Coconut Grove: A State of Mind

STOP Grove Gridlock Campaign

PETITION
STOP GROVE GRIDLOCK!
To:
Historic & Environmental Preservation Board (HEPB), Planning, Zoning & Appeals Board (PZAB) and City of Miami Officials

COCONUT GROVE NEEDS YOU: BE A B.I.G. VOICE advocating for the climate resilience of our coastal community and protect the Historic Preservation Overlay District of the Villa Woodbine site.

Join B.I.G., VOTE NO! DENY approval of Carrollton’s proposed elementary school for 336 boys and 50 faculty at VILLA WOODBINE located at 2167 South Bayshore Drive. The site is located less than 150 yards from Ransom Everglades Middle School and directly across the street from KENNEDY PARK.

STOP Grove Gridlock! This an unnecessary development, since there are 17 schools located in Coconut Grove serving over 6700 students when the Grove has approximately an area that is 5 square miles and 21,000 residents.

The impact to the City of Miami’s neighborhoods is even greater traffic bottlenecks that will impose an immense burden on our quality of life, with gridlock causing increased pollution and toxic traffic fumes, and the loss of our most personal measurable resource, our time and money. Especially for the residents of Coconut Grove – where school traffic congestion is already crippling.

Removing EIGHTY PERCENT (80%) of its existing 220 trees stated in Carrollton’s survey and arborist report will destroy Villa Woodbine’s mature and lush tree canopy, green space and the site’s protected historic and natural resources. The footprint SF of new construction will be 8 times larger than the Villa, and will add over 104,000 SF of non-pervious surface. These factors pose a grave hazard to the resilience of an already delicate coastal corridor area and will likely create flooding of surrounding properties.

Approving a new school at the historic Villa Woodbine property at 2167 S Bayshore Drive poses risks to the City of Miami that we cannot afford!

Comments (556)

Juan Fernando Mestre 02.09.2020 at 16:51

I live in the Grove and would like to say that I am against this monstrosity. My vote is to stop this development, please do NOT allow this construction to be developed here!
Lets keep the character of the grove

Peter Ehrlich 02.09.2020 at 03:40

Please help save Coconut Grove. Commissioners should vote NO to the for-profit school scheme. Save Villa Woodbine. No more concrete.

Carlos Obermaier 01.09.2020 at 21:18

As a long time resident and property owner in Coconut Grove I firmly oppose Carrolton's Woodbine School PROPOSED project. Thank you for the initiative to stop greed from ruining Coconut Grove. We already have enough destruction of the Grove being done by DEVELOPERS.

David Ralph 01.09.2020 at 05:09

I am VOTING NO! DENY approval of Carrollton’s proposed elementary school for 336 boys and 50 faculty at VILLA WOODBINE located at 2167 South Bayshore Drive.

Jared cohen 31.08.2020 at 21:53

DENY approval of Carrollton’s proposed elementary school for 336 boys and 50 faculty at VILLA WOODBINE located at 2167 South Bayshore Drive. The site is located less than 150 yards from Ransom Everglades Middle School and directly across the street from KENNEDY PARK.

Deon Mandelstam 31.08.2020 at 14:44

The residents of Coconut Grove do not want another school built. We want to keep the Grove the way it is. More trees and open spaces, less traffic. Please stop building!

Andrea Herrmann 31.08.2020 at 13:51

This has to stop! Traffic in Coconut Grove is already awful and residents are paying the price. No more schools in the area, please.

Monique Mercado 29.08.2020 at 22:12

The City of Miami needs to prioritize its long term climate resiliency project. It must also reject a loss of tax revenue during a pandemic, where Federal funding under the current administration is seriously lacking.

J. Trigg Adams 29.08.2020 at 21:26

Center Grove has already become little more than an open air mall, ruining the village character that we live here for. Making it into a Manhattan South is only in the interest of outsiders' pocketbooks.

Hans Febles 29.08.2020 at 20:09

As a land developer, at what point do we realize the huge negative impact of overbuilding in everyone’s quality of life.

JANETTE GONZALEZ 29.08.2020 at 18:36

No to Woodbine --Coconut Grove is meant to be peaceful, tranquil and a natural habitat setting.

Stop this overbuilding please!!! We don't need another building, another school, choose another location.

Thank you

James Russo 29.08.2020 at 18:29

Enough is Enough ! It’s Long past time and overdue that we take our Coconut Grove back from these greedy politicians and over development it’s killing the quality of life here for people who have lived here for years and years and the traffic is horrific there is so much new tax revenue but it certainly wasn’t put into infrastructure and especially not sewer and water which is an atrocity and killing our beautiful Biscayne Bay !!

Sam Dobrow 29.08.2020 at 15:04

I've lived next door to a property developed into an elementary school before. All the neighbors were promised that an elementary school has no impact on the character of a neighborhood. They lied. It was devastating. Traffic, school busses, all night security lights and 7x24 noise. Extremely disruptive to the character and lifestyle of the neighborhood. This was wrong then and it is wrong for Coconut Grove now.

Jeffrey Power 29.08.2020 at 13:45

Coconut grove has too much traffic already. The area should remain green and residential. There are many more appropriate locations for a school than this proposal.

Oscar Teran 29.08.2020 at 12:31

Our home is just behind of villa woodbine. We absoluty do not want a school behind our home. We would loose privacy, we would loose sun light by the massive new structure that will be build behind over our backyard. We would loose our peace by the noice that a school normaly brings and the traffic that is already busy as it is. STOP THIS PROJECT. We should be taking about doing a park or what type of community development will add to our neighborhood..not a school!

Manuel F. Almenara 29.08.2020 at 12:20

Please ensure that the City does NOT approve Carrolton’s request for the construction of a school at Woodbine!

Leslie van de Velde-Laughren 29.08.2020 at 11:59

The traffic in the Grove on Bayshore and Tigertail is dangerous, noises and not speed controlled, noise controlled, pollution controlled or road rage controlled. Many motorists using these two roads are use going somewhere and do not live in the area. They could care less about the area as thy litter, blow their horns and speed. It is harmful to our health and wellbeing. The damage ends up dumping garbage and noise in our village center. Adding to the congestion and agitation in the center Grove. Local restaurants, businesses and general appeal of the center Grove village is not enhanced it is depleted by the cacophony of cars, and trucks.

Bob Better 29.08.2020 at 11:35

No more schools in the Grove Due to traffic and safely. Taking down trees and bringing more traffic is not a good ideas We live in the grove please stop.

Lisa Better 29.08.2020 at 11:28

Please no new schoolS in our neighborhood it’s bad enough when everything starts opening up again after the pandemic.i live in the grove and walk everyday in my neighborhood Once everything starts opening it’s going to be traffic unsafe to walk and drive ! People cut through our neighborhood on Coacoochee to get to South Bayshore because of the gridlock there will be an accident one day somebody will get hit by a car .It’s not safe to cross the street on South Bayshore in the AM and PM. Once all the stores and restaurants open up again it will be even worse.

jack renaud 29.08.2020 at 10:19

NO MORE -- this is another nail in the climate coffin and a huge quality of life issue for current residents...will lead to downgrade in all property values of residents

Katrina and Michael Rosen 23.08.2020 at 15:29

Cutting down the trees and increasing the traffic by thousands of cars daily is ridiculous.
Do NOT do this It’s a travesty

Ronald N Sadaka 23.08.2020 at 13:35

Haven't you all had enough gridlock? Haven't we lost enough Coconut Grove tree canopy? Have we any concern for historic preservation?!

Natalia Escobar 21.08.2020 at 02:24

Let’s preserve the beauty of Grove residential area. There is absolutely no need for another school in the area. Not to mention the environmental and traffic issues this will bring to Miami in general.

Manuel Alonso-Poch 11.08.2020 at 21:36

Schools are great except when they take away the most basic rights of neighbors to be safe and live in the relative peace and comfort of their own home.

Phyllis Penner 05.08.2020 at 14:03

Spare us from all of this unwanted traffic! It is ruining the Grove! Contractors have already overbuilt. If we add another high density project, we are compounding the problem.

Camila Quaresma 28.07.2020 at 12:57

We have our office in Coconut Grove for 20 years, and the negative externality of adding traffic, losing trees and soil erosion is beyond the rights of a private entity. NO! The Grove is known for our natural beauty, and we will only be able to protected it if we take actions against unnecessary growth.

Jose 28.07.2020 at 11:06

Please in the with my support to stop this disastrous project that is detrimental to our community.

Sam Dobrow 28.07.2020 at 05:17

This project does nothing to improve the quality of living in the Grove. Continuing to approve projects that destroy the tree canopy, increase traffic congestion, and increase the tax burden on residents will ultimately make living in Coconut Grove undesirable and erode one of the city's biggest tax bases.

Michael Muench 28.07.2020 at 01:17

The historic preservation board already denied this project. That should be the end of it. The trees contribute immensely to enhance the air quality of our neighborhood.

Kurt Wagner 26.07.2020 at 20:12

Not only do we need to stop this new building project, we need to REDUCE & stop the gridlock our community CURRENTLY deals with. Coconut Grove could be a world class community if we can develop it thoughtfully.

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Hailey Rosa 23.07.2020 at 22:03

I work at villa woodbine and it’s an absolute blessing working at a beautiful and historical place everyday and would love to be able to be there for years to come.

Angelyca Valdes 23.07.2020 at 21:12

I do not agree with building another school in Coconut Grove. Villa Woodbine was built in 1931 and has so much historical meaning to it. Building another school would cause more traffic and destroy the beauty and scenery Villa Woodbine offers. Leave it as is.

Kraig Chang 22.07.2020 at 15:32

I work in the area and the traffic is already horrendous due to the already existing schools. It would create even more chaos. Just driving down Bayshore is a pain and it’s clearly evident that the residents are against the proposal of another school with all their banners posted in front of their homes

ron kelly 22.07.2020 at 11:27

I have to be in that area every afternoon and can't get out due to traffic. please don't add another school

Cecilia Kurland 20.07.2020 at 00:46

No to more congestion in our neighborhood.
No to change of zoning in a Neighborhood Conservation District of single family homes.
No to massive structures in a flood-prone area.
No to the out of scale structure for the neighborhood.
No to a development that doesn't pay any property taxes.
No to elimination of so many mature trees and green areas.
No to a development that is not in line with resiliency planning goals.

Lucas Mentasti 17.07.2020 at 20:30

Let's keep this beautiful neighborhood as it is. It really concern me that that amount of concrete would end up flooding the area, and that will turn into more taxes needed to take care of that.

laura roxana garcia 16.07.2020 at 22:27

Vote No on Carrolton's proposal at Villa Woodbine. It will create a traffic nightmare and ruin Tigertail, South Bayshore and SW 22nd Avenue as well as decimate the tree canopy.

Brent Luneburg 13.07.2020 at 16:11

I live down on tiger tail and the traffic is already horrendous. I just moved here to find some last remaining affordable peace

Kimberly A MacPherson 29.06.2020 at 20:20

The traffic in the Grove is getting worse and worse. Developers have already destroyed so much of the tree canopy and green space. There are plenty of schools and students already. Please let's Stop this now. If it keeps on there will no longer be a beautiful Coconut Grove. It will be just another place. Nothing special, killing more trees, killing more animals and our natural resources. It needs to stop now.

Hector Burga 28.06.2020 at 19:12

Stop affecting coconut grove’s urban landscaping as a result of business greed.
Our neighborhood has been affected considerably in the last 30 years I’ve been living here coming from a calm area into a disgrace

Rebecca Bruce 28.06.2020 at 15:40

Please listen to the people that live here and not people from other areas that really don't care about the impact of their school on the local residents.

Joel Granados 28.06.2020 at 15:24

I lived in North Grove before and I know how hard it was to get around the neighborhood. One of the many beautiful things about Coconut Grove is the Historical homes and and old mature tree and foliage. We need to preserved it. We Definitely don’t need more traffic.

Nancy Ney 28.06.2020 at 10:46

We must stop the over development of the Grove. One more tree sacrificed is too much. Removing 110 trees for yet another school is a crime. We cannot allow developers to just come into our community and destroy the natural environment.

Anna Sfakianaki 26.06.2020 at 19:48

Enough trees have been cut down and this project will destroy the canopy. We need the trees in our community.

Mr. Sven Stumbauer 26.06.2020 at 15:39

There are plenty of schools here and I am tired of not being able to exit my house onto Tigertail because of gridlock traffic. Why am I paying property taxes in this area when it’s utilized mainly by folks not living here???

David Brennan 26.06.2020 at 00:34

Please do not allow the development of Villa Woodbine. The gridlock in Coconut Grove is already painful, the impact of a new school would be unbearable. I believe that our elected officials who vote for projects like should be responsible to the voters, not the developers.
I have lived in the neighborhood for more than 50 years.

Maria Fernandez 25.06.2020 at 18:59

Here in Coconut Grove we already suffer from terrible school traffic congestion. Adding to the problem cannot be tolerated.

Antonio de Almeida 25.06.2020 at 18:55

Our infrastructure cannot handle yet another school in Coconut Grove. The gridlock would impact our lives to an unacceptable extent.

R. Elena Karplus 25.06.2020 at 14:09

Totally ridiculous. We don't need new fancy schools in the Grove. We need to improve the ones we have! Traffic would be a nightmare. The pretty pictures don't tell our story. Stop the madness in the Grove!