A critical issue is on the Countywide ballot for the Miami-Dade primary election, and we have a chance to save the South Shore Community Center.
The Miami Beach Democrats vote YES on County Referendum - Regarding Construction of Fire Station in Flamingo Park on Alton Road in Miami Beach. A Yes vote is a vote for our children and seniors. A Yes vote will save our South Shore Community Center, a Morris Lapidus building.
We want to thank Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins, Miami Beach Commissioners Kristen Rosen Gonzalez, Tanya Bhatt and Club member and architect David McKinney for championing this issue. They issued the following statements:
Commissioner Higgins: "Public safety is my top priority as your County Commissioner. I encourage you to vote YES on this referendum to give the City of Miami Beach more options on where to site and build a modern, updated fire station to keep you and your families safe."
Commissioner Rosen Gonzalez: "Allowing a new fire station to be built on a small slice of land directly on Alton Road allows Miami Beach to finally save the Morris Lapidus South Shore Community Center, keep a thriving daycare center, and reopen the senior lunchroom. Eventually, we can program the community center for the residents surrounding 6th Street. It is a win-win for Miami Beach."
Club member McKinney: "Locating the fire station adjacent to Alton Road is the perfect solution. It improves emergency response times, maintains essential social services in architectural landmarks, and preserves the residential character of the Flamingo Park Neighborhood."
Commissioner Bhatt: "In 2021 the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation named the South Shore Community Center as one of it's "11 Sites to Save" not only because of its historic significance but also as an extraordinary and rare example of the evolution of the work of Morris Lapidus. With the new proposed site, endorsed by former Fire Chief Virgil Fernandez, current Fire Chief Digna Abello, and union president Captain Adonis Garcia, we are able to provide our community and Fire Department with the Category 5-rated station and public safety resources we all need and preserve our historic legacy when the ability to make those decisions for ourselves is increasingly being preempted by others; we all win."
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