Page 6 - Jupiter Ocean Mile - December '23

Page 6, Jupiter Ocean Mile
Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office

Dear Taxpayer: any other jurisdiction in the United States. We determine the to the use and/or ownership of the property, simply keep
Farewell, 2023! The end taxable value of more than 650,000 parcels and nearly 60,000 the card as your receipt that you have been automatically
of the year is the perfect tangible personal property accounts in the county. renewed for another year. However, if there is a change to
opportunity to reflect on As we look forward to 2024, my office is also preparing to ownership due to a sale, marriage, divorce, death, or change
the past and share our goals improve the service we offer to you on our website. Our website in property use, call our office at (561) 355-2866 or email us
for the future. address is changing to pbcpao.gov, and the next time you visit at MyExemption@pbcgov.org.
Property values in Palm us, things might look a little different. We hope you find our new A homestead exemption reduces the assessed value of
Beach County continued site easier to use, more powerful, and more informative. your property, thereby reducing the amount of property tax
their upward trend this year. Throughout these changes and the improvements ahead, our you pay by an average of $500. Homestead exemption also
Market real property values mission is constant: to value property, administer exemptions, qualifies you for the 3 percent Save our Homes (SOH) cap.
grew 20.6 perecent from and maintain ownership records fairly, equitably, and in If you’ve not yet filed for a homestead exemption, it’s
2022, and taxable property accordance with Florida law for all of Palm Beach County. easy to e-file online. You may also file by mail (PDF) or in
values rose 14 percent. Just like last year, Westlake showed Thank you for allowing me to serve as your property person at one of our five service centers. The deadline to file
the largest percentage of taxable value increase from 2022 to appraiser. I wish you and your families a safe and happy a homestead exemption application is March 1 of the year
2023, with Glenridge and Cloud Lake rounding out the top holiday season. after you buy your home and you may file any time after
three municipalities. Overall, the market value of all Palm Respectfully, you take ownership of the property and become a permanent
Beach County property is more than $486 billion. Dorothy Jacks, CFA, AAS, resident of Florida. To qualify, you and/or your spouse must
My staff are gathering information for 2024 as we prepare Palm Beach County Property Appraiser not be receiving a residency-based exemption on any other
to value property based on the status of the market as of property in Florida or in another state.
Jan. 1. I want to thank my staff for their continued diligence Homestead Exemption Receipt
and commitment to accuracy and excellence. I am proud of Holiday Office Closures
every single one of the 220 qualified public servants in my Cards Mailed Late December
office, as we retain more credentialed appraisal experts than The Palm Beach County Property Appraiser’s Office
On the last business day in the (including our five service centers) will be closed:
Monday, Dec. 25
month of December, the property
Jupiter Senior appraiser’s office mails a pink and Tuesday, Dec. 26
Monday, Jan. 1, 2024
white homestead exemption receipt
Softball News card to every property owner in Palm
Beach County with a homestead
exemption. If there are no changes

Jupiter Senior Softball Association players paid “Service is our number one priority”
tribute to all the men and women who served in the
armed forces during a Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 561-743-0070
10 at Maplewood Park.
About 60 players attended the ceremony prior to www.palmspoolservices.com
their morning ball games.The event featured remarks
by Army veteran Gary Vitaletti who said, “Today we
honor America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of
county and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the
common good.”
Veterans who were present were asked to step
forward and were applauded by the crowd. They
included Mike Manasia, 91, a Korean War army
veteran who is the oldest active player in the softball
league. Vitaletti explained that the origin of Veterans
Day dates to Nov. 11, 1919 when President Woodrow
Wilson proclaimed the date as Armistice Day to
commemorate the first anniversary of the cessation
of fighting in World War I. It wasn’t until 1938 that
Congress officially designated Armistice Day as a legal Expires 1/15/24.
national holiday.
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Gary Vitaletti was a featured speaker for a Veterans
Day ceremony Nov. 10.

Following the end of both World War II and the
Korean War, Congress again amended the name of
the holiday in 1954, “this time to honor those who
participated in all U.S. wars” calling it Veterans Day,
Vitaletti noted.
The veterans’ tribute concluded with playing of a
recording of God Bless the U.S.A., a patriotic song
written and recorded by country music artist Lee
Greenwood. The Jupiter Senior Softball program is open
to persons 55 years of age and older. Games are every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning at 8:30 a.m.
at Maplewood Park pending completion of renovations
to Jupiter Community Park that are under way.
For more information about the senior softball
program contact Gary Newman at (917) 623-0791 or
to register go to www.leaguelineup.com/jssa.