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01-2012 NewsletterNORTH PALM BEACHNORTH PALM BEACHNORTH PALM BEACH The Village Of The Village Of “The Best Place to Live Under the Sun” “The Best Place to Live Under the Sun” JANUARY 2012 Village Manager Hello, residents! Do you have old photographs that show the early days of North Palm Beach? We are currently looking for photos to add to our collection. Possible subjects include: the North Palm Beach Library, the Village Hall, U.S. Highway 1, Northlake Blvd. (or before Northlake was built), Twin City Mall, local schools and churches, local businesses, the First American Bank (the first building on Northlake Blvd.), condominium communities, and more. Bring your old photographs to the Historian’s office at the NPB Library and share your memories! For more information please contact Rosa at 841-3371. North Palm Beach History Welcome 2012, some think the last year according to the Mayan calendar. Instead we optimistically are taking next steps in choreography of efforts to preserve and protect while we design and build our unique future. Tweaking codes, improving process, generating better communications and all other efforts of enabling sustainability are ongoing for your village. It’s the “new normal” in local governance to do more with less, be more innovative and creative and yet always get the job done in an ethical, transparent and open manner with high levels of satisfaction and service with a smile! So, how may we best communicate with you? We have a wonderful newsletter, our great village website with extensive links at your fingertips and a new country club website. A recent revelation occurred when village sanitation schedules changed by only one day to accommodate holiday schedules, although announced in the newsletter and on the website compliance was just a bit over 10%. This tells me we don’t communicate effectively enough, or maybe we shouldn’t “move the cheese” on resident routines. We do have “Constant Contact” email blasts for Parks & Recreations’ leisure-time activities, door hangers, flyers, “snail-mail” and other options we can pursue, but no one of these systems reaches everyone, every time for critical communications. Would you like village-wide recorded telephone messages to reach your home? Would you like smartly designed message board-monument signs at the main village properties such as at Village Hall, the Community Center and the Country Club to display council meetings, announcements, events and services? There are so many ways we can communicate better. I’d love to engage our residents (and businesses) in ongoing dialog on these issues and priorities. Perhaps you’d like an interactive survey online to keep track of village preferences. We are currently looking at a mid-March “Town Hall” assembly workshop - to ask key questions, garner valuable citizen input and prioritize projects for the village’s vision and sustainable future. We appreciate all resident input and participation. A closing note to “anonymous” contributors, thank you, I take every comment seriously and go about improving things in ways we can always improve the Village. Feel free to come see me and talk about your priorities any time. It's hard to tell an anonymous commentator what we’re doing to address your concerns, but we notice and try. Happy New Year North Palm Beach! 561-841-3380 Pg. 2—Village Manager Village Elections Village of North Palm Beach Elections Municipal Elections are by group, at-large & non-partisan (no districts, no party affiliation) 2012 Municipal Election Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2012 Polls are open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm Village Council Seats Open to Election Group 1 (currently held by Robert A. Gebbia) Group 3 (currently held by Darryl C. Aubrey)) Group 5 (currently held by William L. Manuel) Candidate Qualifying Period Opens: Noon, Tuesday, January 31, 2012 Closes: Noon, Tuesday, February 14, 2012 A candidate may announce his or her candidacy prior to qualifying by filing Form DS-DE 9, Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository with the Village Clerk. After filing Form DS-DE 9 with the Village Clerk and opening the campaign account, candidates may begin accepting contributions and making campaign expenditures; however, candidates must still qualify by filing the appropriate forms with the Village Clerk during the qualifying period, in order to be listed on the ballot. Candidate Qualifying Fees: Qualifying Fee: $10.00 State Election Assessment: 90.00 Total $100.00 Candidate Qualifications: Village resident and registered voter For more info, see “Becoming a Candidate” on Elections page at www.village-npb.org Elecciones de Village de North Palm Beach Las Elecciones Municipales son por grupo, generales e independientes (sin distrito ni afiliación a un partido) Fecha de Elección Municipal de 2012: martes, 13 de marzo de 2012 Los centros de votación abren de 7:00 am a 7:00 pm Escaños del Consejo de Village Abiertos para Elección Grupo 1 (ocupado actualmente por Robert A. Gebbia) Grupo 3 (ocupado actualmente por Darryl C. Aubrey) Grupo 5 (ocupado actualmente por William L. Manuel) Período de Calificación de Candidatos Abre : al mediodía del martes 31 de enero de 2012 Cierra: al mediodía del martes 14 de febrero de 2012 El candidato puede anunciar su candidatura previo a la calificación con la presentación del Formulario DS-DE 9, Appointment of Campaign Treasurer and Designation of Campaign Depository, (Nombramiento del Tesorero de la Campaña y Nombramiento del Depositario de la Campaña), ante el Secretario de Village. Después de presentar el Formulario DS-DE 9 ante el Secretario de Village y luego de la apertura de una cuenta para la campaña, los candidatos pueden empezar a recibir contribuciones y a efectuar gastos de campaña; sin embargo, para figurar en la papeleta, los candidatos aun tienen que calificarse con la presentación de los formularios debidos ante el Secretario de Village durante el periodo de calificación. Cuotas de calificación de candidatura: Cuota de calificación $10.00 Tasa del Estado por Elección 90.00 Total $100.00 Calificaciones para Candidatura: Residente de Village y elector inscrito Para más información, vea “Becoming a Candidate” (Convirtiéndose en Candidato) en la página de elec- ciones en el sitio www.village-npb.org NP B E L E C T I O N S Village Elections—Pg. 3 www.village-npb.org 561-841-3380 Pg. 4—Community News Community News SAVE THE DATE! Mystery Night at the NPB Library Saturday, February 18th 7:00pm POLICE CHIEF’S MESSAGE FOR 2012 Chief Robert M. O’Neill H appy New Year 2012! Our staff here at the North Palm Beach Police Department hopes your holidays were safe, filled with joy and happiness. To start the New Year off right, we would like to share some of our resolutions for crime prevention… • Form a Neighborhood Watch group. Citizens tell us that they want to help prevent crime and there is no better place to start than close to home. These watch groups work to keep people connected; they are committed to reporting suspicious activity to the police. Simple things like picking up a neighbor's newspaper when they are out of town can eliminate a "sign" for thieves that the home is empty. To start your own Neighborhood Watch group contact Sergeant Angela Dallesandro at 841-3300 or adallesandro@village-npb.org. • In the car, keep your doors locked and valuables out of sight. Don't visit ATM machines at night/alone. Don't keep wallets, checkbooks or other valuable materials in the car that can cause your identity to be stolen. • Make sure you know your neighbors and are familiar with the cars they drive and their children. Have phone numbers and know how to get in touch with one another. This is helpful when something suspicious happens in the neighborhood. Keep doors closed and locked when home, never standing open or left unlocked. This is especially important with garage doors, not to mention gates and entries to the back yard. Proper exterior lighting and close trimmed shrubs, plus many other tips for "Crime Prevention through Environmental Design" are taught at Neighborhood Watch meetings. • Know your children's friends and the parents of their friends. Know their teachers and be active in your children’s school life. Let the teachers and administrators know about dangerous activities your kids talk about. Even if it is a "rumor." Make sure you know where your kids are when they are not at home or in school and know who they are with. Please join our ongoing effort to prevent crime by following these tips and become involved with your Village Police Department. Whatever challenges the New Year may present, we continue our pledge to focus on a pro-active strategy involving you, our citizens working together with us, to keep our village a safe and secure place to live, work and play. Volunteer Tax-Aide Counselors Needed for Northern Palm Beach County! The AARP Tax-Aide program needs volunteer counselors to help senior citizens and low/moderate income individuals prepare their 2011 tax returns. Volunteers work one day each week for four hours dur- ing tax season (February – April 15th.) Training begins in January; computer skills are required. Call the Clerk’s office at 841-3355 or email theld@village- npb.org for more information. Mark your calendars! The annual Heritage Festival is coming soon! Saturday, March 31st at Anchorage Park from noon – 7pm! Parade will start at 11am. It travels from Village Hall - north on Eastwind Dr. to Lighthouse - Lighthouse to Anchorage - ending at Anchorage Park. We’re looking for parade entries: clubs, organized groups, antique cars, floats, etc. We need bands! If your child participates in a school band, please contact your band’s director and ask them if they will march in our parade. The Village is more than willing to make a donation to the school band. We are also looking for festival sponsors. If you or your business would be interested in helping make this festival a fun, family-friendly event, we can use your support! For more details, application forms, etc. please call the Recreation Dept. at 841-3386 or visit the recreation pages of www.village-npb.org Parks & Recreation—Pg. 5 www.village-npb.org Parks & Recreation UPCOMING PARKS & RECREATION ACTIVITIES Fun in the Sun Holiday Camp – Jan. 2nd – 6th & Jan. 9th. For youth 5 – 12 years. This camp is on-site at Anchorage Park and involves no traveling. Fee: $32/$30(RDF)/day. Coach Blair Kaiser will see that your child has a wonderful day filled with games, arts/ crafts, bounce houses, and more! For more info., call Blair at 776-6151. Hot Cars & Hotter Chili! NPB 2nd Open Car Show and Chili Cook-off – Jan. 22nd at Anchorage Park. Advanced vehicle registration is $15.00 and the first 50 entrees are guaranteed a show t-shirt. On-site registration from 9am-noon will be $20.00. This year we are adding a Chili Cook-off! From noon – 4pm the public can enjoy food, drink, Chili, music, looking at beautiful cars/trucks, voting for their favorite vehicle, and chili! Mark your calendar! If you have a classic car, we hope you will partici- pate in the show. Applications available on recreation pages of www.village-npb.org or at a recreation center. If you cook up a mean batch of chili, enter the cook-off! Call 561-841- 3386 for more details! Puppy Love - Sat., Feb. 11th at 1:00 pm. You and your “best friend” can enjoy an afternoon of contests and fun by the Bark Park at Anchorage Park. Con- tests include: Best Valentine Attire, Best Tail Wager, Best Trick, Best Singing Dog, Smallest Dog, Largest Dog, and Best Kisser. You don’t need a dog to attend this event. Several organizations will have adoptable dogs on hand! For more info., please call 841-3386. Registration for January Activities Winter Activity Schedules are available now and registration has begun! We offer SPD Fitness, Zumba, Tai Chi, Coquettes Dance, Jazzercise, Ballroom Dance, Bellydance, Country Line Dance, Fitness Over 50, Table Tennis, & more!! Most classes begin the week of Jan. 1st. Register early to assure your place and get started on those New Year’s Resolutions! www.village-npb.org (dept-parks & rec- activity regis- tration) Friday the 13th All-Nighter - The Spooktacular All-Nighter was rained out and rescheduled for Fri., Jan. 13th. This is an overnight campout at Anchorage Park from 7pm – 8am! The cost is $25/family. All youth must be accompanied by an adult and all adults must be accompanied by a youth. You bring the tents, sleeping bags, lamps, chairs, hot dog sticks, etc. We will provide the scary stories, creepy movies, campfire, hotdogs, marshmallows, and light breakfast. You might want to set your tent up in the afternoon when you can see. Call 841-3386 for details. KFT (Kids Field Trips) Camp - When school is out, the fun is on at NPB Recreation. Join us as we take off on a fun-filled, all-day, bus trip. This is for youth 9 -15 years. Call 841-3386 for details. January 16th, Monday - Legoland - $55.00 February 20th, Monday - SeaWorld - $53.00 Day in the Everglades – Fri., Feb 10th. We’ll start the day with an airboat ride and alligator show at the Everglades Safari Park. Once we arrive in Ever- glades City we will enjoy lunch and then an afternoon boat excursion of the 10, 000 Island of the Everglades at the Everglades National Park. Cost: $90.10. 561-841-3380 Pg. 6—Country Club Country Club VILLAGE TAVERN Monday-Friday - 11 am - 6 pm Saturday & Sunday - 10 am- 6pm For reservations and information please call (561) 691-3430 Please come and join us for lunch (menu or soup & salad buffet for $9.95 Monday-Friday) The Village Tavern welcomes our new Food & Beverage Director, David Naumann. David comes to us with a wealth of experience including Polo Club of Boca Raton, Mirasol Country Club and Admiral's Cove. Upcoming Restaurant Events *Reservations required for all events* Friday, January 13th, Prime Rib Buffet, $26.95, Children 6-12 $12.95, Children under 6 eat free! Every Sunday during season join us for the Brunch Buffet from 10 am - 2 pm. $18.95 per person, Children 6-12 $9.95, Children under 6 eat free! The Village Tavern is absolutely the best location and value for your next party or event. We can accommodate private parties and functions in our banquet room and patio to serve your every need. From business meetings, networking groups, weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, funeral receptions - let the Village Tavern's banqueting department plan and cater your next event. Contact us at 691-3430 for more information. H appy New Year! Season is here and the weather is perfect! This is the time of year to come out and play or practice on our fantastic Jack Nicklaus Signature golf course. Did you know that North Palm Beach Country Club was just voted the number 1 ranked public golf course in Palm Beach County on the Palm Beach Post’s website www.PBPulse.com. If you haven’t played the new course now is the time to come out and give it your best shot! In addition to having a variety of membership options, the golf facilities are always open to the public. We offer golf instruction by a number of skilled PGA Professionals as well as weekly hour long women’s and junior golf clinics. The women’s clinics will be held on Sunday afternoon at 1:00pm. Junior golfers are always welcome at NPB Country Club and the weekly clinics are held on Saturdays at 1:00pm. In an effort to reach more golfers and increase the enjoyment of the game we have just added another set of tees. The new “Family Tees” play to 3600 yards for the 18 holes and will be a great option for new golfers, junior golfers, or those players who would just like to hit shorter clubs into the greens. We invite you to come on out and give them a try. We wish you a great start to the New Year and hope to see you soon and often at NPB Country Club. For more information please visit our website at www.npbcc.org or call the golf shop at (561) 691-3433. Support Your Local Businesses—Pg. 9 www.village-npb.org VILLAGE NEWSLETTER 501 U.S. HIGHWAY 1 NORTH PALM BEACH, FL 33408 ************** ECRWSS POSTAL PATRON NORTH PALM BEACH, FL 33408 Please Recycle Advisory Board Meeting Schedule Audit Committee ………………………………………...on call Code Enforcement Special Magistrate ………….………..on call Construction Board of Adjustment……………………….on call Golf Advisory Board …………..2nd Monday, monthly, 5:00pm Library Advisory Board ………..4th Tuesday, monthly, 7:00pm Pension Board - General Employees……………………..on call Pension Board - Police & Fire …………………………...on call Planning Commission …………..1st Tuesday, monthly, 6:30pm Recreation Advisory Board ……..2nd Tuesday, monthly,7:30pm Waterways Board ……………next to last Tuesday, monthly,4:00pm Zoning Board of Adjustment …………………………………on call Regular Garbage Pickup Schedule Mondays - Garbage only Tuesdays - Trash, Bulk Items & Vegetation Wednesdays - Garbage only Thursdays - Trash, Bulk Items, Vegetation & Recycling Fridays - Garbage only Country Club Golf Shop 691-3433 Pool 691-3427 Tennis 691-3425 Restaurant 691-3430 Community Development 841-3365 Finance 841-3360 Library 841-3383 Public Safety: Emergency 911 Non-Emergency 848-2525 Public Works 691-3440 Recreation 841-3386 Anchorage Park 841-3386 Community Center 841-3389 Village Clerk’s Office 841-3355 Village Historian 841-3371 Village Manager’s Office 904-2122 Directory Upcoming Council Meetings Thursday, January 12, 2012, 7:30 pm Thursday, January 26, 2012, 7:30 pm Village Hall 501 U.S. Highway One North Palm Beach, FL 33408 841-3380 www.village-npb.org Village Hall Hours: M-F, 8am-5pm Village of North Palm Beach Village Council Darryl C. Aubrey, Sc. D. Mayor David B. Norris Vice Mayor William L. Manuel President Pro Tem Robert A. Gebbia Councilman T.R. Hernacki, P.E. Councilman James Titcomb Village Manager Melissa Teal, CMC Village Clerk Village Council members can be contacted through the office of the Village Clerk at 841-3355 or by email at council@village-npb.org *All meetings are held at the Village Hall, 501 US Highway One and are open to the public* Holiday Garbage Pickup Schedule Monday, January 2nd – No Pick Up—New Years Day Holiday Tuesday, January 3rd- Garbage Only Wednesday, January 4th- Trash & Vegetation Thursday, January 5th – All Recycling Friday, January 6th- Garbage Only Monday, January 15th- No pick-up—MLK Holiday Tuesday, January 16th- Garbage only Wednesday, January 17th- Trash & Vegetation Thursday, January 18th- All Recycling Friday, January 19th- Garbage only