HomeMy Public PortalAboutLTC 123-2016 Independence Day Weekend EventsBAL HARBOUR
V I L LAG E -
OFFICE OF THE VILLAGE MANAGER LETTER TO COUNCIL
NO. 123-2016
To: Mayor Martin Packer and Members of the Village Council
From: Jorge M. Gonzalez, Village Manager
Date: June 24, 2016
Subject: Independence Day Weekend Events
The purpose of this Letter to Council (LTC) is to share with you the details regarding the
planned Independence Day weekend events in Bal Harbour Village. Attached is a postcard
which has been mailed to all residents which includes the details. In addition, the most recent
version of the Village newsletter also included details.
The Guinness world -record artists from the Sand Sculpture Company will be back in Bal
Harbour Village to create a patriotic themed sandcastle. They will begin their work on the
sand sculpture on Tuesday, June 28 to complete in time for the holiday weekend.
Sunday, July 3 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. —Family friendly event taking place on the beach
between 96th and 97th Streets to include music, snow cones and interactive games such as
beach bucket brigade, water balloon volley, splash-n-dash relay races, tug-of-war, beach
bucket decorating and a watermelon eating contest. In addition, there will be a sand castle
building contest for children of all ages.
Monday, July 4 beginning at 8:30 p.m. (with the fireworks display beginning at 9:00 p.m.) —
music, refreshments and seating shall be available on the beach around 102"d Street. Miami -
Dade County has adopted new regulations regarding fireworks which now require to double
the normal distance of the finale chain shells, therefore a safe zone of 560' radius is required
in order to fire the display so seating and viewing will be pushed south of the Harbour House.
Please let Alex Cardelle know if you plan to join us for either of these events. Should you
have any questions or need any additional information, please feel free to contact me or
Ramiro Inguanzo.
JMG/RI