Jupi t er ’s B ud get at a Gl a nc e
Our region continued to enjoy economic gains throughout Fiscal Year 2017, enabling
the Town to maintain a property tax rate consistent with the previous year. Despite
13%
Town of Jupiter
40% and
having to allocate substantial resources in the wake of Hurricane Irma, federal
13%
Town of Jupiter
40%
Fire
Rescue
Fire
Rescue
planned emergency funding assisted with minimizing the economic impact to Jupiter,
10%
10%
Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County
allowing the Town to continue to be forward-thinking with its resources in FY18.
Special Taxing Districts
23%
14%
In the course of its financial planning for the year, the Town used both traditional and
Special
School Taxing
Board Districts
23%
14%
priority-based approaches for utilizing revenues that for the most part are received
School Board
from property taxes. For FY18, a significant new revenue source for the Town will be
the proceeds from the Penny Sales Tax that was approved by Palm Beach County voter referendum in 2016 and designated for infrastructure
initiatives. This has resulted in a significant increase to Jupiter’s Community Investment Program (CIP), and has allowed the Town to plan
for projects such as the replacement or reinforcement of the Town Hall and Police Department buildings; a parking garage in Abacoa; and
improvements to Indiantown Road. Additionally, outside of capital p