“Don’t erase my #flag”
Supporters fill #Miami City Hall to argue vs painting over the #PuertoRico mural on La Placita #restaurant , Biscayne Blvd #MIMO district.
City says it doesn’t fit the #historic district; owners say city already permitted it.
Stay tuned...
@WPLGLocal10 1/
The Puerto Rico flag mural item is underway. Finally.
The year-long controversy In a nutshell :
City & opposing neighbors: “it was painted under wrong type permit, isn’t allowed in an historic district”
La Placita: “#Miami issued that permit & should honor it👇🏼⏩
@WPLGLocal10
This is the permit at issue👇🏼 with which La Placita commissioned Puerto Rican artist Hector Collazo Hernández to paint the mural, the first in the U.S. of his series in PR, “78 Pueblos y Una Bandera”
@WPLGLocal10 #Miami
This change of look👇🏼was a compromise offer.
Murals are not allowed in the historic #MIMO district but #neon is. (Not sure why, but so go #Miami rules)
La Placita CEO said the change would be too expensive. It’s now being offered again...
@WPLGLocal10
President of #MIMO Biscayne Assoc (homeowners) is back at the podium:
“These gentlemen knew (it was a “no”) before they painted the mural... They are using you as tools”
oooof
@WPLGLocal10 @Miami
And after all that, guess what the #Miami Commish just did?
Unanimously voted to DEFER!
The controversy over La Placita Puerto Rico flag mural in #MIMO historic district comes back January 23rd
Good night! 🙋🏻♀️
@WPLGLocal10
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