“Final notice” letters were posted on residents trailers and mobile homes late last week.
City officials are working to close a $6.8 million sale with developers. As part of the deal, all trailers, campers, recreational vehicles and their occupants have to be gone, said Mayor Otis Wallace.
“The deal can’t close until the campsite is empty,” said Wallace, who’s been mayor of Florida City since 1984.
The letter threatens that failure to comply by Wednesday, March 17, 2021, “means that you will be trespassing on private property and subject to removal under the law.” The letter is signed by City Attorney Regine Monestime.
Dozens of residents of a low-income trailer park in South Florida are being forced to leave the place they have lived for years after city officials made a deal to sell the land to developers.
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“Good morning, Armand Turner with Healthy Savannah… Today we are on the Truman Linear Park Trail. We did a little bit of exploring earlier, we’re probably over about two miles. It’s a little rainy today but not too bad…”
For nearly a year, Turner has been leading Healthy Walks on trails throughout the Hostess City and sharing his weekly adventures on Facebook Live. Each Tuesday morning at 7:30 a.m. rain, shine, heat, or cold Turner and his team put in the miles one step at a time to encourage community members to get out walking.
The next Healthy Walk is Tuesday, March 16, at 9 a.m. at the Oatland Island Wildlife Center. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.
History & Hope: Former Georgia mayor grew up in segregated city before becoming elected leader Until the condition of the collective is what it ought to be that I will never be satisfied with just being the one-off, said former Savannah, Georgia, Mayor Otis Johnson. Share Updated: 11:37 AM EST Feb 20, 2021 Danae Bucci
History & Hope: Former Georgia mayor grew up in segregated city before becoming elected leader Until the condition of the collective is what it ought to be that I will never be satisfied with just being the one-off, said former Savannah, Georgia, Mayor Otis Johnson. Share Updated: 11:37 AM EST Feb 20, 2021