Posted on 08/08/2022 11:54:53 AM PDT by dynachrome
Miami residents are up in arms over a pilot program to build an encampment for homeless people on a secluded beach that’s just a stone’s throw away from an exclusive island that was once home to Oprah Winfrey, Derek Jeter, and Mel Brooks.
Miami-Dade County’s seventh district sparked anger after it quietly approved a plan to build between 50 and 100 miniature houses in the North Point Park section of Virginia Key Beach.
Residents are upset over the plan for a variety of reasons, according to reports.
Environmentalists believe the encampment will destroy the island’s fragile ecosystem, while recreational enthusiasts think it will hamper their ability to spend time outdoors unhindered, according to The Daily Beast.
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suck it liberals
Move them to the Aleutian Islands instead.
“Diversity is our Strength!”
Why should “homeless” live on a beautiful upscale beach? Screw that. Ship them next to a toxic sewage dump (or New York ghetto, same thing). These bums are almost ALWAYS illegal aliens, drifters, drug addicts, criminals, etc. And they ALWAYS vote democrat! It is the main constituency of the Rat party. They deserve only scorn.
+1. That is the perfect place for dregs. I know, I’ve been there... Wait, I was in th Navy at the time. ☺
There are many golf courses in south Florida which can easily be turned into camp grounds for the homeless.
It would be a riot if the built homeless encampments on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard. Maybe buy a few of the Gingerbread cottages in Oak Bluffs, then a few more on the Chilmark-Tisbury town line, on the main road.
I wonder if drugs and booze will be readily available.
Why on the beach near Miami?
A place where an average family who actually work for a living couldn’t afford to live!
A Better place would be off in the Everglades where there are thousands of acres and they won’t be a bother to anyone but themselves.
Or just sbus them off to Washington, DC.
There is a water treatment plant there.
The only thing I think it is really used for are the weekend boat part flotillas. I think there was a bust of a music festival last year because it is mangroves and open space.
That said, if they tore down the treatment plant and opened it up for development it would be PRIME real estate.
“Environmentalists believe the encampment will destroy the island’s fragile ecosystem...”
Yeah I imagine defecating, urinating and vomiting on the ecosystem might have a negative impact.
Residents are upset over the plan for a variety of reasons
Looks like a rent seeking, lefty-NIMBY nightmare. Maybe more regulations and market moves against building will fix it. ;D
Yep. And it’ll probably smell like pee and poo in no time, not to mention the needles and syringes that will likely litter this lovely island.
Oh, I know! Legalize more drugs and invest in legalized drug cartels. That’ll fix it the un-American way. ;D
Personally I would like to see All homeless camps within 1000 feet of the personal residence of any elected official or officer of the court to be perfectly LEGAL
Then again, it is a riot to see how those 'rich folk' react -- I wonder how many of them voted for the very politicos who made this brilliant decision?
Diversity!........but not in their back yard I suppose.
I hear Brandon Falls, DE is a wonderful place to live. They should go there.
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