Sunday, April 20, 2008

An Open Letter to Commissioner Moss...

The following letter has been transmitted to all three offices of Commissioner Moss via fax and U.S. mail...

Commissioner Moss,

Please accept our formal invitation to attend our upcoming meeting with Miami-Dade Schools regarding the development of high school HHH-1 at the intersection of southwest 160 Street and 152 Avenue. This meeting has been called by our group of concerned homeowners who feel this major project has been pursued without the benefit of public scrutiny. Due to our concerns regarding significant impacts to roads, traffic patterns, noise, property values and crime, we have requested that the school board present residents with their plans for this new school on Wednesday, April 30 at 7:30 p.m. at Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School, at 15735 SW 144 ST.

Over the past two weeks, several members of our organization have tried contacting you regarding this matter. Our efforts have been rebuffed by your staff, who assert that you will not intervene in school board matters. Be that as it may, we foresee significant impacts well beyond the footprint of the proposed project that do fall within the purview of the County Commission. Additionally, we are most troubled by the apparent lack of public input with which this project has been developed and are hopeful that members of the County Commission can help provide some oversight for what appears to be a rogue process.

Please accept this letter as notice of our emphatic opposition to this project. We hope you will take seriously these concerns and be available to attend this upcoming gathering. Your presence would be most welcome.

Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions regarding this issue.


Sincerely,

Larry Perez
Citizens of Greater Stonewood

cc: Rudy Crew, Miami-Dade Public Schools Superintendent
cc: Ana Rivas-Logan, District 7

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