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GlobeSt.com UPDATE: $12-Mil Tropical Jungle Buy Proceeds

VILLAGE OF PINECREST, FL-The village council of this affluent Miami bedroom community options 22 acres $12 million to turn it into a park. Homeowners are still not convinced the proposed management plan isn't a "cozy" deal with an unidentified group.

By Pat Taylor | Updated on December 19, 2001

VILLAGE OF PINECREST, FL-Officials of the affluent Village of Pinecrest, 20 minutes south of downtown Miami, have signed a $12-million option to purchase 22 acres housing Parrot Jungle, a world-renowned bird sanctuary and tropical jungle theme park. Council is expected to cast final ballots on the buy Feb. 15.

Parrot Jungle plans to move to Watson Island in downtown Miami at the end of 2002. The village plans to turn the land, which contains more than 1,000 varieties of tropical plants, into a park named “Pinecrest Commons.”

According to village manager Peter Lombardi, it is likely that a $4-million Safe Neighborhood Parks grant will be awarded for part of the acquisition cost. The $8-million balance will be funded with a new bond issue. Lombardi tells GlobeSt.com that the bond issue doesn’t require voter approval because funds will not come from property taxes. “We haven’t decided where the funds will come from,” says Lombardi.

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