Page 9 - Boca Club News - August '23

Boca Club News, Page 9
Council Corner: August 2023—HOT Summer

…and already Back to School & Fall events!

By Yvette Drucker, who was re- • Stay Alert: Be aware of your surroundings when you Chamber www.bocaratonchamber.com for more information
elected to the Council in her own are near train tracks. Stay Off your phone and put away on all the daily events being hosted alongside many non-
name. Ms. Drucker had been serving headphones or earbuds. profits benefiting our community.
on the Council after being appointed • Don’t Stop on Tracks. Obey the signs! New Restaurants. Go try some of the new restaurants
to fill the vacancy left by Jeremy • Don’t Walk on the Tracks: Walking on the tracks is that opened this summer: Kanpai Japanese, Patio Harvest,
Rodgers when he was called to Unsafe and Illegal and can result in fines, injury or death. Gallagher’s Steakhouse and Sushi by Bou. Many more
military service. Stay off them. restaurants coming to Boca. Stay tuned!
Hope everyone had a wonderful • Cross at the Crosswalks: The only safe place to cross As we say goodbye to summer, the city council and staff
summer; it’s been one of the hottest the tracks is at a designated crossing. Use them. are preparing for our Budget Sessions in September. This
ones that I can remember! I took some time on vacation, spent Things to do in August in our beautiful Boca Raton: is the time we will review the annual budget and align our
time with my family and friends, had beach days, spent time Beach and Water Activities. Join in a Family Summer strategic goals to the budget. Please be aware of school zones
at home and, of course, if you know me, I ate a lot! Snorkel on August 19th from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. and observe the speed limits as schools are back in session.
Transit Friendly reminders–Brightline, Tri-Rail or any Mizner Park Amphitheater. 3rd Annual Battle of the Wishing everyone an awesome school year and Fall season!
train station: Bands Competition will be held on August 4th, from 7:00 I am always available for questions or concerns:
Walkers, joggers and bicyclists out exploring the city– p.m. to 10:00 p.m. ydrucker@myboca.us and you can follow me on social media
make sure you stay alert and safe when you are near the Livenation presents Jason Mraz and His Super band on @yvettedrucker. For more city updates visit www.myboca.
train tracks. Here are a few tips to keep in mind, and to August 12th from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. (tickets on sale) us. Yvette #lovebocaraton #thebestisyettocome.
keep you safe. Boca Festival Days – please visit the Boca Raton
Memo from County Tax Collector Anne M. Gannon:

Tax Holiday Savings Time!

By Anne M. Gannon, Constitutional Notice also contains information about local governments’ consumer items from washing machines and clothes dryers
Tax Collector serving Palm Beach budget hearings, providing each property owner with to tickets for live events and everything in-between! During
County. You can reach her office the opportunity to attend and comment on the proposed the Sales Tax Holiday window, sales tax is removed from
by Email: ClientAdvocate@ millage rates. Then, by November 1st, my office will send the purchase of qualifying items. For example, during the
taxcollectorpbc.com. Phone: (561) out more than 600,000 2023 tax bills to each property Home Hardening Sales Tax Holiday impact-resistant doors,
355-4271. owner that must be paid by March 31st. You can visit the garage doors and windows can be purchased without the
With the arrival of August, we Property Appraiser’s website at www.pbcgov.org/papa for addition of sales tax on the final purchase price, but only
find ourselves, once again, gearing more information about the TRIM Notice and the Value during the specified dates (Now–June 30th, 2024); the
up for property tax season. It all Adjustment Board appeals process. same concept applies to all other Sales Tax Holidays. Make
starts this month when the Palm Beach County Property So, watch your mail this month for your TRIM Notice sure to read about each tax holiday; some exclusions and
Appraiser sends out a TRIM (Truth-In-Millage) Notice to from the Property Appraiser and then in early November, parameters may apply.
all property owners. This notice contains the property’s watch your mail for your tax bill sent by my office and
value as of January 1st, the millage rates proposed by remember to pay early and save! Memo from County Tax Collector on page 10
each local government entity, and finally, it contains Florida Sales Tax Holiday Savings! Going on now
an estimate of the proposed property taxes. The TRIM are several Sales Tax Exemption Holidays on several

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