After a somewhat ugly tussle between the Village of Palmetto Bay and the residents who live adjacent to a 2.5-acre parcel that each wanted to buy from Miami-Dade County, there seems to be the possibility of a compromise.
“Have you had a conversation about splitting the baby,” asked Commissioner Raquel Regalado at a committee meeting last week where the Village was sent back to do just that.
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Miami-Dade’s Danielle Cohen Higgins sides with homeowners
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Former Palmetto Bay Councilman David Singer has likely gone too far in his war against the village council and mayor comparing them to Adolf Hitler in a Facebook post Thursday and likening the removal and euthanizing of about 20 “aggressive” Muscovy ducks from Coral Reef Park to the extermination of six million Jews in the Holocaust.
On the eve of Passover.
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Miami-Dade Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins, who was appointed to replace Mayor Daniella Levine Cava more than a year ago, submitted 500 signed petitions to qualify for the race in District 8 this year.
If she wants to do it by petition, she will have to collect another 971 petitions to make 1,471 in total — or 10% of the number of registered voters in D8. And if she wants to stay in office, she’ll have to get elected this time.
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Faced with unwavering opposition from residents, the Palmetto Bay Village Council voted unanimously Monday night to deny an application to develop the old Burger King headquarters on Old Cutler Drive into 485 units with 68,000 square feet of retail, including maybe a grocery store and pharmacy.
The owner’s promise to donate 22 acres of undevelopable land to the village did not sway residents or council members, some of whom felt the “gift” was an insult and slap in the face.
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Proposal calls for 480 residential units, a grocery store and more
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