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Residents report home damage as Miami Lakes panel coordinates outreach after months of quarry blasting
Summary
Residents told the Miami Lakes Volunteer Advisory Panel that repeated blasts tied to nearby quarries have damaged homes. Panel members reviewed monitoring totals, discussed outreach and marketing, and urged coordination with other municipalities while the town pursues legal options at the state level.
Residents and homeowners told the Miami Lakes Volunteer Advisory Panel that repeated blasting from nearby quarries has damaged houses and disrupted daily life, and the panel moved to expand outreach and data-collection as the town pursues a legal response at the state level.
At a public-comment session, Camille Martinez, a Miami Lakes resident, said her house has sustained interior and floor damage she links to blasting, and asked the panel to send an inspector. "My floor is in bad shape," Martinez said. Another resident, Jose Mateo, described a large exterior crack and said he has delayed repairs while monitoring the town's response to blasting-related damage.
The panel heard a preliminary…
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