Page 10 - Talk of Tequesta - September '24

Page 10, The Talk Of Tequesta

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Tax Talk

Dear Friends: • Publix – Shoppes at Village of Golf, 11200 S. The change is taking place because, on July 31, the
Recently, my leadership Military Trail, Golf Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
team and I had the pleasure • Publix – Reserve Shopping Center, 9720 Clint (FLHSMV) began implementing legislation which amends
of reviewing our client Moore Road, Boca Raton Florida Statute 322.14(1)(a), requiring driver license and
satisfaction surveys like we The MV Express Kiosks are a convenient way to renew ID card numbers must now contain at least four randomly
do each and every quarter. and print your motor generated digits. This new system aims to improve security
For the second quarter (April vehicle registration and safeguard individuals’ identities.
to June) of 2024, our agency and decal on the spot Those applying for a first-time driver license or
sent out more than 130,000 in a matter of minutes. identification card will be issued a card that meets the new
surveys to clients who either To renew your vehicle statutory numbering requirements. Once you are issued a
visited one of our service registration at one of driver license or identification card with a new number that
centers in person or who these kiosks, you will meets the new requirements, the number will not change
reached our Client Care and Research Center by phone. need a registration unless your last name changes.
We are so proud that 56.6 percent of our clients last quarter renewal notice PIN or
rated our service as “Exceptional” and 29.5 percent said our your plate number and
service was “Very Good”! That tells us that more than 86 the date of birth of the
percent of our clients rate their interaction with our office as first registered owner.
a very positive experience! We are so proud that our agency We are fortunate to
continues to outpace the national average of 62 percent for be able to expand the
“like” government offices. number of kiosks in
A huge thank you to my dedicated staff who provide Palm Beach County and I encourage you to visit www.
exceptional service to our Palm Beach County residents and pbctax.com/kiosks/ for a complete list of kiosk locations.
to our clients who take the time to respond to our surveys
and provide us with valuable feedback so we can continue Changes To Driver License
to deliver exceptional service. I couldn’t be prouder!
Anne M. Gannon, Numbers
Constitutional Tax Collector,
Serving Palm Beach County T h e ne xt t i m e
you renew or replace
TCO Gives Back To The your driver license or
identification card in
Community person or online, you
will be issued a new
Our employees are committed to making a difference in the driver license or ID
community and we partner with two local charities, which are number. There is no need to immediately replace your
selected by employees. For the past two years we have been current driver license or ID, as you will be issued a new
supporting the nonprofit Living Hungry and recently employees number when it is time for you to renew or replace your
participated in a hygiene kit drive, contributing close to 300 kits driver license or ID.
for kids in need.
Living Hungry is a Delray Beach charity, dedicated to
eliminating food insecurity experienced by homeless students Palm Beach County
in Palm Beach County. The organization supports 875 students
in 24 schools throughout the county. Along with the hygiene
kits, our employees contributed more than $8,000 to help supply Property Appraiser
weekly bags of food and basic necessities.
“Thank you from the hundreds of homeless students you
reached,” said Maura Plante, Living Hungry Founder and CEO. Dear Taxpayer:
“They know how special you are because you care.” By now, all property owners
Learn more by visiting www.pbctax.com/aboutus/ in Palm Beach County have
community-involvement/. received their 2024 Notice of
Proposed Property Taxes and
Assessments from my office.
You can always access this
information by searching your
property at pbcpao.gov, and The next stage in the tax roll process is the petition filing
then selecting “2024 Proposed period. Property owners have the option to appeal their property’s
Notice” at the top of your assessment or denial of portability before the county’s Value
Property Detail page. Adjustment Board (VAB), which is administered by the Clerk
The Notice of Proposed Property Taxes is not a bill, but of the Circuit Court and Comptroller. Florida law sets the value
rather an estimate of your taxes based on the proposed tax
rates, your property value, and exemptions. Local Government on page 11

Left to right: Jeff Koons, Living Hungry Board Member, Feeling like you paid too
Gabriela Mariel Alianiello, Sr. Executive Assistant, Kenia much in taxes this year?
Ramirez, CCRC Manager, Anne M. Gannon, Tax Collector

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We are thrilled to announce the addition of four new
MV Express Registration Kiosks! This puts our total
number of kiosks in Palm Beach County to nine, which are
located in select Publix stores. In addition to our original Sally S Stahl, CFP®, AAMS™
five kiosks, below are the four new MV Express Kiosk Financial Advisor
locations:
• Publix – Chasewood Plaza, 6330 W. Indiantown 1851 W Indiantown Rd Ste 106
Road, Jupiter Jupiter, FL 33458
• Publix – Crestwood Square, 11977 Southern Blvd., 561-748-7600
Royal Palm Beach