After 20 months and at a cost to the tax payer of $22.4 million, the 17.5 acre South Pointe Park reopened on Sunday afternoon. I must say, the City of Miami Beach did a wonderful job with the renovation on the park. Personally, this is a great use of city tax dollars, and as a homeowner south of 5th Street, this definitely adds to my property's value (once that comes back.....).
The park has been completely relandscaped with water fountains, access to South Beach and the pier. SPP has 20 foot wide palm tree filled walkways lined with Florida limestone and restored natural sand dunes, covered with sea grass. The city added a hill that kids can tumble down and panoramic views. All while blending in nicely with the urban landscape. Kids, dogs, adults, and businesses will love it.
If this is how other cities use the stimulus tax dollars, we'll be OK.
UPDATE: NY Times article of SoFi: http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/05/31/travel/31next.html?hp
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