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PB: Roundabout Roundup
Palmetto Bay’s village council met on Wednesday and received a report from staff regarding a proposed traffic circle (or roundabout) for the intersection of SW 136th Street and Old Cutler Road. SDM was...
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PB: On Variances
Councilman Patrick Fiore placed an item on the Monday council agenda to discuss the village’s variance procedure. SDM has discussed the village’s very strict variance process several times and...
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Don’t Get Sick In Palmetto Bay or Pinecrest
This weekend’s Herald Neighbors had a NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) story that left SDM agape – not such an easy feat given our level of cynicism. The story titled “Pinecrest still working on new fire...
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PB: More Council Quickbites
Post Office Controversy Several residents discussed the rumored relocation of a post office facility to the old city hall facility on SW 152 Street (Coral Reef Drive) near US 1. Surrounding neighbors...
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Quick Bites
Palmetto Bay’s Funky Reserve Budgeting Continues Here at SDM, we pride ourselves on being able to read a public sector budget. One key indicator for the health of a government is its gross reserve or...
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PB: State of the Village Quick Bites
Everyone’s Rich on Friday Back when SDM was coming up, an employer used to say that we all feel rich on payday. We run off to the bank and then feel poor again on Monday or Tuesday after we pay our...
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MDC: District 8 Aftermath
First off, SDM says: Congratulations Ms. Levine Cava for your victory. We wish you all the best and hope you represent South Dade well. (Would that your opponent had sufficient breeding to say the same...
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PB: Early Budget Meeting Report
You want $20 Million for What?!?! The council’s only real budget debate centered around an obscure section of the capital plan where the administration proposes future capital projects. Think of this...
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SDM: Harvey Ruvin Update
SDM received two comments from Clerk Harvey Ruvin asking for us to call him to discuss our post, Harvey Ruvin’s Sea Level Rise Hysteria. In that post, SDM argued that Mr. Ruvin’s moonlighting as a...
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PB: Pot, Meet Kettle
If SDM had a dollar for every time Gary Pastorella complained about being sued by Vice Mayor Dubois or about Palmer Trinity suing Palmetto Bay, well, let’s say that SDM wouldn’t have time to blog. We’d...
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