10 September 5-11, 2024 miaminewtimes.com | browardpalmbeach.com New Times | music | cafe | culture | Night+Day | News | letters | coNteNts | erate waters lower than 68 degrees, which can lead to cold stress (a similar concept as frostbite in humans). They use the Little River as a passive thermal basin, as these wa- ters tend to stay slightly warmer than open bay waters.” As part of the permitting process, Emanci- pator 471 applied to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Internal Im- provement Trust Fund (IITF), which man- ages lands previously owned by the canal authority. At an August 27 meeting of the IITF, Brady was the only person who submitted written opposition to the project. “The property lacks a current submerged lands lease, and the presence of an existing marina is unfounded,” she wrote. “The pro- posed marina is located in a no-marina zone as per the [1995] Miami-Dade Manatee Pro- tection Plan and manatees are frequently ob- served in the area, which is also a state-designated seasonal No Entry Zone. The project involves dredging, inconsistent with the Miami-Dade Manatee Protection Plan’s requirements and raises concerns about manatee safety due to the risk of water- craft-related mortality.” A WhatsApp group called Little River Ri- parian Property Owners also opposes the plan. As this story was being prepared for publication, its two dozen members were gearing up to voice their dissent at a meeting of the Biscayne Bay Commission scheduled for 10 a.m. on September 3 at Cutler Bay Town Hall. Green Infrastructure Glen Larson is president of Dock and Marine Construction, a family business that has plied its trade from its headquarters on the Little River just east of Biscayne Boulevard for 65 years. “He is our installer,” Avra Jain says by way of introduction. “His dad did work on the Emancipator way back, and he has done a lot of work along the Little River. Like myself, he is a local that cares.” Indeed, Larson is familiar with the wind- ing waterway and its itinerant sea cows. “The proposed project is harmonious to the area and will provide access to the water for the general public, and educate on the his- tory of Miami and Historic Lemon City. In addition, it will educate the public on mana- tee awareness, as this site is in an area of man- atee congregation during certain times of the year,” he wrote in a January 2023 letter of in- tent addressed to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. “Because the facility will be closed during the manatee season, the likeliness of any harm or interference with a manatee or its habits is unlikely,” Larson elaborates to New Times. Uplands or no Uplands, he adds, “The mana- tees need to traverse past numerous marine facilities to get to this destination, and in the wintertime, this area is only a warm-water congregation area that has no food supply.” Part of the project also involves removing creosote timbers that have been leaching into the waterway. Jain says Emancipator 471 is investing in on-site water collection, a form of green infrastructure that will prevent rainwa- ter or water used by the business from drain- ing directly into the Little River. “One of the biggest issues is cleaning the water,” she says. “That is one of the most im- portant things all properties along the water- front can do for the manatees and the river ecosystem — to not allow contaminants to drain directly into the river. Most vintage properties along the river have no water col- lection infrastructure.” The MiMo developer says she doesn’t un- derstand the dissent that has come her way since she applied for the project. When pressed for specifics about her vision for the completed project, she demurs, mentioning art studios and car storage before pivoting to point out that dumping from industrial sites upstream continues to pollute the Little River, as does the fact that nearby municipali- ties El Portal and Miami Shores still aren’t connected to Miami-Dade’s sewer system. “It has always been a marina,” Jain says of the Emancipator site. “We designated it his- toric. It is going from 21 slips to eight and will have full-water collection, which is very ex- pensive. “People who know me know the kind of work I do,” she insists. “I want to revive Little River’s story.” [email protected] Boatyard Brouhaha from p 8 PAGE TITLE: PROPOSED LAYOUT DWG#: 21-036 DRAWN BY: AL PAGE 3 of 8 DOCK AND MARINE CONSTRUCTION, CORP. 752 NE 79TH STREET MIAMI, FL 33138 305-751-9911 F: 305-751-4825 [email protected] www.dockandmarine.net LEANDRO FERNANDEZ LICENSE #71519 LEANDRO FERNANDEZ LEAF ENGINEERING C.A. 29777 (786)390-7493 [email protected] 756 NE 79 STREET MIAMI, FL 33138 DATE: 9-14-2021 REVISIONS: 1._______________ 2._______________ SEAWALL REPAIR, DOCK AND DREDGING AT: 471 N.E. 79TH STREET MIAMI , FL. 33138 ONE & TWO STORY COMMERCIAL BLDG. #471 ONE STORY COMMERCIAL BLDG. #471 TWO STORY COMMERCIAL BLDG. WEST 125.55'(M) N02°53'45"W 120.00' WEST 100.00' EAST 86.00' N02°53'45"W 54.95' S87°06'15"W 76.90' N02°53'45"W 56.50' LITTLE RIVER CANAL LITTLE RIVER CANAL 156.64'(R) 45.00' CANAL WIDTH 75' 45° D-5 TRIANGLE D-5 TRIANGLE S.F.W.M.D RIGHT OF WAY S.F.W.M.D. CANAL RIGHT OF WAY SETBACK 25% OF 75' CANAL WIDTH 63'-8" 54'-6" 51'-4" 14'-2516" 14'-0316" 24'-534 " 69'-0" 16'-0" 38'-4" 40'-8" 63'-8" OF NEW KING PILING, BATTER PILING AND CAP 105'-10" 10'-0" 3'-6" 2'2" 8'-11" 6'-9" 36 NEW SEAWALL PILING (18 KING AND 18 BATTER) AS SHOWN S-1 S-1 S-2 S-2 S-3 S-4 109'-8" OF NEW STEEL REINFORCED CONCRETE SEAWALL SEE DETAILS AND SECTIONS ON PAGE 6 REPAIR PATCH SEAWALL WITH HYDRAULIC CEMENT 5' MAX WIDE MARGINAL DOCK WITH 16 SUPPORT PILING 40'-0" 5' MAX WIDE MARGINAL DOCK WITH CCA SUPPORT PILING 20'-0" NEW WALL TO HAVE CORAL ROCIK RIP RAP BOULDERS (NOT SHOWN) AS PER SECTION ON PAGE 5 31'-1116" 24'-238" 4' CONTOUR 4' CONTOUR 20'-4" TOTAL FRONTAGE ON LITTLE RIVER CANAL 373'-2" 22'-0" 538 SQUARE FEET OF MARGINAL DOCK 904 SQUARE FEET OF MARGINAL DOCK 150'-0" 3'-0" (12)NEW CCA DOCK PILE (20)CCA DOCK PILE 28 NEW SEAWALL PILING (14 KING AND 14 BATTER) AS SHOWN Above: The Uplands development would occupy the old Emancipator Boatyard on NE 79th St. (circled). Left: The engineer’s plans for the project’s seawall repair, dock, and dredging. Emancipator 471 LLC Emancipator 471 LLC MiMo developer Avra Jain. Emancipator 471 LLC
