Blasting advisory board moves to publish pilot-program statistics and build email outreach

At its July 30 meeting, the Miami Lakes Blasting Advisory Board discussed publishing a simplified summary of the state pilot-program monitoring data and using complaint emails for outreach. Board members said complaint counts have risen and asked staff to prepare a dated, one‑page summary, a short glossary explaining terms (for example, PPV and “unknown” allocations), and to submit the materials to town marketing and legal review before posting. Board member Edwin Orr presented the monitoring numbers and usage summary, saying, “This month we’ve reached 110” and reporting a three‑year total of “16,867” complaints from the pilot dataset. Board member Francesca, who led the group’s marketing work, said the July 4 event showed “a pretty good turnout” and argued the board should tap the complaint list to notify residents and request photos or damage reports.

The discussion centered on two related problems: the technical presentation of the pilot data and a mismatch between…