The City has formally agreed to provide the detailed reports and engineering studies we requested regarding the La Gorce and Lakeview improvement project. This resolution ensures that our neighborhood will have the necessary transparency as this work proceeds. We will continue to monitor the implementation of these plans to ensure …
August 20, 2017
Final supporters
MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS DEMAND ANSWERS
Miami Beach residents created this petition to obtain detailed answers from City of Miami Beach Officials (“the City”) regarding the upcoming La Gorce and Lakeview Neighborhoods Improvement Project (“The Project”). We are demanding detailed, written answers and reports/studies that answer our questions below:
Our questions are as follows:
How will the City remedy flooding caused by The Project on individual Owner’s properties?
Does the City plan on covering all costs in connection with installing sub-pumps to connect our properties into the City’s pump system? If the City does not plan on covering costs of sub-pumps, what will be the cost for Owners to install and maintain a sub-pump?
Have renderings of The Project been prepared so that Owners have an understanding of what our neighborhood will look like when the proposed project is complete?
Has the City done a feasibility study and/or engineering analysis to study how this system will affect flooding of owners’ property as well as park and streets? if so, please provide a copy.
Will work be done one street at a time or will the entire subdivision be under construction at once?
Have feasibility studies analyzed the least disruptive and burdensome option to achieve the objectives considering the nature of our residential neighborhood so that the work will not impact our property values?
How similar will the proposed work be to what was done in the Purdy Avenue area? Will The Project have trenches as high as three feet running along our front easements, which will severely diminish the aesthetics of our neighborhood, and will compromise ingress and egress in and out of our homes?
How many neighborhoods/streets will be draining into Surprise Lake other than the Lakeview Subdivision?
What independent research studies have been performed to document the environmental effect of the storm water discharge into Surprise Lake?
Has a flushing/circulation study of Surprise Lake been performed to determine the rate at which the storm water discharge will be dispersed?
Will the City be contracting with one company for the entire project or several?
Has the City been guaranteed that Alton Road Flood Project is final and will not change in the future and/or after the Project begins?
City commissioners have told Lakeview owners that Lakeview is a low priority neighborhood for this citywide project. Elevation maps of the Lakeview neighborhood support this assessment. Why is the city planning to start working in Lakeview this Fall before working on other more flood-susceptible areas around Miami Beach?
How will relocating the sewer lines affect the owners’ property and plumbing?
Who will be responsible for costs of damage to individual properties for work done in connection to project?
Given the magnitude of the disruption this project will cause, what will the contract(s) stipulate as liquidated damages in $/day for each day the contract extends beyond 24 months from the City's notice to proceed?
Miami Beach Residents demand answers to the above questions before this project moves forward.
Updates
June 14, 2017
The level of engagement regarding the La Gorce and Lakeview Neighborhoods Improvement Project reflects the serious concerns shared by our community. This momentum demonstrates that residents expect clear accountability and comprehensive documentation from City officials. Thank you for your continued focus on these essential issues.
Reached 100 supporters
June 14, 2017
38 Comments
As far as I know, Lakeview does not currently have significant flooding problems during heavy rains or king tides. Can't we postpone this project many years, even decades? In the meantime, any new houses will be built higher by code. Eventually, we will raise the roads, but the newer houses will already be elevated. After all, flooding damages the homes, not the roads.
Upper North Bay Road has voiced its concerns to the City by way of a letter asking for a deferment of the project and was turned down. Most voices heard from our HOA have not been positive to the project, everything from the pumping edifices to be erected to the lost of the landscaping creating a barren street impacting the ambience which makes Upper North Bay Road a neighborhood.
I totally agree with everything said in the petition and it relates to the issues faced on North Bay Road where my home is. I might also add that with this number of unanswered questions, it is unconscionable to start this until there are satisfactory answers. I have run some very large companies and if one of my managers came to me with this number of unanswered questions, I would throw the person out of my office.
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IT IS ILLEGAL FOR RESIDENTS TO DUMP WATER FROM THEIR PROPERTY ONTO CITY STREETS. IS IT LEGAL FOR THE CITY TO DUMP WATER ON RESIDENT PROPERTY? THIS IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN STREETS ARE RAISED.
It is also important to know: What is the rationale for the City of Miami Beach utilizing the "design build" contract model and under this model how can the City exert control over the means and methods chosen to perform the construction services?
I live next door to La Gorce and I am very interested in getting detailed, written answers on what is going to be done.
PS. for some reason my address is turning up Hallandale, but I live on 49th st.!
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The City has formally agreed to provide the detailed reports and engineering studies we requested regarding the La Gorce and Lakeview improvement project. This resolution ensures that our neighborhood will have the necessary transparency as this work proceeds. We will continue to monitor the implementation of these plans to ensure …
August 20, 2017
Final supporters
MIAMI BEACH RESIDENTS DEMAND ANSWERS
Miami Beach residents created this petition to obtain detailed answers from City of Miami Beach Officials (“the City”) regarding the upcoming La Gorce and Lakeview Neighborhoods Improvement Project (“The Project”). We are demanding detailed, written answers and reports/studies that answer our questions below:
Our questions are as follows:
How will the City remedy flooding caused by The Project on individual Owner’s properties?
Does the City plan on covering all costs in connection with installing sub-pumps to connect our properties into the City’s pump system? If the City does not plan on covering costs of sub-pumps, what will be the cost for Owners to install and maintain a sub-pump?
Have renderings of The Project been prepared so that Owners have an understanding of what our neighborhood will look like when the proposed project is complete?
Has the City done a feasibility study and/or engineering analysis to study how this system will affect flooding of owners’ property as well as park and streets? if so, please provide a copy.
Will work be done one street at a time or will the entire subdivision be under construction at once?
Have feasibility studies analyzed the least disruptive and burdensome option to achieve the objectives considering the nature of our residential neighborhood so that the work will not impact our property values?
How similar will the proposed work be to what was done in the Purdy Avenue area? Will The Project have trenches as high as three feet running along our front easements, which will severely diminish the aesthetics of our neighborhood, and will compromise ingress and egress in and out of our homes?
How many neighborhoods/streets will be draining into Surprise Lake other than the Lakeview Subdivision?
What independent research studies have been performed to document the environmental effect of the storm water discharge into Surprise Lake?
Has a flushing/circulation study of Surprise Lake been performed to determine the rate at which the storm water discharge will be dispersed?
Will the City be contracting with one company for the entire project or several?
Has the City been guaranteed that Alton Road Flood Project is final and will not change in the future and/or after the Project begins?
City commissioners have told Lakeview owners that Lakeview is a low priority neighborhood for this citywide project. Elevation maps of the Lakeview neighborhood support this assessment. Why is the city planning to start working in Lakeview this Fall before working on other more flood-susceptible areas around Miami Beach?
How will relocating the sewer lines affect the owners’ property and plumbing?
Who will be responsible for costs of damage to individual properties for work done in connection to project?
Given the magnitude of the disruption this project will cause, what will the contract(s) stipulate as liquidated damages in $/day for each day the contract extends beyond 24 months from the City's notice to proceed?
Miami Beach Residents demand answers to the above questions before this project moves forward.
Updates
June 14, 2017
The level of engagement regarding the La Gorce and Lakeview Neighborhoods Improvement Project reflects the serious concerns shared by our community. This momentum demonstrates that residents expect clear accountability and comprehensive documentation from City officials. Thank you for your continued focus on these essential issues.
Reached 100 supporters
June 14, 2017
38 Comments
Raising streets without burying power lines or giving a good reason why it isn't feasible to do at the same time is nuts. Also need to know about tax breaks for homeowners that will have to rebuild their entire home.
As far as I know, Lakeview does not currently have significant flooding problems during heavy rains or king tides. Can't we postpone this project many years, even decades? In the meantime, any new houses will be built higher by code. Eventually, we will raise the roads, but the newer houses will already be elevated. After all, flooding damages the homes, not the roads.
Upper North Bay Road has voiced its concerns to the City by way of a letter asking for a deferment of the project and was turned down. Most voices heard from our HOA have not been positive to the project, everything from the pumping edifices to be erected to the lost of the landscaping creating a barren street impacting the ambience which makes Upper North Bay Road a neighborhood.
I totally agree with everything said in the petition and it relates to the issues faced on North Bay Road where my home is. I might also add that with this number of unanswered questions, it is unconscionable to start this until there are satisfactory answers. I have run some very large companies and if one of my managers came to me with this number of unanswered questions, I would throw the person out of my office.
FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IT IS ILLEGAL FOR RESIDENTS TO DUMP WATER FROM THEIR PROPERTY ONTO CITY STREETS. IS IT LEGAL FOR THE CITY TO DUMP WATER ON RESIDENT PROPERTY? THIS IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN STREETS ARE RAISED.
It is also important to know: What is the rationale for the City of Miami Beach utilizing the "design build" contract model and under this model how can the City exert control over the means and methods chosen to perform the construction services?
I live next door to La Gorce and I am very interested in getting detailed, written answers on what is going to be done.
PS. for some reason my address is turning up Hallandale, but I live on 49th st.!
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Raising streets without burying power lines or giving a good reason why it isn't feasible to do at the same time is nuts. Also need to know about tax breaks for homeowners that will have to rebuild their entire home.