Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Help Hold The Line


Over the next few weeks, Lennar will once again endeavor to acquire an exemption to the Urban Development Boundary (UDB) to allow for the development of Parkland 2014. This mini-city is to be built west of Country Walk and in violation of the county's current Comprehensive Development Master Plan (CDMP).

This project shares a reciprocal relationship with proposed high school HHH1. If constructed prior to the approval of Parkland 2012, the proximity of the new facility (and the requisite area improvements) would serve to buttress Lennar's claims that their residents could be accommodated by local county infrastructure. If Parkland 2014 is approved, the anticipated influx of new residents will almost surely demand construction of the new high school at its current location. Unfortunately, new residents will likely be accommodated to the detriment of students in our present community.

The very threat of Parkland 2012 underscores the importance of demanding that Miami-Dade Schools comply with then UDB and locate a new facility at a site in accordance with the CDMP.

Residents interested in upcoming hearings on Parkland 2012 are invited to attend one or all of the following upcoming forums:

West Kendall Community Council (11)
Date: November 2, 2008
Time: 6:30 P.M.
Location: Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School Auditorium
Address: 15735 SW 144 ST

Hearing of the Planning Advisory Board (PAB)
Date: November 19, 2008
Time: 9:30 A.M.
Location: County Commission Chamber
Address: 111 NW 1st ST

Board of County Commissioners Hearing
Date: December 18, 2008
Time: 9:30 A.M.
Location: County Commission Chamber
Address: 111 NW 1st ST

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