The business-residents liaison meeting went well last night, about 30 people attended.
There were people there from the Village Council, merchants and restaurants and of course residents. Ron Nelson was present, representing Commissioner Sarnoff's office and Dave Collins was there from the BID. Everyone got to talk; Adam Weirich, Village Council member, who headed the meeting, with Sue McConnell, gave everyone a chance and he balanced the complaints by asking what people liked about the Grove. It was a nice, intelligent conversation.
The main concern was noise. And Cabana One was the main culprit. People don't want them to go out of business, they just want them to follow the noise ordinance laws. It seems that not only residents complain, but many hotel guests do, too. The Sonesta has had to comp many guests because they can't sleep and don't enjoy their stay. They in turn, don't return.
The parking lot near Yacht Harbor, on Grand Avenue, is a concern. Many loud partiers hang out there late at night, they continue to drink, they fight, they play loud music and they are just plain loud. One suggestion was to have off duty police guard the lots.
It came down to the fact that everyone at the meeting loves the Grove and they want everyone to succeed. Marketing is needed to draw more people away from other areas like South Miami, Mary Brickell Village and Coral Gables. We are competing with them for the same visitors.
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