TRISH MARSIANO, CO CHAIR CSHLP

Hi,

I attended last nights Community Zoning Appeals Board meeting for Area 11 (West Kendall) prepared to deliver the following speech. However, I backed down in the end. Why? Before the meeting started, I was introduced to Mr. Adrian. During our conversation, he shared his rendering of his development proposal. At my first glance, it appeared that he was making an attempt to deliver development above the current zoning requirements for the area in question. At the end of our conversation, he made strong point of fact, basically threatening that if this proposal did not receive approval he would revert back to an approved 1998 proposal for a 6-story Hotel on this property, along with even more square feet of development.

I, unfortunately, felt boxed between the lesser of two evils.

Am I in favor of Rezoning this area to Park/Preserve Land? Yes!

Did I feel that we were too late…Yes.

I campaigned this past week to the community to attend last nights meeting.

I will campaign more heavily during the month to come.

Do I know how all this works? No, But, I will learn fast.

I’ve attached a copy of what I should have gone ahead and read last night. Maybe, in the end, a better place for this is in the paper so it can be reached by more members of the community.

Thanks, and I apologize to the community for not standing up for what I believe should be done despite my perceived threat that we would lose more than we would gain by opposing the current development proposal. Just the opposite proved to be true thanks to other members of the community and several members of our current Community Zoning Appeals Board Members.

Trish Marsiano

CoChair CSHLP

12761 SW 132 Terrace

Miami, FL 33186

305-254-7243