Last Tuesday an overflow crowd packed the Community Zoning Appeals Board room and spilled into the hall for Mr. Bernardo Campuzano’s zoning hearing regarding his request to build a private soccer club on 9.2 acres of former plant nursery. On one side of the room sat Mr. C and his supporters, including about two dozen [...]
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Beans 1, Soccer 0
Posted in development, location, photo, tagged development, soccer field, zoning on November 24, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Beans vs. Soccer
Posted in development, location, photo, tagged development, soccer field, zoning on November 13, 2009 | 6 Comments »
I think some of my friends envy my visits to Redland. “Ahhh, farm country,” they sigh with nostalgia. “Take me with you the next time you go.” OK, I agree, then warn it’s not the way they remember it from, say, 20 years ago. Some landmarks, like Robert Is Here, are still thriving. Anderson’s Corners? [...]
The Holy Land is Everywhere
Posted in development, farmer/grower, locavore, people, politics, tagged small farms conference on August 3, 2009 |
The Real Dirt The last presenter of the last session of the last day was not to be missed. Peter Burkard, farmer and published author, spoke on the panel “Local Food System Development.” I got his permission to post his speech it its entirely, and you can read it below. Although this blog’s focus is [...]
State 1, Lowes 0
Posted in development, location, politics, tagged UDB on July 29, 2009 |
What happens here in Miami-Dade County could set precedents for other counties regarding sprawl. Why don’t developers reconsider urban infill? Florida Cabinet thwarts plan to alter Miami-Dade development boundary The state Cabinet overruled Miami-Dade County and stopped an attempt to move the county’s western development line. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/1161697.html
Urban sprawl and farms
Posted in development, location, politics, tagged UDB on July 27, 2009 |
Urban sprawl is a hot button issue is South Miami-Dade County. Depending on whom you speak to, they’re either strongly for it or against it. The UDB, or Urban Development Boundary, is a line drawn in Miami-Dade’s master plan that separates agriculture from suburbia. Periodically and frequently, developers petition the county and state to move [...]
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