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HAVE A HAPPY AND SAFE 4th OF JULY:

This is a holiday to celebrate. This is the day we celebrate the birth of our great nation, the creation of the greatest system of freedom and democracy. All of the occurred due to the great physical and financial sacrifice of the founders of this nation, the brave men and women of yesterday and today who have sacrificed so greatly to ensure the traditions bestowed by our remarkable founders. We owe them vigilance, and the willingness to defend the democracy they have passed on to us.

Let us continue to look to a future that belongs to all of us - a future that ‘we, the people’ have the power to create.

I wish you all a wonderful holiday, and hope that the day’s happiness reminds us all of the importance of the Fourth of July.

Read more for some village and nearby activities

Fourth of July Celebrations and Pets.
(article courtesy of Mangowood resident Harry Nereberg, through MECA)

More animals go missing on New Year's Eve and the July 4^th holidays than any other days of the year, according to the Miami-Dade County’s Animal Services. This is because of the noise from fireworks.

Independence Day brings about a sense of pride to be living in an amazing country with abundant freedoms—moving us to celebrate with backyard barbecues, picnics, family gatherings, parties, and fireworks. Sorry to say, our four-legged friends don’t understand all the clamor and hoopla. Some pets even have noise phobias, especially with fireworks. People may ooh and aah at fireworks displays, but all that racket and commotion can create real terror in our pets. Click "Read more" to view the entire article.

Why not reward your dog with a romp in Palmetto Bay’s Dog Park on Sunday, after the fireworks the night before? Created by the Mayor and Village Council, after public input, and professionally designed, this off leash Dog Park is a very popular part of one of the best Parks systems found anywhere.

Enjoy a happy and safe Independence Day. Why not spend part of your holiday weekend in one of Palmetto Bay’s or Miami-Dade’s Parks.

Votes, officials celebrate after mitigation fees are ended in Doral, Miami Lakes and Palmetto Bay
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/northwest/story/1120508.html

Palmetto Bay, Doral, Miami Lakes now free from county fees
Special election results removed mitigation fees from Palmetto Bay, Doral and Miami Lakes.
BY HOWARD COHEN AND YUDY PINEIRO
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami_dade/pinecrest/story/1116535.html

Headline from Friday, June 26, Miami Herald, Local, page 4 B

THANK YOU VOTERS!

Thank you to the 4,306 voters who participated in the mail in election and voted to end mitigation for Palmetto Bay. Some addition votes will be counted today, but that will not change the result. Unofficial margin for question #1 is 93.71% in favor of ending mitigation. 289 people voted to continue to pay mitigation.

View the County Elections Department website for details on the votes:

http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/FL/Dade/10496/15821/en/summary.html

More information also posted on the official village web site:
www.palmettobay-fl.gov
Thank you to the 4,306 voters who participated in the mail in election and voted to end mitigation for Palmetto Bay. Some addition votes will be counted today, but that will not change the result. Unofficial margin for question #1 is 93.71% in favor of ending mitigation. 289 people voted to continue to pay mitigation.

View the County Elections Department website for details on the votes:

http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/FL/Dade/10496/15821/en/summary.html

More information also posted on the official village web site:
www.palmettobay-fl.gov

Cat Killings in Cutler Bay and Palmetto Bay – Updates

An arrest was made Saturday evening/Sunday morning June 13/14 in the serial Cat Killing case that has plagued our communities.

I have doing my best to keep you up to date with updates concerning this situation. Click “Read more” below to review the updates as well as to view links to articles to keep you up to date. (Last updated Sunday, June 21, 2009.)

Palmetto Bay continues its work toward going Green

Read an update report in the current online edition of the Palmetto Bay News – CLICK HERE to review the work to date and future plans.

Our work continues to change the way we live and make every day Earth Day. The article details our work to date that will lead to real changes. Much has been accomplished, but we still have more to go. These events continue into final implementation of our Land Development Code, currently undergoing its final drafts, working to include green elements into our village code.

Stay tuned and participate.

Library - Ludovici Park opening

Palmetto Bay holds another Grand Opening. Thank you to the hundreds who attended. The Library - Ludovici Park and Community Room opened on Friday, May 15, 2009. Click "Read more" below to view the photos that I have posted. Please feel free to send me any of your photos.

Thank you again to everyone who made this event so special.

Palmetto Bay Crime and Incident reports.
Weekly reports now available on-line

New -- Police Crime updates – on line. In order to better keep you up to date on crime in your village, the Village Policing Unit today launched a new weekly "Crime & Incident Report." Every Monday at about noon, a summary of the previous week's activity will be available via a quick link from the Village homepage.

Stay in touch through the Village web site www.palmettobay-fl.gov – it’s a great tool to see what is happening in the village. News updates, parks and camp information as well as schedules, code compliance issues, and now crime reports.

Sidewalks – designed for safe passage, not parking

Please don’t block the sidewalks in Palmetto Bay. These sidewalks are passage ways for our pedestrians, bicyclists, skateboarders, people with and in strollers, the elderly and those with limited mobility, especially those in wheelchairs.

This is a courtesy and an ADA issue. Pedestrians and others using these sidewalks should not have to step into the street to move around a vehicle blocking the sidewalks/walkways.

Pictured are two vehicles photographed on Sunday, May 3, 2009.

HURRICANE SEASON STARTS JUNE 1 – WILL YOU BE READY?

Please click “read more” below to read the full article. There is significant information available on both the County and Village web sites for Hurricane and Homeland Security information. Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez offers a free Miami-Dade Alerts, a wireless emergency alerting system. Internet users can register for this free service and receive local weather and hurricane alerts to their mobile phones, e-mail and mobile e-mail devices. More information and a direct link to subscribe can be found at the end of this article.

Water Shortage – SFWMD requests local support in enforcement.

We have been asked by the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) to enforce the water restrictions to protect the area’s water supplies. These restrictions have been enforced for well over a year at this point. In fact, the formerly temporary rules became permanent.

Please review the complete May 1 correspondence from the SFWMD by CLICKING HERE.

Here is a link to the SFWMD water restriction web site:
https://my.sfwmd.gov/portal/page?_pageid=1874,9496104,1874_19616129&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

The Miami Herald recently published an article detailing how dry this latest period has been -- Miami has seen the driest 6 months on record for the last period. Normal is 15.24 inches. The actual for this period is 4.61, or less than one third the usual rainfall. We remain at risk for a dryer than normal season for far too long. Here is a link to that Herald article:

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/1024802.html

This is a serious situation. We recently had a large fire in the FPL easement off 144 and Old Cutler.

It was nice for a while that we were not enforcing water restrictions, compliance was way up, and the previous enforcement efforts were successful in gaining compliance. Pinecrest is just now starting to enforce these rules.

Please rest assured that our enforcement is out of a desire to comply with the SFWMD rules designed to protect our fresh water supply. We ask for everyone’s cooperation in preserving our precious water supply and work with the village as we enforce our codes to protect our quality of life in the village. Thank you.

MAKE EVERY DAY EARTH DAY
Thank you to all our participants, partners and sponsors!

The activities for Earth Day conclude with impromptu Dog Park touch up.

Make every day Earth Day. Palmetto Bay’s Earth week activities concluded with an impromptu Dog Park cleaning Sunday morning by Friends Forever Rescue. Thank you Dee Chess and the wonderful volunteers of FFR – they are wonderful in assisting with ideas for the Dog Park and are always willing to roll up their sleeves and jump in and participate. More information will be forthcoming. There were many great events throughout the village with our partners.

Palmetto Bay recognized as a Tree City USA

I am proud to announce that Palmetto Bay has been recognized as a “Tree City USA” by the Arbor Day Foundation. The presentation was made by Mark Torok, Senior Forester, Everglades District, State of Florida, Department of Forestry at a special council meeting held Thursday, April 16, 2009.

I am appreciative of all the hard work of our participating residents, fellow council members (past and current) as well our village manager and staff who have worked hard to achieve this distinguished recognition.

This is another milestone for Palmetto Bay! You can Read more for more information below.

Update on invasive species – April 14^th Snake capture at the Deering Estate

I have previously passed on a report from a friend who had spotted the capture of a 6 foot Boa Constrictor on Tuesday, April 14^th, at the Deering Estate near the “Chinese bridge.” This is not the first capture of a large invasive species of snake loose within Palmetto Bay. Read more - below - for more details and several important informational links.

The 7^th Annual Village Celebration Picnic was held Saturday, March 7, 2009, from 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM at Coral Reef Park. I am posting photos below and on pages that follow.

More photos are posted on pages that follow as well as official village photos will be posted on the official village web site at www.palmettobay-fl.gov

CLICK HERE or Next> (below) to start viewing the 2009 picnic photos

THE OFFICIAL PALMETTO BAY NEWLETTER HAS GONE GREEN

Make sure you subscribe to Palmetto Bay's official electronic newsletter --
E-Currents -- so you don’t miss out!

Click “Read more” below to reach the details and how to subscribe.

PERSONAL E-MAIL NEWSLETTER CONTENT ARCHIVE

I am posting long term, recurring items from my personal e-newsletters here for your convenience and accessibility. Click "Read more" below for more information and to begin your viewing of any of these items

Mayor Eugene Flinn, Jr.

Welcome to the online office of Mayor Eugene P. Flinn, Jr. I dedicate this web site to all residents of this wonderful village.

It is a great honor for me to serve as the first mayor of Palmetto Bay. The ability to effectively communicate with everyone has been one of my highest priorities. That is why I created and maintain this personal web site, which has been in continual existence since September of 2002. Since then, I have invited everyone to make use of it as another tool for communicating with me. You can e-mail me at ny personal e-mail: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or my official e-mail of This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

Please note that this is not the official web site of the Village of Palmetto Bay. You can access the official site at the following address: www.palmettobay-fl.gov. Follow the link.

I am trying to post information not usually provided on an official government site. I have included some biographical and photo information, including photographs or listing of various village events. Please take the time to view some of the changes in this village that have occurred since incorporation, making sure to scroll to the bottom of each page as often times links to the next photo page(s) are provided at the bottom.

Work on this personal web site is provided through volunteers or as my time permits.

Thank you!

Eugene Flinn, Jr.

VILLAGE CONTACT INFORMATION.

I have listed the contact information for Palmetto Bay services, including on-line and after hours services Click "read more" to view this information or go to the official village web site at www.palmettobay-fl.gov.

WATER RESTRICTIONS REDUCED TO MODIFIED PHASE II
TWO DAY A WEEK LAWN WATERING PERMITTED:

The SFWMD reduced the restrictions, increasing the ability tto water twice a week beginning Friday, April 18, 2008.. It is important to know the current SFWMD rules. Read more to download the SFWMD information sheet.

Residents and businesses of Miami-Dade are limited to a two-day-per-week landscape irrigation schedule with two "watering windows:"

Odd street addresses may irrigate lawns and landscapes on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 12 a.m. to 10 a.m. and/or 4 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.

Even street addresses may irrigate lawns and landscapes on Thursdays and Sundays from 12 a.m. to 10 a.m. and/or 4 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.

DO YOU WANT TO RECEIVE MY PERIODIC PERSONAL E-NEWS?

I attempt to keep everyone up to date with a personal village update. Please note that this is not an official village newsletter. Please contact me at my personal e-mail of This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it to request addition to this list for my e-newsletter and other periodic updates. Thank you. I look forward to your participation.

PLEASE MAKE IT A POINT TO ATTEND A VILLAGE COUNCIL MEETING

Have you attended a Village Council Meeting? This is where the decisions are made concerning local government. I am going to make it a point to invite new attendees to the Council meetings. CLICK HERE to be directed to the official VPB Council Meeting Schedule.

The 2007 Village of Palmetto Bay celebration was held at Coral Reef Park on Saturday, March 3, 2008. This year saw 2 major new events to the picnic:

The first-ever Mayor's cup was won by Palmetto H.S.
08.mayorsw-herreras2.web

Dunk the Mayor raised more than $1,000.00 for Autism Speaks! $920.00 on the day of the picnic.

Thank you Waste Management for sponsoring the cost of the dunk tank so 100% of the proceeds raised could go to the charity.

Thank you Cutler Bay Mayor Vrooman who took a turn in the dunk tank.

I am posting photos from the event as they are received and as time permits.

PAWS IN THE PARK -- (Photos added Thursday 3/13/08):

Palmetto Bay was a proud co-sponsor of the initial Friends Forever (FFR) – “Paws in the Park” Dog Walk/ Event.

This event was held on Saturday, March 8, 2008, at our recently completed and updated, state of the art, Dog Park located at Perrine Wayside Park. I have posted some information concerning the event, the organization, and photographs of the event.

It was another great event held in the Village of Palmetto Bay and a great example of public/private partnership.

Congratulations Dee Chess, Rita Schwartz, and all the members and volunteers of FFR for a wonderful and unique event at the Dog Park.

PALMETTO BAY VILLAGE PARK OPENINGS IN 2007

Perrine Wayside Park reopened as the Palmetto Bay Dog Park on Saturday, November 17, and Palmetto Bay Park on Saturday, December 15. The parks are special parts of our Palmetto Bay Parks and Recreation system.

Areas of various Palmetto Bay Parks are available for party and event rentals. More information regarding this signature park and/or any Palmetto Bay Park facility can be obtained by calling the Palmetto Bay Parks and Recreation Department at 305 259 1234 or go to the village web site at www.palmettobay-fl.gov, parks facility rental section, (http://www.palmettobay-fl.gov/rentals.htm) for more information.

Any questions, concerns or suggestions regarding any village parks, including the Dog Park, should be directed to Ana Garcia, CPRP, Director of Palmetto Bay Parks & Recreation, at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . Ms. Garcia is responsible for the operation of the Palmetto Bay park system and she is the only person who can address any issue or concern that you may have. Have fun -- enjoy the parks!

Please CLICK HERE to view the opening day photos from Palmetto Bay Park.

The official dog park information web page can be viewed by clicking on this link: www.palmettobay-fl.gov/parks-perrine%20wayside.html

Please CLICK HERE to view the Dog Park re-opening day photos. Please CLICK HERE to view photos of the pre-opening canine inspection.

Village Administration

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