(Miami, Fla.) - The following is an update of City of Miami services as of Monday, October 31, 2005:

●OPERATION BLUE ROOF

A Blue Roof Government on the Go Bus will be located in the City of Miami on Thursday, November 3rd and Saturday, November 5th from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Miami Riverside Center, 444 SW 2nd Avenue, Miami, Florida. Officials from FEMA will be on site to help residents apply for this service or get answers to questions regarding blue roof covering. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has launched Operation Blue Roof in Miami Dade County. Operation Blue Roof provides blue plastic sheeting to cover roofs on eligible homes damaged by Hurricane Wilma at no cost to the homeowner. Only primary residences that have sloped, shingled roofs are eligible to receive a blue roof. Structures with greater than 50 percent structural damage are not eligible. Tile or slate roofs are not eligible, and mobile homes with aluminum siding only cannot support a blue roof unless substantially reinforced. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers does not have tarps available for general distribution.

Also, the City will have a Building Department station on site to provide citizens with information on contractor fraud, roof or storm related permits, required contractor licenses.

●CITY ELECTIONS
City of Miami municipal general elections will be held on Tuesday, November 15th. Run-off elections will be held November, 29th.

●CITY FACILITIES

City Hall and Miami Riverside Center have resumed normal business operations.

Domino Park, Jose Marti Park, Juan Pablo Duarte, Kirk Munroe Tennis Center, Lemon City Park, Lummus Park, Moor Park, Roberto Clemente Park, West End Park have resumed operations. All other parks will resume normal operations as power continues to be restored.

North/East Coconut Grove, Downtown, Flagami, Model City, Upper Eastside, West Flagler and Wynwood/Edgewater NET offices are operational.

●CITY MEETINGS

City commission meeting will be held on Thursday, November 3rd at 9 a.m. as per last week’s continuation.

●GARBAGE/TRASH COLLECTION

Regularly-scheduled garbage collection will continue. Debris collection across the city is also on-going. Residents need to be advised of the following:

- Garbage should be put out for the regularly-scheduled pick-up. If your garbage is NOT collected on the scheduled date, please leave it out as it will be collected the following morning. Due to Hurricane Wilma, there may be a short delay in garbage collection.

- Residents should separate vegetation from other trash and bulky items to expedite the Hurricane Wilma city-wide clean-up effort.

- Garbage should be placed in an accessible location. Please do not park in front of the garbage or place any other items around it to help clean-up efforts.

 

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