MDPD Kendall Station Open House 9/12/2015

Major Nancy Perez is extending an invitation to all community residents to attend the Miami Dade Police Department's Kendall District Open House on Saturday, September 12th, 2015, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Services like Adopt-A-Pet, the Florida Licensing On Wheels, the MDPD Crime Prevention Bus, are just a few of the government services that will be available in addition to a sample of local businesses showcasing their products and services to address your needs and provide information. Fun activities for the kids are included so bring the family.  MDPD Kendall Station is located at 7707 SW 117th Ave. Please Click Here to view their flyer.

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Back to School Update: SW 122 Ave Construction

On Thursday, August 20th, we received a call from Lubby Navarro, the District 7 School Board Member, to update us on the concern brought to her attention at our last Board Meeting regarding the drainage improvement construction project currently underway at SW 122nd Ave, right in front of Devon-Aire K8 Center.  She visited the site and was not happy with what she saw.  The information she had on hand regarding the project showed that the project was scheduled for completion in October, however due to safety concerns, she began contacting the District 8 County Commissioner's office and the Public Works manager responsible for the project to try and stop the project currently underway.  After speaking with them, she was able to have the project halted and said she received assurances that the roads would be clear by Sunday afternoon and that she would check on the progress of that cleanup on Saturday.  We are happy to say, that the roads are now clear and the roads are ready for the Monday morning back to school traffic rush. Although the project has been postponed for now, at least it will not impact residents and hope that the remainder of the project is more thoughtfully planned out to take school traffic into account when they eventually resume.

Folks who travel down SW 122nd Ave towards Killian, either to get to work or to drop their kids off at school, should still plan to leave a little earlier to avoid traffic.  Lubby Navarro said that there would be a police presence at the school to monitor traffic and that she would try to be present on the first day of school.  We would like to thank Lubby Navarro for the all the effort she put into addressing our community's concerns.

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Back to School

Public Schools are set to begin in just a couple of weeks and undoubtedly residents living in the community will have noticed the inopportune timing of road construction on 122nd Ave, right in front of Devon-Aire K8 center.  With school set to begin on 24th of August, it certainly does not seem possible that construction will be completed before the start of school, therefore residents should plan to leave a little earlier if they plan to get to work on time.  The increased traffic usually seen during the first week of school will undoubtedly be worse than previous years and may adversely affect those attempting to exit via 122nd Ave.

During the 8/6/2015 Board of Directors meeting, Lubby Navarro, the District 7 School Board Member, spoke to homeowners that were present.  She touched upon the current fiscal issues affecting the school district, new programs being implemented by Miami Dade County Schools and answered the questions and concerns of those present.  Her presentation brought up issues that many residents were not aware of and was very informative.  Members of the board did bring up the current construction concern and she promised to look into the matter to see if there was anyway to ensure that traffic does not become snarled or become dangerous for those trying to drop of their children at school in the morning.  We wish to thank Lubby Navarro for taking the time to meet with our community's residents.

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Car Break-In/Theft: Villas West 8/2/2015

Car break-ins/thefts where reported by at least 5 homeowners living on SW 111th LN.  The events occurred on the night of 8/2/2015.  In all instances, it seems that the owners did not have their cars locked.  The individual(s) responsible for these thefts rummaged through the cars glove compartments and other spaces and took random items of little or no value except in one case where a gas card was taken and used later the next day.

Don't become a victim.  Homeowners are asked that they check their cars are locked and ensure that items of value are not left in their cars before turning in for the night. The individuals responsible are looking for easy targets.  Although some of the stolen items seem inconsequential, there is a possibility that the some of the items taken could be used to commit identity theft.  If you were a car theft victim, please take the time to file a police report.  We know that calling police to file report can be time consuming, however Miami Dade County Police now allow you to file a report for certain types of crimes online.  Click Here if you need to file a police report.  If a report is not filed, there is no way that police can establish trends to help mitigate these types of crimes.

Please speak with your neighbors to pass on this information as some folks do not have access to email or internet and would otherwise never know that activity is occurring. Please be sure to also let us know once you have reported an incident to Police so we can spread the word to other residents.  

It goes without saying that if suspicious activity is occurring on or around the property, residents are urged to please contact Police immediately by calling their non emergency number at (305) 4-POLICE (476-5423).  If you believe that a crime is in progress, please call 911.  Do not attempt contact with any person engaging in suspicious activity and instead let Police handle the situation.  

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