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Page 12, PGA C.A.N.!                                                 March 2023                                                                                                                                                    March 2023
      Tax Talk




      Dear Friends,
         Of the more than 612,000                                                                          How Does It Work?
      tax bills that were sent out in                                                                         If you are thinking “Crossing to the opposite side of
      November, as of this writing,                                                                        the road? How does that work?” you are not alone; instead
      86 percent have been paid.                                                                           of trying to explain it in words why not hand it over to
      With property taxes due soon,                                                                        the experts? Florida Department of Transportation put
      time is running out before the                                                                       together an informational video that shows how it works
      March 31 deadline. To help                                                                           and what it looks like from the driver’s perspective. Visit
      remind those property owners                                                                         www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9UlegdqNog to watch the
      who have yet to pay their                                                                            video.
      taxes, we have sent out 63,025                                                                       Now Open!
      reminder notices to encourage                                                                           The new DDI is now officially open at I-95 and Glades
      them to pay their taxes before                                                                       Road in Boca Raton, with more on the way: I-95 at 45th
      the deadline. Hopefully, you                                                                         Street, I-95 at Lantana Road, and I-95 at Hypoluxo Road.
      have already paid your taxes,                                                                        It is another example of Palm Beach County leading the
      but if not, I encourage you                                                                          way in innovation and design.
      to visit www.pbctax.com                                                                              Is It HOV Or Is It Express Lane?
      and make your payment                                                                                   Driving can be relaxing, stressful, exciting, scary, and
      online. If you are one of the                        Our team is always excited to attend community events   overwhelming at the same time. That is why it’s important
      hundreds of thousands who                         and have the opportunity to interact with our clients. If   to know the rules of the road. For example, do you know
      have already paid, thank you!                     you missed us at the Jubilee, visit us at these upcoming   the difference between HOV and express lanes? While
                                              Regards,  community events:                                  both lanes may be located on an interstate and are intended
                                       Anne M. Gannon,     • Palm Beach Pride, March 25 and 26 at Bryant Park in   to decrease traffic, they do have some differences.
                              Constitutional Tax Collector,   Downtown Lake Worth Beach                       Express lanes are pay-per-use lanes for drivers that
                               Serving Palm Beach County     •  Black  Gold  Jubilee, April  15  at  Torrey  Island   want a more expected travel time.  These lanes have
      Jupiter Jubilee                                   Campground in Belle Glade                          restricted entrances and exits to accommodate drivers on
                                                                                                           longer commutes. Vehicles in the express lane must use a
                                                        Diamonds Are A Driver’s Best                       SunPass to pay the associated fee. For more information
         Mother Nature couldn’t dampen the spirit at this year’s                                           on purchasing a SunPass, visit www.sunpass.com.
      Jupiter Jubilee. The TCO Outreach Team attended Jupiter’s  Friend                                       HOV is an acronym for “high occupancy vehicle.” The
      largest hometown celebration featuring a civic fair, kid’s                                           HOV decal, issued by the Department of Highway Safety
      activities, K-9 demonstrations and police and fire displays.      You might be wondering what a precious stone has to   and Motor Vehicles, allows low emission vehicles, hybrid
      Our team was on hand to answer a variety of questions from   do with driving, and the answer is, nothing; however, the   vehicles certified by the U.S. Environmental Protection
      vehicle registrations to preparing first-time drivers along with   shape of the stone does, allow me to elaborate. A diverging   Agency and vehicles with two or more occupants to drive
      distributing educational materials about agency services.   diamond interchange (DDI) is a form of vehicle traffic   in a high occupancy vehicle lane. The purpose of an HOV
      Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth to ask   interchange that allows the two directions of traffic on the   lane is to encourage carpooling and minimize traffic for
      questions, get materials, and share your feedback on your   crossroad to temporarily divide and cross to the opposite   the hours in which the lane is designated as an HOV lane.
      positive experiences in our service centers.      side of the road, creating a diamond like shape. The DDI   However, no matter which lane you are occupying, it’s
                                                        was first introduced in France in the 1970s and has since   essential to follow the rules behind the wheel, to ensure
                                                        grown in popularity across the United States, due to the   that you and others reach your destinations safely.
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