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City Defers Bid To Equalize All Golf Fees

A move by Commissioner Joe Murphy to raise non-resident golf fees at both municipally operated Coral Gables golf courses and make fees for all residents identical was deferred by the Coral Gables City Commission Tuesday. The surprise move by Murphy came on the heels of a suit filed in Circuit Court the last week of December by a group of residents who asked basically the same thing. That group charged in its suit that they are being discriminated against, because they are not members of the Coral Gables Country Club. Non-Residents Benefit Club members benefit from reduced golf fees whether they are residents of the City of Coral Gables or not. The plaintiffs charged that 60 percent of the club members were not residents of the city and paid lower fees than residents. A Coral Gables attorney, Bernard Weksler, led the fight against the alleged discrimination and was joined by a group of Granada and Biltmore Golf Course players who filed the suit. 3 Percent Tax The City Commission, including Murphy, had previously held that club members pay the city a 3 percent tax and that this compensated for the lower fees. "Residents should be treated alike whether they are members of the Country Club or not," Murphy said Tuesday in proposing the change. "Non-residents should make up the loss (in revenue)," he said. Fellow Commissioners indicated they needed more time to study Murphy's proposal and asked City Manager L. W. Robinson Jr. to get figures on the proposed revision of fees.

Hotel Design Rejected Again

A second attempt to have a design for an eight-story hotel approved has been rejected by the Coral Gables Board of Architects. The Board Jan. 4 rejected as a "not acceptable design" a drawing for the $2 million atrium are submitted by architect Gilbert Fein, an associate of William Martin. Cralaire Corp., the builder, proposes the 140-unit hotel for 1500 Madruga, just off South Dixie Hwy. This is the same site which had been proposed previously for a 13-story apartment for elderly persons. The Coral Gables City Commission turned down the plan, which was opposed by a large number of residents in the area.

Suit Seeks To Halt Chain Store On LeJeune

By MAURICE LABELLE Efforts to push commercialization of LeJeune Rd. have resulted in a law suit being filed by a group of irate Miami residents who claim irregular action by the Miami City Commission in approving a new chain discount store at the site of the National Cardiac Home. This is the second dispute over rezoning of land along LeJeune Rd. to crop up in recent weeks - the first being the proposal to construct a gas station between Palermo and Seville in Coral Gables. Ed Cowart, attorney for a group of more than 100 homeowners in the area of the National Children's Cardiac Home, West Flagler and LeJeune, filed suit in Circuit Court last week to block construction of a Grand Way discount center on the 8 1/2-acre tract. The Home is scheduled to be moved to "Hospital Row" near NW 12th Ave. in Miami shortly. Plaintiffs, led by Mrs. Gerry Bernhard, of 4225 SW 3rd St., claim that the group was not properly notified and that the Miami City Commission acted illegally when it voted 3-2 in favor of an ordinance permitting the discount store at the property which had been zoned residential. Mayor Robert King High and Joseph Dumond, both attorneys, also charged that the Commission acted illegally. Dumond and High cast negative votes, but Commissioner B. E. Hearn, who had voted negatively initially, switched his vote with Commissioners Henry Balaban and George DuBreuil to give the proposal sanction. The Zoning Board had previously approved the proposal by a 6-2 vote, but the Commission voted 3-2 to deny a variance on Nov. 4, 1960. First Reading However, the matter came up on an ordnance on first reading on Nov. 16 and passed, 3-2. The homeowners claim they were not properly notified and that the matter could not have come up again for another six months under the law. Second and final reading occurred on Dec. 7, 1960, which the homeowners labelled their "Pearl Harbor Day" when the Commission again voted 3-2 in favor. Discussion on the proposal at that meting was long and lively with Mayor High and Commissioner Dumond charging the action was illegal. The homeowners, following a rally Dec. 29, decided to take their fight to court. In the Coral Gables gas station case, legal action has been threatened to block the plan, but the controversy is in a stalemate after the Coral Gables City Commission decided to table final approval until a meeting of the respective parties is held.

Gables Okays Two Lagoons For Sol Rovin

Hammock Oaks developer Sol Rovin has closed the gap to 300 feet on a plan he once had of creating luxurious water front homes with access to the ocean. The Coral Gables City Commission Tuesday gave him a conditional okay to go ahead on a proposal to create two large lagoons at Hammock Oaks Estates, just south of Tropical Gardens. The lagoons, which will be deepened to 15 feet if the county approves, will provide Rovin with fill materials for the remainder of the proposed plat. 300 Feet And they have been placed temptingly only 300 feet from a yacht basin which is east of the county salt water line. The basin is being linked to Biscayne Bay by a 100-foot canal which bisects Matheson Hammock Park. The canal was approved by the Metro Commission after much controversy. No proposal has been made by Rovin to connect the lagoons to the yacht basin. Attorney Alice Wainwright and O. C. Corbin, president of Fairchild Tropical Gardens, appeared before the Commission Tuesday to learn of Rovin's plans. The public park representative indicated they will oppose the proposal if salt encroachment is threatened. Rovin agreed to dig only to 6 feet - the depth of the yacht basin and canal - until he receives permission from Metro to go deeper. The possibility of a canal cutting through the 300 foot barrier separating the lagoons from the basin was mentioned along with a salt water dam barrier, but Rovin did not make the proposal Tuesday.

Murphy Asks For Cleanup At Entrance

Controversial Douglas Entrance, quiet for the past several months, came back to life again Tuesday when Commissioner Joe Murphy asked for action on removal of an unsightly wooden blockade erected more than a year ago by the owners. The wooden carpenters' horses were placed at the entrance several months ago after the previous City Commission approved a plan by the owner to landscape the area. They have remained there ever since despite several reports to the City Commission that the owner, James Lowry, president of Douglas Entrance Corp., was ready to begin landscaping. Contract Awarded City Manager L. W. Robinson Jr. told the Commission Tuesday that a contract has been awarded to Troup Bros. for the work, and that it should get underway as soon as Troup moves equipment to the site. Douglas Entrance has been the subject of much controversy and a law suit since 1956 when a unified tract was created by the then City Commission by vacating three streets, including the entrance street, East Ponce de Leon Blvd. Hotel Planned The plan, presented to the Commission at that time by the owners, was to erect a 100-room hotel and apartment houses. The hotel never materialized, but the apartments were constructed last year after a group of opponents failed to block issuance of a permit and lost out in a court suit.

Coral Gables Church of Christ

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