SOS 120 Street Committee: Charter School - Thousands of Cars Coming Soon

Residents of the Crossing formed a committee called SOS 120 Street Committee back in 2016 in order to bring awareness regarding the proposed charter school expansion on 122nd St.  They have asked that we forward the following information to our residents and ask those interested to sign their online petition and help with bringing awareness to this issue by forwarding this information to your neighbors and friends via email or social media.

The SOS 120th Street Committee & The Kendall Federation of Homeowner Associations held a Town Hall Meeting on 5/24/2018 to discuss the proposed expansion of a Charter School at 13300 SW 120th St. The original plans called for for the school to expand from 600 students to 3,000 students that would result in 7,400 car trips per day on SW 120th Street. Since that time, they have reduced the proposed head count to 2,250 however even at that number, it will result in very heavy congestion due to all the additional car trips required to drop off and pick up these additional students.

The SOS 120 Street Committee will be holding an emergency meeting on 5/30/2018 
to discuss the issue before it goes up for a vote by the County Commision on 5/31/2018. Come learn about this proposed school and the traffic & safety impacts it will have on our community if the expansion is approved. Please come support your community and ask questions on May 30th at the Crossings HOA Clubhouse located at 11578 SW 132nd Ave.

The The SOS 120 Street Committee is also asking for assistance in handing out the attached flyers in order to bring more attention to the issue which will affect our community. Click Here for the English version of the flyer or Click Here for the Spanish version.  If you can hand out flyers please contact Michael Paris @  120streetSOS@gmail.com or Fran  Miller @ 305-205-5028.

The SOS 120 Street Committee has also set up an online petition and ask that all those opposed to the charter school student expansion sign the petition located here and forward to your neighbors, friends via email and social media.  They need hundreds of signatures on this on-line petition by Wednesday so they can print them out and take them to the County Commission meeting on Thursday.

The emergency meeting is sponsored by: The Crossings Homeowners Association, The SOS 120th Street Committee & The Kendall Federation of Homeowner Associations

For more info, please contact Michael Paris, Chairman: 120streetSOS@gmail.com or visit their website at www.SOS120Street.org and go to their FAQ section.

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Theft: Villas West 4/8/2018

In a new low, a member woke up on Sunday morning to find that all the potted plants he had recently purchased a few weeks ago were stolen from the front of his home.  Evidently the thief is decorating their home with other people's landscaping.  The affected member resides on 122nd PL. The member filed a police report and contacted us so we could alert our membership. If anyone living on 109th LN, 122nd PL, 122nd CT or 110th LN noticed any vehicles out of place between 8 PM Saturday night and 10 AM Sunday morning and can provide relevant information regarding this theft are asked to Contact Us so we can forward that information on to police.

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.  It is important that residents always file a Police report for any crime that has been committed against them, no matter how small or insignificant you think it might be.  If a report is not filed, Police have no way to determine crime trends in a community.  After filing a Police report, please let us know so we can alert the rest of or members.

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Crime Watch Meeting: 4/12/2018

A Crime Watch meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, April 12th at 7PM.  It will be held on the West side, main parking on SW 111th Lane next to the park.   Click Here for location.  We are asking that you make every effort to attend.  It is only because of those involved that we have been able to keep crime low and it is all due to those who participate in Crime Watch that this is possible.  Crime Watch doesn't work if you only get involved after you have become a victim of a crime.  

As always, a Metro Dade Police Officer will be at the meeting to discuss crime trends in our area, statistics, news of interest as well as to answer any questions from attending residents.

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Villa of the Quarter: March 2018

The Board of Directors recognizes members who go above and beyond in the upkeep of their villa within our community. These members are examples of the potential each home has when it is well maintained and also helps keep property values high which benefits everyone in the community. Their efforts really make our community a very desirable place to live.

The home chosen for the 1st Quarter of 2018 belongs to Kingsley & Marcia Grandison who live on 110th St CIR South. As long time members of the community, the Grandisons have always kept their home in tip top shape. On many occasions, you will find Mrs. Grandison tending to her yard, which she keeps looking beautiful.  The variety of trees, plants and other ornamental flowers really make her house stand out from all the rest. On March 10th, 2018 the Board President & Vice President presented the Devon-Aire Villas #1: Villa of The Quarter award in recognition of outstanding landscaping and villa upkeep as well as a $50 Bone Fish Grill gift card to Mr. & Mrs. Grandison. The Board of Directors wishes to thank you for all the hard work you have put into your villa. We are proud to have you in the community.

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