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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. Head Homeowners 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 81⁄2-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.

$64,000 Question LeJeune Residents Give Their Views On Zoning

By LARRY LEDWELL "Let me see your identification," she said, after I had explained that I was conducting a survey on the zoning of vacant lots along LeJeune Road. Since I am only interning with the Times from the University of Miami, I could produce no satisfactory identification, but she was very nice and gave me the interview anyway. The standard question, "What do you think should go into the vacant lots?", was asked each person. Most people were of one opinion, "no gas stations." "Oh, that's the $64,000 question," replied one woman who lived near a vacant lot. She clarified this statement by saying, "we are hoping it will be a nice respectable business, like a bank." Mrs. Joseph Abbey, 2702 LeJeune, exclaimed, "we don't need a gas station. Of all things, we don't need a gas station. I think a nice restaurant, office building, drug store or automobile agency would be fine." Milton Ehrlichman, 3604 LeJeune, said, "I'd like to see a nice private home or leave it the way it is." "Apartments, duplexes or a private home," answered one man, who liver across the street from an empty lot. "I wouldn't like any business, he said, "leave it the way it is. It's a nice view." One woman refused to give any opinion, "Aha, you want to se my husband," she said. Her husband said he didn't want any filling station, but refused to be quoted. W. J. Hoffman, 3515 LeJeune replied, "I wouldn't care. When I say I don't care, I mean no business." "As far as I am concerned, a nice home would be nice," declared Mrs. Rose Vincent, 3604 LeJeune. Mrs. Roy Swift, 352 Catal-onia said, "homes or duplexes (there are four duplexes now being built on LeJeune opposite her home), no business. I wouldn't want to see any filling station around here. I wouldn't mind business locating further up the street (toward Miracle Mile)." Edith Nieport, 405 Candia replied, "A house. We wouldn't want anything commercial. A private home would be perfect." Elisa Appel, 3235 LeJeune, just moved into her apartment about a month ago. She said, I can't give any opinion, I just don't care." Some of the vacant lots on LeJeune Road are zoned for business. Others are zoned for duplexes, apartments and private homes. When the widening of the road is completed, it is conceivable that the zoning board could change some of the restrictions to allow business to locate there. Businesses will be more interested in LeJeune Road after the widening, because of the expected larger volume of traffic, and the easier access to the airport and Dixie Highway.

John R. Rice Gets Air Force 'Guarantee'

John R. Rice, 17, of 6445 SW 6th St., has qualified in the Air Force's first "Select Recruiting" drive. He is one of seven in Dade County who have been given "guaranteed" slots in the air arm security force. He will leave Miami Jan. 26 for Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. The new recruits were allowed to choose specific assignments before they enlisted

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