JULY 6 - 12, 2010
Water flow-way project to close Old Cutler Road BY GARY ALAN RUSE
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esidents of Palmetto Bay and commuters who use Old Cutler Road in the daily drive between home and work will find their usual route interrupted by a county project beginning around July 26. The good news is that it should only be for a few weeks and it should help improve the environment. “It’s a county water management flowway project that deals with the water that goes into the C-100 canal,” said Palmetto Bay Public Works director Corrice Patterson. “It involves county property as well as the bay itself. Old Cutler Road will be closed for a period of 14 consecutive days, maximum.” The size of the pipe going in will be 60 inches in diameter. It’s going 15 feet deep and workers will have to cut out a 12-foot section of road to install the pipe. “With the amount of equipment they’ll have in the right of way to do that work, it will be extensive, so it’s not only the area of the cut itself that requires rerouting traffic,” Patterson said. “The detour will run from 152nd Street [Coral Reef Drive] to 168th Street [Richmond Drive]. The actual work will be from 156th Street to 162nd Street.
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South Florida Educational FCU receives Beautification Award
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Pictured (r-l) are Frieda Brown, vice president of TotalBank; Lori Cameron, South Florida Educational Federal Credit Union branch manager; Julius Harris, and EDC executive director Paul Neidhart. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
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Park It! at Miami-Dade parks during Park and Rec Month
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outh Florida Educational Federal Credit Union, 17500 S. Dixie Hwy. in Palmetto Bay, was designated the recipient of the Beautification Award for the month of May from the Economic Development Council (EDC). EDC executive director Paul Neidhart, and Frieda Brown, vice president of TotalBank, presented the award to Lori I. Cameron credit union branch manager, and Steve Webb, vice president of Communications and Public Relations, during the Economic Development Council Community Outreach meeting on May 18.
Sponsored by TotalBank, this monthly award is designed to promote awareness of business owners’ pride in their establishments, as well as to foster a sense of pride in the aesthetic aspects of the community. It recognizes those businesses in South Miami-Dade County that help to make the community a more attractive place to live and work through careful attention to their physical facilities and landscaping, excellent maintenance, and attractive overall design. South Florida Educational Federal Credit Union serves the employees, students and
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he Miami-Dade Park and Recreation Department is inviting residents to Park It! at its many parks and attractions throughout the month of July in celebration of National Park and Recreation Month. With 263 parks and 12,848 acres of land, each of Miami-Dade’s parks is an oasis in the bustling county, offering residents a wide variety of recreational escapes to destress, get fit, and reconnect with nature. Escapes such as Eco-Adventures Tours into South Florida’s sub-tropical wilderness areas with naturalist guides offering kayaking, snorkeling, and other activities; pristine beaches; skate courts; picnic shelters; camping; fitness boot camps; tennis; golf; dog parks; mountain bike trails; a farm village; the Deering Estate at Cutler; the renowned newly renamed “Zoo Miami,” as well as many other amenities and attractions, are available to enjoy this summer and all year long. In honor of National Park and Recreation Month, Miami-Dade Parks will celebrate by offering several events and special offers in July: July 12-16 — Country Club of Miami Golf Course, two-for-one offer after 5 p.m., bring a friend to the lighted driving range and get a free large bucket of golf balls. July 13 — For registered summer camp participants, UM Health will conduct a mini health and wellness clinic at West Perrine Park for children enrolled in the
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