迈阿密选民否决弗吉尼亚礁8000万美元码头租约：65.22%投反对票
佛罗里达州迈阿密-戴德县迈阿密市选民在11月3日的投票中否决了一项将弗吉尼亚礁（Virginia Key）市有土地租给开发商的提案。迈阿密市第3号公投以65.22%的反对票被否决。该提案拟将约27.62英亩弗吉尼亚礁土地租给 Virginia Key LLC，即 RCI Marine Group 与得克萨斯州 Suntex Marinas 的合资企业，租期初步为45年，并可续租两个15年期。
根据选票说明，这项租约附带约8000万美元的私人投资，用于以环境敏感方式重建现有的 Rickenbacker 码头和海洋体育场码头，包括船只存放、餐厅、零售和公共停车等设施，租约还包含每年220万美元的保底租金。反对者包括现任 Rickenbacker 码头总裁 Aabad Melwani 等人，他们对该项目提出了多方面质疑。支持者则认为私人投资有助于改善老化的码头设施。
弗吉尼亚礁是迈阿密市重要的滨海休闲区，码头与海洋体育场一带长期是市民划船与休闲的去处。此次公投结果意味着该租约方案就此搁置，市政府如要推动码头重建，需要另寻方案并重新征求选民意见。
（来源：今日美国）
Miami Voters Reject $80 Million Virginia Key Marina Lease, With 65.22% Voting No
Voters in Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, rejected a proposal on November 3 to lease city-owned land on Virginia Key to a developer. Ballot Question 3 failed with 65.22% voting no. The proposal would have leased about 27.62 acres on Virginia Key to Virginia Key LLC, a joint venture of RCI Marine Group and Dallas-based Suntex Marinas, for an initial 45 years with two 15-year renewals.
The lease carried about $80 million in private investment to rebuild the existing Rickenbacker and Marine Stadium marinas in an environmentally sensitive way, including boat storage, restaurants, retail and public parking, along with a guaranteed minimum rent of $2.2 million a year. Opponents included Aabad Melwani, the current president of the Rickenbacker marina, who raised multiple objections to the project. Supporters argued private investment would help modernize the aging marina facilities.
Virginia Key is one of Miami's key waterfront recreation areas, and its marinas and Marine Stadium have long drawn boaters and visitors. With the lease rejected, the plan is shelved, and any future marina rebuild will need a new proposal and a new vote.
(Source: USA Today)
来源：今日美国
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图片来源：图：弗吉尼亚礁的迈阿密海洋体育场码头。Wilfredor 摄，CC0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Miami Marine Stadium marina on Virginia Key. By Wilfredor, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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