Together We Can Make Palmetto Bay An Even Better Place To Live, Work, Learn And Play!
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May 24, 2021
Happy Monday, Palmetto Bay! Apologies in advance for the long email, but there is lots to get you caught up on! I have included lots of links for you to look at at your leisure.
First, I realize that you are all being bombarded with many developer funded PAC emails and other disinformation that is promoted by the deep pockets of developers. I know you understand that they are designed to confuse and create chaos. That aside, I love the opportunity it has provided me to speak to you! I appreciate the number of folks that have reached out to me to discuss the source of the information and those that are promoting it. If you have questions, I encourage you to reach out to me, your Village Council or our Village Manager, Nick Marano.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental Health Month raises awareness of trauma and the impact it can have on the physical, emotional, and mental well-being of children, families, and communities. The pandemic has shined a light on the need for more resources in our schools and community. On May 20th we hosted the 6th Annual Kids Town Hall with a focus on discussing handling of stress and anxiety for high school students. A special thank you to Lara Gastelumendi and Caro Merchan Mendes, two amazing students that planned and moderated the virtual event. You can view the program by clicking here.
On May 14th, the mediation session with Miami-Dade County regarding the 87th Ave. Bridge was attended by myself, the Village Manager, Village Attorney and our outside council, Gerry Greenberg. We met at the Mediator Judge Thornton's office. While it is clear that the County is committed to the project, I made our objections clear to the county and mediator and our position that the residential streets must be protected. Because details of any resolution with the County are continuing, we agreed with the County that any mediation with the TPO can await the result of this process. I will be following up with the community regarding when it will be discussed by the Council.
With the latest CDC guidelines and Executive Orders issued by Florida Governor DeSantis, Palmetto Bay is updating its COVID-19 procedures in accordance with the most current recommendations and mandates. The Manager and I explain some of the changes that Palmetto Bay is implementing effective immediately in this short video. Click here.
This week the Village Manager and Council will be hosting the first of three workshops focused on the 2021-2022 Fiscal Year Budget. All budget workshops shall begin at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesdays, May 25th, June 29th , and July 27th. I encourage you all to tune in, join us or complete the upcoming community survey to share your ideas and vision for our Village. The June 29th workshop will be an Open House. You will be able to meet the Manager and Directors and ask questions about the department budgets. This is a unique approach to help the community better understand how the Village is spending your money. Click here for more information.
The Village has received $80,000 from the TPO to conduct a study of ways to improve mobility, safety and accessibility to the SMART Plan’s South Dade Corridor Transitway and South Dade Trail (Old Cutler Road) from the Village of Palmetto Bay. The study will provide us information on SW 144, 152, 168 and 184th streets. This is a unique opportunity for the residents to help us choose two streets best suited for potential improvements to the sidewalks, bike paths and multiuse pathways. We are soliciting resident input to assess the types of improvements and which two roadways would be best suited for improvements. Click below to take the survey.
Hurricane Season begins on June 1st and we want to make sure that you are prepared and informed. We will once again have a Hurricane Preparedness Presentation on June 1 at 730 pm. In February, I passed a resolution to begin a long overdue update of our Emergency Preparedness Plan, create a CERT (Community Emergency Response Team), Neighborhood information centers (NICE) and to roll out an emergency information app that you will be able to sign up to get day to day and hurricane emergency information. I thank the Manager for his support. You don't get a second chance to be prepared for an emergency right! Stay tuned for our June 1st virtual workshop. Click here for our Hurricane Preparedness webpage.
As always, I am here to answer questions or lend a helping hand. I can also be reached at [email protected] or at 305-799-0695. Together we are making Palmetto Bay a better place to live, work, learn, and play.
Warm regards,
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This year, Palmetto had 15 nominees in categories ranging from math to art to athletics. Each of these students has worked, in their own fields, incredibly hard on their service projects from the time they entered high school in Aug. 2017 to now. Congrats to the 2020-21 Miami Palmetto Senior Knight Nominees:
- Nicole Markus for Journalism
- Kailey Nunez for Art
- Moutaz Talas for Athletics
- Makenzie Hochman for Business
- Nathalie Perez for Interactive Media
- Breanna Suarez for Drama
- Samantha Berlan for English Literature
- Savannah Cain for Music and Dance
- Ella Sleeman for Science
- Robert Mazer for Social Science
- Jesse Weingarden for Speech
- Kayla Klurman for Vocational Technical
- Emily Cohen for World Languages
- Spencer James for General Scholarship
- Mike Zhou for Mathematics
We are so proud of your hard work and tenacity, especially during these challenging times! #PalmettoBaysGotTalent
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9705 East Hibiscus Street
Palmetto Bay, FL 33157
305-799-0695
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