A DAY AT DAN PAUL PARK
The young professionals did what the Government couldn't. They took over their parkland and dedicated it with a name: Dan Paul Park. Dan Paul was the one responsible for the park section of our Home Rule Charter. I did a picture post of the day's events. By the way, County Commissioner Audrey Edmonson said she had no problem with the new name. Parcel B is officially Dan Paul Park on this blog. Following is a pictorial of the festivities:
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| Of course the Miami Heat paved it over since this rendering, but that is Dan Paul Park on the far side of the FEC slip. Bicentennial Park is in the foreground (the 2 Museums in it call it Museum Park). Why is it everyone wants to take over the people's parkland? Well finally the people have done it! |
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| County Commissioner Audrey Edmonson, The Commissioner for the Area of Dan Paul Park was not happy about the park's paving by the Miami Heat but she said she read about the name - Dan Paul Park - and had no problem with that. Sorry I didn't get a better picture. |
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| The heat had a chain link fence at end with a big lock on it, they took it off (at least for the day). Legally they cannot fence off the property from the public because they got public money to do the seawall from the FIND commission. The property was recently re-leased to the Heat by the County. they use it for a parking lot. |
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| The young professionals were out in numbers for the dedication of Dan Paul Park. |
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| County Commissioner Xavier Suarez (looking mighty trim) attended the event. Ralph Rosado on the left. |
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| Some people found the spit of green on the site and took a yoga class. |
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| Others, made the best of the blacktop. |
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| Oops! |
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| What else could you do with all the blacktop the Miami Heat put down on Dan Paul Park. When the Heat got the land in a referendum, this acreage was promised to the people to be a soccer field, not a parking lot. |
