Your Weekly News and Updates |
|
Village residents now have a new place to sit back, relax and enjoy quiet greenery! Harbor Park, located at the corner of Harbor Drive and W McIntyre Street, is now open.
Additional projects related to the park are forthcoming; until then, residents and visitors are welcome to enjoy the current open space.
|
|
Key Biscayne Residents Have Options for Covid-19 Testing |
|
Health officials recommend getting tested if you are feeling COVID-19 like symptoms or have come into contact with someone who has tested positive.
Drive-through testing at the Key Biscayne Community Center remains available 2-days per week by appointment only and is self-pay. The COVID-19 self-pay cost at the drive-through testing is $85 and registration is available on the Key Biscayne Community Foundation website. Dates are subject to change, please confirm your date and time when making your appointment.
A second option for COVID-19 testing is available to the community, seven days per week from 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m., via the Baptist Health Urgent Care Express facility located at 240 Crandon Blvd. Suite #110. Patients that present to the Baptist Urgent Care Express will be seen and evaluated by the onsite practitioner, who will order the COVID-19 test (on-site rapid antigen, "gold standard" PCR, and/or antibody) as appropriate. Baptist Health does accept most insurances. For uninsured patients or patients with a non-contracted insurance, the COVID test self-pay cost is $199. Patients are welcome to walk in or to use the "Save my Spot" feature to minimize their wait times. For more information, click here.
|
|
No-Swim Advisory Boundaries for Portions of Biscayne Bay |
|
The No-Swim advisory boundaries for portions of Biscayne Bay that was issued on Friday have been reduced.
After two consecutive days of clear samples, only one beach remains within the sampling site boundaries. The current boundaries where the No-Swim Advisory signage will remain in place include Port Boulevard as the northern boundary, the Rickenbacker Causeway at the south, Dog Beach to the east and the mainland as the western boundary. Only the marinas within this area are still under the No-Swim advisory.
The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County and the Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources continue to test the posted waters and the advisory remains in effect until the remaining locations result in two consecutive days of clear testing.
|
|
CARES Act funds now available for Key Biscayne Businesses |
|
In an effort to assist the small business community, the Village of Key Biscayne and the Key Biscayne Chamber of Commerce have rolled out the COVID-19 Small Business Recovery Grant (SBRG). The SBRG aims to provide financial assistance to businesses that can demonstrate they have been financially impacted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The funding for this grant was made entirely possible from federal funds derived from the CARES Act and covers expenditures that were necessary to address the impacts relating to COVID-19.
We encourage businesses that meet the application criteria to apply for this grant program TODAY so that we can continue to support our valued business community.
The SBRG is:
- Dedicated to small for profit businesses.
- For businesses in Key Biscayne only, prior receipt of CARES Act funds does not disqualify.
- Limited and provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
|
|
Applications are only available online!
For additional questions, please contact Robert Brookes at the Key Biscayne Chamber of Commerce: 305-361-5207 or kbccmanager@gmail.com.
|
|
Do you know about Miami-Dade County’s Landscape Irrigation Ordinance?
|
|
According to the University of Florida, IFAS Extension: overall, homeowners over-water by as much as 2–3 times the amount needed by the plants, based on estimates of climate demand.
Since 1991, Miami-Dade County (“County”) has had a landscape irrigation ordinance, codified in Section 32-8.2 of the County Code, to help protect our environment by encouraging more responsible use of water resources.
These restrictions are based off of general landscaping water needs in Florida. In general, a healthy landscape only needs 3/4 to 1 inch of water per week during the summer growing season and only as needed to supplement rainfall. During the winter season, when a lawn goes dormant, it requires even less.
The County’s two-day a week landscape irrigation ordinance is applicable across the County to all users of any water sources, including public or privately owned water utilities, private wells, and any private connections with surface water bodies including canals and lakes. Water restrictions are permanent and enforced year-round. To learn more about the County’s water restrictions, click here.
Recently, the South Florida Water Management District requested that all municipalities, including Key Biscayne, adopt the District’s model ordinance implementing landscape irrigation conservation measures to bring greater awareness to existing landscape irrigation measures. Key Biscayne has acknowledged the importance of implementing these landscape irrigation measures to protect and preserve Key Biscayne’s precious water supply and ecosystems.
If the Village Council adopts the ordinance on second reading, Village residents may:
- Continue irrigating two-days a week before 10:00 a.m. or after 4:00 p.m.; days depend on whether the property address is odd-numbered or even-numbered
- Continue watering using methods such as hoses with nozzle attachments and watering cans, which are low volume irrigation, without regard to schedule restrictions.
Prior to second reading, Village officials are working with the condominium associations and homeowners to clarify the ordinance and how it advances water conservation across the Village.
For more information about the Village’s proposed landscape irrigation ordinance, please contact Dr. Roland Samimy, Chief Resilience Officer for the Village of Key Biscayne at rsamimy@keybiscayne.fl.gov.
|
|
Village Hall and Community Center Closed
for Thanksgiving Holiday
|
|
Village Hall offices and the Community Center will be closed on Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
The Village of Key Biscayne wishes you and your loved ones a happy, healthy and safe Thanksgiving.
|
|
Your Village Government
Mayor Michael W. Davey
Vice Mayor Edward London
Councilmembers:
Franklin H. Caplan
Luis Lauredo
Allison McCormick
Brett Moss
Ignacio J. Segurola
Village Manager Andrea Agha
Village Clerk Jocelyn Brewster Koch
Village Attorneys Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman
Comments? Questions? Suggestions?
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
