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VOL. 34 NO. 8 FAX 561-624-9088 • E-MAIL canpga@yahoo.com AUGUST 2024

PGA POA Communication Corner

Submitted by Gail Coppage, now late, and interest will be added to your assessment for both Condos and HOAs. Please find this information and
PGA POA Communications that no longer can be waived. Please contact the PGA POA detail on the POA Website under the Documents & Forms
Committee office at (561) 627-2800 if you have not yet paid your 2024 heading.
Welcome to the hot, assessment. Thank you to those residents who have made Turtle Time
hazy, lazy days of August in their annual assessment payments! In our area, there are predominantly three species of pond
South Florida! Great News About The Playground turtles: Softshell, Yellow-Bellied and Snapping Turtles. Females
Hot Heat! You may have noticed work being done on the two emerge from ponds every spring and summer (sometimes also
Here we are in the middle playgrounds in July. The long-awaited swing set replacement in fall) to find a spot to lay their eggs, then returning to the pond.
of the summer in South at Burwick Park and Marlwood Park have been installed! Both All three species have webbed feet and claws.
Florida, enjoying the sun, parks were closed in July to install the playground equipment. Softshell turtles are almost fully aquatic, preferring muddy,
heat, afternoon thunderstorms Materials were delivered to both parks for the installation of shallow bodies of water, with a thin snout which helps it to
and constant weather updates the new swings. We are all so excited that the playground breathe while partially submerged in search of prey or hiding
about tropical storms and potential hurricane action. Are you equipment will be fully operational in August. Thank you to from predators. The dark brownish-grey body color helps as
a new resident to our PGA National community? Are you the POA for moving forward with this purchase and installation camouflage. The female is generally 9 to 11 inches long, and
new to South Florida? If so, please note that keeping track of and thank you to parents and residents for your continued both males and females can live up to 50 years in the wild.
the weather each day is important. Whether walking, biking, patience during these months of waiting for the new swings! The softshell turtle’s most identifiable feature is its “pipestem”
playing pickleball or tennis, or taking kids to summer camp, Sidewalk Courtesy snout. The yellow-bellied slider turtle (originally native to
make sure you have access to checking the weather forecast Another great feature of PGA National are the miles of North Florida) is now found in South Florida. The rough
when outside. Even our pets need to stay cool, protected and sidewalks that we share and enjoy together. Having a wide, carapace (upper shell) is marked with prominent yellow bars
hydrated. Bring water with you when outside, wear a hat, walkable sidewalk in PGA National offers a great opportunity on each side and a yellow patch behind each eye, and the
cooling bandana and if possible, take advantage of workouts for us to stay fit and healthy. Please be courteous of our fellow slider’s belly is usually bright yellow. The slider can grow to
early or late in the day. The beauty of South Florida is that residents, visitors and guests, including of course the sand a size of about 11 inches and live up to 30 years in the wild.
you can watch the clouds roll in from the west or east, feel the cranes, rabbits, geckos and ibis. If you are walking or biking The snapping turtle is identified by its bulky build, craggy,
wind kicking up in the trees and the birds suddenly becoming and there is someone in front of you, that person may not hear textured carapace (upper shell), and sharp, prominent beak.
quieter. Staying informed and protected will protect you and you because he or she is wearing headphones. Calling out “on Unlike the softshell and the slider, it cannot completely retract
your family and friends. your left or on your right” will go a long way to avoiding a mid- its head into its shell. It has a large head with a sharp hooked
Assessment Reminder collision on the sidewalk, as well as not startling the person in upper jaw. Males are typically larger and heavier than females.
The Annual PGA POA assessment was due July 1 in the front of you. We are grateful to live in such a beautiful natural Snapping turtles have an extremely long and mobile neck.
amount of $915. You should have received the notice in habitat and setting. During breeding season, snapping turtles can be aggressive
the mail regarding payment. As of August 1, if you haven’t Laws And Changes
yet paid your annual POA assessment, the assessment is There have been a number of changes to Florida Statutes PGA POA Communication Corner on page 4
Commissioner’s Update

Making Dollars And Cents Of To further understand your tax bill, you can visit the number of districts depending on whether they are in a
Your Tax Bill property appraiser’s website at https://pbcpao.gov/index. municipality or unincorporated areas. Some areas, such
as Jupiter or Juno, may have an additional line item for
htm. By clicking on the tax link (property tax detail), you
will see a detailed breakdown of the taxes collected from fire/rescue services because those services are provided
By Vice Mayor various districts that provide services to residents. For by the county instead of the municipality.
Maria G. Marino instance, using the example on page 2 of a homesteaded
It’s that time of year house with the taxable value of $351,123 ($376,123 for Commissioner’s Update on page 2
when the Board of County school district items) and
Commissioners begins the the millage rate of 4.5, you
budgeting process for Fiscal will be paying $4.5 per Cars And Bicycles
Year (FY) 2025 and sets the $1,000, totaling $1,580.05.
millage rate for Palm Beach With our example, there
County. The current county are 13 taxing districts under Yield To Pedestrians
millage rate is 4.5, which ad valorem taxes for this
represents the amount of homesteaded property
tax payable per dollar of in Palm Beach Gardens. Bicycles are permitted on sidewalks but bicyclists
the assessed value of a property. A mill is derived from Each district sets its own riding on the sidewalk should yield to the right-of-way of
the Latin word “millesimum,” meaning thousandth. In millage rate, and properties any pedestrians and need to give an audible signal before
property tax terms, 1 mill equals $1 in property tax levied in different areas of the overtaking and passing a pedestrian.
per $1,000 of a property’s assessed value. county will have a varying
Pedestrians pressing the button at the crosswalk
will cause warning lights to flash at 3 locations in PGA
National. If you are driving and see the pedestrian sign
flashing the warning, please yield to those crossing!
Cyclists are required to follow the same traffic laws as
cars when riding on the roadway. Cyclists using sidewalks
must be courteous to pedestrians sharing those sidewalks!

Thanks for helping to keep our residents safe.