More than a year after Florida lawmakers gave the thumbs up, “parrotheads” will soon be able to hit the road with a specialty Jimmy Buffett Margaritaville license plate.
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According to the Department of Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, the pre-sale requirement of 3,000 orders for the specialty plate has been met.
The department said an exact delivery date has not been set, but it does anticipate that the plates will be shipped to county tax collector offices across the state within the next four to five months.
According to the bill signed into effect last year, HB-403, a specialty license plate will be made available with the word “Margaritaville” — a Buffett song that has become a nickname for Key West.
Specialty plates in the state of Florida cost $25 in addition to regular automobile registration fees. According to the Department of Florida Highway Safety and Motor vehicles, new specialty plates must receive at least 3,000 pre-sale vouchers before the new specialty plate will be manufactured and made available.
Proceeds from license plate sales will go to a charity founded by Buffett, Singing for Change, and will benefit Florida nonprofits that help victims of hurricanes and other disasters, Harrell said.
Last year, the Florida Legislature designated Aug. 30 as “Jimmy Buffett Day” and parts of A1A in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and Monroe Counties now bear the name “Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway.”
The first sign was unveiled in the Key West potion of A1A.
A pop-up tributealso appeared in the Florida Keys after Buffett’s passing last year after his passing.
Someone added cardboard letters to the sign at the Key West International Airport to make it read Key West Jimmy Buffett International Airport.
The letters were taken down about 15 minutes after they were discovered, but they sparked an idea.
Many locals now say they would like to see the airport permanently renamed in Buffett’s honor.
Jimmy Buffett, whose sun-drenched songs celebrated life by the shore, died of a rare, aggressive skin cancer at 76.
To fill out a voucher for a specialty plate, click on this link.