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Public and advisory board push for forested habitat in Virginia Key landfill park plans
Summary
City staff presented three conceptual park-layout options for the capped landfill on Virginia Key; board members and public speakers urged stronger commitments to restoring hardwood hammock and mangrove habitat identified in the Virginia Key consensus master plan.
City staff presented three conceptual options from consultants for converting the Virginia Key landfill into a public park; advisory-board members and members of the public pressed for stronger commitments to the habitat and topographic treatments in the site plan and asked for earlier stakeholder access to consultant work.
Lorraine, a city staff member leading the effort, told the board the city had hired SCS Engineers (site remediation) and Saviano Miller (landscape architect firm) to review previous master-plan material and propose feasible park layouts. She said the city will brief commissioners in the District 2 and District 7 offices and then hold public outreach through the Virginia Key Advisory Board before making a determination.
Several speakers urged more explicit commitments to the hardwood hammock…
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