AUGUST 3 - 9, 2010
New park mural fools the eye to please it County to conduct hearings on budget A
BY GARY ALAN RUSE
n imaginative piece of artwork commissioned for Coral Reef Park’s new concession stand was completed last week. Titled Optical Illusion, the mosaic mural by Miami artist Nora Maria Cerviño attempts to create the illusion that a small section of wall in front of the concession stand isn’t there by depicting the objects behind it. Julian Perez, director of Planning and Zoning for the Village of Palmetto Bay, is pleased with the result. “This is one of our first Art in Public Places projects,” Perez said. “We’re very happy with it. It goes along with this new facility and it’s very nice. It’s not your typical mural. “In addition to giving credit to the artist and her work, we should also give credit to the advisory board for having a sense of vision in reviewing the proposals. They were all very good proposals, and they were able to isolate this one as the most appropriate one.” The artist is Cuban born and attended the Superior Institute of Art in Havana. She is known for her unique paintings, mosaics, drawings, and photographs.
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Julian Perez, Planning and Zoning director, (left) is pictured with program coordinator Efren Nuñez in front of the mural.
New principal assigned to lead Palmetto Middle BY LINDA RODRIGUEZ BERNFELD
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Mural artist Nora Maria Cerviño
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hen Palmetto Middle School students return to school on Aug. 23 they will find a new principal in the front office. John Lux is the new principal at Palmetto Middle, replacing Lisa Noffo, who has moved on to become principal at the New World School of the Arts. Lux is thrilled to be assigned to Palmetto Middle. “It’s one of the flagship schools of the district,” he said. Lux was called the day before the Miami-Dade School Board meeting to ––––––––––––––––– See
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iami-Dade County will conduct public hearings to explain the administration’s proposed budget, the proposed property tax increases, as well as other tax increases which include the controversial new fees for parking at county parks. All property owners in the county are facing a tax increase because the property tax rate is increased in the current proposal. Those whose property values have declined because of the collapse in the real estate market, may see their tax bills decline because of the lower assessed value of the commercial or residential property, but will not enjoy the benefit of the decline as much as they should because of the proposed increase in the tax rate from last year’s level.
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