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Volume 95 Number 37 | MAY 2-8, 2018 | MiamiTimesOnline.com | Ninety-Three Cents LIBERTY North Corridor uproar Residents want answers CAROLYN GUNISS from county about rail SPL [email protected] JAYDA HALL JANUARY 2015 Brownsville Civic Neighborhood Associa- [email protected] tion President Kenneth Kilpatrick wants to Liberty Square sever the redevelopment of Lincoln Gardens A discussion to speed up the overdue transit Rising announced from the $300 million Liberty Square Rising redevelopment project. slated for Northwest He says he is not alone. 27th Avenue sparked an uproar from residents Members of the association believe they in the community at a have been treated like an unwanted child, JULY 2016 town hall meeting on only remembered when they make a stink. Saturday. Project At issue is the community benefits agree- The meeting — pre- awarded to ment that was a part of the master plan sented by State Reps. Related Urban for developer Related Urban Development Cynthia Stafford and Group. Sharon Pritchett — was intended to update Miami-Dade residents on a study County Commis- conducted by the We have been sioners in July Florida Department of struggling with MAY 2016 approved Transportation (FDOT) the North Corridor 2017 the subsidiary that featured three “The county rolled for many years in of the Related out a plan that was transit alternatives Liberty stretching from North- terms of getting it Group to raze flawed, the process “ Square west 215th Street to approved.” and rebuild Mi- was terribly flaw ground Northwest 38th Street ami-Dade’s oldest and done in bad and then from North- breaking public housing “ faith. We deserve west 27th Avenue onto Former Miami-Dade stock and rebuild better.” Florida State Road 112 to Commissioner already-razed Lin- the Miami Intermodal Betty T. Ferguson coln Gardens pub- Center (near Miami International Airport). lic housing, with Brownsville Civic Neigh- But the majority of the nearly 40 attendees at JUNE 2017 added upgrades. borhood Association Presi- Federal Public dent Kenneth Kilpatrick the meeting wanted to know why the already In addition, de- approved 2007 transit plan wasn’t being shown Housing probe velopers offered — or even thought about. announced to rehab units at Annie Coleman #14, a The plan known as the Orange Line Phase II run-down public housing development near project consisted of a 9.2-mile elevated exten- to the Lincoln Gardens site. At the lengthy sion of the existing Metrorail along Northwest MARCH approval hearing, County Commissioner Au- 27th Avenue. Now, residents are only being shown what drey Edmonson introduced several amend- 2018 appears to be three possible alternatives for ments, including adding liquidated damages 13 miles that features dedicated bus lanes, a Meeting and cautioned the developer to get input street-level rail or an elevated rail track that held by from Brownsville residents, much like it did would reduce left-hand turns for drivers. with Liberty Square residents through com- “Why do you want to do that in our neighbor- Related munity engagement meetings. hood?” Miami resident Benjamin Essien asked Urban In the initial Request for Application, the a supervising planner during the presentation. “We want a fast rail, and we want it on the side.” about county wanted Lincoln Gardens to be built Mary Alice Brown is a former chair of the Lincoln first so that residents from Liberty Square SEE NORTH 5A Gardens SEE SPLIT 4A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Liberty City, Overtown eyed for opportunity zones Residents and business owners gains tax reductions or ex- emptions, depending on have mixed emotions about plan how long the investment is held. NYAMEKYE DANIEL he has a few friends with The Treasury has 30 days [email protected] businesses in the neighbor- to certify each state’s recom- hood, and he supports any- mendations. After the zones A new tax incentive may thing that would be benefi- are approved, the federal soon be available to busi- cial to his community. government will begin the nesses and investors in Over- But, his only concern is process to designate how town and Liberty City, but consistency. Opportunity Funds will be residents and businesses “People love to come and regulated. owners in the neighborhoods say they’re going to do this Sponsors of the biparti- say they have mixed feelings and do that, but sometimes san bill say that Trump’s tax about what it means for the they don’t keep their prom- cuts could result in jobs and community. ises — then that can be the economic development in The neighborhoods were downfall,” said Ezell. low-income areas, since the selected by Gov. Rick Scott Included in the Tax Cuts cuts may attract wealthy in- as two of the 68 low-income and Jobs Act that was signed vestors. opportunity zones in Mi- into law by President Don- Some residents said they ami-Dade and Monroe coun- ald Trump on Dec. 22, 2017, are open to opportunities, ties that were sent to the U.S. the Investing in Opportunity but they are also wary of Department of the Treasury Act providing tax incentives possible hidden agendas. Photo courtesy of Mitchell Zachs/Overtown Youth Center Liberty City resident on April 19, where business for businesses and develop- u entities and investors would ers in the targeted areas. If In this April 20 photo, Republican Sens. Tim Scott and Marco Rubio speak to Shavon Greene said that a receive a tax cut. approved by the U.S. Trea- Mourning Family Foundation president Bill Diggs at the Overtown Youth Center. On tax incentive sounds like a Lifelong Overtown resi- sury Department, investors April 3, Rubio offered Gov. Rick Scott support to help identify and collect input from good bonus for some of the dent Antwan Ezell said that can be eligible for capital Florida communities that are eligible to become Qualified Opportunity Zones. SEE ZONES 4A Pushed out of BUSINESS ................................................. 6B YOU & YOURS ............................................ 16D Today CLASSIFIED ............................................. 9B FAITH CALENDAR ................................... 18D 80° their home Little Haiti business IN GOOD TASTE ......................................... 11C HEALTH & WELLNESS ............................. 17D owners are pushing back INSIDE LIFESTYLE HAPPENINGS ....................... 15C OBITUARIES ............................................. 20D 6B 8 90158 00100 0 Editorials Cartoons Opinions Letters VIEWPOINT BLACKS MUST CONTROL THEIR OWN DESTINY | MAY 2-8, 2018 | MiamiTimesOnline.com Credo Of The Black Press MEMBER: National Newspaper Periodicals Postage EDITORIAL The Black Press believes that America Publisher Association paid at Miami, Florida (ISSN 0739-0319) can best lead the world from racial and MEMBER: The Newspaper POSTMASTER: Published Weekly at 900 NW 54th Street, Association of America Send address changes to national antagonism when it accords Miami, Florida 33127-1818 Subscription Rates: One Year THE MIAMI TIMES, to every person, regardless of race, Post Office Box 270200 $52.99 – Two Year $99.99 P.O. Box 270200 Forced programming creed or color, his or her human and Buena Vista Station, Miami, Florida 33127 Foreign $75.00 Buena Vista Station, Miami, FL Phone 305-694-6210 legal rights. Hating no person, fearing 7 percent sales tax for Florida residents 33127-0200 • 305-694-6210 no person, the Black Press strives to for Memorial Day H.E. SIGISMUND REEVES, Founder, 1923-1968 help every person in the firm belief that GARTH C. REEVES, JR., Editor, 1972-1982 all persons are hurt as long as anyone GARTH C. REEVES, SR., Publisher Emeritus is held back. Weekend not the way RACHEL J. REEVES, Publisher and Chairman It seems as if so many people lost their way when looking at Memorial Day Weekend. The legacy of MLK, Black “bank-in” The latest plans unveiled by Miami Beach and the Mi- TERI WILLIAMS, president and COO, OneUnited Bank ami-Dade Branch of the NAACP forgot one key truth: the hundreds of thousands of Black visitors who have been vis- The night before Martin It provided free seminars on spending to build genera- Luther King Jr. was assassi- consumer education, invest- tional wealth. Black banks iting Miami Beach for nearly two decades have free will and nated – 50 years ago – he de- ments, credit and how bank- and credit unions are proud make their own choices. livered his last speech, “I’ve ing works. to be at the forefront of this They choose how they want to be entertained, mostly by Seen the Promised Land,” in Unity Bank was conceived burgeoning understanding of renting cars and yachts, visiting their favorite dance and Memphis Tennessee and en- Established to by John T. Hayden, a Black the power of “collective eco- drinking spots and hanging out on the beach. couraged the crowd of 2,500 give equal economic graduate of Harvard Business nomics.” people to strengthen Black School and organized by the Nearly 50 years later, Last year, Miami Beach added the Air and Sea Show to opportunity to the Black give people alternate entertainment during Memorial Day institutions including Black late Donald E. Sneed, chair- OneUnited Bank continues banks. residents of Roxbury man and president; Marvin E. the legacy of Unity Bank, Weekend. This year, there are plans to add even more pro- During that same year and Dorchester, Gilmore, vice president; and including its mission to be gramming. “ of 1968, the predecessor of Massachusetts, Unity C. Bernard Fulp, assistant “The Bank with a Purpose.” By trying to add programming to make a more classy event, OneUnited Bank, Unity Bank Bank embarked on this vice president and chief loan OneUnited became the first as Miami Beach Commissioner Ricky Arriola said, speaks and Trust Co., was found- journey with the officer. Fulp, who previously Black interstate bank, ex- ed in Roxbury, Massachu- worked at two large banks panding beyond Boston by volumes. It says that Miami Beach will tolerate the Black vis- slogan, “The Bank setts.

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