North Miami aims to inspire all to be good custodians of where they live and to preserve, protect, and promote the sustainability of our ecosystem and livelihoods. Toward that end, we have a Sustainability Administrator who works to oversee our environmental efforts and inform the community about how they can help. Her name is Christina […]
Category Archives: Community News
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Alta Developers recently bought the 1 acre site at 11950 North Bayshore Drive in Sans Souci for $15 million. They hope to build a waterfront condo project. It would reach approximately eighteen stories high and have approximately 50-to-90 units. Read a little bit more here: https://therealdeal.com/miami/2022/02/25/alta-plans-waterfront-north-miami-condo-project-pays-15m-for-apartment-building-on-site/ On October 18, 2023, they went before the North […]
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Emerald Lake is a beautiful body of water situated just off of NE 16 Avenue and NE 131 Street. It’s home to amazing aquatic wildlife and fish. The lake creates a soothing ambiance for adjoining residents and has been a point of neighborhood pride for decades. In recent years, some neighbors have grown concerned that […]
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ONGOING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES Monday, October 22, through Friday, October 27, 2023 Performing concrete, signal work and paving along West Dixie Highway and along NE 125 Street Continuing work at the Five Points Park Signalization work on West Dixie Highway and NE 125 Street; and along NE 123 Street and West Dixie Highway Installing […]
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Only Miami-Dade County has the ability to authorize the installation of traffic-calming devices like speed humps and roundabouts. I often get complaints about cars speeding in our neighborhoods. Many residents, as a result, want to see the installation of such impediments. But everyone gets frustrated when I tell them no cities, including Miami Shores and […]
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Building on my recent trip oversees, I’m excited to announce my year-long series of events: Celebrating West Africa! Some events will be in-person. Others online. Among the topics: Doing Business, Art Shows, West African authors, medicine, the environment, and…my favorite…food & beer. Our guests will include merchants and officials both local & from the motherland. […]
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Curl up with a spooky tale & celebrate Halloween! All of our Little Libraries have been stocked with ghostly titles and you can get one for FREE! Take a book, leave a book. Scan the QR code for locations or visit https://www.northmiamifl.gov/1246/Coxies-Army-Haunted-Book-Hideaway This is a project I initiated to celebrate my favorite holiday, encourage reading, and promote our […]
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ONGOING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES Sunday, October 1 through Friday, October 6, 2023 Performing concrete, signal work and paving along West Dixie Highway and along NE 125 Street Continuing work at the Five Points Park Signalization work on West Dixie Highway and NE 125 Street; and along NE 123 Street and West Dixie Highway Installing sidewalk throughout the […]
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The city’s annual budget process recently concluded. Our budget for 2023/24 totaled $85 million. I’m excited that I managed to secure a few things for District 1: $325,000 for the renovation of three Keystone pump stations (Croton Road, Hibiscus Road, Banyan Road) $30,000 for new native planting at the Arch Creek East Preserve $90,000 for […]
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NEW UPDATE as of SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 – Unfortunately, FDOT won’t have the intersection of NE 135 Street and 16 Avenue finished by mid-October. That’s when they told me in late August that the road could be opened. But the good news is that I’m in touch with them weekly. Here’s the update we received […]