Page 17 - Abacoa Community News November '23

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Palm Beach County Property Appraiser from page 16

Guard and Florida National Guard who were deployed
during the preceding calendar year on active duty
outside the continental United States, Alaska, or Hawaii
in support of main or subordinate military operations
designated by the Florida Legislature.
The amount of the exemption is equal to the taxable value
of the homestead of the service member on Jan. 1 of the year
the exemption is sought, multiplied by the number of days
that the service member was on a qualified deployment in
the preceding calendar year and divided by the number of
days in that year. We will do the math for you.
More information is available on our website. You
can always call us at (561) 355-2866 or email us at
myexemption@pbcgov.org with questions.
Holiday Food Drive

This month kicks off the Palm Beach County Property
Appraiser’s Office’s annual Holiday Food Drive. The special
food-raising campaign is in its 24th year.
Last year, 5,540 pounds of food were collected from staff
and donated to Extended Hands Community Outreach and
The Glades Initiative.
The Property Appraiser’s Office encourages and supports
employee community service throughout Palm Beach
County. Our employees are dedicated to giving back to the
community that we serve.

Holiday Office Closures

The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office
(including our five service centers) will be closed:
Friday, Nov. 10 – Veterans Day Observed
Thursday, Nov. 23 – Thanksgiving Day
Friday, Nov. 24 – Floating Holiday

Northern Notes

Roseate Spoonbill – Nature’s

(Other) Brilliant Pink Bird

By Katie Roundtree,
Director of Finance and
Administration, Northern
Palm Beach County
Improvement District
Roseate spoonbills are
striking pink birds that
inhabit our marshes and
preserves in South Florida.
They are shorter and smaller
than the more infamous
flamingo, but their plumage
is just as striking and easy to spot from afar. While they may
be small in stature, they have a wingspan that is almost twice
as wide as they are tall.
Roseate spoonbills are highly social. They feed with
each other and with other wading birds. They also nest
in colonies and fly in flocks. They are found with other
spoonbills in a group
called appropriately a
“bowl.”
But what makes
them pink? Spoonbills
feed on small fish,
insects and crustaceans
(i nve rt e bra t e s).
Crustaceans are packed
with carotenoids, fat-
soluble pigments that
constitute reds, oranges,

Northern Notes on page 18