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Residents, conservation groups urge full funding for Arch Creek East Preserve during North Miami budget hearing
Summary
Multiple residents and environmental organizations asked council to fully fund invasive‑species removal and tree planting at the Arch Creek East (ACE) Preserve during the Sept. 25 budget public hearing.
Several residents and local conservation groups urged the North Miami City Council on Sept. 25 to fully fund work at the Arch Creek East (ACE) Preserve, saying the trail provides habitat, recreation and stormwater buffering for nearby neighborhoods.
Brenda Duke, who identified herself as a long‑time North Miami resident, told council the Arch Creek East Trail “is a local treasure teeming with birds, fish, and turtles” and asked council to support “removing the invasive species and planting shade trees” so the trail remains a community asset.
“I take my own kids there. We go on bike rides all the time,” Brenda Duke said during…
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