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Neighbors push back on Meridian Avenue path over golf‑ball risk, trees and aesthetics
Summary
Residents objected to the Meridian multiuse path proposal, citing frequent stray golf balls, potential netting across views, mature tree removals, liability worries and frustration at timing of neighborhood outreach.
A string of residents told City of Miami Beach staff they oppose the proposed Meridian Avenue multiuse path, with many centering objections on the adjacent Miami Beach Golf Club and the prospect of visible netting and tree loss.
Dylan Yalas, a resident who said he had raised concerns in email, told the project team there was "a course of disapproval" among neighbors and questioned spending on a path where a sidewalk already exists while chronic drainage issues remain. "We have a lot of people on the street who are cyclists... So the idea of spending millions of dollars... on this…
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