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JUNE 30 - JULY 6, 2009
MPO leaders: Kendall needs ‘a single voice’ BY RICHARD YAGER he need of a single voice to help win new transportation projects in Kendall was the clear message delivered by executives of Miami-Dade’s Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) during a Citizens Advisory Committee meeting in West Kendall on June 24. “While important that you address your district commissioners on specifics, we prioritize based on both countywide needs and public support,” said Jose Mesa, MPO executive director, following a summary of agency procedures and current projects. Answering a question on how Kendall residents can promote higher priorities
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Local disc golfer known for home-made empanadas
BY OWEN TORRES
n observance of Independence Day, MiamiDade County’s administrative offices will be closed on Friday, July 3. All essential services, including the Police and Fire Rescue Departments, Port of Miami and Miami International Airport, will be operating on a regular schedule. For up-to-date information on Miami-Dade County’s services, visit online at <www.miamidade.gov>, which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, or call the 3-1-1 Answer Center. For the 4th of July weekend, Miami-Dade County’s Solid Waste, 31-1 Answer Center, Transit, Public
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George Alvarez (left) gets ready for a round of “disc golf” with Disc Golf Club members at Indian Hammocks Park. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– BY RICHARD YAGER
hen Disc Golf Club volunteers cleaned Kendall’s Indian Hammocks Park course fairways recently, they munched on their leader’s homebaked empanadas, an unusually juicy and filling treat at work or play. That’s because George Alvarez, Disc Golf Club president, cooks up a variety of his overstuffed pastries whenever his golfing pals pick up stormtossed branches and litter as a threeto four-time a year community service.
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Jose Mesa, MPO executive director, (left) is welcomed by Frank Irizarry, CAC chair. ––––––––––––––––––––––– See
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Miami-Dade County announces schedule for 4th of July holiday
“No, we don’t just feed ourselves,” laughed Alvarez who often stops at Dadeland South Metrorail station to treat the homeless with extra baked goods or catered meals. Both chef and disc golfer, he now is linked with Miami-Dade’s Chapter of the National Autistic Society to plan a fundraising event after he led the disc golfers to join forces with Kendallarea parents of autism-affected youth. An Indian Hammocks Park expan––––––––––––––––––
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