Page 20 - Talk of Tequesta- March '23

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Tax Talk

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