Key Commerce 
The Official E-Newsletter of the Key Biscayne Chamber of Commerce
September 18, 2015.
 

Special Village Council Meeting Tonight
Friday, September 18, 2015 at 6:00 pm
Village175
 
To provide for a public hearing on millage and to reconsider the tentative millage resolution adopted on September 8. Please attend and let your voice be heard.
Strings Concert on Sunday, September 20th
5:00-7:00pm
Key Biscayne Community Center, 2nd Floor
A strings quintet of New World Symphony Fellows will entertain, free and open to the public courtesy of the KB Community Foundation & Village
 
Jorge Mora was the second police officer hired for the Village of Key Biscayne. After his retirement from the Police Force, he became the Village Videographer. Now, he is really retiring from everything (including his radio show on Caracol) and moving to Naples.  On Tuesday, September 22nd, from 5:30-6:30pm you are invited to say Goodbye to Jorge at Fairways on the Key by Parties by Pat at Crandon Golf Course. No rsvp necessary, happy hour prices at the bar. Hope to see you there.
Basic First Aid Class at the Fire Station
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. 
 
The Key Biscayne Fire Rescue Department is offering a Basic First Aid Class.  The classes are free of charge for Village residents.
The registration form for the September class is available here (PDF)
. We encourage early registration as space is limited and classes tend to fill fairly quickly.If you are interested in attending, please register by emailing the registration form, and proof of residency (if applicable), to  lmoznino@keybiscayne.fl.gov or faxing it to (305) 365-8933.
Hold the Date: Artisti Gallery & Studio Grand Opening
Friday October 2
 L'Esplanade Mall, 905 Crandon
7pm Ribbon Cutting by our Mayor & Vice Mayor
More details to follow
Boating Safety Course
Saturday October 3
8:30am-4:30pm, Island Room Community Center

A free course provided by the Monica Burguera Foundation, Coast Guard & Community Center. Participants who successfully complete the one day program will be awarded the USCG Auxiliary Certificate of Accomplishmant and a Florida Boating Safety Education Card. Space is limited, register at the Community Center Front Desk

Stormwater Drainage Workshop #2
. Please come to a public meeting on Wednesday, October 6th, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the Village Council Chamber located at 560 Crandon Boulevard (behind the Fire Station). Public Works staff and consulting engineers will provide information about the plan.

The Village wants to hear about local flooding and/or drainage issues in your neighborhood.
Implementation of the Village's Stormwater Master Plan is underway. Staff and consulting engineers are pursuing a comprehensive approach to assessing and addressing stormwater infrastructure and tidal flooding, including sea level rise. Improvements are addressing undesirable impacts throughout the Village via near-term solutions to sea level rise. The goal is a higher level of service for Village infrastructure based on comprehensive stormwater modeling and analyses.Your input is critical to the successful implementation of this plan 
If you cannot attend the meeting or have detailed concerns and comments, please email Mariana Dominguez-Hardie at mdominguez@keybiscayne.fl.gov prior to October 6th. Your feedback will be forwarded to and addressed by the Stormwater Management Team.
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