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Residents urge action on Metrorail noise and ask city to intervene on school sign and park fencing
Summary
Two residents raised neighborhood concerns in public remarks: Fred Truby asked the city to address an outdated electric sign at Ludum Elementary and ongoing Metrorail noise; Jason Lopez urged the commission to buy/secure more parks in South Miami and asked the city to press the county on nighttime Metrorail noise. City staff said they would contact the PTA and county commissioners on residents' behalf.
Two residents used the public comment period to raise neighborhood quality-of-life issues.
Fred Truby (7500 SW 63rd Ave) asked the commission to look into an electric sign at Ludum Elementary that displays outdated messages (he noted a message that read "report cards are due March 2024") and said the message had been present for years despite attempts to contact school and school board staff. He also described persistent noise from the Metrorail, said the system had become louder since rolling stock changes, and asked the city to reach out to Miami‑Dade County and Commissioner Regalado to raise constituent complaints.
Jason Lopez (7730 SW 60th Place) urged the commission to invest in more parks and green space, saying building density was reducing available land, and likewise described disruptive Metrorail noise at random nighttime hours. Lopez suggested slowing trains as a simple mitigation to reduce noise levels and said panels intended to attenuate sound remained missing in places despite promises to replace them.
City leaders responded that staff would contact the PTA and the school principal about the sign, and that the city would pass residents concerns about Metrorail noise on to County officials and Commissioner Regalado. Staff reiterated that some of the sound-mitigation panels had been installed and that the remaining noise could be a function of new rolling stock and track gauge issues; the city said it would follow up with the county on behalf of residents.
