Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday Ends June 4th

The 2020 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday was passed by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis. This sales tax holiday ends (tomorrow) Thursday, June 4th.

During this sales tax holiday period, qualifying items related to disaster preparedness are exempt from sales tax. However, the sales tax holiday does not apply to the rental or repair of any of the qualifying items. Additionally, the sales tax holiday does not apply to sales in a theme park, entertainment complex, public lodging establishment or airport.

For more information and a list of qualifying items, please go to the https://floridarevenue.com/DisasterPrep/Pages/default.aspx

Margate Launches High School Banner Program to Honor Graduating Seniors

The City of Margate has launched a banner program to celebrate graduating High School Seniors. High school graduations have been upended in Broward County and across the country by the COVID-19 pandemic, and this program will show our seniors just how proud we are of them.

The cost is $100 per banner. Banners will go up in June and will remain up through the summer. Banners will be displayed along Margate Boulevard in the downtown area.

This program is open to 2020 graduating seniors who live in the City of Margate no matter which school they attend.

Orders must be received by June 12, 2020. To purchase a banner to honor a high school graduate, please complete the online order form at https://www.margatefl.com/695/High-School-Graduate-Banner-Program

For more information, please contact Alison Saffold in the City Manager’s Office at (954) 935-5306 or email: asaffold@margatefl.com.

Please Complete Your Census Today!

It's not too late to complete the census form for you and your family. Help Margate get its fair share of the $1.5 trillion in federal funding available for schools, education, housing assistance, public services and programs, hospitals and health care centers, disaster recovery, and emergency readiness for pandemics like COVID-19. All it takes is 10 minutes of your time.

Be sure to count everyone in your household. The Census is only nine questions, and there are three easy ways to complete the form:

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