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File Number: 07-01422 Final Action Date: 1/10/2008
TO DISCUSS THE UTILIZATION OF WELL LOCATED PRIVATELY OWNED
VACANT LOTS FOR USE VISUALLY AS "GREEN SPACE". THERE ARE MANY
PRIVATELY OWNED VACANT LOTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. MANY VACANT
LOTS ARE VERY VISIBLE BECAUSE THEY ARE ON VERY BUSY STREETS AND
VERY BUSY AVENUES. MANY OF THESE VACANT LOTS DO NOT LOOK AS
ATTRACTIVE AS THEY COULD. IT APPEARS A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF THESE
VACANT LOTS WILL NOT GET DEVELOPED FOR AT LEAST 2-4 YEARS, OR
MORE. COMMISSIONERS TO DISCUSS INCENTIVES TO ENCOURAGE THE
PRIVATE OWNERS TO KEEP THE LOTS MAINTAINED IN A PARK LIKE MANNER
AND THE POSSIBILITY OF REMOVING UNSIGHTLY FENCES. POSSIBLE TAX
ABATEMENTS, REDUCED ASSESSED VALUATIONS AND OTHER INCENTIVES
WILL BE DISCUSSED. A MORE BEAUTIFUL GREENER CITY SHOULD RESULT.
City of Miami
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