Dear Friends and Neighbors: 

Last week schools all across the nation celebrated the front line workers in our schools. Join me in sending a big THANK YOU to those working with our children every day because Hey Teacher! We appreciate you! Tonight we have our May Zoning Hearing at 7 pm. Click to learn how you can participate.

This month is also Small Business Month and oh how we love our local businesses. We have started a new video series to celebrate and promote our local businesses called the Mayor Clocks In! In collaboration with our Palmetto Bay Business Association, we visited The French Bistro, a family (and resident) owned business on 136th street in the Colonial Palms Shopping Center. Click here to see us in action. Next stop will be the Palmetto Bay Academy! Want your business featured? Let me know and we will work to make it happen!

Speaking of small businesses... this week I got to interview a young woman, Palmetto Bay resident Leila Hilliard. She's helping small people start small businesses! How cool is that! Listen in to Leila and hear about how this local changemaker is changing lives with her not for profit Produced with Purpose. Also check out how you can support these little businesses next Saturday May 20th at Miami International Mall (see below).

Your Village has been working hard to implement projects and policies that mitigate flooding and have a positive impact on our Community Rating System (CRS) rating in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) managed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The CRS rating is the basis for discount reductions on flood insurance premiums, and we’re proud that our efforts have saved our residents money and made Palmetto Bay more disaster resistant than ever! Click here for more information.

Pickleball is America's fastest growing sport, with nearly 9 million players in the US alone. Guests have been playing the game at Coral Reef Park for a while, and now pickleball has finally come to Palmetto Bay Park! To celebrate, we're throwing a party on Sunday, June 4, to show off the newly renovated basketball courts, which now include striping for pickleball! In addition to our ribbon cutting and pickleball tournament, our big event will feature a live DJ, food vendors, prizes, and plenty of fun at lovely Palmetto Bay Park! In the meantime, the courts are open for play now! Click here to reserve a court.

Hurricane season is also right around the corner, but don't worry; we're hosting a Hurricane Happy Hour at Village Hall on June 2 where you'll learn handy tips to keep your family and home safe during an impending storm. Join us for appetizers and drinks (while supplies last), hurricane resource vendors, and a presentation from our very special guest, WSVN meteorologist Jackson Dill! You could even win a silent generator in our FREE raffle! This is one event you definitely don't want to miss!

As always, I am here to answer questions or lend a helping hand and I encourage you to tune into reliable sources of information. Click to sign up for the Village Newsletter. Please feel free to contact me at kcunningham@palmettobay-fl.gov or at 305-799-0695. Together we are making Palmetto Bay an even better place to live, work, learn, and play.

Warm regards,