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A MIAMI NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOC • EST 1919
Esteemed Commissioner Manolo Reyes,
We, the Miami Shenandoah Neighborhood Association, are writing to you to express our
concern and opposition to the following proposed street closures:
1. SW 23`d Street (east of SW 17th Avenue)
2. SW 16`h Ave (south of Coral Way)
3. SW 16`h Ct (south of Coral Way)
4. SW 14th Ave (south of Coral Way)
As our primary elected official and representation in our area, we urge you to consider the
hardship these proposed closures represent for the adjacent neighbors, including the Shenandoah
neighborhood residents. Street closures are a clear overreaction and we strongly urge you to not
favor certain sections of the city at the expense of others.
Streets have an inherent duty to serve their intended function — they move traffic. They are used
to collect garbage and debris, they provide a network for municipal utilities, they allow the
transport of people (both vehicular and pedestrian) and they channel life safety and emergency
services to those citizens in need. Streets are by very definition "public spaces." They are the
public right-of-way, financed by public taxes and therefore available to the entire community.
Restricting, redirecting and closing such a right is not only irresponsible, it is a dereliction of
duty.
Sincerely,
The Miami Shenandoah Neighborhood Association
Miami Shenandoah Neighborhood Association (MSNA) • www.miamishenandoah.com
miamishenandoah@gmail.com • 305.979.5234
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