Residents urge action on Bayshore Park crosswalks and water quality during Miami Beach budget meeting

At a special City Commission meeting focused on fiscal housekeeping, residents used the public-comment period to press elected officials for immediate action on neighborhood safety and water quality.

Jeremy (self-identified, 2463 Pine Tree Drive) said Bayshore Park reopened about three months earlier and that there are no safe crosswalks on both sides of the park, describing multiple close calls for pedestrians. He urged temporary mitigation while county and city coordination continues on the Pine Tree side and warned of a likely tragedy if changes are not made.

"I mean, if you come by and stand outside and see what I see every day, you'll see that there is a tragedy that's gonna happen if nothing is done," Jeremy said.

A presiding official thanked Jeremy, acknowledged staff were listening, and said the commission would explore the issue; no formal motion or timeline for mitigation was recorded.

Wanda Jamie (8305 Crestby Boulevard) told commissioners she had raised budget concerns with elected officials and asked that the commission pause development until infrastructure and water-quality problems are resolved. She described an "overflow of poop" in the bay, said she and neighbors had become ill and that she had doctors' records, and urged the mayor and city manager to declare a state of emergency.

"It is a state of emergency," Jamie said, adding she believes development permits should be paused until infrastructure is addressed.

Commissioners did not take formal action on either request during the session. Staff listened and acknowledged the comments, and the public-comment items were recorded without referral to a specific follow-up motion in the meeting minutes recorded in this transcript.