Village of Palmetto Bay

Palmetto Bay is a nice, upper middle-​class neighborhood, where homes are actually spaced out on lots, not crammed together (a rarity in overcrowded Miami-​Dade County), there are good schools, parks, and it is quite safe, at all hours of the day and night. As if that weren’t enough, it boasts two lovely historic homes: the Charles Deering Estate, which holds several events throughout the year, and the beautiful Thalatta Estate, used as a popular wedding venue. Both of them are waterfront properties.
My mother lives in Palmetto Bay and enjoys the relatively peaceful commutes to the grocery store, The Falls and Dadeland Mall. She always boasts about how quickly she gets to places, unlike me, living in gridlocked Miami Beach. She also doesn’t have a pesky association to deal with, nor is she woken up by the sound of cars honking (again, stop rubbing it in, mom!).
As Michelle C. pointed out, there have been some very stupid decisions when it comes to spending funds that the municipality receives from the taxpayers. I agree with her about the brick crosswalk — it was not only unnecessary and an illogical expenditure of money, but it makes for a very bumpy car ride. I remember not too long ago when they closed the area between 77^th Avenue (Palmetto Road) from 144^th Street all the way to 152^nd Street. The road was closed for at least a week, if not longer. I figured it was to repair the asphalt, or maybe upgrade drainage or sewage, but no. They closed the road for 1 – 2 weeks… to paint bicycle signs. Unfortunately, dumb politicians and careless spending seem to be the norm these days everywhere in the country.
Fair warning: the cops are ticket happy here, so be careful, and yes, they hide in church parking lots and behind bushes. I got a ticket some years ago for turning left on a yellow light. The female officer was not very friendly and just wanted to sit there and argue with me about the color of the light — never mind the fact that someone turning after me was not pulled over and given a traffic infraction ticket as well, but she would not hear of it. I guess on the plus side, the fact they are watching out for traffic infractions means that they must also be watching out for crime and thefts, so inhabitants of the village ought to feel very safe.
In Palmetto Bay, it isn’t uncommon to see people riding around Old Cutler Road and the neighborhoods in golf carts. This is especially true during Halloween and while visiting other neighbors or running local errands. The new Palmetto Bay library is very nice, and holds a lot of free events, such as yoga classes in the evenings, storytime for kids, and even language classes. I believe Coral Reef Park has yoga classes in the evenings too. The Charles Deering Estate holds a few outdoor events, such as canoe tours, and jazz nights. Their Valentine’s Day Jazz Under the Stars event and their Deering Seafood Festival are some of their most popular events. They are highly rated and very popular, so if you’re looking to impress your sweetie with something romantic and atypical, consider a night out in Palmetto Bay!

A brick cross walk?
Really?
All that construction on Old Cutler, a major thorough fair of traffic, at SW 152 St was so that you could rip up the perfectly good pavement and put in brick crosswalks?
In this economy, THIS is what you decide to spend money on?
Let’s say, for a moment, that the money should have been spent on a beautification project (Which I don’t agree with).
Plant some trees. Fix the sidewalks. That would be a beautification project that would have, at least, made some sense.
But there are so many better ways to spend tax payers money.
And many of my family are tax paying residence of Palmetto Bay.
Another policeman to patrol, more books for the new library…
Or better yet, the old stand by of spending less tax money, so you tax us less.
**Palmetto Bay is not a big village. And I know I lot of people who live there. I WILL find out whose dumb ass idea this was and tell everyone I know.

Dear Village of Palmetto Bay,
Ever since I started hanging out, and now living, here I’ve loved the Village. It’s absolutely beautiful and quiet, an upper middle-​class neighborhood with beautiful parks, nice-​sized lots, and with a very neighborly/​community feel to it.
I appreciate that you are on top of Code Compliance, in regards to lawns, garbage cans, and other violations that make the houses look bad and lower the property values. Once, our grass was too high and we received a notice (the horror!), so we had the grass cut the following day. Hey, things happen and its the summer, the grass grows quickly, you know. ;-)
The police department is always patrolling the neighborhood, which always makes me feel very safe. Not to mention the fact that most of them are really friendly and helpful. We had an early New Year’s party and they had to visit us for a noise complaint. But they were never rude or aggressive. Just very courteous and nice asking us to please keep it down and not to disturb the neighbors. Which we did.
Now I did happen to notice Village of Palmetto Bay, that the park across the street from our house has their grass really high currently. It’s actually so tall that it looks like a wheat field. Do you think you can cruise by 148 Street and trim it a bit? After all you are in Code Violation…
Thanks for a wonderful environment to have a home and a life. :)
Best Regards,
SabrinaAnna*