Meeting planned to fight Mercy Hosptial land overdevelopment

Even though a couple of neighborhood associations have sold out to the developers trying to change zoning at the Mercy Hospital site, most neighbors are against it.

Three towers of varying heights from 27 to 37 stories are proposed if the zoning is changed from GI (Government Institutional) to R4 (High Density Residential), allowing up to 150 units per acre.

All I know is that I live next door, and it took me 20 minutes to leave my block this morning due to all the traffic. And it's a summer Friday. Imagine the traffic on an October Monday. Nasty.

There is a meeting to stop this overdevelopment on Wed., July 26 at 7:30 pm at 3545 E. Fairview Street. Call Raul Ramirez (305-213-5457) or Bruce Reep (305-858-6260) for more info.

There is also a zoning board meeting coming up in September, we'll post more about that later.

Many developers are trying to scam the city and rush zoning before "Miami 21" is in place, which would prohibit this obnoxious overdevelopment.