Page 7 - Boca Club News - February '24

Boca Club News, Page 7
Memo from County Tax Collector Anne M. Gannon:

Introducing Pocketalk…It Speaks Your Language!

By Anne M. Gannon, Constitutional a translator when and if available. We are happy to say www.mounts.org/membership/ for more information.
Tax Collector serving Palm Beach goodbye to those days and hello, bonjour, and hola to the Admission is by credit/debit card only.
County. You can reach her office introduction of this new technology. This is just another Dispose Safely...the Hazards of Lithium Batteries.
by Email: ClientAdvocate@ way we are delivering on our commitment to ‘Serving They are found in everything from electric toothbrushes,
taxcollectorpbc.com. Phone: (561) You’… regardless of the language the client speaks. musical greeting cards, and even Tesla electric vehicles,
355-4271. Origami in the Garden. A beautiful new exhibit has but do you know the dangers of lithium batteries if they
February is quite an exciting unfolded at Mounts Botanical Garden. Origami in the are not disposed of properly? Lithium batteries are easily
month around the tax collector’s Garden, created by Santa Fe artists Jennifer and Kevin damaged once thrown out. When they are dropped,
office. We have passed the halfway Box, is an outdoor sculpture exhibition. It features 20 scraped, crushed or punctured, the lithium inside can
mark of this year’s tax season and 86% of taxpayers have metal sculptures inspired by the Japanese art of paper become exposed and create a fire hazard. When lithium
paid their property taxes. For those who have not yet paid, folding. What better time to enjoy the beautiful grounds combines with water it produces highly flammable
February offers a 1% discount if paid by February 29th. at Mounts than during the cooler winter weather? I hope hydrogen and lithium hydroxide that produces a spark.
Keep in mind that there is no discount offered in March, so you get a chance to stroll through the exhibit. Origami in If this happens inside a garbage/recycling truck or a solid
now is your last chance to save some money on your taxes. the Garden is open now through May 12th, during regular waste facility that spark can cause a fire. These fires can
February also marks the opening of the newest service Mounts Botanical Garden hours. spread quickly and burn for weeks.
center in Palm Beach Gardens where we will begin Visit https://www.mounts.org/origami-in-the-garden/ Lithium batteries can be properly disposed of at one
servicing our clients in a beautiful, spacious and modern to purchase tickets: $20 general admission; $18 seniors 65 of the seven Solid Waste Authority Home Chemical
facility. After several years of planning and construction years +, college students, and military with ID; $13 kids and Recycling Centers located throughout Palm Beach
we are thrilled to bring this newest facility to our clients 6 – 17; free for children under 6. Admission is free for County. Many major retailers also offer free disposal
in northern Palm Beach County. Look for next month’s Mounts members and RAP (reciprocal program) members; of these batteries. For more information and examples
column when I will share details of the grand opening! must present membership card. Annual membership is of products containing lithium batteries, visit the Solid
Introducing Pocketalk! Serving you is our $60 for an individual or $95 for a family. Visit https:// Waste Authority website, www.swa.org/lib.
commitment and goal with every interaction with our
exciting new service is now available in all of our service From the Desk of Commissioner Marci
clients. And with that we are pleased to announce an

centers – introducing Pocketalk.
translating more than 80 different languages. All you do is Woodward: A Message from Marci
The Pocketalk device is simple to use and is capable of

speak into the Pocketalk device and it converts the words
into a text and audio translation in the desired language. Commissioner Woodward, a 20-year County; Palm Beach Cultural Council, and Value
Now our Client Service Specialists and clients can have resident of Boca Raton, was elected Adjustment Board. Ms. Woodward graduated from the
2-way conversations in the client’s preferred language in November 2022 as Palm Beach University of South Carolina-Aiken with a Bachelor’s
and the device will translate the message into English, County District 4 Commissioner. Degree in Fine Arts.
and vice versa. She serves on the following board I started off the year strong representing District 4 in
This new device has been a game changer for our of directors as a representative a whirlwind of meetings with our state legislators and
teams in the service centers and during road tests. Now, of the county commission: Palm leaders in Tallahassee for PBC Day. We traded our usual
during road tests it allows us to provide the driver with Beach Transportation Planning sunshine for a taste of Tallahassee’s brisk winter air.
the necessary commands in English that they will hear Agency; South Florida Regional With nearly 400 attendees, our county made a strong

in their preferred language. Prior to Pocketalk we had to Transportation Authority (TriRail); Treasure Coast
rely on either an employee to translate, or the services of Regional Planning Council; CareerSource Palm Beach From the Desk of Commissioner on page 8

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