Our Independence Day Celebration is Back! |
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Mark your calendars! Our Independence Day Celebration is back and it's better than ever! This is our first July 4th celebration in two years due to COVID, and this year we are celebrating in a big way because it is also the Village's 20th year anniversary!
Enjoy live music, laser lights and street entertainment throughout the evening! Plus, there will be plenty of food vendors to delight your taste buds, craft vendors and a BEER GARDEN! We even have a separate toddler zone for the littlest ones in the family. Our FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA starts at 9 p.m.
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Bring your blankets and beach chairs and join us for a fun-filled evening like no other as we celebrate our country's Independence Day!
What: Independence Day Celebration
When: Monday, July 4, 2022
Where: Palmetto Bay Village Hall
Time: 6 - 9 PM
More details to follow.
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We Can Help Improve Your Business |
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In an effort to assist our small business owners to improve their businesses, the Mayor and Council approved funding for the Business Improvement Grant Program.
The program offers assistance to qualified businesses and commercial properties in Palmetto Bay in order to stimulate and incentivize private sector investment, beautification, economic growth, and job creation and retention in the Village.
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Business Improvement Grant Program At-A-Glance:
- Reimbursement up to 50% of total eligible improvement costs
- Up to $2,500 per property
- Applications available online
- Application period closes on August 31, 2022
For more details and to apply online, please visit our website.
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Our Numbers Are On The Rise! |
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The Village of Palmetto Bay recognizes and promotes small businesses in our community. To that extent, we are proud that our businesses in Palmetto Bay continue to increase in numbers. In fact, even through the COVID-19 pandemic closures, Palmetto Bay realized a 243% increase in the number of business licenses issued from the prior year. So far this year, Palmetto Bay has issued new licenses to 55 new businesses!
Here are the number of business tax receipts in the Village over the past four years:
- FY 2019/2020 # of BTRs: 65
- FY 2020/2021 # of BTRs: 158
- FY 2021/2022 # of BTRs renewed: 96
- Plus amount of new businesses since January 2022: 55
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This Free Virtual Workshop May Save Your Life |
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This virtual workshop may actually save your life or the life of a loved one! According to CarFit, an organization committed to helping mature drivers find their safest fit, while mature drivers are among the safest drivers, they are more likely to suffer major injuries and even death in a car accident due to the increasing fragility of an aging body.
The organization is offering a free, online workshop to each seniors how to improve their fit in their personal vehicle and how this may increase their safety and the safety of others on the road.
Those participants who provide their mailing address during registration will be mailed a free CarFit gift following the meeting (while supplies last). You can learn more about CarFit by clicking here.
VIRTUAL WORSHOP DATE:
Thursday, June 23
TIME:
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Registration for the workshop is required. Please click the link below to register today!
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"Your Water Comes From The Everglades" Campaign |
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The Everglades Foundation is launching an educational campaign in the tri-county area about the source of our freshwater. The Foundation will be holding a press launch for the "Your Water Comes From The Everglades" campaign on June 15, 2022 at their offices located at the Palmetto Bay Village Center.
Please join us at this press launch on Wednesday, June 15th at 10:30 am. The event will be held at the Palmetto Bay Village Center (backside patio area) located at 18001 Old Cutler Road, Palmetto Bay, FL 33157.
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Council Approves Artwork for OpusCare Hospice |
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The Village Council approved the artwork recommended by the Art-In-Public Places (AIPP) Board for the future OpusCare hospice facility located at 9730 East Fern Street in Palmetto Bay.
The beautiful piece was designed by artist Andres Garcia Velez who presented the concept of a fountain to communicate a peaceful reflection for the center's visitors. The project is valued at $73,442, and it is part of the Village's AIPP program.
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You can learn more about the AIPP program online. We are presently seeking members for the AIPP Board. If interested, please scroll down for more details. |
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Make A Difference in Palmetto Bay |
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Join one of our committees and make a difference in Palmetto Bay! We currently have open seats for the Art-In-Public Places (AIPP) Board and the newly-created Resiliency Committee.
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BE PART OF THE ART-IN-PUBLIC PLACES BOARD! |
The AIPP program aims to "promote the general welfare [of Village residents] by encouraging pride in the community, increasing property values, enhancing quality of life through artistic opportunities, uniting the community through shared cultural experiences, and creating a cultural legacy for future generations through the collection and exhibition of high-quality art pieces that reflect diverse styles, chronicling history through the collection of artifacts, documents and memorability that will acknowledge the past and create programs and activities that will further these goals."
If you or anyone you know is interested in being part of this important advisory group, or to learn more about the AIPP program, please visit us online.
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JOIN THE NEW RESILIENCY
COMMITTEE
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The Village Council recently established the Resiliency Committee, to identify, study and recommend policies and programs that strengthen the Village’s sustainability and resiliency. The Resiliency Committee is to develop a committee report that identifies short, mid, and long-term projects that will make Palmetto Bay more sustainable and resilient by prioritizing natural and/or structural improvements within the Village.
To qualify for membership, members must either be residents of the Village or own property or a business in the Village.
Click here to apply to the Resiliency Committee!
For more information, please visit our website.
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Upcoming Community Events |
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Join the "Park News" group to be notified of upcoming events & programs.
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radKIDS Personal Empowerment Safety Education |
Session #1
July 5-8 (daily)
10 am to 12 pm
Session # 2
July 18 - 22 (daily
10 am to 12 pm
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06/27/2022
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