History of City of Coral Gables Maintenance Facility agreement with WNA:

Many of you know that in 1999 the City of Coral Gables decided to move their Automotive Repair Public Works Facility to our back yards at 2800 SW 72 Ave. That move was motivated by the City to make way for “Village of Merrick Park” shopping center. In their haste to build the Mall and the Facility, they overlooked that they were building the Facility to close to our neighborhood and violated several zoning ordinances.

In 1999 many of you were present at the hearing and the Council members agreed that this was not a good thing for our Neighborhood. They voted against the City. 

The City appealed the decision to the County Manager. The Manager told the City they needed to work something out with the Neighbors before they would get their approval. Your Waterway Neighborhood Association (a Florida not-for profit organization) organized and negotiated a settlement with the City of Coral Gables. The City legally agreed to many issues that were of concern to us. In that Agreement they agreed to demolish the Incinerator Facility within 3 years (it took 6 years, finally demolished in January of 2006). They promise to keep to a very restrictive site plan , and finally they agreed to restrict the hours they would operate the Facility.

Please help us monitor activity at the Coral Gables Maintenance Facility, as per our WNA negotiated agreement: (Call WNA if violations occur (305) 512-5248 or (305) 299-7789.

·         Noise Restrictions: Vehicles are required to park in reverse at the end of each shift, to avoid loud reverse alarm beeps in the early morning hours.

·         Hours of operation: Monday through Friday: Not before 7:00AM and not after 5:00PM. Saturday: 9:00-3:00, and closed on Sunday.

·         Landscape buffer behind facility was negotiated to help reduce noise and beautify the area, and must be “maintained regularly”.

·         No trash is to be left over night or over the weekends at this Maintenance Facility. (This will help reduce odors and rodents in our residential area).

·         City of Coral Gables vehicles are not permitted access to our residential streets. They must use S.W. 72 Avenue to Coral Way or Bird Road to enter or exit the Maintenance Facility.