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	<title>Grand Avenue News, West Coconut Grove FL &#187; Politics</title>
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		<title>June Village Council Rundown</title>
		<link>http://grandavenews.com/2010/06/20/june-village-council-rundown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 14:40:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The June Coconut Grove  Village Council meeting focused on new developments, improvements, and  changes in the Grove.
The most surprising change  announced at the meeting was the resignation of CGVC Chairman Patrick  Sessions who shocked the council with a prepared statement that cited  unforeseen occurrences in his personal and business  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Open letter from Stephen Murray to Commissioner Gimenez regarding Affordable/Workforce Housing Project</title>
		<link>http://grandavenews.com/2010/06/12/open-letter-from-stephen-murray-to-commissioner-gimenez-regarding-affordableworkforce-housing-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 15:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Commissioner Gimenez,
I would like to express my formal support of the proposed affordable housing project in Coconut Grove. After meetings with various stakeholders to discuss the plan, I now believe it is crucial that we as a community join together to back this project and allow it to go forward as soon as possible. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grove agency&#8217;s departure leaves questions, concerns, calls for audit</title>
		<link>http://grandavenews.com/2010/06/09/grove-agencys-departure-leaves-questions-concerns-calls-for-audit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A neighborhood organization created 30 years ago to boost economic development in the West Grove has been missing in action in the community and is no longer receiving funding from its major contributor, the city of Miami.
According to public records provided by the city, the Urban Empowerment Corporation, whose mission was to create jobs and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coconut Grove Village Council Meeting Rundown for May</title>
		<link>http://grandavenews.com/2010/05/24/coconut-grove-village-council-meeting-rundown-for-may/</link>
		<comments>http://grandavenews.com/2010/05/24/coconut-grove-village-council-meeting-rundown-for-may/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 01:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
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UPDATED
The May Coconut Grove Village Council Meeting included updates from community leaders, discussions about new developments and changes with Coconut Grove Sailing Club membership and information about an event to honor Grove peacocks.

All Grove Crimewatch Chair Robert Loupo addressed the village council to give an update on Coconut Grove safety.
Loupo said that the investigations into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Village Council discusses Brown House, Glass House, Playhouse</title>
		<link>http://grandavenews.com/2010/03/04/village-council-discusses-brown-house-glass-house-playhouse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Determined to help beautify historic Charles Avenue, Renita Samuels-Dixon recently told the Coconut Grove Village Council that “the oldest street in Coconut Grove” needs and deserves some attention.
One of two members representing the West Grove on the Village Council, Samuels-Dixon said the street’s historic homes include E.W.F. Stirrup Residence, 3242 Charles Ave., and the Mariah [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Grove Village Council might get backCity Hall meeting place</title>
		<link>http://grandavenews.com/2010/03/01/grove-village-council-might-get-meeting-place-back/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:02:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Coconut Grove Village Council still is without a permanent meeting place, but a decision might come as early as this week about whether the group can return to City Hall.
The Village Council was forced to move its monthly meetings from City Hall after Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado, who was elected in November, said he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Village Council still without a permanent meeting place</title>
		<link>http://grandavenews.com/2010/01/29/village-council-still-without-a-permanent-meeting-place/</link>
		<comments>http://grandavenews.com/2010/01/29/village-council-still-without-a-permanent-meeting-place/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:43:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new policy from Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado has forced the Cocoanut Grove Village Council to change its meeting location from City Hall to Ransom Everglades Middle School, where the council met on Jan. 21 for its first meeting of the year.
“It is unfathomable to me that the Village Council has had our meeting venue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3-5AM Bar Closings debate &#8211; feedback is requested</title>
		<link>http://grandavenews.com/2009/12/09/note-patrick-sessions-chairman-elect-of-the-cocoanut-grove-village-council-about-the-3am-5am-bar-closings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[December 7, 2009
To:         All Coconut Grove Residents, Residential Associations, Business Owners, Commercial  Associations, and interested individual parties.
From:    Patrick Sessions, Chairman-elect, The Cocoanut Grove Village Council
As you are undoubtedly aware, there is an ongoing debate in Coconut Grove regarding the 3 AM versus 5 AM bar/restaurant closing times.  In June, 2008, a revision to the Miami [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What time should the bars close?</title>
		<link>http://grandavenews.com/2009/11/19/summary-of-village-council-meeting-november-18th-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://grandavenews.com/2009/11/19/summary-of-village-council-meeting-november-18th-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a summary of the discussions about the 3 a.m. versus the 5 a.m. closing times for bars that occurred on the Coconut Grove Village Council meeting on Nov. 18.

Video by Paul Franz and Jesse Swanson &#8211; Full video of the meeting coming soon.
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		<title>Meet the new Coconut grove Village Council</title>
		<link>http://grandavenews.com/2009/11/06/meet-the-new-coconut-grove-village-council/</link>
		<comments>http://grandavenews.com/2009/11/06/meet-the-new-coconut-grove-village-council/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meet the newsly elected Coconut Grove Village Council. View their video interviews here.
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