Village Parks to Remain Closed
As previously announced, the Village Council held a Virtual Council Meeting tonight at 7 pm to discuss a systematic roll-out of opening the parks, green spaces, tennis courts and other areas of the Village.
After hearing email comments from the general public and discussing the implications of a possible reopening, the Council voted unanimously to keep Village parks closed for the time being. The neighboring cities of Cutler Bay and Pinecrest have not yet decided to re-open their parks.
Previously, the order to close all parks in Miami-Dade County, including municipalities, came from County Mayor Carlos Gimenez. Mayor Gimenez issued a new order earlier today reopening parks starting tomorrow. To keep park facilities closed, Palmetto Bay must issue a new Emergency Order to close Village parks effective tomorrow morning at 6 am.
In addition, the Council directed Interim Village Manager Greg Truitt to make a request to County Mayor Gimenez to keep Bill Sadowski and the C-100 Deering Point park facilities closed. These are county facilities and are subject to county order.
The Council will take up the discussion again during the Regular Council meeting scheduled for Monday, May 4th at 7 pm.
