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Girls who started a cul‑de‑sac garden describe project to South Miami commission
Summary
Three 10‑year‑old students told the commission how neighbors and public‑works helped transform a local cul‑de‑sac into a community garden, and commissioners invited the students to partner with an elderly‑gardens initiative and to help shape a youth committee.
Three 10‑year‑old students — Sadie Kreger, Vanessa Mizrahi and Antonella Navarro — presented a neighborhood cul‑de‑sac garden project at the Sept. 17 City of South Miami commission meeting and described how they recruited neighbors’ approval and worked with public‑works to turn a patch of dead plants into a place where children can play and families can sit. "So after I went home that day, the gears in my brain started twisting," Sadie told the commission as she recounted writing a letter to the mayor and organizing the effort.
Commissioners praised the students and discussed next steps. Commissioner Leeman said the project was the kind of moment that “makes it worth it,” and Commissioner Kaya invited the girls to collaborate with a separate gardens effort for older residents near the hospital. Mayor Fernandez asked the students to share what’s next and encouraged them to keep the city updated; the commission and staff then gathered the students for a photograph. The presentation was part of the meeting’s recognition agenda and required no formal action by the commission.
