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🌱 Lone Pine Estates homeowners face flood recovery without insurance

Riviera Beach, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Riviera Beach! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Lone Pine Estates homeowners face flood recovery without insurance
  • What Florida’s approved tax break could mean for Riviera Beach
  • Three Riviera Beach stops for giving holiday toys

Also on today's calendar: Facebook LIVE: GLP-1 Drugs and Vision Health — Understanding NAION and 10 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 85 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Thursday: A thunderstorm in spots, temps: high: 79, low: 67.
  • Friday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, with a high of 75 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Riviera Beach residents face costly recovery after flooding leaves homes damaged, many without flood insurance (wflx.com) — Homeowners in Riviera Beach’s Lone Pine Estates face costly repairs after flooding, with many lacking flood insurance. Patricia Brown Campbell estimates her damage could exceed $100,000. An insurance attorney recommends contacting FEMA and nongovernment organizations to ask what assistance might be available, though the report confirms no financial aid commitments.
   

2. Less taxes, more taxes: Palm Beach County voters say ‘yes' to all (stetnews.org) — Riviera Beach could lose $9.7 million in annual property tax revenue by Amendment 3’s second year, according to property appraiser estimates, compared with $83 million expected this year. Palm Beach County voters approved the homeowner tax break alongside school, park and library funding measures, leaving governments weighing budget pressures as implementation rules remain unsettled.
   

3. Marine Industries and Little Smiles holiday toy drive begins ahead of annual boat parade (wpbf.com) — Riviera Beach residents can drop off new, unwrapped toys at Cracker Boy Boat Works, Mariner Marine and Kindred Hospital of the Palm Beaches through mid-December. The Marine Industries Association of Palm Beach County and Little Smiles are collecting donations alongside the December 5 holiday boat parade, following more than 14,000 toys collected last year.
   

4. Small orange cards could hold clues to Palm Beach area's water movement (palmbeachdailynews.com) — Small orange cards planned for release near Manatee Lagoon in Riviera Beach are part of a regional study tracking water movement and floating debris. Anyone finding one should keep it, photograph both sides and email lagoondrift@angari.org with the discovery’s location, date and time to help researchers map its journey.
   

5. Local police sued over red flag law (stetnews.org) — Riviera Beach police are among the Palm Beach County agencies facing lawsuits over how they seek court orders to temporarily seize firearms. Florida Carry, a gun rights group, alleges agencies bypass required forms and sworn statements intended to protect people's rights. The report details no Riviera Beach case or response.
   

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  • Need help moving boxes drom condo to storage unit about 5 mile radius in lake park.
    About 3 hours work. Also need temporary room for rent for 20 yr old grandson for a free months. Currently employed but must be affordable. Thank you… (Nextdoor Lake Shore Dr)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Riviera Beach

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Riviera Beach

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.