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Mr. Joseph Grassie
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City Commissioner
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Attached hereto is a map of the Bay Heights area, and a letter from one of the_
residents requesting the elimination of..the "no right turn" prohibition, for the'.
September 27, 1979 City Commission Meeting,Item: A.
We have requested Bob Clark from the Law Department to
this item.
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Dear Mrs. Gordon:
Your attention is invited to -the inequity of the'.
"No right turn" from 4100 to 6:00 P. M. on Monday
through Friday.
It is a fact that each and every evening on my way
home from work car after car turns into Samana Dr.
during that time. These people are not habitual
criminals but just become exceedingly weary of the
stop and go traffic and the snails pace of the
flow of traffic, during that period.
I. for one, live directly behind the Museum of
Science and with the shortage of gasoline feel that
making me go all around Bay Heights for what I
consider no good reason is a waste.
At least if local traffic were permitted as on
Alatka St. I could understand.
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ADELE M. LAURENCE
272 Shore Drive East / Miami, Florida 33133 / (305) 854.5850
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September 24, 1979
Maurice Ferre
Mayor
City of Miami
Dear Mayor Ferre,
It has been brought to my attention that Commissioner
Rose` Gordon has asked Mr. Grassie to put a matter of vital
concern to the roola.n{. of Any heights on the agenda for
this Thursday's (Sept. 27th) Commission ritc+..o
According to the letter she sent to selected residents
in Bay Heights she intends to re -open the issue of the "No
Right Turn" signs. She proposes to make this restriction
exclusive for the people who live in Bay Heights.
I would like to request that you take this item out of
order on the agenda and schedule it first so that I may take
a few minutes of the Commission's time to address this issue
as the elected representative of the Bay Heights Homeowners'
Association before you vote on it.
Enclosed is a little background on this issue to
refresh your memory and bring you up to date. Your consideration
of my request will be very much appreciated, as my schedule
will not permit me to attend the Commission Meeting in the
afternoon.
Sincerely,
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Adele M. Laurence
President
Bay Heights Homeowners'Association
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ADELE M. LAURENCE
272 Shore Drive East / Miami, Florida 33133 / (305) 854-5850
The Bay Heights traffic issue was the subject of no less
than 3 public hearings. It was an accrimonious and divisive
subject with solutions presented by the Traffic Dept. that
were totally unacceptable to the residents of Bay Heights and
the neighboring area of Natoma Manor. THe proposal submitted
by the Traffic Dept. was to close off the Tigertail entrance
leaving us with only one exit and entrance. The conclusion
of the first hearing was for the residents to go home and
work out their own plan. Tie Homeowners' Association came
up with several alternate plans at their meeting, and submitted
these alternate plans to a vote of the community by sending
a ballot to every house in Bay Heights. Tallys of this vote
showed overwhelming support for the two hour restriction to
right turns into Bay Heights during 4-6PM
A second public hearing was scheduled in which everyone
had an opportunity to be heard. It was a rather lengthy and
impassioned hearing resulting in the Commission voting .to
approve the Citizens' Plan on a one year trial basis. It
was a fine example of grass roots democarcy in action.
After the year had passed, it came up for review by the
City Commission at a third public hearing and won final approval
after hearing from those citizens directly affected that they
were pleased with the solution.
The issue of exclusivity, to which Mrs. Gordon addresses
herself to now, was brought up at the time, and discarded
because it was not legal nor enforceable. I am sorry that
Commissioner Gordon has chosen to bring up this divisive issue
again at a time when harmony has returned to the neighborhood
and the residents are happy with the way we have resolved this
traffic problem.
Perhaps Commissioner Gordon has forgotten that she was
present at all three public hearings and voted in favor of
the present traffic signs as they are. I am wondering why
she chose to send this letter notifying people of her attention
to bring this issue before the City Commission to only selected
residents of Bay Heights, and has not notified everyone, including
me, the president of the Homeowners' Association. I received
phone calls from alarmed neighbors who had received her letter
asking me to represent them at the Commission Meeting for the
people of Bay Heights.
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