R-0720-81 RESOLUTION NO. 720-81
A RESOLUTION URGING HIGHER PRIORITY ON REVIEW
OF TRAIN CROSSINGS WITHIN MIAMI SHORES VILLAGE
WHEREAS, The Miami Shores Village Council has previously gone on record
asking Dade County to curtail the train whistle noise at the
train crossings in Miami Shores; and
WHEREAS, Dade County passed an ordinance to effect such control , and
WHEREAS, the said ordinance was assigned to the Railroad Noise Committee
and the Dade County Department of Environmental Resources
Management was designated to chair said committee; and
WHEREAS, said committee is presently reviewing five crossings, and
WHEREAS, said committee has taken longer than planned to review the
five crossings because of slow response by the Seaboard
Coast Line Railiroad, State and County Departments of
Transportation, and
WHEREAS, said delay has been further complicated by a lack of priority in
the Department of Environmental Resources Management as regards
their limited budgeted funds;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
1 . A copy of this resolution be sent to those parties who
have not fulfilled and reported requirements to the
Committee in a timely manner, expressing our disappoint-
ment and urging them to give the Train Committee their
full and prompt support in the future.
2. That by copy of this resolution we ask the Dade County
Commission to assign the administration and enforcement
of the Train Whistle Ordinance a high priority as regards
the Department of Environmental Resources Management budget.
3. That the crossings in Miami Shores be included in the next
five crossings to be evaluated by ;the Train Whistle'.Committee.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of October,-_T'§
Robert J". odge, Mayor
ATTEST:
Village Clerk