Page 3 - The Shores of Jupiter - December '24

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By Jim Kuretski, are founded upon ad valorem tax millage rates set by has been the case for many years. This leadership distinction
Mayor, Town of Jupiter the various governmental taxing authorities within Palm is attributable to the Town of Jupiter’s longstanding fiscal
Ad Valorem Tax Rate – Beach County. management practices.
Benchmark Comparisons The net ad valorem taxes for municipal services within Controlling growth using the uniquely Jupiter way
In early November the Town of Jupiter represent less than 25 percent of has resulted in better quality of life and lower taxes. Growth
each year, the Palm Beach the total annual tax bills. The table accompanying this never pays for itself, and almost always results in higher tax
County Tax Collector sends monthly news article provides a comparison of ad valorem assessments. By way of example, West Palm Beach residents
Notices of Ad Valorem tax millage rates for the ten North Palm Beach County pay $400 more each year in ad valorem taxes for every
Taxes and Non-Ad municipalities and the City of West Palm Beach. $100,000 of their property appraised value.
Valorem Assessments to As clearly illustrated by this table, the Town of Jupiter has Growth management and fiscal management have been
all property owners. These the lowest total ad valorem tax millage rate as compared to the two hallmarks of my town council leadership efforts while
annual property tax bills other ten municipalities, by significant dollar amounts. This serving Town of Jupiter residents and businesses.

North Palm Beach County Municipalities Bill’s Box from page 1

Ad Valorem Tax Rates - Benchmark Comparisons
with human activity, especially burning fossil fuel and
some greenhouse gases. The primary gas, carbon dioxide
FY24 Tax Rates: driving global warning has grown about 50 percent and
Operating + Debt + FR Services FY24 Tax Rates: is at a level not seen for millions of years. That brings to
mind a song lyric that is not directly related, but readers
Municipality
Municipality Benchmark All Taxing Units will understand. “Whatcha gonna do when the well run
dry?” – Fats Domino
Rates Comparison By The Way
Town of Jupiter 4.1236 Best-in-Class 17.0148 Do you know how neighborhood animals survive
very bad weather? Rabbits burrow carefully, engineering
Palm Beach Gardens 5.0537 123% 17.9449 earth tunnels with varying elevations. Squirrels hold up
Juno Beach 5.2776 128% 18.1688 in carefully constructed nests in large trees. Some find
knotholes or other natural hollows inside strong trunks
Jupiter Inlet Colony 5.5600 135% 18.4512 and large limbs. They also burrow or take over previous
Tequesta 6.4595 157% 19.3507 inhabitants’ places. Some birds handle high wind with
skill. Others simply fly to less severe air. More hospitable,
Palm Beach Shores 6.8420 166% 19.6603 you know. And so on. Rather amazing when you think
North Palm Beach 7.4900 182% 19.7494 about the varieties of nature. Big mama in the Universe
has it all worked out. That, of course, is Mother Nature.
Riviera Beach 8.3500 202% 20.6094 About it. Time does slip away. Deadlines, Yea verily
always with us. It’s like a Merry Go Round without breaks.
Lake Park 8.6451 210% 20.9045 I have lots more for later. Thanksgiving and Christmas will
Mangonia Park 9.9000 240% 22.7183 have come and gone on the unstoppable cycle and we will
start anew another year of fun, love and laughter and …. we
have only to see the newest year of our time. Think about
West Palm Beach 8.1941 199% 20.4535 change and what we can do for ourselves and those in need.

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