In a final attempt to convince the county to consider a continuance of the SW 87th Avenue bridge project item scheduled to come before the Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) on Thursday, Village Mayor Karyn Cunningham, Village Manager Nick Marano and Special Counsel Gerald Greenberg today continued the Conflict Assessment meeting that started on Friday, March 12th. Village officials met virtually with Miami-Dade County Chief Operating Officer (COO) Jimmy Morales and Assistant County Attorney Annery Pulgar Alfonso.

Once again, Mayor Cunningham opened the public meeting and welcomed all attendees before turning it over to Counsel Greenberg. Mr. Greenberg reminded everyone that all parties agreed to reconvene today for a response from County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava on Palmetto Bay's request for a a one-month continuance of the bridge item. Village officials argued that the additional time would give Palmetto Bay residents the opportunity to learn more about the proposed bridge project, including items such as the project plans, schedule and costs and also to provide the county more time to study the impact of all future transportation projects collectively since none of that information has been shared with the community.

As a response COO Morales indicated that Miami-Dade County Mayor Cava would not be recommending a continuance since the item was placed on the TPO agenda by administration at the direction of the Board of County Commissioners. As an alternative, Mr. Morales offered to submit a memo to the TPO containing the details and an analysis of the bridge project and the steps taken or that are planned to mitigate traffic in the area.

The item will proceed to the TPO Board on Thursday, March 18th at 2 pm. All parties agreed to conclude the Conflict Assessment meeting and discuss the next steps after the TPO Board meeting takes place.

Here's the TPO's meeting information and how to join the meeting this coming Thursday, March 18th at 2 pm. Read the meeting agenda.

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