Please participate in the Better Bus Project - even if our elected officials are avoiding it.

The Better Bus Project is working to improve mass transit in Miami-Dade County. This is an effort that we should take seriously and participate in.  There is a meeting for Palmetto Bay and Cutler Bay this Thursday, October 17, 2019. CLICK HERE to view the online information for this detailed Better Bus Project.

The Better Bus Project team has scheduled a total of 44 public workshops (CLICK HERE to view the scheduled workshops). Many of these workshops have been held. More are scheduled. Next up is the joint workshop set with Cutler Bay. There is no specific workshop presently scheduled to be held within the Village of Palmetto Bay. Thurs., Oct. 17 appears to be it.

Unfortunately, it appears that our Palmetto Bay elected officials will not be participating. Instead, there are 2 special council meetings scheduled in conflict. Each of these meetings were scheduled AFTER Palmetto Bay sanctioned and set this joint meeting with the Better Bus Project.

Here are the details for the Better Bus Project meeting:
Date:          October 17, 2019
Time:          6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location:    Cutler Bay Town Center - Council Chambers
Address:    10720 Caribbean Blvd., Suite 115, Cutler Bay, FL 33189

CLICK HERE to view the official Palmetto Bay meeting notice for this event.

No word from Palmetto Bay as to whether there will an IBus Shuttle or we can take the Freebee from Palmetto Bay to the Better Bus Project community meeting.

I would encourage Palmetto Bay residents to attend the Better Bus Project public workshop, unless they have business before the Palmetto Bay Village Council at any of the number of special council meetings set for the same date and time.

What is noticed in conflict? - admittedly some very important items, but has there been any attempt to work around the Better Bus Project? This 10//17 meeting appears to be the one and only for our area.

CLICK HERE to view the online notification for the meetings as listed below:

SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING

Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 7:00 PM 
Village Hall Municipal Center, 9705 East Hibiscus Street

The Village of Palmetto Bay shall be conducting a Special Council Meeting on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at approximately 7:00 p.m. at Village Hall, 9705 E. Hibiscus Street, Palmetto Bay, FL 33157. This Special Council Meeting for the purposes of discussing an email received by Miami-Dade Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) and requesting the County to leave the 4-way stop signs located on SW 174 Street and SW 87 Avenue, including discussing on filing an emergency motion for injunctive relief in the 11th Circuit Court against the County to prohibit them from removing the stop signs due to public safety at least until the county commission can rule on this. Discussion will also ensue to petition the Miami Dade County Board of County Commissioners for relief on this matter by directing the County Mayor to stop DTPW from forcing the Village to remove the stop signs in the event the action would create a public safety hazard as in the case of SW 174 Street and SW 87 Avenue.

SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING

Thursday, October 17, 2019 - 7:30 PM 
Village Hall Municipal Center, 9705 East Hibiscus Street

The Village of Palmetto Bay shall be conducting a Special Council Meeting on Thursday, October 17, 2019 at approximately 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall, 9705 E. Hibiscus Street, Palmetto Bay, FL 33157. This Special Council Meeting for the purposes of discussing: (a) the Franjo Road project; (b) P3 Downtown Proposal Task Force; (c) next steps for the Downtown Urban Village (DUV); and (d) standards and process for the selection of the new Village Manager.