Waterfront update -- there is no update
We tried getting info on the Coconut Grove waterfront project, but apparently there is nothing new to post on the internet, according to Comm. Linda Haskins.
The new drawings/boards are supposed to be available in Ms. Haskins' office for anyone to see, but apparently people don't feel there are any new drawings to see, just the old ones, which can be seen on line here: http://dinnerkey.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=268
According to the Coconut Grove Waterfront Working Committee, they "do not believe this is the most recent work product from Sasaki [Associates, Inc.] and expect that at this stage of the process there should be at a minimum designs created using a CAD program, a traffic study, and a more fully refined economic study. "
The Committe goes on to say: "Assuming that to be the case, we hereby request of the Planning Department, pursuant to Article I, Section 24 of the Florida Consitution and Florida Statutes Chapter 119, that the most recent design alternatives and any supporting documentation including economic studies, traffic studies, presentation materials or explanatory materials be made public by posting them on the waterfront plan website immediately. We also request that announcements be made and a date set for the first official presentation of the three design alternatives that have been repeatedly promised to the public at the Coconut Grove Village Council and the Waterfront Advisory Board, as well as for the scheduling of public workshops to work with Sasaki in refining the three alternatives into one final plan.
"We are very concerned about the negative impact of the releasing of six-month-old conceptual drawings (represented as the most current work product) by Commissioner Haskins’ office, without any explanation, and hope that the immediate posting of Sasaki’s most current work product with the scheduling of official presentations and workshops will allow the process to get back on track in a positive way. Posting the alternatives and any explanatory materials would also allow stakeholders the opportunity to be more fully prepared to participate when the workshops take place."
And so the project drags on.
The new drawings/boards are supposed to be available in Ms. Haskins' office for anyone to see, but apparently people don't feel there are any new drawings to see, just the old ones, which can be seen on line here: http://dinnerkey.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=268
According to the Coconut Grove Waterfront Working Committee, they "do not believe this is the most recent work product from Sasaki [Associates, Inc.] and expect that at this stage of the process there should be at a minimum designs created using a CAD program, a traffic study, and a more fully refined economic study. "
The Committe goes on to say: "Assuming that to be the case, we hereby request of the Planning Department, pursuant to Article I, Section 24 of the Florida Consitution and Florida Statutes Chapter 119, that the most recent design alternatives and any supporting documentation including economic studies, traffic studies, presentation materials or explanatory materials be made public by posting them on the waterfront plan website immediately. We also request that announcements be made and a date set for the first official presentation of the three design alternatives that have been repeatedly promised to the public at the Coconut Grove Village Council and the Waterfront Advisory Board, as well as for the scheduling of public workshops to work with Sasaki in refining the three alternatives into one final plan.
"We are very concerned about the negative impact of the releasing of six-month-old conceptual drawings (represented as the most current work product) by Commissioner Haskins’ office, without any explanation, and hope that the immediate posting of Sasaki’s most current work product with the scheduling of official presentations and workshops will allow the process to get back on track in a positive way. Posting the alternatives and any explanatory materials would also allow stakeholders the opportunity to be more fully prepared to participate when the workshops take place."
And so the project drags on.
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4 Comments:
Thank you for shedding some light on this slowly moving development. I urge everyone to send an email to Mayor Diaz and politely ask him to put this item on top of the city's list of priorities. Refurbishment of waterfront land is what improves our quality of life and property values.
CLL
At the Candidates forum last Thursday night Haskins promised to produce the latest drawings the next day, Friday. It is apparent she lied again.
Haskins makes many empty promises. Luckily Dist 2 voters are very intelligent.
Wait until Haskins gets done approving zoning changes for the Mercy site. Three monster towers on the waterfront is just the beginning.
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