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A true conservationalist is a man who knows that the world is not given to him
by his fathers, but borrowed from his children.
Audubon
IMPORTANT MEETING: The County
Commission will be voting on whether to build a community center in Mitchell Ellington Park! This is our big chance
to have a Civic/Community Center for our whole community!!
The meeting is on November 10th at starting at 9 a.m. in the
commission chambers in Viera, Building C. Our item on the agenda is VII B. 1.
If you can come and speak before the commission in favor of
this, great!!!
If you can't make it to the meeting, then send a simple email
to the commissioners (sample below)!!!
If you can't email, then please briefly call each commissioner's
office and ask that they vote in favor of our Community Center on November 10th (numbers below)!!! Please do one of
these!!!!
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Dear County Commissioners,
As a resident of North Merritt Island, I am very
much in support of a Civic/Community Center being built in our Mitchell
Ellington Park.
Years ago, the North Merritt Island Homeowners
Association requested a footprint be set aside for this purpose when the design for Mitchell
Ellington Park was being first
drawn. Now, our population has grown to several thousand and we are very much
in need of a Community Center.
Please vote to approve this Community Center
on November 10th.
Thank You,
(your
name)
North Merritt Island Resident
Brevard County
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FLOOD SURVEY & Letter
To electronically fill out and send in the SURVEY click here!
*AN OPPORTUNITY TO
OBTAIN FUNDING TO CORRECT OUR NMI FLOODING SITUATION IS HERE. The above FLOOD SURVEY needs
to be sent to the Natural Resources office ASAP!
Our County leaders are applying for a Federal Grant to provide the funding to correct the worst of our
flooding issues in NMI! If you had flooding in your area, fill out the survey and send it in! This
has come up very fast with a deadline of October 15th, so we are urged to act swiftly!
The FLOOD
SURVEY above is the link to the letter from the County Staff Engineer III, Robbyn Spratt to the NMI residents,
followed by a 4 page survey to be included with our county application for this Federal Grant. You may download it,
fill it out and send it in. To fill out the SURVEY electronically go to http://www.brevstorms.org .
We know
pictures say a thousand words! They also need labeled pictures of the flooding situations
we endured during the last big event. Please call Ernie Brown, Director of Brevard County Natural Resources
at 636-2016, if you have pictures for directions on how to label and get them to his office as soon as possible.
This is
a huge opportunity that has come up very fast! Our input deadline is October 15th!!! It is up to us to act quickly
to take full advantage of this opportunity. Our NMI property values depend on those of the whole area.
Protect
our property values!
Let's do it NOW!!!
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NMIHOA ANNUAL PICNIC
October
24, 2009
11am
TO 3 PM
@
Manatee
Cove Park on North Tropical Trail
Great menu by our
own Causeway Diner:
Pulled Pork, Baked
Ziti, Brocolli Dish, Salad, Garlic Rolls
Iced tea is included
and other beverages available
(Tickets are
available at the Causeway Diner
on SR3 in NMI!)
$5 adults, $3 children
(3-12 years) if purchased in advance
Add 1$ if purchased
at the door. We can really plan so much better knowing the #s ahead - so try to save $ and help us out!
Food will be served
from 12n to 2p
Tickets will also
be available at the
October 5, 2009
NMIHOA meeting and from any of the officers or board members of the NMIHOA...see the contact page for info.
We had ~ 250 attend
last year so we are expecting at least that many this year. There are lots of displays, games, prize drawings, and
demonstrations by
different music
groups and community members.
This picnic is
a great annual event that brings
the best of us
together. Please join in the celebration!!!
SAVE THE DATE!
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*2009
NMI Stormwater Drainage Project
On March 24, 2009, the County Commissioners voted to approve the first stormwater drainage fixes
for the NMI area. The Lake George/Chase Hammock Improvements project will divert runnoff from approximently 630 acres
through two wet treatment ponds and increase culvert sizes at critical locations. This will reduce the stormwater pollutant
loading, help reduce flooding potential in the local area and improve water qualitiy in Sykes Creek and the Indian River Lagoon.
At our January 2009 meeting, District 2 Brevard County Commissioner Chuck Nelson; Director
of Public Works John Denninghoff; Engineering Manager Gil Rameriez; Road & Bridge Manager Scott Spillman;
Specialist Virginia Barker and other county staff attended our Association meeting to provide information and answer
resident questions regarding the TS Fay flooding issue. Natural Resources & Stormwater Management Director Ernie
Brown provided a power-point presentation regarding recent flooding issues on NMI. Approximently 115 residents attended the meeting and many questions were asked and
answered.
We are now aware that the NMI area is topographically a bowl, with all the inherent stormwater
drainage challenges that go with that realization. Staff described ideas to mediate this critical issue in
several areas. The current overall situation is now formally recognized and documented.
It is up to the NMI residents to be aware of the restrictions proposed development in this
area must face due to the potential issues this study brings to light. The resources to mediate this issue are critical
and the residents of NMI are encouraged to follow and support Commissioner Nelson in efforts to obtain such resources.
As property owners in the North Island area, we appreciate the great effort Commissioner
Nelson and county staff made to research and document this information, educate us and encourage communication between the
residents and staff regarding this issue. Now, it is up to the residents of NMI to make their voices heard.
To view the entire power-point presentation regarding flooding issues on NMI, click: http://natres.brevardcounty.us/documents/NorthMerrittIslandArea-web_000.pdf
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The following letter from our Brevard County Public Works Director John Denninghoff
concerns the road flooding situation in parts of NMI during the 2008 Fay storm event. For more information
or to provide feedback regarding stormwater issues on NMI, please email Natural Resources Specialist: virginia.barker@brevardcounty.us
Flooding Issues on NMI
FLOOD letter and SURVEY
Brevard County Natural Resources Webpage
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North Courtenay Corridor Study
Recommended for Approval
On February 23, 2009, the Local Planning Agency (LPA) recommended approval of our long anticipated North Courtenay
(NMI) Corridor Study.
This advisory board recommended the county commissioners approve our North Courtenay (NMI) Corridor Study
and codify our study elements into county ordinances. This improvement to NMI is the result of many
NMI residents' hard work over several years (since 1992).
We
can have our corridor peppered with busy, garish, flashing neon signs close to the road or we can encourage a classy,
high value, well landscaped corridor with discreet lighting and generous setbacks, as the gateway to our home.
The latter will certainly increase our property values.
This
item will come before the Board of County Commissioners once more when it is ready to be finalized.
Please review the Corridor Study at: http://www.brevardcounty.us/zoning/documents/051012-npcrg2005final.pdf
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North-North Tropical Trail Small Area Study Recommended
For Transmittal to State
The North-North Tropical Trail Small Area Study that was completed in 2005, approved by the BoCC
in 2007 and recommended by both LPA and the BoCC to be transmitted to the state as an Amendment to our Comprehensive Plan
and Future Land Use Map.
This study was a very thorough and high quality study that included area resident surveys, multiple
public meetings, county staff input and detailed research. One of the primary
conclusions of the study was that the zoning density in this area should NOT be increased, due to the overall limitations
in the area and that the rural quality of the area be preserved and the Indian River Lagoon be protected. Those higher zoning designations that were already in effect through prior BDPs in the area at the time
of the study remained.
Please review the North-North Tropical Trail Small Area Study at:
http://www.brevardcounty.us/zoning/documents/0512-north-tropical-trail-small-area-study.pdf
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Check
online at www.brevardparks.com for more information about the great public parks on NMI.
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Space Coast Government TV is now shown on Brighthouse cable channel 199 in most of Brevard
County, on Comcast Channel 51 in the Mims area; and on Comcast channel
26 in the Micco area. Program schedules are updated daily at www.scgtv.org.
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