Page 18 - Abacoa Community News - March '24

Page 18, Abacoa
Tax Talk

Dear Friends: county, in support of critical Great Day At The Jubilee!
Did you know that there local public resources. This
are more than 60 special resulted in our agency A pi c t ure -
observance days in March, returning $51,617,938 of pe r fe c t da y
such as National Black unexpended revenue back to brought out the
Forest Cake Day (March the local taxing authorities. crowd for the
28) and Working Moms Day In this latest report, we’ve Town of Jupiter’s
(March 12)? included data regarding our largest hometown
One of these observances client satisfaction scores celebration, the
that I am especially fond of that we are extremely proud Jupiter Jubilee. Tax
is Employee Appreciation of! Our goal is always to collector’s office
Day on March 1. While my provide exceptional service to our clients and our client employees were
leadership team and I certainly appreciate the hard work our satisfaction scores tell us that we are delivering on that available to answer
employees do each and every day, this special day gives me commitment! questions and distribute informational materials. This event
and our leadership team the opportunity to thank our more I encourage you to review our results in this Report To Our is always a great opportunity to visit with our neighbors in
than 330 employees in a special way for their hard work, Citizens For Fiscal Year 2022/23 by visiting www.pbctax. the north Palm Beach County area.
dedication, and for providing exceptional service to you, our com/annual-report where you can review the report online
clients. So, if you are fortunate enough to have an amazing or request a copy be mailed to you. Tax Talk on page 20
team of employees, like me, I encourage you to recognize
them on Employee Appreciation Day on March 1.
Don’t forget, if you have not yet paid your 2023 property
taxes, you have until March 31 to do so to avoid your taxes
being delinquent. You can pay online by visiting https://
pbctax.publicaccessnow.com/.
Anne M. Gannon,
Constitutional Tax Collector,
Serving Palm Beach County
New! Move Over Law

Did you know that
on Jan. 1 expansions
were added to Florida’s
Move Over Law?
You might be
wondering what the
Move Over Law is.
Well in Florida drivers
are required to move
over a lane for stopped
law enforcement,
emergency, sanitation,
utility service vehicles, tow trucks or wreckers, maintenance,
or construction vehicles with displaying warning lights.
However, there are times when that isn’t always
possible, as a vehicle could be in the lane next to you and
it is unsafe to move over, or you could be on a two-lane
road. In those scenarios you should slow to a speed that is
20 mph less than the posted speed limit, or slow down to
5 mph when the posted speed limit is 20 mph or less.
The expansion of the Move Over Law that took effect
on Jan. 1, now includes any disabled vehicles on the side
of the road, to help protect motorists that are stopped on
the side of the road.
In 2022, there were 170 crashes and more than 14,000
citations issued for motorists failing to move over in Florida.
For more information on how you can protect yourself
and others on the road, visit www.flhsmv.gov/safety-center/.

A Report To Our Citizens

I am pleased to announce that the 2022/23 Report To
Our Citizens, which highlights our agency’s results and
continued growth, is now available.
In fiscal year 2022/23, more than $5 billion in
property tax revenues were collected and distributed
to the individual taxing authorities throughout the
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