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A place to announce or discuss future Town of Melbourne Village (TMV) events related to Vision2012 -- for example, instructions on how to participate in the the online Survey of all TMV Residents scheduled for later this year (October).
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Meetings
Listings for public meetings (Residents Only) of the Vision 2012 Committee or of one of our Subcommittees.
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Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:38 am Rod Stiefbold  |
| The look & feel of Melbourne Village |
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What’s most important to you?
A forum for town residents to discuss what’s most important to the “look and feel” of the Village as it is now. What aspects best define it for you personally? What do you want most to retain, going forward?
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Mon Oct 16, 2006 5:28 pm Sandi Dix  |
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Trees, Greenery, Habitat
Greenery in its various locations – parks, streets, & yards. How much do we need, where, what’s important?
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Mon Nov 20, 2006 1:03 am Rod Stiefbold  |
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Residential zoning and appearance
A forum to discuss the characteristics of our residential neighborhoods, and how they contribute to the typical "look & feel" of the Village
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Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:50 pm Lyle Zody  |
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Visual pollution
Derelict properties, excessive commercialism, supersize vehicles, etc. -- how important, if at all, are such features to your sense of the Village?
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Mon Nov 13, 2006 12:17 pm Lynn Miraglia  |
| Lot Coverage & the Size/Design of Residential Buildings |
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Lot Coverage Limits
The building moratorium now in effect limits new construction to 20% of lot size for the house, and 25% for all hard surfaces including the house. Is this about right, too loose, too tight, what’s your view? Why?
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Wed Jan 10, 2007 5:38 pm Rob Downey  |
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Components of Lot Coverage
Discuss what should be included in the formula, what should perhaps be excluded. Should driveways count?
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Mon Nov 13, 2006 6:38 pm Sandi Dix  |
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Contemporary residential characteristics of Melbourne Village
A forum about what are the most important features of today’s residential neighborhoods which residents wish to retain over the next 5-10 years
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Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:07 am Lyle Zody  |
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"Out-of-scale" new construction
When is "big" too big for the Village? When is "big" so intrusive in the traditional Village and its neighborhoods that we must apply zoning restrictions to limit its impact
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Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:02 am Sandi Dix  |
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Architecture and Design
Discuss whether design objectives and/or a review board would be helpful.
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Fri Sep 29, 2006 5:18 pm Rod Stiefbold  |
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Town Processes
Discuss our Town’s processes for implementing, administering, enforcing or adjusting what Town Code requires. Are these transparent and clear, or complex and ambiguous? Do you find it easy or hard to do business with the Town?
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Tue Aug 29, 2006 3:46 pm Rod Stiefbold  |
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Taxes and Fees
Discuss how these contribute or not to the Quality of Life of Residents of Melbourne Village; and better understand the Town budgeting process.
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State and County Politics, as they affect us
Overall politics, including code, regulations, and zoning decisions that affect us.
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Police Department
Residents’ impressions of what the police do, how that contributes or not to our Quality of Life, and what you wish they’d do more of, or less of.
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Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:00 pm Sandi Dix  |
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Historical Preservation
Discuss the various activities related to preserving our beautiful Village, and how these should or should not figure into our visioning process.
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Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:14 pm Rob Downey  |
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History Information
Share information and historical pictures related to the history of Melbourne Village, especially if you think it’s relevant to our visioning process and future planning decisions.
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| Miscellaneous Subjects |
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Traffic problems and enforcement
Forum on how to solve the problem of excessive and fast through traffic along Dayton-South-Pine-Sheridan. And other issues.
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Sat Nov 18, 2006 8:43 am Valerie Calenda  |
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Water-related problems
A place to discuss rules, regulations, and problems pertaining to stormwater retention, drainage, deep wells, and sewerage
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Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:47 pm Rod Stiefbold  |
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Hurricane threats, preparation, and follow-up
Discuss lack of coordinated community planning and response to recent seasonal storms, whether that matters, ideas for improvement
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Regional Growth and Development
Discuss relevance of surrounding growth and development in Brevard and Central Florida to decision-making in Melbourne Village
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Lessons from America
Forum for ideas, thoughts, insights, experience from other parts of the country, other municipalities and counties, etc.
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Thu Aug 31, 2006 6:31 pm Rob Downey  |
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"Community for Life"
Discuss ways Melbourne Village can make itself user-friendly to aging and minority residents in the future, despite threats posed by rapid development and rising taxes
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Sun Oct 15, 2006 6:01 pm Stephen Seiler  |
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Start your own topic for discussion
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Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:10 pm James Miller  |