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Originally Posted by LIforrelaxin
If Mitt where to become president, or even just become the Republican Candidate, The lake would never be the same. ...On the flip side, property values around the lake would skyrocket....Much as they do everywhere a president has a home.
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When President Nixon took office, I watched as an island near Miami became his second home—and
Key Biscayne then changed drastically. I had friends on Key Biscayne which at that time, was a sleepy community of modest one-story ranch homes, long public beachfronts, and wide-open spaces.
But today?
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"Key Biscayne is one of the wealthiest communities in the United States. The community, which is only accessed by boat and the Rickenbacker Causeway, served as the Florida home to former president, Richard Nixon and actor Andy Garcia...
The community of Key Biscayne is an affluent population by local and national standards...The median household income for Key Biscayne is $86,599...The property values of Key Biscayne reach a total of $2 billion and Key Biscayne ranked number 134 on Worth’s’ 250 Richest U.S towns in 2001.
In September of 2004, the town mayor restricted the use of wave runners and jet skis within 300 feet of the shoreline. The city also has begun the groundwork to implement new zoning codes that would prompt redevelopment and protect Key Biscayne’s “character.”
The island currently contains five public parks and about 30 acres of beach.
http://mpoportal.fiu.edu/community_h...cfm?hist_id=22
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While the number of public parks is
up, "wide open-spaces" for the public is
down.
A land-rich Miami family donated a huge coconut plantation for the "open-air enjoyment" of every person: local "Movers and Shakers" fought that generous and philanthrophic donation in court, and now Key Biscayne has Professional Tennis Championships instead.
I hope Romney sells his place before any radical change arrives at the Lakes Region.
