Medley actually has a solid waste overlay district in the works and the district boundaries appear to be in dispute depending on who you talk to (I asked for the map of the district). I cannot get a straight answer from anyone, everyone is referring me to the Town of Medley Attorney, Michael Pizzi (who I called), including the Building and Zoning Department. Is the 500 acres (mostly rock pit lakes that Lowell Dunn's family appears to own) all within the Solid Waste Overlay district?
How much of the city is devoted to solid waste 3/4? Can't seem to get answers. One Councilman I called at home didn't know what I was talking about. When I told him he voted on a preliminary overlay district in March, he sort of remembered and referred me to the Town attorney. There are also warehouses in the Town and plenty of industrial use.
DERM said -- even though Medley is situated between two wellfield protection zones and houses the East Medley back-up wellfield -- it would probably be okay to fill the rock-pit lakes with monitored solid-waste (crushed concrete, etc.). Like that will happen since the County is trying to stop DERM -- clipping its regulatory and enforcement wings. I see our drinking water at risk.
Some say that putting this overlay on Medley's land makes it infinitely more valuable - maybe up to $1 Million per acre. That is hard to believe. Dunn's 552 acreage is now valued at $4,016,317 ($7,275 an acre), according to the Property Appraiser, and was bought for $350,000 in 1993. Apparently there is big money in solid waste.
So does anyone know how much of Medley is devoted to garbage? And will neighbor Doral be very happy about future developments in their city next to a Town famous for it's garbage?
Medley is not devoted to people, only 1,098 (651 people voted in the last election) people live in its 4.3 square miles according to the 2,000 census, in comparison North Miami beach is 5 square miles and has a population of 38,201 ('07). North Miami Beach has a density of 8,230 persons a square mile and rural Homestead's density is 2,231. Medley's density is a meager 102 persons per square mile. The town of Medley's 4.3 square miles is .5 square miles of water (Lowell Dunn's water?). If all the water is in the solid waste overlay that would mean just about the entire city is a garbage facility because they already have plenty of garbage dumps on their 3.8 square miles of dry land.
3 comments:
I smell fish.
No, you smell garbage. And while you are sniffing, don't take your eyes off the road because you need watch- out for the speed traps.
Accroding to their Charter, Medley has a Strong Mayor form of government. Not so. It is really a Strong Attorney form of government. Nothing moves without the consent and approval of the Town Attorney. This deal has Pizzi all over it, and it will be more than a mountain of trash when its over...there is a mountain of money buried somewhere. Keep probing GoD...
Post a Comment