Miami Franchise news thread

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimemez defend the PortMiami location for Beckham's stadium, he also spoke of this opposition that's trying to derail this project at the port. Without using Norman Braman's name directly, the Mayor spoke about this very powerful member with much influence within the opposition who has some politicians imtimedated and scared. The Miami-Dade Mayor feels there is some underlying motives to this opposition and he wants to know why, especially when all the reasons given for the opposition have been debunked. It's a very interesting interview and it put this stadium debate in better prospective.

Listen here: http://wqam.com/2014/04/18/mayor-carlos-gimenez/

 

John Alschuler, representing Miami Beckham United: "They (Royal Caribbean International) have a sweetheart real estate deal. The county loses $5 million a year because they only pay $12 a foot in rent for a space worth $30... RCI currently uses that space for a parking lot."

http://miami.cbslocal.com/video/10072795-facing-south-florida-soccer-in-south-florida/

 

Two Sides Trade Jabs In Debate Over Major League Soccer Stadium At Port Miami:

http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/04/20/4070389/two-sides-trade-jabs-in-debate.html

 

Absolutely, Norman Braman and this new Port Alliance in opposition are 100% bogus and now that they have gone public the spotlight is now shining one them in ways they never expected. Norman Braman has derailed other stadium projects in the past by getting voters to rally against rich owner asking the taxpayers to help fund their stadium projects. Oddly enough Mr. Braman has inserted himself in this debate in opposition when this Beckham backed project doesn't call for the taxpayers of Miami-Dade to help. Mayor Carlos Gimenez is publicly asking what the true motives of Norman Braman and this new Port Alliance, especially when all the concerns expressed was debunked. Royal Caribbean the biggest in opposition of the stadium at the port, isn't paying their full share for being at the port and now a lot of the spotlight has shifted on them in a negative way. The use of the site is up for the vote, and Mr. Braman has a history of intimidating local politicians...this is getting very interesting now that the spotlight is on this bogus port alliance group that also involves Norman Braman.

 

PortMiami Future Tunnel Development & Master Plan 2035:

In this master plan, it does not call for the Southwest corner of the port's future development to be used exclusively for port related use. It calls for development that considers future marine related activities, the new stadium would have a marina with boat dockage space as seen in the recent stadium renderings. This is another argument by this Seaport Alliance group in opposition of the building of the soccer stadium at the Southwest corner at PortMiami.

 

Miami Beach seeks public input on soccer stadium proposal

http://www.local10.com/news/public-input-town-hall-meeting-for-soccer-stadium/25615744

 

Town Hall Meeting Wednesday, Traffic Is The Main Concern For Miami Beach Residents Worried About Soccer Stadium:

A Major League Soccer stadium at PortMiami would create a traffic nightmare, Miami Beach residents said Wednesday at a town hall meeting.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/04/23/4076669/traffic-is-main-concern-for-miami.html

 

The Seaport Alliance back by it's supporters like Norman Braman, Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine and other notables in opposition have produced an opposition commercial ad now being shown on the air ways in South Florida during the hours that the morning local news are aired. This commercial ad is titled "No To A Stadium At The Port" I did a search on YouTube but wasn't able to find it yet. But the commercial claims a stadium at the port would disrupt cargo traffic and that it would hurt lots of jobs and we just can't afford to do that the commercial says. The funny thing is in the opening of this commercial, they show an image of Marlin's Park and say "they want to give us another stadium" and at the closing of this ad it says get the facts! "No To A Stadium At The Port"! The negative push have officially begun and these commercials are back by some big money people like Norman Braman and the Seaport Alliance that also include Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine...that's why I post a few days ago that this is starting to get very interesting.

 

You've just hit the nail on the head, it's all about real-estate and the control of that location! It's a prime water front location in Miami-Dade county and with this new TV commercial they're trying to deceive the public into thinking that this stadium project is another bad deal that will cost the taxpayers somehow. It's a pretty powerful and damaging ad with imagery of Marlin's Park in the opening of this commercial. Deceiving the public into thinking this soccer stadium project is going to be a job killer and will compromise the local economy is a bold faced lie and many residents will believe this as the truth...Beckham's folks need to hit back hard against these allegations before they become unfounded facts. This stunt has Norman Braman's name written all over it, he plays dirty and I've seen this before with regards to other stadium project that Mr. Braman and his money helped derailed. Braman's strategy is spreading propaganda through using the media and commercials to turn the public opinion in his favor to get what he wants in the end. (This same Braman led a public movement to recall a recent Miami-Dade Mayor and many local politicians are intimidated by this man). In my opinion, the longer this commercial is running during local prime time news broadcast hours, the more damage it can do to Beckham efforts of landing that location. Using the Marlin's Park stadium in this commercial is a very powerful imagery that's a reminder to the local taxpayers and it will stir up the emotions of the residents of Miami-Dade county.