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Progressive Leadership
CHARTER MEMBERS
FRED JOSEPH
PRESIDENT
STANLEY KRIEGER
VICE PRESIDENT
DR. RON CANTWELL
VICE PRESIDENT
OLGA GUILARTE
TREASURER
ELEANOR KLUGER
PAST PRESIDENT
DIRECTORS
PATRICIA CARi3ONELL
JORGE ESPINEL
ROLAND HO WELL
JLTAN ROMERO
CAROLE ANN TAYLOR
MEMBERS:
RICIHARD HAYLOR
JULIE GRIMES
LLTIZ MELO
CR[STA SCHMIDT
1633 NORTH RAYSHORE DRIVE
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33132
{305) 579-9088
FAX: (305) 373-4751
E-MAIL: fredjoseph@bellsouth.net
OMNI ADVISORY BOARD INC.
City of Miami Commissioners
Mayor Manny Diaz
Jim Villacorta
CRA
Via fax: 305 679-6835
January 16, 2007
RE: Margaret Pace Park
Dear Mayor, Commissioners and Mx. Villacorta,
As President of the Omni Advisory Board, an Omni resident and Board of
Director at The Grand, l would like to go on record that land the Omni
Residents are opposed to the use of Margaret Pace Park for any private
restricted functions. I received 100's of complaints fronx The Grand
residents (especially who live -an the north side) when the park was used
recently for the Orange Bowl Beach Bash. The private function operators
had such little respect for the residents that they faced their stage, sound
equipment and lighting directly into The Grand instead of out to the Bay.
This maximized their nuisance factor by 1,000%. There also is a very
limited amount of off street parking in this area so between the construction
and the event you could not move in the neighborhood. To top it all oft, the
CRA gave them $50,000.00 for the event.
This was entirely a private money -making event, which resulted in the park
being completely fenced off from the residents whose tax dollars paid for
the revitalization of the Park.
Margaret Pace Park is a passive park and is utilized by all the residents who
live in the neighborhood. The number of residents in our neighborhood
will increase at least 10 fold with the opening of all the new residential
condo towers across the street from the park this year. I urge you to never
allow a function in this park that restricts access to the residents by making
them pay to use their park.
Thank you;
Joseph, President