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Palm Beach County Continues Reopening; bars to reopen on Oct. 5

Boca Raton Receives $16.4 Million for Brightline Train Station Project

FAU High is Top Public School in Florida for National Merit Semiﬁnalists

COVID-19 positive students reported in Palm Beach County

Constance Scott eyes return to Boca Raton City Council Two others also in race for Seat C Boca Raton has a city election in the works. And while it won’t be held until March of 2021 – and the ofﬁcial declaration period is months away in January of the new year – as of today, four people have made their intentions to run for city ofﬁce early next spring known. One of the four is particularly recognizable to anyone who’s been around the community for more than a halfdozen years. Constance Scott was city councilwoman in Seat C for six years, leaving in 2015 when she was term-limited from running again.

Increases in land values bring more tax money to Boca

Palm Beach State College has received a $3 million federal grant to improve retention and completion rates of Hispanic and low-income students. The Title V grant, awarded under the U.S. Department of Education’s Developing Hispanic- Serving Institutions Program, will provide $600,000 a year over ﬁve years for the College’s Pathways to Success initiative.

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• The Florida Department of Health Investigation has been sending the Delray Beach warning letters about the city’s water utilities program, causing Palm Beach County to have to investigate the matter. According to WPTV, Inspector General John Carey said that he has received several complaints about water issues in Delray Beach from multiple different city residents. Carey also said that he would like to resolve this water issue by the end of this year as it is a priority to him. • More than 500 golfers will tee up for “our kids” at the Boca West Children’s Foundation (BWCF) 8th Annual $100,000 Golf Challenge happening over two days, Sunday, November 8 and Monday, November 9 at Boca West Country Club, 20583 Boca West Drive, Boca Raton. The golf challenge will serve as fundraisers for each of the Foundation’s 31 participating children’s charity partners. Earlier this year, the Foundation celebrated its 10th anniversary and the granting of more than $10 million for projects that serve at-risk youth. Those who are not able to play are encouraged to donate their tickets to ﬁrst responders and front line workers. • Florida Atlantic University moved up in the U.S. News & World Report list of “Top Public Schools,” to No. 136 in this year’s ranking of the nation’s best universities. FAU ranked No. 140 in 2020. “Recognition in the U.S. News & World Report annual list of top universities is an honor and proves that the hard work of the entire FAU community is paying off,” said FAU President John Kelly. “Using our strategic plan as a guide, we continue to build on our successes and focus on key areas of improvement.” • Palm Beach State College has received a $3 million federal grant to improve retention and completion rates of Hispanic and lowincome students. The Title V grant, awarded under the U.S. Department of Education’s Developing Hispanic- Serving Institutions Program, will provide $600,000 a year over ﬁve years for the College’s Pathways to Success initiative.

High School students have been named semifinalists in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Competition. These high school seniors will now have the opportunity to compete for 7,600 National Merit scholarships worth more than $30 million. FAU High is No. 1 out of all public and charter schools in the state for national merit semifinalists. • The Fresh Market Grocery Store is holding a National Holiday Hiring Event next week for part-time and seasonal positions. The event will take place at all 159 store locations on October 2 from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on October 3 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. • This year the George Snow Scholarship Fund will host its 13th Annual Boca Ballroom Battle, but with a twist. Instead of dancing in front of a live audience, it will be broadcast on WPTV-Ch. 5 at 7 p.m. as well as live-streamed on the WPTV and George Snow Scholarship Fund websites on September 26. • Florida Atlantic University’s John Mitchell, a redshirt senior wide receiver, has been named a semifinalist for the 2020 William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by Mazda. Mitchell has mastered the skills of time management needed to excel in all facets of being a biological science major on a pre-med track, as well as being a contributing member of a two-time Conference USA championship football team. All of this while being a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, FAU’s SAAC and participating in leadership committees such as the FAU Athletics Inclusion and Equity Advisory Panel. He played and started in every 2019 contest, recording 38 receptions for 488 yards, and scoring five times, including a season-changing three times at Ball State. • Constance Scott eyes return to Boca Raton City Council in 2021. As of right now, Scott would be running against Yvette Drucker, and Bernard Korn.

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COMMUNITY Boca Raton Receives $16.4 Million for Brightline Train Station Project The City of Boca Raton was recently awarded a $16,350,000 grant from the US Department of Transportation (DOT). The Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvement (CRISI) grant funds will be used for the construction of the Brightline Train Station and corresponding parking garage, which was approved to be built on the east side of Boca Raton’s Downtown Library. As part of the grant agreement, the City will provide a local match not to exceed $9.9 million with an additional match to be funded by Brightline. The $46 million project, which is anticipated to open in mid-2022, will bring positive economic benefits and jobs during a critical time of Covid-19 recovery and reopening, as well as long term. The project is expected to create nearly 500 new

construction jobs and nearly 40 permanent jobs in the City and will provide increased mobility to regional jobs as well. “This major grant from the Federal Railroad Administration will improve mobility, connectivity, and safety, while reducing emissions,” noted Mayor Scott Singer. “The public-private partnership we’ve created and developed with Brightline will advance the long-term future of our thriving, progressive city. Many residents and businesses see this opportunity as a game-changer for Boca Raton.” Mayor Singer also expressed his thanks for USDOT Secretary Elaine Chao, Senator Rick Scott, Senator Marco Rubio, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, Congressman Ted Deutch and Congresswoman Lois Frankel, all of whom were

strong advocates of the grant. Brightline will build the train station on a 1.8-acre site near Palmetto Park Road and Dixie Highway, as a rail-ready connection to the $4 billion, 170-mile intercity train system. The City will fund most of the of the design and construction of a 455-car parking garage for train guests and the public.

“This is an important milestone for the Boca Raton station, and we are thankful for our Florida elected officials who supported this effort,” said Patrick Goddard, President of Brightline. “Boca Raton is a key component of our future system, and this station will serve as a catalyst for economic growth by creating jobs and bringing new visitors and spending to the area.”

Constance Scott eyes return to Boca Raton City Council Two others also in race for Seat C By: Dale King Say the word “election” and most people will think you’re talking about the Nov. 3 presidential battle. But Boca Raton has a city election in the works. And while it won’t be held until March of 2021 – and the official declaration period is months away in January of the new year – as of today, four people have made their intentions to run for city office early next spring known. One of the four is particularly recognizable to anyone who’s been around the community for more than a half-dozen years. Constance Scott was city councilwoman in Seat C for six years, leaving in 2015 when she was term-limited from running again. Coincidentally, Jeremy Rodgers, who was elected that year to fill that vacancy, will have to yield the job in March 2021 for the same reason. Now, Scott hopes to win the position back again. Two others have also announced they intend to run for that seat: Yvette Drucker, who is active in community groups, but has never run for elective office, and Bernard Korn, an habitual office seeker who has challenged Mayor Scott Singer a couple of times and even claims to be a candidate for president. “Today I filed my intent to run for Boca Raton City Council Seat C,” Scott said in a recent email. “Now, perhaps more than ever, we need to work together for the future of our city, the safety of our residents, and the strength of our local economy,” she said. “COVID-19 is a crisis of public health and economic uncertainty that will continue to impact our city and community for the foreseeable future. We’ve come too far in Boca to take any steps backward – not for a pandemic, not for anything.” Now employed as director of local relations at Florida Atlantic University, a position she secured shortly after giving up her council seat,

Scott said she hoped to “ensure that our community and the university are working together to support our shared goals.” She has also worked in business banking and the economic development field. While on the council, she served a time as deputy mayor and was chair of the Community Redevelopment Agency, a panel deeply involved in center city construction and reconstruction.” “As chair of the CRA board, I worked to recruit new businesses and industries to our city to create a thriving economy,” Scott said. “As a business executive, I work with leaders across the county to foster the creation of new jobs, support small businesses, and promote sustainable business practices in our city.” “Since serving on the council, I have been hard at work to continue to give back. I’m an active member of the Downtown Rotary, a 14-year member of the Boca Raton Police Athletic League and I serve on the Executive Committee of the Boca Raton Bowl.” She added: “I know this community, our people, our neighborhoods, and our economy. I have the experience to lead during this difficult time and be of service to our residents.” A Boca native and graduate of Boca Raton High School, she has a BA in economics from the University of Michigan. She met her husband, Tom, in that state where she served as economic development manager for the city of Flint. Tom Scott was a state legislator in Michigan, and they returned to Constance’s hometown after he retired. In addition to Scott, Korn and Drucker, incumbent City Councilwoman Monica Mayotte has announced plans to run for re-election to Seat D. She has held that position for a single, threeyear term, and is allowed by charter to hold it for one more term. Council members Andy Thomson and Andrea Levine O’Rourke are not up for re-election next year. www.bocaratontribune.com

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PBSC receives $3 million Hispanic Increases in land values bring Serving Institution grant more tax money to Boca, Delray By: Dale King

By: Tabatha B. McDonald Palm Beach State College has received a $3 million federal grant to improve retention and completion rates of Hispanic and low-income students. The Title V grant, awarded under the U.S. Department of Education’s Developing Hispanic- Serving Institutions Program, will provide $600,000 a year over five years for the College’s Pathways to Success initiative. It includes four components: - creation of a robust Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence to improve the capacity of faculty to address the needs of Hispanic and low-income students - creation of an ecosystem of data analytics to allow the College’s Institutional Research and Effectiveness office to inform faculty and college actions and resource allocation - embedding financial literacy into curriculum across programs and increased communication with students around the financial impacts of academic decisions, and - a guided pathways approach to advisement. “This is a new day for student success at Palm Beach State College. With this grant we will be able to support our faculty in new and interesting ways as we look for research-based methods to reach students who need the help most,’’ said Dr. Roger Yohe, vice president of Academic Affairs. “The absolute key to student success happens in the classroom between the faculty and the students on a daily basis.” This is the second Hispanic Serving InCommunity

stitution grant Palm Beach State has received since being designated as an HSI in 2014. To qualify for the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program, PBSC’s enrollment had to reach at least 25 percent Hispanic in the year prior to applying for the designation. Although the Hispanic population has grown through the years, PBSC reached the required threshold in 2013. Today, the Hispanic student population, the fastest-growing at the College, is now 33%. The components of the Pathways to Success initiative are in line with the College’s strategic plan goal to achieve equitable graduation rates for all students. “Research says if you take a look at support systems that help a certain population the way we design our programs and services it will help all students, but particularly we want to help that population of students that needs help the most,” Yohe said. “Many students are first generation to attend college, and they need extra support to complete their college certificates and degrees in a timely manner. The more time it takes a student to earn a credential, the more money and lost opportunity income for the student.” Central to this initiative is a persistent and structured framework for faculty professional development, which was implemented at the College two years ago but will evolve under the grant. The College will enhance space in the library on the Lake Worth campus for the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence, which will include full time support staff, as well as dedicate spaces for professional development at the other campuses. “Our goal is to reach every faculty member which will impact every student in one form or another,’’ Yohe said. “We’re creating a culture focusing on improving teaching and learning,’’ Yohe said.

Boca Raton and Delray Beach are neighboring communities, but they do not have a lot in common. And neither do their municipal budgets. However, they are alike in two financial respects. The governing boards in both communities have approved spending packages for the 2020-21 fiscal year with tax rates that didn’t increase from last year. And the two municipalities report increases in property values from 2019-20 – something that helps bring more tax bucks into city coffers, though it does raise tax bills for local homeowners. In Boca Raton, City Manager Leif Ahnell said the tax rate there for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1 sports a tax rate of $3.6786 per $1,000 valuation – “slightly less than last year.” On the other hand, property values increased 4.75% in the city. “The net increase is composed of a 3.85% increase from reassessments of existing properties and an increase of .90% from new construction.” The owner of a home with a taxable value of $300,000 in Boca would pay $1,103.58 in property taxes were it not for the hike in property values, which will push the tax bill up slightly. In Delray, Interim City Manager Jennifer Alvarez reports a similar situation. She noted that “the city’s assessed property value is at its highest level at $11.9 billion, or a 7.62 percent increase over the previous year’s valuation.” It’s a good thing Delray Beach is collecting more from the hike in property values because coronavirus has driven revenue down. This forced the City Commission to cut the proposed 2020-2021 budget and increase the amount of money being transferred out of the 2019-2020 spending package. When the discussion ended at the second budget hearing on Sept. 22, commissioners decided to pull $5.24 million in surplus revenue from the 2019-2020 spending plan and make $2.76 million in additional budget cuts in the budget that went into effect Oct. 1. With all the funding finagling, city officials were able to keep the tax rate at its current figure of $6.6611 per $1,000 valuation. Officials hope the added cash along with an anticipated increase in revenue as COVID-19 winds down will do the trick. However, if it does not, more budget cuts may be needed later in the year. Delray took the following steps to make the figures work: Parking – The department is under budget by 15 percent. The city has reinstated metered parking on downtown streets and in municipal garages after 6 p.m. Beach decals – These may end up costing more to help raise cash for the city. Cuts in the budget for 20-21 include a $421,411 reduction in police overtime. Chief Javaro Sims said he can make this work because coronavirus has canceled too many activities that police are not being called for security at events. Delray will save about a half-million by cutting out the free trolley service along Atlantic Avenue from the Tri-Rail station to State Road A1A and the shuttle services through the downtown CRA area. The city is also raising the cost of emer-

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gency medical transport and hiking the cost of Fire-Rescue inspection fees. The mayor and city commissioners have also voted themselves pay raises this year. The mayor will see a hike from $12,000 to $30,000 a year while the other four commissioners will see their wages slide upward from $9,000 to $24,000. The new Boca Raton city budget that went into effect, Oct. 1 got unanimous approval Sept. 22 from the City Council following the second of two public hearings. As usual, in the moments just before voting for City Manager Leif Ahnell’s spending package, council members added a couple of programs to the overall financial sheet. The amendments added a scant $35,000 to this fiscal year’s proposal which Ahnell said would not impact the tax rate or any other figures. The budget was adopted with unanimous approval from Mayor Scott Singer, Deputy Mayor Andrea Levine O’Rourke, Councilwoman Monica Mayotte, and Councilman Andy Thomson. Councilman Jeremy Rodgers was absent as he is serving in the Naval Reserve and is assigned overseas. Because of coronavirus regulations, the council meetings are held “virtually” on the internet or via the city’s TV channel. O’Rourke, who has headed the Art in Public Places since the program was adopted, suggested adding $25,000 to beef up the effort, pointing out that the figure was “a paltry sum.” “We have done some spiffing up at Mizner Park,” she said. “We can bring some things to the community. Down the road, we’d like to have a master plan.” She initially suggested adding a line item for public art to the budget, but, in the end, pulled that suggestion back. Also, Mayotte got the council’s OK to add $10,000 to the spending proposal to launch a recycling plan, which may begin as a pilot effort. She suggested it could begin along beaches, in parks and downtown, though, by the end of discussion, council members felt the shoreline should get the first shot. The councilwoman offered a list of “solutions” to the problem of errant trash, including a “twin the bin” proposal to place two clearly labeled trash containers in various spots, one to collect bottles, the other for cans. Council members suggested limiting the program to the removal of those items, which would still clean some of the street-scattered debris. Mayotte said decorated trash containers could be created as a tie-in to the public art program. Councilman Thomson said he “loved” both ideas and said the effort should concentrate on beaches first. Ahnell said the fire assessment fee to help pay the $26 million annual cost of operating the Boca Raton Fire Rescue Department remains the same in fiscal 2020-21. Residents will continue to pay $145. Commercial users are charged on a sliding scale. The city manager estimated a slight increase in the cost for providing sanitation service because the Boca council last year voted to retain municipal trash pickup rather than farm it out to a private contractor. October 2 - October 8, 2020

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The Residents of Delray Beach Deserve Leadership, Answers to Their Water Woes The City of Delray Beach has found itself facing a disaster over its provision of the most basic of services — clean drinking water. An investigation found that pipes carrying reclaimed or toilet water were cross-connected to drinking water pipes in late 2018, causing several residents along the barrier island to become sick. Compounding the matter, a separate investigation by the state Department of Health found that one of the city’s water tanks had not been cleaned in 38 years, although state regulations mandate such cleaning be done at least every ﬁve years. The investigators also found that two other wells had not been cleaned within the required ﬁve-year period. Neither investigation resulted in anyone being held accountable for any misconduct. The Palm Beach County’s Inspector General John Carey will launch his own probe of the department. In a Sept. 21 letter to interim City Manager Jennifer Alvarez, Carey said his investigators will comb through records, policies and interviews related to the city’s water utilities program, to determine whether the workers did their jobs correctly and if city leaders were truthful about the crisis. Several residents between the Intracoastal Waterway and State Road A1A complained of foul-tasting, discolored water and an investigation determined that large accumulations of silt, sediment and other debris were in the water distribution system. The city over-chlorinated the water wells without telling the residents, former City Manager George Gretsas wrote in a 12-page memo to Carey. The city started using partly treated

wastewater, meant solely for lawn watering, washing cars and in fountains and ponds in 2005. But it appears there was little to no oversight since. “The toilet always looks like the last person didn’t flush…..NO WAY would I drink Delray’s water!” one resident wrote in a social media post. No one in authority can explain exactly what happened except to opine that a private contractor, over a period of more than a decade, may have cut corners. City officials also said that some of the pipelines are missing backflow preventers, which prevent sewer water from backing up into the public drinking water lines. “To add to the problem, there are no records of when and where any of these backflow preventers were installed, let alone maintained,” Gretsas wrote. “…It is a disgrace truthfully, it’s something that should never happen.” What is crystal clear in this murky mess is that city officials utterly failed to safeguard the health and welfare of their residents. City leaders addressed the residents’ concerns by dodging and obfuscating. Instead of correcting the issues when they were made aware of them, city leaders lied to the public to cover up their negligence and are continuing to do so. City officials maintain their water is safe to drink, despite reports from state inspectors. Gretsas, who was suspended in July for harassment and bullying, accused Mayor Shelly Petrolia of trying to get him to lie about her knowledge of the water contamination debacle. Gretsas maintains that while Petrolia claims she first learned of the water woes in February, former City Manager

Mark Lauzier alerted city commissioners of the problem in December 2018. A Feb. 4 text message from Petrolia to Gretsas reads: “Whatever goes out, needs to include information that doesn’t implicate this administration. It’s news to all of us. That didn’t happen on our watch. We are going to be creamed otherwise.” Gretsas said initially, he had no reason to challenge Petrolia’s assertion that the water woes were news to her or that it did not happen on her watch. However, he said, he later “discovered she was not being truthful.” “So there are two lies in that one text,” Gretsas told The Palm Beach Post. “Clearly, it happened on her watch (she was in ofﬁce) and she knew about it 14 months earlier.” Petrolia admitted that her choice of words may not be the best. She also noted that city commissioners are prevented from meddling in the day-to-day operations of the city. Yet, anyone who is familiar with the operations of Delray Beach, knows that Mayor Petrolia “runs her city.” There is hardly a decision made in City Hall that the mayor does not have a hand in, especially when it could impact commerce. As she did at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic when she was slow to exhibiting leadership, Mayor Petrolia again, was quick to abdicate all powers to Gretsas. As late as last month, Aug. 2, Petrolia, who does not “interfere with day to day operations,” ﬁred off an email to Alvarez directing her to clean up the public relations nightmare. “We need a memo sent out to everyone on the City’s email list and social media announcement

that states clearly and succinctly, our water is safe to drink,” Petrolia wrote. “The message on our website is not sufficient. The message should being (sic) by addressing the “rumor” going around and that our water is safe to drink and tested daily and continues to meet or exceed our state health standards.” Twelve minutes later, Alvarez sent an email to City Attorney Lynn Gelin: “I need to discuss with you. She keeps giving me directives.” While several city officials, residents and employees told me they want to ask for the mayor’s removal from office but are afraid of retribution, one state official did not mince his words. “The same corrupt politician that called me a liar, gave herself a 300 percent pay hike them took $421,000 away from cops has now been placed under investigation by her own city commission,” State Representative Mike Caruso wrote in a social media post. “What’s worse, this is the same politician who, texts show, forced a city employee to lie to the public about water safety.” He went on to say that “Politicians who serve themselves and fail their citizens should be removed from office. This is the latest example. As your State Representative, I will call on out State Attorney and Attorney General to bring transparency and accountability back to our local governments.” I agree with Rep. Caruso. Something really bad happened to the people of Delray Beach. Mayor Petrolia and her minions failed the residents of Delray Beach and no one has accepted responsibility. Surely someone needs to be held accountable.

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Humble, Hungry and Hard-Working Everyone, it seems, wants to know the secret to success. I recall as a young journalist looking around and seeing people I admired, individuals who were already making their mark in the world. “I want to be like them!” I thought. “How do I get to where they are?” Unfortunately, there is no single, universal secret to success. Bookstores and libraries are filled with copies of books by authors who claim to know the secret. If we go to an online retail site that sells books, and enter “Success” in the search box, we can find numerous choices written by people who will tell us with great conviction how they achieved success. There are countless slogans, philosophies and strategies for becoming successful, but sometimes it helps to realize that while there is no magic, one-sizefits-all formula. For most people, success requires a October 2 - October 8, 2020

few very simple ingredients, things that do not require very speciﬁc skill sets. Usually I put little stock in what actors and other entertainers have to say, even rich and famous ones. Because their careers consist of pretending to be other people that they are not, living in worlds that do not exist. So how can they be experts on reality? However, recently I came across a quotation by an actor that suggested a time-tested path to success that made so much sense I could not ignore it. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, an actor who has appeared in many commercially successful ﬁlms, said, “Be humble. Be hungry. And always be the hardest worker in the room.” That resonated with me, and I suspect it has appeal for others as well. He did not say we must be the smartest people, or the ones with the

most status, or the most impressive resumes. Johnson simply said we must be humble, hungry, and willing to outwork everyone else. This is exactly what the Bible teaches in the book of Proverbs: Humility can be a very attractive quality. In a world where many people are seeking to draw attention to themselves, there is something refreshing about people who work quietly, efﬁciently and with excellence, not overﬂowing with egotism. “Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor” (Proverbs 18:12). “Humility and the fear of the Lord bring wealth and honor and life” (Proverbs 22:4). Hunger can be an excellent motivator. Complacency and self-satisfaction can inhibit top performance, but hunger – whether to pay bills, gain a client, make a sale, or achieve a goal – can inspire our

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best work. “The laborer’s appetite works for him; his hunger drives him on” (Proverbs 16:26). “He who works his land will have abundant food, but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment” (Proverbs 12:11). Hard work, with excellence, receives notice. Which would you rather see: Someone trying everything possible to be noticed, or someone whose work is of such high quality that it speaks for itself? One’s diligence and excellence serve as outstanding character references. “Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth” (Proverbs 10:4). “Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve before kings; he will not serve before obscure men” (Proverbs 22:29). If success is what you seek, cultivate humility, stay hungry, and never stop working hard.

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Importance of Perfect Timing

Florida Power & Light Offers Direct Customer to Those Significantly Behind on Bills due to Covid-19 Florida Power & Light Company has announced it plans to begin offering direct relief to customers significantly behind on their FPL bills due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and to those customers who have diligently paid their bills but still have a deposit with the company. Residential and small business customers may be eligible for a bill credit of up to $200 based on the status of their account and how long the account has been past due. To receive the direct relief, eligible customers will need to pay their total outstanding balance, net of the bill credit. For example, an eligible customer who has a total outstanding balance of $600 would need to pay $400 to qualify for the maximum onetime credit of $200. FPL will communicate directly with eligible customers to explain the steps required to obtain the bill relief. “We’re all in this together and FPL remains committed to doing everything we can to support customers experiencing hardship as a result of COVID-19,” said FPL President and CEO Eric Silagy. “The Florida Public Service Commission has been very supportive of our efforts to provide assistance to customers during this difficult time. Accelerating the return of deposit money to customers who have been able to pay their bills and offering direct relief to customers significantly behind on their bills is another example of FPL’s continued commitment to finding ways to help support customers experiencing hardship and ensuring we’re meeting the needs of all of our more than 5.1 million customers.” In addition to direct bill relief, signif-

icant federal funding remains available to help customers pay utility bills. Federal funding for Florida’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) has increased nearly 60% due to the pandemic. FPL estimates more than $30 million in LIHEAP funding is still available to its customers. Customers can also apply for available CARES Act money that’s been distributed to communities across the state. Additionally, FPL’s Care to Share Program, which provides bill payment assistance to customers, has been expanded due to the pandemic to support customers. FPL is working to enhance the program, offering customers who pay electronically opportunities to contribute set monthly amounts, one-time donations or the option to round up their bill to the nearest dollar as a voluntary contribution. Returning deposits early for residential customers requires approval from the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC). Accordingly, FPL has filed for permission to do so and has requested an expedited ruling for this request. FPL is also planning to accelerate deposit refunds for eligible small business customers, depending on rate class. “Some customers struggling during these challenging times have continued to fulfill their personal responsibility for their FPL bill,” Silagy said. “Given these unique circumstances, we believe returning deposits now is the right thing to do, a good way to get more money back in their pockets faster and a great benefit to Florida’s economy.”

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A lot of things go into the realization of success in business: Quality workmanship and service. Execution of a novel idea. Effective leadership and direction. Those, for the most part, are factors we can manage. One factor, however, that we often overlook is timing. Especially, perfect timing. In his book, When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, Daniel Pink addresses the importance of timing as it affects productivity and ultimately, our success. A Wall Street Journal article summarized his findings, pointing out ways Pink suggests for better allocating our time at work throughout the day. His research discovered that we are “smarter, faster and more creative in some parts of the day than others.” Confirming these conclusions, Russell Foster, a neuroscientist, claims, “The performance change between the daily high point and the daily low point can be equivalent to the effect on performance of drinking the legal limit of alcohol.” That may seem like a startling comparison, but it is probably very accurate for assessing when we can do our best work. Personally, I have learned that my best time for writing is early morning. My mind is fresh after a good night’s sleep and ideas seem to flow more quickly and smoothly. Not everyone, of course, is a “morning person.” Some people do their best work in the late morning, in the afternoon, or even late at night. The key is to realize when you are most productive and make certain to safeguard that time from unnecessary distractions. In reading the Bible, I have found it interesting to find that it places a high premium on our effective use of time – and timing. For instance, we are told, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity…”

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(Ecclesiastes 3:1). We can apply this principle in a number of ways, but one of them is that there is a best time for us to pursue our work, meaning we should strive to schedule other important, but non-work activities for other times during the day, week or month. Another passage, Ephesians 5:16, emphasizes the urgency for “making the most of your time, because the days are evil.” This does not mean time in itself is inherently evil, but time passes quickly. Not capitalizing on the time we have can result in failure to achieve desired goals and objectives. At the very least, we will have missed out on the opportunity to pursue those projects when our productivity and efficiency levels are at their peak. Looking at the example of Jesus Christ, we find that He also designated specific times for doing certain things, including prayer and time alone with God the Father. Jesus was much in demand, and at all hours of the day people were thronging around him, whether as observers or seeking His attention to address specific needs they had. For this reason, He devoted many early mornings to time alone, even from His disciples. Mark 1:35 tells us, “Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.”Many people I know realize how important it is for them to begin the day by focusing on their relationship with God, knowing they will require His direction, wisdom and strength to carry out the work and deal with challenges they face later on. As the adage reminds us, timing is everything. There is a time to work, a time to rest, and time to play. Also, a time to ensure that we sustain a strong, growing relationship with the Lord.

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By: Brittany Sylvestri A total of 34 Florida Atlantic University High School students have been named semifinalists in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Competition. These high school seniors will now have the opportunity to compete for 7,600 National Merit scholarships worth more than $30 million. FAU High is No. 1 out of all public and charter schools in the state for national merit semifinalists. To become a National Merit semifinalist, more than 1.5 million high school juniors took the 2019 Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Qualifying Test (PSAT/ NMSQT). The highest-scoring entrants in each state were named semifinalists and represent less than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors. “The Class of 2021 represents the largest group of semifinalists to be recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Competition since the inception of FAU High School in 2004,” said Joel Herbst, Ed.D., superintendent, PK-12 Schools and Educational Programs at FAU. “As a school community, we are beyond excited to continue to celebrate the accomplishments of these students. This recognition reinforces their dedication and passion for education.” FAU High School students to earn this

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OBITUARY Boca Festival co-founder Charles Siemon dead at 74 By: Dale King Boca Raton and South Florida have lost a knowledgeable member of the legal community, a land planner of considerable note and a lover of books, ﬁlm, history and music who co-founded the Festival of the Arts Boca with his law partner, Wendy U. Larsen, in 2007. Charles L. Siemon, who would have turned 75 on Sunday, Sept. 27, died Sept. 24. “It is with profound sadness that we share news that Charles Siemon, co-founder of Festival of the Arts Boca, passed away earlier this week in Marathon, Florida, surrounded by his family,” among them daughters Laura and Lisa, says an email sent from the Festival. For decades, Mr. Siemon has appeared before the Boca Raton City Council and the city’s Planning and Zoning Board to explain construction projects planned within the city. Within the development community, he was considered the go-to guy for his expertise and ease of explaining what were often complex proposals. His biography in a recent Festival program says Siemon was “a planning and plan-

ning law consultant who has provided professional services to public and private sector clients in more than 25 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in regard to land use planning, environm e n tal planning, o p e n space preservation, downtown revitalization, new community development, facilities ﬁnancing and growth management.” “Mr. Siemon has prepared comprehensive or special purpose plans and implementing regulations for local and regional governments and has assisted in the drafting of state legislation in a number of states.” He was also responsible for developing and implementing a master plan for downtown redevelopment in Boca Raton. This resulted in a $50 million infrastructure and beautiﬁcation program. Mizner Park, the city’s award-winning redevelopment project, was a direct result of this.

In addition, Mr. Siemon was involved in a beach and downtown redevelopment project in the city of Clearwater and also led the preparation of a downtown master plan, including the design of a new downtown from scratch, and a community redevelopment plan for the City of Oviedo. He grew up in West Palm Beach where his family owned the familiar office supply company, Halsey and Griffith. Ms. Larsen and Mr. Siemon were longtime partners in the law firm, Siemon & Larsen, which joined in partnership with the Orlando-based law firm, GrayRobinson, in 2013. Mr. Siemon’s civic contributions include chair of and membership on the Boca Raton Community Hospital’s (now Boca Raton Regional Hospital’s) Board of Directors; member of the Boca Raton Community Hospital’s Finance and Outreach Committees and founding chairman of the non-profit organization entitled Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park, Inc., implementing and designing a cultural facilities center at the north end of Mizner Park. He served on the Festival of the Arts

Boca steering committee and as chair since the commencement of the Festival in 2007. “Festival Boca was a crowning achievement in Charlie’s lifelong mission and passion to energize communities through the arts,” says the email from the Festival. “As he said in a talk in 2015: ‘It’s our responsibility. We the people can make a difference in preserving the traditions of culture and community…Community is more than just a place…. It’s a place where people share. A place where we talk, where we experience…we need to be the stewards and the custodians of those important values — community and culture. And we can do it.” No funeral arrangements had been announced at press time. Arrangements are by the Allen-Beyer Funeral Home in Key Largo. Donations, comments or tributes in his honor can by made via the home’s web site, beyerfuneral.net and by celebrating and supporting arts and culture wherever you are. In memory of Charles, donations may be made to The Festival of the Arts Boca (www. festivalboca.org/donate).

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SPORTS Florida Atlantic’s John Mitchell named a 2020 William V. Campbell Trophy Semifinalist campaign and helping a group of transfer receivers assimilate into the FAU Florida Atlantic University’s John football culture. Just weeks into camp, Mitchell, a redshirt senior wide receiver, has Mitchell suffered a torn ACL, drawing been named a semifinalist for the 2020 Wil- his season to a close; however, he will use the exliam V. Camptended clock bell Trophy, afforded due presented by to COVID. Mazda. As MitchMitchell ell begins the has mastered process of the skills of rehabilitation time manageand continues ment needed with his eduto excel in all cational fofacets of becus and plans ing a biological for 2021, he is science major being recogon a pre-med nized as one track, as well of 199 semifias being a nalists for the contributing 2020 William member of a V. Campbell two-time ConTrophy, celference USA ebrating its championship football team. All of this while being a 31st year. The Campbell Trophy recogmember of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraterni- nizes an individual as the absolute best ty, FAU’s SAAC and participating in lead- football scholar-athlete in the nation for ership committees such as the FAU Ath- his combined academic success, football letics Inclusion and Equity Advisory Panel. performance and exemplary leadership. He played and started in every 2019 con- The NFF will announce 12 to 14 finalists in November, and test, recording 38 each of them will receptions for 488 receive an $18,000 yards, and scoring Mitchell was a senior leader postgraduate scholfive times, includarship as a member ing a season-changwelcoming a new coaching staff of the 2020 NFF ing three times at and the opportunity to lead the National ScholarBall State. Class PreThe TallahasOwls in defense of their C-USA title. Athlete sented by Fidelity see, Florida naInvestments. Later tive’s 2020 mimics this year, one memthe year all Americans are currently experiencing as the ber of the class will be declared as the country and world moves through the winner of the 31st Campbell Trophy® global pandemic. He is making the best Presented by Mazda, have his postgraduout of an unfortunate situation. Mitch- ate scholarship increased to $25,000 and ell was a senior leader welcoming a new receive his own 25-pound-bronze version coaching staff and the opportunity to of the iconic statue. Nominated by their schools, which are lead the Owls in defense of their C-USA title. Spring ball was canceled, but he limited to one nominee each, candidates for continued to prepare and lead the team the awards must be a senior or graduate stuby example. Summer came and he stud- dent in their final year of playing eligibility, ied remotely and prepared for the 2020 have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, season virtually. Team conditioning be- have outstanding football ability as a first gan, as did considerations for various team player or significant contributor, and awards and recognitions, yet his focus have demonstrated strong leadership and was standing for something, leading him citizenship. The class is selected each year to participate in “Black Lives Matter” by the NFF Awards Committee, which is rallies in his hometown and the state’s comprised of a nationally recognized group capital. Once again, he returned to cam- of media, College Football Hall of Famers pus and began preparing for the 2020 and athletics administrators.

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By: Brianna Smith Not only would this have been the Owl’s ﬁrst game of the season, but it would also have been their ﬁrst home game as the initial home opener, against the Stony Brook Seawolves, was canceled. Yet after having won two of the last three conference USA titles, the Owl’s plan to keep steady on another successful season as they are still set to continue on with the rest of their scheduled games at their home stadium as well as away games. USF’s head coach Jeff Scott spoke on how the team expected an uncertain season in terms of game turnouts due to the guidelines of COVID-19, “This is not a surprise,” Scott said to ESPN reporters. Sources say that only a few members of the Bulls football team have tested positive, but the exact number is unknown to the public as USF was reluctant to release that information, per ESPN. Nevertheless, the administration of USF felt that it was the right thing to do in postponing the game

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in order to reduce a possible spread of the virus. “With the health and safety of our studentathletes and staff as well as mitigating the spread of the virus as our primary concern,” USF Vice President of Athletics, Michael Kelly said. “Given the outbreak among team members of our most recent opponent and subsequent contact tracing within our team, postponement of this Saturday’s game at FAU is the right thing to do.” FAU’s former offensive and defensive coordinators, Charlie Weis Jr., and Glenn Spencer Weis Jr. were expected to make a team comeback as it would have been their ﬁrst time playing since their victory of the Boca Raton Bowl 2019 vs MSU 52-28. With eight g ames remaining in the 2020 season [not including the postponed g ames], FAU has yet to play one g ame. But as it is said, “the show must g o on.” T he Owls are set to play the Charlotte 49ers on Oct. 3, at the Howard Schnellenberger Stadium in Boca Raton at 4 p.m.

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