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Kings Bay resident recalls 1994 annexation and creation of two waterfront parks
Summary
A Kings Bay resident told a public meeting that the South Coral Gables neighborhood annexed to the city in 1994, planted hundreds of trees, and developed two waterfront parks — Kings Bay Waterfront Plaza and Park and James H. Smith Park — to strengthen community identity and access to Biscayne Bay.
A resident of the Kings Bay neighborhood in South Coral Gables told a public meeting that the community voted to annex to Coral Gables in 1994 and later developed two waterfront parks to create a stronger neighborhood identity and shoreline access.
The resident said Kings Bay was founded by pilot Ben Cooper with investors including James Knight, whom the resident identified as treasurer and president of the neighborhood association. "The original covenants that Mr. Cooper set out was every house would be…
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