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Our Village Voice

VOL. 34 NO. 3 www.seabreezepublications.com MARCH 2023

Gratitude Bill’s Box

Arthur Ross Cummings The HOA Board of Directors of The Shores of Jupiter By Bill Thompson
express their gratitude for your extraordinary contribution.
In recognition and deep appreciation for your efforts and David Lindley Barry Parker Harley Two
achievements to ensure The Shores of Jupiter its rightful Brian Martin John Hornyak The little rascal
reputation as “the place to live” in Jupiter. Art, your diligence and Ryan Warren Sal Greco is recovering from
hard work toward improving our village has been a major factor Cynthia Clemente neutering, which I
in preserving property values and appearance of our upscale Editor’s note: After a long tenure, Art is no longer serving consider from a personal
development. You are commended for your arduous efforts and on The Shores Board of Directors, having resigned to take view to be an insult
commitment to The Shores and each of its homeowners. on other challenges. He will be missed. to his maleness. He
looks embarrassed to
Northern Notes be seen in that silly hat.
Otherwise, he is doing just fine. I wonder, upon full
recovery, whether he will still be obsessed in fishing
Know The Flow paper from wastebaskets to shred all over the floor.
Annual Meeting Of The Shores Association (HOA)
By Katie Roundtree, The meeting was held on Feb. 15. Dave Lindley, our
Director of Finance and HOA president, conducted an orderly and informative
Administration, Northern meeting to report the year’s activities and the present
Palm Beach County state of The Shores of Jupiter.
Improvement District There were five candidates for election to four seats
Flood control in Florida on the board. The four elected were presently serving
is a shared responsibility that members, Dave Lindley, John Hornyak, Salvatore
provides maximum benefit Greco, and a new addition, Cynthia Clemente. The
only when all components officers are Dave Lindley, president; John Hornyak,
(primary, secondary and vice president; Cynthia Clemente, secretary; Barry
tertiary) are designed and Parker, treasurer. These and all other assignments are
constructed to work together listed in the yellow block on Page 2 of this issue.
and are maintained in proper working order. Florida is So, what path does storm water typically follow from your
more complex than many states, where one entity is usually neighborhood to its final destination? Here’s an example. Five Bill’s Box on page 3
responsible for providing local and regional drainage for the inches of rain falls in 24 hours over an inland community. This
community. Some areas have no formal drainage systems and rain follows a wet period, so groundwater levels are already
are prone to routine flooding; others may be covered by several high. According to most approved drainage designs, some
organizations or governments providing varying service levels. water is temporarily stored in public recreational areas, yard
Depending on conditions, water may have to be routed through swales and streets. The excess surface water slowly drains to
several interconnected, though independent, conveyance community lakes or on-site ponds via street and yard drainage
systems – each of which must be properly maintained and grates, swales, ditches or canals. Water then drains from the
functioning – to provide flood protection for south Florida
neighborhoods. Northern Notes on page 3 Sunday,
Commissioner’s Update March 12

2023 Legislative Session and homelessness; infrastructure; public safety;
environmental protection; and, substance abuse and
Priorities behavior disorders.
Influenced by those priorities, here are just some of the
By Commissioner legislative measures and appropriations we are advocating
Maria Marino through our delegation:
The Board of County Economic Development
Commissioners has Biomedical research funding for educational programs
identified six strategic produced by local universities and state colleges in
priorities that have guided partnership with institutions such as Max Planck, Scripps
the formulation of the of Florida, Florida Atlantic University, Palm Beach State
FY2023 budget and set College and University of Florida. Supporting STEM
the course for advocating programs will grow our workforce in the biotech industry.
Palm Beach County’s Funding to support the restoration of historical
needs this 2023 legislative facilities on Peanut Island, including the U.S. Coast
session in Tallahassee.
Those priorities are economic development; housing Commissioner’s Update on page 5

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