tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post4232927307400060051..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: Help send a message to the state legislature: support the buyout of FECI properties and create Ludlam Trail the way residents want … by gimleteyeGeniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-9656135583656233622015-03-10T09:02:54.697-04:002015-03-10T09:02:54.697-04:00pick your battle. Do you want the US Sugar land or...pick your battle. Do you want the US Sugar land or the Ludlam Trail? If you inundate the legislators with both at the same time, they will become even more tone deaf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-57047076700287352612015-03-08T14:13:55.640-04:002015-03-08T14:13:55.640-04:00Yes, hopefully it will happen, as well. It will b...Yes, hopefully it will happen, as well. It will be so convenient for developers to have a rock-solid, spot zoning allegation built into the city's resolution requesting the funding to purchase the re-defined corridor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-52058490472895822252015-03-07T21:34:50.760-05:002015-03-07T21:34:50.760-05:00Hopefully this will happen. Do you know the name ...Hopefully this will happen. Do you know the name of the city commissioner involved in negotiations?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-12854832794014637012015-03-07T08:09:02.813-05:002015-03-07T08:09:02.813-05:00Why bother sending a message to the state legislat...Why bother sending a message to the state legislature? At its March 3 city commission hearing, South Miami's city manager and its city attorney announced that the City of South Miami was going to attempt to purchase the entire trail. The attorney had even gone to the large expense of ordering abstracts of the parcels. One city commissioner has already been involved in negotiations with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-73905189266619961282015-03-06T22:18:37.033-05:002015-03-06T22:18:37.033-05:00People come to South Florida because we have what ...People come to South Florida because we have what is so very rare in this country: Sub-Tropical climate. They come to enjoy that climate OUTDOORS, which is why we must preserve as much natural green space as we can. Once it is gobbled up by concrete, the land will not revert back to a park. For our residents and for our tourists, let's spend the money on what REALLY counts, enhancing South Liznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-51154842461444388302015-03-06T17:18:05.735-05:002015-03-06T17:18:05.735-05:00Dear Anon, the Amendment 1 funds will generate mor...Dear Anon, the Amendment 1 funds will generate more than $10 billion over the next two decades. As a secure source of revenue, it should be bondable -- I haven't heard arguments otherwise. As a region with the highest doc stamp revenues, we ought to be able to argue for a significant percentage of that funding. Even if the revenue isn't leveraged, it still means billions of dollars for Gimleteyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05730237496093952571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-7350055765827224452015-03-06T14:33:25.328-05:002015-03-06T14:33:25.328-05:00Gimleteye - yesterday you were stressing acquisiti...Gimleteye - yesterday you were stressing acquisition of the EAA for Everglades restoration, today you want the Ludlum Trail acquired. I don't think we will get either from this legislature, but I really don't believe for a minute that we can have both. I hear the Ludlum Trail will cost up to $100 million. <br /><br />How 'bout we press on our local leaders (read - County Commission &Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com