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Residents press Miami Gardens council on food insecurity, decorum enforcement and street repairs
Summary
Speakers at the Miami Gardens public-comment period included a high-school senior who described founding a nonprofit that has donated more than 1,000 pounds of cereal to residents in need, a resident who cited a lawsuit over decorum enforcement, and homeowners pleading for a timeline to resurface neighborhood streets. Staff promised in-person follow-ups on several individual requests.
A range of residents used the public-comment period at the Miami Gardens City Council meeting to raise concerns about food insecurity, council decorum and neighborhood infrastructure.
Leila Robinson, a senior at Miami Northwestern Senior High School who said she is the founder and CEO of Seriously Good, described the nonprofit’s volunteer work and fundraising. “I have donated over 1,000 pounds of cereal and nonperishable breakfast items and have also fed over 1,000 women, children, and men at or near local shelters,” Robinson said, and invited residents to support the group’s upcoming donations to school food pantries.
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