen the spirit at this year’s • Black Gold Jubilee, April 15 at Torrey Island
sent out in November, as Jupiter Jubilee. The TCO Outreach Team attended Jupiter’s Campground in Belle Glade
of this writing, 86 percent largest hometown celebration featuring a civic fair, kid’s
have been paid. With activities, K-9 demonstrations and police and fire displays. Diamonds Are A Driver’s Best
property taxes due soon, Our team was on hand to answer a variety of questions from
time is running out before vehicle registrations to preparing first-time drivers along with Friend
the March 31 deadline. To distributing educational materials about agency services.
help remind those property Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth to ask You might be wondering what a precious stone has to
owners who have yet to questions, get materials, and share your feedback on your do with driving, and the answer is, nothing; however, the
pay their taxes, we have positive experiences in our service centers. shape of the stone does, allow me to elaborate. A diverging
sent out 63,025 reminder Our team is always excited to attend community events diamond interchange (DDI) is a form of vehicle traffic
notices to encourage them and have the opportunity to interact with our clients. If interchange that allows the two directions of traffic on the
to pay their taxes before you missed us at the Jubilee, visit us at these upcoming crossroad to temporarily divide and cross to the opposite
the deadline. Hopefully, community events: side of the road, creating a diamond like shape. The DDI was
you have already paid first introduced in France in the 1970s and has since grown
your taxes, but if not, I in popularity across the United States, due to the safety and
encourage you to visit cost effectiveness of the design.
www.pbctax.com and make
your payment online. If you are one of the hundreds of
thousands who have already paid, thank you!
Regards,
Anne M. Gannon,
Constitutional Tax Collector,
Serving Palm Beach County

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do you know the difference between HOV and express
lanes? While both lanes may be located on an interstate
and are intended to decrease traffic, they do have some
differences.
Express lanes are pay-per-use lanes for drivers that
want a more expected travel time. These lanes have
restricted entrances and exits to accommodate drivers on
longer commutes. Vehicles in the express lane must use a
SunPass to pay the associated fee. For more information
on purchasing a SunPass, visit www.sunpass.com.
HOV is an acronym for “high occupancy vehicle.” The
HOV decal, issued by the Department of Highway Safety
and Motor Vehicles, allows low emission vehicles, hybrid
vehicles certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency and vehicles with two or more occupants to drive
in a high occupancy vehicle lane. The purpose of an HOV
lane is to encourage carpooling and minimize traffic for
the hours in which the lane is designated as an HOV lane.
However, no matter which lane you are occupying, it’s
essential to follow the rules behind the wheel, to ensure
that you and others reach your destinations safely. 