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Virginia Key Outdoor Center retweeted
Last month, Miami City Commissioners moved to oust the entire board of the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust, which has overseen the development of the city's historic Black beach for over two decades.
Many are calling the decision suspicious. wlrn.us/3h9nPXn
Virginia Key Outdoor Center retweeted
Miami’s disrespectful takeover of Virginia Key Beach Trust is sudden — and suspect | Editorial miamiherald.com/opinion/edit…
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At Miami City Hall: protestors shout “restore the trust,” rallying against city commissioners’ takeover of the Virginia Key Beach trust @nbc6
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Leaders from South Florida's Black community have signed onto a letter asking Miami Mayor @FrancisSuarez to veto last week's legislation to remove the board of the majority-Black Virginia Key Beach Trust. They appeal to Suarez's famous "How can I help" tweet.
Virginia Key Outdoor Center retweeted
In a 4-1 vote, with Russell in opposed, the Miami City Commission votes to name itself the new board for the Virginia Key Beach Park Trust, with Christine King as chair, and she gets to appoint 2 more members to make a 7-member board. They ousted the current board.
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No apology made and no discussion of the dozens of comments from community members against the item.
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That's it: the commission votes 4-1 to take over the Virginia Key Beach Park Advisory Board. Ken Russell is the sole dissenting vote, says he wanted to be able to appoint someone to the board who knows the issues better than him.
Good morning! I'm watching today's City of Miami Commission meeting, where they'll discuss replacing the majority-Black Virginia Key Beach Park Trust with the members of the city commission.
Context here:
miaminewtimes.com/news/city-…
Virginia Key Outdoor Center retweeted
Overt political retaliation from the corrupt 🤡s on the @CityofMiami commission. It's a story we've sadly seen play out before with retaliation against @vkocfl and @BallAndChainBar. Unreal that they keep getting elected and getting away with it.
Virginia Key Outdoor Center retweeted
Join @EngageMIA at Miami City Hall TOMORROW 9 AM to advocate for the Virginia Key Board of Trustees!! City of Miami Commissioners are voting to dissolve the board and appoint themselves. Tomorrow is the final vote. @vkocfl @VirginiaKeyBeac
Virginia Key Outdoor Center retweeted
It's Take a A Kid Mt-Biking Day out at the #VirginiaKey mountain bike trail and pump track.
Great family fun. Many ride in via the Rickenbacker too, emphasizing yet again why we need safe, equitable protected bike lanes for riders of all ages.
Virginia Key Outdoor Center retweeted
Went biking to the Virginia Key mtb for the first time this past week.
This place is awesome, took everything I had out of me but I'll be back soon.
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I can’t think of a better display of who Americans really are than the people of Martha’s Vineyard coming together to show humanity to strangers. #MarthasVineyard
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Good morning from Miami City Hall for today's commission meeting. During public comment, most speakers are asking city to reconsider the forced closure of the Virginia Key Outdoor Center.
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The majority of commenters are here about Virginia Key.
All of those who have spoken on VK have asked the city to reopen the @vkocfl. Several parents here say their children have become environmentalists because they went to camp there.
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Recessed Commission Meeting for Sept. 13, 2022. Live from City Hall. nitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1yNxaNrml…
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my last story with @WLRN this summer has been a month in the making...
@vkocfl was shut down one month ago today due to code violations and rent problems. but the shutdown came days after they spoke out against the City's "tiny homes" proposal...
wlrn.org/local-news/2022-09-…
Thank you for covering this. You did an amazing job and got all the FACTS across.
For those wondering about the picture being referenced in the article, it’s this one:
my last story with @WLRN this summer has been a month in the making...
@vkocfl was shut down one month ago today due to code violations and rent problems. but the shutdown came days after they spoke out against the City's "tiny homes" proposal...
wlrn.org/local-news/2022-09-…
Virginia Key Outdoor Center retweeted
👋🏽 Hiya, South Florida. Here are some of the top stories that we are looking at this morning.
📰 Find more regional news here: wlrn.org/
ALT A navy blue graphic from WLRN reads in white text: Three stories to start your day on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. A bulleted list in white text then reads: Hurricane Irma's impact five years later With Lake O dipping into water shortage levels, water managers call for voluntary conservation Residents reflect on the sudden shutdown of the Virginia Key Outdoor Center