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House Bill 9177




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HR 9177

        By Representative Bloom






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution in recognition of the 50th

  3         Anniversary of the Town of Bay Harbor Islands.

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  5         WHEREAS, the Town of Bay Harbor Islands is located in

  6  Biscayne Bay between Bal Harbour Village and the City of North

  7  Miami and consists of two islands, and

  8         WHEREAS, the Town of Bay Harbor Islands evolved from

  9  the vision of Shepard Broad, who came to America from Pinsk,

10  Russia, in 1920 at the age of 14, and

11         WHEREAS, after attaining a degree from New York Law

12  School, Shepard Broad practiced law in New York until 1940,

13  and then brought his wife, Ruth, to live in South Florida, and

14         WHEREAS, in 1945, Shepard Broad acquired two

15  undeveloped mangrove swamp islands off 96th Street on Miami

16  Beach which were all but hidden from sight at high tide, and

17         WHEREAS, along with prominent businessman Benjamin N.

18  Kane, Shepard Broad filled in the islands, thus bringing Bay

19  Harbor Islands into being, and

20         WHEREAS, in 1947, the Town of Bay Harbor Islands was

21  incorporated, and, in 1953, the present municipality was

22  created by the Florida Legislature and approved by the voters

23  of the town, and

24         WHEREAS, Shepard Broad was elected the first mayor of

25  the Town of Bay Harbor Islands and served for 26 consecutive

26  years until his retirement from office in 1973, and

27         WHEREAS, on June 15, 1947, the first building permit

28  was applied for, and within four years the Town of Bay Harbor

29  Islands had a population of 550 citizens living in 46 private

30  residences, and

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  1         WHEREAS, the assessed valuation of the community has

  2  increased from $56,000 in 1946 to $118 million in 1979, with a

  3  general fund budget that increased from $30,000 to over $1

  4  million during the same period, and

  5         WHEREAS, today the town boasts more than 270 private

  6  homes, 1,600 luxury apartments, 300 cooperative units, and

  7  almost 900 condominium units, and

  8         WHEREAS, in keeping with the original concept of zoning

  9  for the islands conceived by Shepard Broad, the 103-acre West

10  Island remains open only to single-family development, and

11         WHEREAS, the 150 acres of the East Island contain

12  multiple-family dwellings and a business district of

13  fashionable shops, art galleries, and prominent restaurants,

14  and

15         WHEREAS, it is with great pride and sense of

16  achievement that the Town of Bay Harbor Islands marks its 50th

17  Anniversary, NOW, THEREFORE,

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19  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

20  Florida:

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22         That the House of Representatives hereby recognizes and

23  honors the Town of Bay Harbor Islands on the occasion of its

24  50th Anniversary.

25         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution

26  be presented to Town Manager Linda Karlsson and Mayor Thomas

27  E. Glick as a tangible token of the sentiments expressed

28  herein.

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