In our first edition of "Que Pasa Doral" we included some history on how the Council was created and mentioned some of the projects and accomplishments of the Council.

This month, Doral Community Council Vice-Chair Carolyn Casserta has graciously agreed to write a similar story in English.

From this issue on these columns, "Oue Pasa Doral" and "what's happening Doral", will include information on the meetings that have taken place on the previous month.

In February, the Council met twice, once for a zoning meeting and the other a non-zoning meeting to fill a vacancy and to submit the 2001 County budget.

The first meeting took place on February 17, 2000, were various applications for zoning approval were discussed.

Cristi Dance Studio, located at 3750NW 114 Ave., was approved. The studio will be open between 4:00 PM, 9:00 PM during the week and on Saturdays.

We hope that the community enjoys this dancing facility.

Another project approved was a CITGO gas station located at 9700 NW 25 St. This facility will have a small restaurant and a convenience store.

Another approved project was for a building located in the Beacon Station at 107 NW 106 St.

While the County did not support this application due to non-compliance with the Urban Design Guide, the Council felt that this was not applicable for this location.

Another project approved was a FPL urban electrical sub-station located at 10700 NW 90 St.

The community, especially with all the changes to improve the surrounding areas, supported this project, and it is a good example of how developers can work with the community to produce a better product.

The second meeting took place on February 24, 2000. In this non-zoning, meeting the Council approved a resolution to name a portion of NW 33 St. between 79 Ave. and 87 Ave. as "Ryder Boulevard", because Ryder has worked well with the community, creating the first Charter School in Doral.

Mr. Glenn Schnider, Director of Corporate Services, accepted the resolution on behalf of Ryder.

We hope that the County Commissioners can expedite the approval of this resolution.

The other item in the agenda included filling a vacant position on the council.

Four candidates applied for the position: Max Salvador, Frank Bolanos, Daris Von Steen, and Jim Case, and after listening to all the candidates, Mr. Max Salvador was selected by the council .

Welcome Max!

They were all excellent candidates, and we hope to see them all involved with the community in one capacity or another.

At the end of the night, we selected the projects to be included in the County's 2001 budget.

While this is more a wish list than a reality, we included various items that the community badly needs, with the completion of the parks as our priority project.

Also included on the list were the installation of traffic lights at various intersections, street lighting on NW 97 Ave. between NW 52 St. and NW 58 St., the widening of NW 97 Ave. between NW25 St. and NW 33 St., and sidewalks for both sides of NW 58 St between NW 97 Ave and NW 79 Ave.

We hope that the County can take note and help us with some of these projects.