Thursday, June 5, 2025

Property Appraiser released the Estimated Taxable Values by Taxing Authority (June 1, 2025)

ESTIMATED PROPERTY TAX ROLL RELEASED

I am posting the June 1 preliminary tax roll numbers for Palmetto Bay as well as some of our comparable municipalities. Palmetto Bay Council members may feel free to review my numbers and provide their own assessments or advisement.

Source: MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, PROPERTY APPRAISER

2025 Estimated Taxable Values by Taxing Authority
Released JUNE 1, 2025

(CLICK HEREto view the full document, available on the M-D Property Appraiser web page.

  5.4%   Coral Gables
  6.7%   Cutler Bay
  5.6%   Homestead
  6.9%   Miami Lakes
  9.1%   Pinecrest
  6.6%  Palmetto Bay
  9.1%   South Miami
  8.7%   Unincorporated Miami-Dade (UMSA)

  8.5%   Countywide (will affect your countywide portion of your tax bill)
  3.6%   School Board (will affect your School Board portion of your tax bill)

Notes:
Initial estimate released June 1:
The Miami-Dade Property Appraiser issued the June 1, 2025 Estimates of Taxable Value to Miami-Dade County's Taxing Authorities.  This allows the County, School Board, and local governments such as Coral Gables, South Miami, Pinecrest, Palmetto Bay, Cutler Bay, and Homestead to proceed with the preparation of their 2025-2026 budgets.

Final Property Roll to be released July 1.
July 1st the Property Appraiser’s Office will publish the 2019 Preliminary Assessment Roll, which provides the taxing authorities with their official numbers to set their millage (tax) rates in July.

Tuesday, June 3, 2025

The 22 acres at the Palmetto Bay Village Center - An important environmental post worth repeating a third time: What’s So Special about a 22 Acre Forest on Old Cutler Road, by Eduardo Varona, Guest Post (originally published October 18, 2018, first repost January 26, 2022)

 It bears repeating - maybe the third time will be the charm:

Is the environmental spirit dead with current elected officials? Why are they willing to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars in the future to "beautify" the median running within US1 (costs that they gladly assumed from FDOT), but not protect environmentally sensitive land? 

Various plans have been proposed. I proposed working with the Miami-Dade Environmentally Endangered Lands Program (EEL) several times. In fact, I worked to get these 22 acres placed on the "B" List for acquisition, but it requires that Palmetto Bay participate.  That would remove any threat of development both on that land or any transferrable rights being applied to adjoining land.  This land has been used as a political football for far too long and I am anxious to see a realistic plan to save this precious land. 

I rely upon experts. The 22 acres of the Palmetto Bay Village Center should be saved. Please see this guest post from 10/18/2018: What’s so special about a 22 acre forest on Old Cutler Rd? 

This forest is very special indeed. It is one of the last remaining remnants of the tropical rockland forest ecosystem that covered Miami-Dade County before we bulldozed 98% of it. Yes there is roughly only 2% left of this forest ecosystem left in all of South Florida. Most of this ecosystem existed almost exclusively in South Miami-Dade. And day by day we lose additional acreage to development and neglect.

Specifically, the 22 acres of the PBVC is a tropical rockland forest composed of rockland hammock and pine rockland. These two forest communities exist on the oolitic limestone ground in a fluid equilibrium with each other as the land can transition back and forth between the two distinct plant communities in a natural and controlled process influenced by fire, hydrology, and by man. The species diversity both plant and animal that this 22 acre forest harbors cannot be measured in dollars. It should not ever be measured in dollars. In fact some years ago, the 22 acres was nominated for inclusion into the County's Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) acquisition program. County biologists assessed the site in response and documented the important habitat values. As a result, the Board of County Commissioners added this site to the list of lands that EEL should purchase for management and protection. The land has remained on the list ever since awaiting funding for purchase.

Here is the complete guest post, originally published on October 18, 2018:

Thursday, October 18, 2018

What’s So Special about a 22 Acre Forest on Old Cutler Road, by Eduardo Varona, Guest Post

Many have questioned over the last decade what is the importance of 22 acres of privately owned native forest on the east side of Old Cutler Rd just north of SW 184 St in Palmetto Bay. Some have claimed and said it is a protected forest. The private owner at times has wanted to develop it and at times seems to want to protect it. Politicians have even fallen on their own swords actually proposing to develop it. At times part of the forest was even looked at for a fire station to serve the surrounding neighborhoods. 

In the last four years there has been a serious push to finally give steadfast lasting protections to this forest through a deal between the Village of Palmetto Bay and the private owner, the Palmetto Bay Village Center (PBVC). This agreement would involve a transfer of developmental rights from the 22 acres east to the parcels surrounding the PBVC. And Palmetto Bay would receive the 22 acre forest as the newest passive park in the “Village of Parks”.

So this begs the question, do the 22 acres of forest need protection? Is this privately owned forest currently protected from development now and in the future?

The answer to the second question is a very certain NO. The 22 acres have never been designated a Natural Forest Community (NFC) by the County and therefore are not protected whatsoever under County laws. To have been designated an NFC the private owner could have approached the county and asked for an ecological and biological assessment of the site. This has never happened. Had it happened, due to the relatively well maintained condition of the forest it would most likely have been designated an NFC. However, even if it had been designated an NFC it would only have protected a percentage of it from development, not all of it. 

What about a covenant that allegedly exists or existed that allegedly protects the forest. Well, depending on who you ask and on which side of the bed they woke, there is a covenant of sorts that is enforced by the Village. A covenant that the Village agrees is soon scheduled to expire.

But in actuality that covenant doesn’t protect the forest at all. It only protects the homes across from the forest along Old Cutler Rd by maintaining a “visual buffer” so that those homes can’t see the PBVC building. That is the extent of the covenant which is due to expire in 2019, if you ask the experts. Finally, is there interest by the private owner to develop the forest? Well why wouldn’t there be as it is prime real estate right on old Cutler Rd. If not protected, someday it will be developed.

Now let’s go back to the original question, the title of this writing. What’s so special about a 22 acre forest on Old Cutler Rd? This forest is very special indeed.  It is one of the last remaining remnants of the tropical rockland forest ecosystem that covered Miami-Dade County before we bulldozed 98% of it. Yes there is roughly only 2% left of this forest ecosystem left in all of South Florida. Most of this ecosystem existed almost exclusively in South Miami-Dade. And day by day we lose additional acreage to development and neglect. 

Specifically, the 22 acres of the PBVC is a tropical rockland forest composed of rockland hammock and pine rockland. These two forest communities exist on the oolitic limestone ground in a fluid equilibrium with each other as the land can transition back and forth between the two distinct plant communities in a natural and controlled process influenced by fire, hydrology, and by man. The species diversity both plant and animal that this 22 acre forest harbors cannot be measured in dollars. It should not ever be measured in dollars. In fact some years ago, the 22 acres was nominated for inclusion into the County's Environmentally Endangered Lands (EEL) acquisition program.  County biologists assessed the site in response and documented the important habitat values.  As a result, the Board of County Commissioners added this site to the list of lands that EEL should purchase for management and protection.  The land has remained on the list ever since awaiting funding for purchase.

Roughly half of the 22 acre forest is pine rockland with the rest consisting of an oak hammock also containing trees such as mastic and gumbo limbo. Yet it is a little known fact that pine rockland is a worldwide endangered ecosystem and plant community which only occurs in Cuba, Bahamas, and yes, Miami-Dade County, and only in South Dade. 

There is more that makes this 22 acre forest more unique than other similar parcels in South Dade. This forest is one of the last remnants of a vast coastal forest that existed in a long ecotone where the forest met the South Dade coastal wetlands and then beyond that Biscayne Bay. And there is even more that makes it so special. 


Few understand that all throughout the Miami coastal ridge where now lie the municipalities of Palmetto Bay, Cutler Bay, and Pinecrest there existed transverse glades, also known as finger glades. These transverse glades, traversed the coastal ridge as creeks and fresh water wetlands that in the wet season flowed with fresh water from the Everglades all the way to Biscayne Bay. One very large transverse glade occurred in the area known as Bel Aire in Cutler bay and it ran northeast into Palmetto Bay emptying most of its fresh water into Biscayne Bay at the Deering Estate.  This same transverse glade, now a canal, at one time also fed this 22 acre forest and the coastal wetlands abutting it with a seasonal seepage of subterranean ground water through the porous limestone underfoot. In fact an unusual tree species for this location so close to the coast still lives on the edge of these 22 acres at the spot where it once met the coastal wetlands. The Swamp Bay, a tree in the Avocado family, mainly occurs in the Everglades tree islands and in transverse glades. And that a specimen of this tree still grows on the edge of the 22 acre forest is evidence of the strong Everglades fresh water connection that once existed at the site.

So to come full circle, the 22 acres is significant in of itself as one of the last remnants of a vast tropical rockland coastal forest that once existed but is now mostly gone. However, the last piece of the intricate story is that this 22 acre forest lies right beside the Biscayne Bay Coastal Wetlands (BBCW) restoration project which is an integral component of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP). This large scale CERP restoration project is planned to restore many thousands of acres of coastal wetlands and the near-shore adjacent portions of Biscayne Bay.  With the exception of what has already been restored at the Deering Estate, the most northerly component of this large project is the 130 acre restoration parcel purchased by the Water Management District just to the south of the 22 acre forest.  This makes the forest and its protection an effort worthy of local, county, state, national, and international significance.

This precious 22 acre forest if preserved will support and enhance BBCW and the Village of Parks far into the future.

Swamp bay trees that are proof of the connection of this forest to fresh water wetlands.


Friday, May 16, 2025

Currently in bloom in our backyard oasis - our Callicarpa Americana, commonly called the American Beautyberry

We are often asked how we have come to enjoy so many native songbirds in our Palmetto Bay yard - the answer is proper planting.

What’s blooming today: our Callicarpa Americana, commonly called the American Beautyberry. Per Wikipedia- this is an open-habitat, native shrub of the Southern United States which is often grown as an ornamental in gardens and yards. American beautyberries produce large clusters of purple berries, which birds and deer eat, thus distributing the seeds.

I’m planning to take cuttings from this plant to add additional plants throughout our yard.






Monday, May 5, 2025

Remembering Bailey - as kids and their friends said about her: "The Goodest Dog!" She was a great pet that deserves some recognition.

 Baily was another of our family pets that deserves her due.  A very loyal pup who was a great family member. She was much needed her in Palmetto Bay - I headed President Harry S. Truman’s advice, “If you want a friend in this world, get a dog.” Politics in Palmetto Bay is often dog-eat-dog.

She passed away Friday May 2, 2025, quite unexpectedly and lived less than 11 years - far less than I would have expected or hoped. She passed away an hour before her veterinary appointment I made earlier in the morning and while I was preparing to take her - again - with no signs of any urgency. I figured we'd have her for at least another two, maybe even three years. No warning.

I am posting some family photos - pets are great. We have been bless with various pets, mostly rescues over the years.




“Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.”
― Mark Twain

We are going to miss Bailey.

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Family Bike Ride - Bike Coconut Grove - this Saturday, April 26 - 10:00 AM

I am forwarding information relating to a family friend bike ride - This event is a cooperative effort of Bike Coconut Grove, Friends of the Commodore Trail, the Coconut Grove Business Improvement District, and the City of Miami Police Department Coconut Grove Team.

The family-friendly bike rides with a special City of Miami police escort originally scheduled for April 16 and May 21 (both on Wednesday at 5 p.m.) have been rescheduled. Instead, there will be one ride on Saturday, April 26, at 10 a.m.

Meet at the Coconut Grove Playhouse parking lot on Main Highway and get ready to pedal Coconut Grove's streets with the City of Miami local law enforcement bicycling team.

The ride will begin at 10 a.m. and will take approximately 90 minutes. It’s free to all. To join, register here.

It's a great opportunity to spend quality time with your loved ones while enjoying a safe and organized bike ride. Don't miss out on this exciting event - bring your bikes, helmets, and smiles!




Tuesday, April 22, 2025

HAPPY EARTH DAY 2025

I may not be "cool" under current administrations, but it is more important than ever.  And it is a simple matter as well.  The late Paul Neidhart once remarked that LEED certified construction is simply quality construction that will save money in operating costs (high efficiency = cost operating savings).  So stop making it so political! Now where are we in regards to protecting our fragile ecosystem?

Do you know the approximate age of the Earth? 4.543 billion years. Yet today, 4/22/2019 is just the 49th Earth Day celebration. ACTING on Earth Day is more than just a movie night, it is taking action and participating, doing things differently, ending (sub)Urban Sprawl.

A brief history of Earth Day: The April 22 Earth Day was founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson, and was first organized in 1970 to promote ecology and respect for life on the planet as well as to encourage awareness of the growing problems of air, water and soil pollution.

I am proud to have led Palmetto Bay and created more than a simple Earth Day Celebration, but set Palmetto Bay to be committed to Earth Day 24/7/365. We don’t just recognize a day, we are now in big, in such a big way, that we take a full week to celebrate. Green activities, all free to the public, have been going this past week. We continue to involve our youth in partnership with the local schools as they are going to inherit what we leave behind.


Palmetto Bay history: I was pleased to announce way back on Friday, July 20, 2018, that Palmetto Bay was certified by the FGBC as a Green City. This started the path to eventual Gold Certification so long as the subsequent councils continue to subscribe to the green footprints cast before them.
 
 
Participating in a python hunt to 
remove an invasive species
Today,  Tuesday, April 22, 2025, is an international Earth Day Celebration.  What, if anything, are you doing to mark this event?  We celebrated with our youth in many activities including the always popular (and educational) Lady Bug releases at area schools and at our Earth Week movie night.  We partnered with the Tropical Audubon Society on Kayak tours of Palmetto Bay's coastline. Earth Week themed movie nights, poster contests, community bike rides, so many activities that brought the community together.  Please feel free to CLICK HERE for past updates on Earth Day.  

Prior relevant blog posts: Some relevant posts on my personal blog include Invasive Species, creating a backyard oasisCelestial Events: there have been many posts throughout this blog covering these topics and how they are relevant to our South Miami-Dade Communities. Please take the time to check a few out. It is all about my transparency. I am about preservation of Palmetto Bay. That means thinking differently, saving the 22 acres of the rapidly deteriorating Pine Rocklands at the Palmetto Bay Village Center.

Finally, on a silly, but fun note, no special day is complete without viewing Google's special Earth Day animated doodle on the Google site.

Happy Earth Day – 2025!

Eugene Flinn

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

(Lack of) Leadership 101 - allowing the community to be ravaged by infighting rather than bringing people together

“Sooner or later everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences.” 
– Robert Louis Stevenson.
They say elections have consequences.  We are seeing it play out locally.  Bully politics at play. Palmetto Bay is definitely not a "Bully Free Zone".   See a prior related post: May 9, 2024, Palmetto Bay News - Op-Ed: Rudeness and bullying should not be the norm in Palmetto Bay By Marsha Matson, Village of Palmetto Bay Councilmember, District 3 -May 8, 2024

Yet we the taxpayers are destined to fund another lawsuit - all because the mayor and council refuse to avoid pettiness. 

What am I talking about? Well, in case you missed it:


For more insight provided in an opinion blast by the Palmetto Bay Neighbors Alliance: "They Hate You For Choosing Mark  CLICK HERE for the complete blast - here is an excerpt:

Mayor Cunningham's ally, Councilman Steve Cody, didn't like your answer. So he filed a lawsuit claiming Mark wasn't properly sworn in. Our Village Attorney has said many times that Mark's oath was completely valid. The village even paid over $6,000 of your tax money to hire another expert who said the same thing.

Our Village Attorney didn't mince words. He warned that "Steve will be lucky to stay out of jail when this is over" because of his "toxic vitriol" and "fabrications." The Village Attorney has been a lawyer since 1979. He knows what he's talking about. Meanwhile, Mr. Cody is a suspended attorney by the Florida Bar and is ineligible to practice law.

Don't be fooled. The oath story is just a smokescreen. Mayor Cunningham and Cody want to erase your vote.

They're not really fighting Mark. They're fighting you. They hate that you chose someone Mayor Cunningham didn't pick. They hate that you wanted change. They think they know better than you about who should lead our village.

Cody's legal filing, which he’s trying to get a ruling on, claims Leanne Tellam is still Vice Mayor. Tellam was Mayor Cunningham's preferred candidate and lost the election.

Lets see where this leads us and how much in will cost, both in tax dollars as well as further aggravation to our community.

Thursday, April 3, 2025

Thank you readers! Reader submission provides Palmetto Bay Council portraits. Triggers.

 I know this will egg some on, but I love the response received to the Cardinal photos.


Rubber ducky above, but problems below - proof that the Muscovy Duck has become domesticated here in Palmetto Bay!

This is ducking good! I’m quacking up. My reader warns to watch out for the quacks on the council. 


Please note: NO disrespect intended to the ducks - rubber or Muscovy

Cardinal season - photos of the day

My first time ever being cornered by a female cardinal (or greeted - it is all a matter of perspective). Such an interesting bird. 
I enjoy our Palmetto Bay oasis - we have maintained our entire yard to remain friendly to and actually attract native wildlife.


Friday, March 21, 2025

Pet friendly - SAVE program for Palmetto Bay seniors!

 Thank you Vice Mayor Merwitzer, Council Member Patrick Fiore and Marsha Matson (sponsor):

As announced by the Vice Mayor:

The Village council  just passed the SAVE program for Palmetto Bay seniors! If your furry friend needs emergency vet care, SAVE can help with up to $250 back in your pocket.


Big thanks to Councilwoman Marhsa Matson and Councilman Fiore for supporting this program, which shows that we care about our seniors and their animal companions.

The council-approved program allows seniors to bring their vet emergency bill, ID, and Social Security letter to City Hall to qualify for reimbursement.

For more info, please feel free to email me at mmerwitzer@palmettobay-fl.gov



Monday, March 17, 2025

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

  lá sona ú Pádraig

From History dot com:   St. Patrick’s Day

Every year on March 17, the Irish and the Irish-at-heart across the globe observe St. Patrick’s Day. What began as a religious feast day for the patron saint of Ireland has become an international festival celebrating Irish culture with parades, dancing, special foods and a whole lot of green.

Friday, March 14, 2025

March is Bike Month in Florida. Palmetto Bay is a great place to ride. This would be another great weekend to get out and ride!

 The weekend is here. The question in never 'what do I have planned for the weekend?' 

This will be another great weekend to get out and ride with family and friends. The question is 'how many miles will I get in?'

OK, I guess you could ask me 'gravel or road' but often that answer will be "both" if I am fortunate to ride both Saturday and Sunday. I do like to put a 'positive "spin"' on things.


Have a great weekend. Enjoy our outdoors.



Wednesday, March 12, 2025

BARNES & NOBLE - COMING SOON TO PALMETTO BAY

Exciting - if you're a fan of reading. But it is more than just books; it is also a gathering place (most often for people who like to read).


Coming soon to the former location of Old Navy - 13605 So Dixie Highway, Palmetto Bay, FL 33176 (Colonial Palms Plaza - across from the Miller's Ale House and Panera Bread)

Thursday, March 6, 2025

Environmental BOLO - Black and White Tegu - recently spotted on North Key Largo

The FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES COMPLEX is asking people to report any sightings of the Black and White Tegu - an invasive species native to South America where it can be found in Brazil, Paraguay, eastern Uruguay and northern Argentina.


CLICK HERE to view the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission page regarding the Argentine Black and White Tegu.

Potential Impacts

Potential impacts of tegus include competition with and preying upon Florida’s native wildlife, including some imperiled and protected species. Tegus prey upon the nests of other animals, and researchers have documented tegus eating American alligator eggs and disturbing American crocodile nests in Florida. Recent gut content analysis of tegus by the FWC revealed that they consume Threatened juvenile gopher tortoises and agriculturally valuable foods, highlighting the impact this species may have on sensitive wildlife and agricultural lands.

SEE PRIOR BLOG POSTS RELATING TO INVASIVE SPECIES

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Transparency? From the current Mayor and Council? Troubling - see the email I received today (Wed., 3-5-2025) from the Palmetto Bay Neighbors Alliance (PBNA)

I am posting an e-blast I received this morning from the PBNA.  Always an interesting read. As disclosed in the email, "The opinions expressed are those of Palmetto Bay Neighbors Alliance based on information we believe to be accurate." - note that the "we" refers to the PBNA.

CLICK HERE to view the online version of this e-mail blast.

PBNA Mission Statement

Palmetto Bay Neighbors Alliance is an organization of Palmetto Bay Residents who are actively involved in our community. Their objectives are: Maintaining and improving the quality of life in Palmetto Bay; Keeping the community informed on important issues; and Encouraging residents’ active involvement in their government.

It's Time for Answers

Dear Neighbors,

Our Mayor and her two sidekicks don't want you to know what's really happening in our village. Monday night, we learned of this new administration's new playbook, which is to hide bad news, make up fake problems to distract you, and shut down anyone who asks tough questions. They don't work for you. They rule over you.

While you live in the real Palmetto Bay with rising taxes and traffic concerns, they're running a make-believe village where everything is perfect and they don't have to answer to you. It's time to speak up. Below is what they don't want you to know.

The $200,000 Secret No One Was Supposed to Discover

We are shocked to learn that the Village secretly hired lobbyist Jorge Luis Lopez, a hired gun, to fight against our own residents who are trying to buy land from Miami-Dade County. The Village recently spent over $70,000 on lobbying, on top of $130,000 previously spent that only came to light when the Vice Mayor exposed it. That's more than $200,000 of your money weaponized against your neighbors! No one on the Council voted for this.

The contract was marked "confidential," and the village paid this firm to "watch opposition," meaning watch you and your neighbors. When asked why, they claimed it was "legal work" not needing Council approval, even though the manager himself called it a "lobbying contract" during the meeting. What an interesting way to hide this dirty work the village engaged in.

Does this look like "legal work" to you?

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We are deeply troubled to learn this and hope the village will provide residents with a full account of the lobbying work done to fight our own residents.

Meanwhile, if you look at Councilman Cody's campaign finance reports, you will find a nice $1,000 check from the very same lobbyist, Jorge Luis Lopez. Mr. Cody claims that he returned the money "within minutes," but it is very interesting that Cody's own report shows that he spent $2,000 more than what he had received. How is that possible without some dark money?

We deserve the receipts!

Surprise! Council Members Are Getting $400 Car Allowances

Your money is about to go into your council members' pockets. $400 each month for their cars, that's $24,000 total from your tax dollars.

Did anyone ask you if this was OK? No.

Did they announce this plan at a public meeting? No.

Even the Mayor acted shocked when she ‘discovered’ she was getting this cash!

What makes this truly awful is that they're thinking about raising your taxes at the same time. So they don't have money for your needs, but they found plenty for their own car expenses?

While the Village Manager gets a huge paycheck of $200,000 each year, he also slips a nice little gift to council members. Conveniently, these are the very same council members who are now getting the $400 car payments that he instituted.

The Cat Feeding Ban That Makes No Sense

In an ordinance no one asked for, Councilman Cody proposed criminalizing cat feeding and claimed that this compassionate activity somehow harms children. His silence spoke volumes when challenged to provide a single instance supporting this assertion. Cody’s proposed ordinance would impose punitive fines up to $1,000 on acts of kindness, misclassify domestic animals as wildlife, and address a "problem" that, by the manager's own admission, has generated no complaints.

Here, we witness a policy crafted from made-up concerns that only exist in the imagination of those proposing them, instead of from caring to fix your problems. We have seen this same song and dance before from Mr. Cody and hope he will tackle serious issues in our community like traffic and maintaining our parks.

"We Can't Talk About That" How Our Officials Responded When A Cyclist Died On Our Streets"

Perhaps most troubling was how the Village handled questions about last week's tragic cycling death on Southwest 160th Street. The Vice Mayor tried to get basic information about this accident that happened in our community, but hit a wall of silence. It's been nearly 2 weeks, and our Village leaders haven't shared any official updates.

When the Vice Mayor asked questions about making our streets safer at the meeting, the administration fought hard to shut down the discussion. They tried to hide behind vague legal concerns and the police investigation to say that they cannot share information with the public. When the Vice Mayor asked the police commander if public officials showing concern would hurt the investigation, the commander couldn't think of a single case where that's happened.

Why the silence? Why not simply say, "We'll look at what happened and make changes if needed to keep our families safe?" The Village Manager wouldn't even promise that much. They seem more worried about looking good than fixing real problems that cost a life in our community.

Keep up The Good Fight

This is your Village. You deserve leaders who face facts instead of those who hide from them. Call your Council members today and ask why they're working against the people who elected them. Ask why they won't talk openly about making our streets safer. Our community works best when leaders remember you are who they work for.

Palmetto Bay Neighbors Alliance is a platform for and by the residents. Residents deserve to have their voice heard. Together, we can build the community for all of us and where laws are respected and all voices are heard.

This email reflects the opinion of the Palmetto Bay Neighbors Alliance.

Sincerely,

Palmetto Bay Neighbors Alliance

Palmetto Bay Council may be contacted at the following email addresses below:

Entire Council council@palmettobay-fl.gov
Mayor Karyn Cunningham, kcunningham@palmettobay-fl.gov
Vice Mayor Mark Merwitzer, mmerwitzer@palmettobay-fl.gov
Council District 1 Patrick Fiore, pfiore@palmettobay-fl.gov
Council District 2 Steve Cody, scody@palmettobay-fl.gov
Council District 3 Marsha Matson, mmatson@palmettobay-fl.gov
Village Manager Nick Marano nmarano@palmettobay-fl.gov
Village Clerk Missy Arocha, marocha@palmettobay-fl.gov

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The opinions expressed are those of Palmetto Bay Neighbors Alliance based on information we believe to be accurate.

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