Raising their voices and posters that own an unincorporated area of Miami Dade ask for the annexation project to Virginia Gardens to be halted in an area located west of the Miami International Airport.
Kary Debien, who is against annexing Virginia Gardens explains: “we represent 1.1 million industrial square feet in the airport area, it’s unbelievable over 15 years of fighting that we don’t want the ‘annex’ in the area we don’t get any additional service and taxes are going to rise too much to be able to continue with their business.
The area that could be annexed to Virginia Gardens next Tuesday if approved by Miami-Dade County commissioners would be 1.60 square miles bounded by Miami International Airport and NW 55 Ave. to the east, the Dolphin Expressway to the south, the Palmetto to the west and 36th Street to the north.
Jorge Smith is also against annexing Virginia Gardens, who assures that “if they annex these businesses, the taxes will go through the roof, they will not be able to pay, they will release the employees for an annexation and they will not have the opportunity to vote ” .
The mayor of Virginia Garden said that this annexation is essential and that it will also offer better service to these entrepreneurs.
Luis Mata is another of the people against the annexation to Virginia Gardens. He points out: “as you can see behind me are the owners of companies, private property asking them to make the right decision, coming out of the crisis, pandemic, it is not the time to increase taxes.”
The final decision is made by the commissioners at the meeting scheduled for next Tuesday.
Orlando Fernández, who is also against annexing Virginia Gardens, gutter: “My family has been on this property for 40 years, 3 generations of owners in our business has worked well. It is only going to raise our taxes and pay salaries to commissioners not Being incorporated into Miami-Dade is the most beautiful thing there is.”