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Village Council Update  The first full meeting of the Village Council for our new Mayor Shelley Stanczyk was held Dec. 6 as the Council acted on a variety of items. New Councilmembers Patrick Fiore (Dist. 1) and Joan Lindsay (Dist. 3) joined seated Vice Mayor Brian Pariser and Councilmember Howard Tendrich (Dist. 2) in unanimously accepting last month's election results; and, approving the meeting schedule of the Village Council and Land Development Permit Hearings for the year 2011. The Council also accepted a $6,000 grant in support of the rad/KIDS project coordinated through the Village Policing Unit that empowers youth with self-defense skills. South Florida Management District also announced it is on schedule for an October 2011 completion of the Deering Estate Flow Way project located at the former Powers property on Old Cutler Road. |
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Holiday Event Spotlights Student Performances  The first annual "Holiday by the Bay" is attracting an impressive array of family-fun activities. Please join us Dec. 18, 4-9 p.m., for food and crafts, carnival rides, and outstanding musical performances by several groups including the Greater Miami Youth Symphony. Free to the public, the big event offers a small-town flair, with "Participating Sponsor" Palmetto Bay Knights Youth Soccer leading the way by donating $3,000. Thanks also to in-kind donors BJ's Wholesale Club and to Picture Perfect Art & Custom Framing (305-378-9199). Enjoy crafting your own holiday ornaments, shopping at the Holiday Bazaar, posing with Santa, and climbing aboard one of the many thrilling rides -- all on the grounds of Ludovici Park, 17641 Old Cutler Road. While many activities are free, including the "Dear Santa" letter-writing booth, others activities are provided at a nominal charge. Carnival-styled fare is also available for purchase. It's not too late to sponsor the event and/or participate as a vendor. Send an e-mail -- quickly -- to Mary Fernandez or call 305-721-0033.
(Youth Symphony members above: Palmetto Bay resident musicians Luis Carrillo and Claire Zuo). |
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Make the Holidays Brighter for a Family in Need  The Village is hosting a toy drive to help make the holidays a little brighter for those less fortunate in our community. Deliver new, unwrapped toys to any one of the convenient locations throughout Palmetto Bay by Dec. 15 -- or bring it to Santa in person during the "Holiday by the Bay" event, Dec. 18. See the Toy Drive flyer for locations and other info. Feel free to spread the news by downloading and posting the flyer throughout the community. |
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A Gift from Your Policing Unit
'Tis the season that many of us get so busy we tend to get a little careless and, subsequently, vulnerable to theft or other holiday crime. But fear not -- the Village of Palmetto Bay Policing Unit has compiled a comprehensive checklist of preventive measures that keep the Merry in your Christmas and the Happy in your Chanukah. Please have a safe holiday! |
UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING - Monday, Jan. 10, 2011
Village Hall Chambers, 9705 E. Hibiscus, 7 p.m.
DECEMBER PARKS CALENDAR
VILLAGE OPERATIONS SCHEDULE
Dec. 17 - Village Hall offering modified services during move
Dec. 20 - Village Hall offering modified services during move
Dec. 24 - Village Hall closed, Village Parks close at 3 p.m.
Dec. 31 - Village Hall closed, Village Parks close at 3 p.m.
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