On Wednesday, September 15 at 7:00 PM in the South Miami City Hall, the Green Task Force will hold a public workshop on the proposed Green Plan. All are invited.
The green plan can be downloaded as a PDF here: GTF GreenPlan Draft 8-20-10
The Green Task Force will hold public workshops once per month on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 PM in the commission chambers of South Miami City Hall
September 15: South Miami Green Plan Workshop: Green Task Force will present proposed Green Plan and invite public input. Download proposed green plan here: GTF GreenPlan Draft 8-20-10
October 20: South Miami Farmers Market Workshop
November 17: Joe Webb and Mark Heinicke, Miami-Dade Parks Department will present Miami Parks and Open Space Plan and talk about strategies for creating a green, sustainable, and liveable community
December 1: Mike Lydon, Street Plans Collaborative, “Planning Streets for bicycles and pedestrians”
In front of South Miami City Hall, we are growing more than grass. In June, Dennis Finnerin of Miami Kitchen Gardens donated a raised bed complete with excellent garden soil. Mario Yanez planted a mix of heat-tolerant plants including eggplant, lemongrass, pineapples, strawberries and beans. We are watching them grow through the summer. In August, we added some marigolds and harvested eggplants. The beans are coming along too.
The Green Task Force proposes a community garden on SW 70th St. To join us in gardening, please contact us.
Workshops are being scheduled for the fall. Topics include: Design of safe, walkable, and bikeable streets, shared parking systems, community gardens and urban landscape
All workshops take place at City Hall from 7:00-9:00 PM, usually on the third Wednesday of the month. We will post a schedule for the fall as soon as it is finalized
For links to past workshop presentations go to Sustainability Workshop page.
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