I sincerely hope you have been getting the most out of your award-winning park system in Palm Beach County and I would like to share with you some of the repairs and renovations planned if the One-Penny Sales Surtax is approved by voters on November 8th. The document below identifies some of the facilities in dire need of repairs as well as some of the new facilities and parks that will be developed to prevent facility overuse due to population growth. A website where location specific repair and development projects can be viewed is also available at http://www.onecountyonepenny.org/. 

The advantage of the sales surtax over one of the possible alternative taxes is that tourists visiting Palm Beach County will pay for 25% of the cost. In addition, backlogged repair and development work will create about 46,000 local jobs. Your playgrounds, ball fields, picnic areas, pools, trails, boat ramps, nature centers and other amenities are all aging and in need of repair and renovation. If the surtax does not pass, some of these facilities could be closed or taken out of service. Please consider the facts as we work to preserve our past and protect our future.