Key Biscayne seeks to immediately stop construction on Miami Marine Stadium

The Village of Key Biscayne is seeking an emergency injunction to immediately halt construction at the Miami Marine Stadium.

The injunction, which was formally filed last week, follows a Feb. 6 complaint from the Key Biscayne Village Council against Miami to halt $16 million in improvements to the stadium property.

The council says the Miami Marine Stadium is zoned as park space, not commercial event space, and the traffic from the boat show and dozens of other commercial events planned annually for Miami Marine Stadium may choke off vital roads to Key Biscayne.

Construction began Feb. 10 before the conflict resolution was initiated, according to the most recent complaint. Key Biscayne says the actions of the city are illegal.

The city of Miami declined to comment about how the council’s complaint may affect the Miami International Boat Show, which is expected to be hosted at the Miami Marine Stadium in 2016 and 2017.

“We love the boat show and we could even live with the boat show for one weekend a year if the facility wasn’t going to be used 70 other times,” said Key Biscayne Village Council member Mike Kelly in a previous interview with the South Florida Business Journal.

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Story by: Emon Reiser – Feb 25, 2015, 2:39pm EST | UPDATED: Feb 25, 2015, 2:51pm EST
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