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Cutler Bay SERVING SOUTH DADE
APRIL 14, 2009
Town, school district team up to create soccer field T BY GARY ALAN RUSE
he Town of Cutler Bay and the Miami-Dade County School District have teamed up to build a soccer field and walkway for the community in a practical way that also reduces costs. A groundbreaking ceremony for the project took place on Monday, Mar. 30, at Cutler Ridge Park, 10100 SW 200 St., with town and school officials participating. The field, which will include a new natural grass surface, new irrigation system and lighting for nighttime play, is located between the park and Cutler Ridge Elementary School on school property. As part of a 25-year lease agreement with Miami-Dade County Public Schools allowing the town to use the field, the school will have use of the field during school hours, and the park will have Representatives of the town council, school officials and students dig in for the soccer field access during non-school hours, week- groundbreaking ceremony at Cutler Ridge Park. (Photo by Bill Meiklejohn) day evenings and weekends. Cutler Bay Mayor Paul Vrooman was pleased with the cooperation that went into the soccer field and walkway project. “It’s a very good example of two local governments working together,” Vrooman said. “This land is not being used by the school board on a daily basis and we need more land for our soccer program, so it’s a way we can come ing cities are reexamining the way BY SANDRA CUERVO together in a joint partnership and development occurs. This charrette make this happen for the benefit of our will revisit the form and function of he Town of Cutler Bay will kids. It really stretches our dollars, too, hold a charrette on the corridor. It will impact how each instead of having to buy land.” Saturday, Apr. 18, to assist of us uses US1 whether it is for drivLawrence S. Feldman, PhD, school in planning the future of the US1 cor- ing, living, shopping or working. In board member from District 9, repreridor between Florida’s Turnpike and southern Miami-Dade County, US1 sented the board in the ceremonies. plays an integral role in our lives. It is SW 184th Street. Feldman thanked the town council for our Main Street, our downtown, our The event will be conducted working with the board to make the spetransportation corridor, and our evacbetween 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the cial project possible. uation route. How it looks and acts in South Dade Regional Library, second “Because of them, we’ve also been floor. Light refreshments will be the future will impact all of us. able to put in a new playground for the This charrette will be an interactive served. In these economic times when development is slowed, forward think–––––––––––– See page 4
Town of Cutler Bay charrette to plan future of US 1 corridor
Law watering restrictions now permanent
BY NUSLY BARAHONA-ALEA he Miami-Dade County Commission on Apr. 7 passed an ordinance making the current landscape irrigation restriction permanent in the county. The policy continues the landscape irrigation restrictions imposed by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) in April 2007. “We have had these restrictions in place for the past two years and the citizens of Miami-Dade County know the rules,” said District 13 Commissioner Natacha Seijas, sponsor of the ordinance. “Making the restrictions permanent does not change a thing. Water conservation has become a way of life in
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CUTLER BAY DEALS
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