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The city of Palm Beach Gardens is in our Election Spotlight.
There are no races in the city, but there are five ballot questions and they all have to do with annexation.
City leaders are attempting to take some unincorporated areas and place them within the city limits.
There are five zones the city wants to annex and each zone is the subject of its own referendum. About 8,000 people could be impacted and taxes are one way that would occur.
If voters in those zones want to be annexed, they would begin paying city taxes in six months. Deputy City Manager Lori LaVerriere says seven in ten properties in those proposed areas would save money. Even though taxes would rise, she says the increase would be offset by lower costs on utilities and garbage pickup.
Current residents of Palm Beach Gardens don't get to vote on the annexation questions, but people living in the five zones are being asked to cast a ballot.
The city has held public forums to address residents' questions.
Click Here to see the proposed zones.
The Ballot Questions:
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS REFERENDUM ANNEXATION
QUESTION ONE:
ORDINANCE 20, 2023 ANNEXES AN AREA OF CONTIGUOUS AND COMPACT
UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY AS DEPICTED ON EXHIBIT “A” TO
ORDINANCE 20, 2023 AND COMMONLY KNOWN AS “CABANA COLONY,
CRYSTAL POINTE, HIDDEN KEY, FRENCHMEN’S LANDING, PLEASANT
RIDGE, CAPTAIN’S KEY, MARINER’S COVE, AND THE MAHEU
SUBDIVISION," INTO THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PALM
BEACH GARDENS.
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS REFERENDUM ANNEXATION
QUESTION TWO:
ORDINANCE 21, 2023 ANNEXES AN AREA OF CONTIGUOUS AND COMPACT
UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE “ELLISON
WILSON PARCELS,” INTO THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PALM
BEACH GARDENS.
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS REFERENDUM ANNEXATION
QUESTION THREE:
ORDINANCE 22, 2023 ANNEXES AN AREA OF CONTIGUOUS AND COMPACT
UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS “PIRATE’S COVE,”
INTO THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS.
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS REFERENDUM ANNEXATION
QUESTION FOUR:
ORDINANCE 23, 2023 ANNEXES AN AREA OF CONTIGUOUS AND COMPACT
UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS “MONET ACRES,”
INTO THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS.
CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS REFERENDUM ANNEXATION
QUESTION FIVE:
ORDINANCE 24, 2023 ANNEXES AN AREA OF CONTIGUOUS AND COMPACT
UNINCORPORATED TERRITORY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS “MONET
GARDENS,” INTO THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PALM BEACH
GARDENS.