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West Miami to begin ticketing, rolls out parking plan and swale repairs near Sylvania Elementary
Summary
City of West Miami officials announced enforcement of recently posted no-parking signs beginning Jan. 27, rolled out resident parking decals and proposed on-street parking changes to add about 20–25 spaces as neighbors urged broader coverage and curbing improvements.
City of West Miami officials told residents at a town hall meeting that warnings for recently posted no-parking signs around Sylvania Elementary School will become enforceable fines starting Jan. 27, and that the city plans on short-term and longer-term steps to ease parking pressure and repair damaged swales.
City Manager Ed Silva said the city is currently in a warning period and that, starting Jan. 27, “the warnings will turn into tickets for the people that park illegally where we have no parking signs.” He added the city has distributed residential parking decals so residents parked near the school will not receive citations.
Why it matters: neighbors described repeated daytime parking by nonresidents that has damaged front-yard swales, blocked driveways and created safety concerns at intersections. Officials said the mix of school dismissal procedures…
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