"As uproar continues against a land giveaway for a Donald Trump presidential library in downtown Miami, a new local poll shows that opposition isn't exclusive to those aligned with the Democratic Party. The political research firm Bendixen & Amandi polled 600 registered voters in Miami-Dade County on a variety of local and national issues in the past few weeks. Respondents ranged in age, political party and tax bracket."
"In late September, the Miami Dade College Board of Trustees voted unanimously to convey a plot of college-owned land next to the historic Freedom Tower to the State of Florida. That same day, state officials announced their intention to give the land over to the Presidential Library Foundation to build a library in honor of President Trump. The Trump family has discussed their interest in also building a hotel to go along with the library. The State Cabinet voted unanimously on Sept. 30 to deed the land to the foundation."
"The land was purchased by the college in 2004 for about $25 million with the intention of expanding the downtown Wolfson Campus. According to the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser, the land is valued at around $67 million, although a real estate consultant told the New York Times the property could sell for at least $360 million on the market. Miami Dade College President Emeritus Eduardo J. Padrón, who led the institution when it purchased the property, told WLRN that this recent land transfer was "unimaginable" without public input, and feared it would be a loss for the student body."
Bendixen & Amandi polled 600 registered voters in Miami-Dade County on a variety of local and national issues; respondents varied by age, political party and tax bracket. Republicans and Democrats diverged on topics such as approval for President Trump and immigration, but voters across parties largely agreed that Miami Dade College land should not have been conveyed for a future presidential library. In late September the Miami Dade College Board of Trustees voted unanimously to convey a plot next to the Freedom Tower to the State of Florida, and the State Cabinet deeded the land to the Presidential Library Foundation on Sept. 30. The land was bought in 2004 for about $25 million to expand the Wolfson Campus; the Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser values it near $67 million, while a real estate consultant told the New York Times it could fetch at least $360 million. Miami Dade College President Emeritus Eduardo J. Padrón called the transfer "unimaginable" without public input and said he feared it would be a loss for students. The Trump family has discussed adding a hotel alongside the library.
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