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Letters of Support
The letters of support below will give you a sense of the strong and broad based support for the Stadium. Many of the letters address the issue of feasibility as well. Read them-and you'll quickly understand the great potential that the Stadium has to serve our community. Check back to this page often; we're adding letters all the time.

We would be delighted to post appropriate letters on our website. Please contact us directly for more information or send letters to

Dade Heritage Trust
190 SE 12th Terrace
Miami, Fl 33131




Matheson Hammock Yacht Club Resolution
We've gotten terrific support from Yacht Clubs-and it is not surprising. In the past, attending events at the Marine Stadium was one of the best reasons to own a boat in the Miami area. We made a presentation to a monthly meeting of  the Matheson Hammock Yacht Club-and got a very enthusiastic response from the members.

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Carver Donaldson, CSM Group

Carver Donaldson, CSM Group
The CSM Group hosts major fishing tournaments that are major events for the host communities. They contacted us because of their interest in the Marine Stadium. They would like to use the Stadium to host concerts-both for the boats participating in the fishing tournament and people in the stands. This would create a remarkable and high profile event.

CSM is one of the 28 promoters and event organizations that we have talked with who would like to use the Marine Stadium.

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Michael Spring, Director, Miami Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs
Executive Director Michael Spring and the Department of Cultural Affairs have played a key role in the development of Miami as a true cultural and artistic center.

We are delighted to have their strong support for the restoration of Marine Stadium, and we look forward to working with them to continue to introduce the Marine Stadium to the many cultural and arts organizations in Miami Dade County.


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Ponce Business Association
The Ponce Business Association (website: www.poncedevelopment.org) represents a growing number of businesses in Coral Gables.  We gave a presentation to the Association-and we appreciate their enthusiastic support.

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Latin American Business Association
The Latin American Business Association represents a very diversified group of business executives We are pleased to have their support.

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Miami Downtown Partnership
This organization represents businesses in downtown Miami. The Marine Stadium was presented to the Board and they immediately approved this resolution.

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Miami City Commission Resolution
On December 10, 2009 the Miami City Commission unanimously approved a resolution to work with Friends of Marine Stadium/Dade Heritage Trust and seek Federal and State Grants to restore the Marine Stadium. The resolution was proposed my Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado, who has made the restoration of the Marine Stadium a key priority of his administration. We are grateful for the unanimous support of the City Commission and the leadership of Mayor Regalado.

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Swim Miami
Swim Miami is an example of another event that can be held at the Marine Stadium. It is an open water swim that has actually been held at the Stadium. Since 2005, the event has grown from 145 swimmers to 2,000 swimmers expected for 2010. The event is sponsored by Nike Swim, a Division of Perry Ellis and is evolving into a Festival. Open water swimming is one of the fastest growing Olympic sports and Swim Miami is one of the top twenty open water swimming events in the world.

Hialeah City Council Resolution Supporting Marine Stadium
Attached is a Resolution from the Hialeah City Council supporting the efforts of Friends of Marine Stadium and Dade Heritage Trust to restore the Stadium. Hialeah has demonstrated leadership in historic preservation through their efforts to restore Hialeah park. We very much appreciate the leadership of Mayor Julio Robaina on this issue.

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Black Point Yacht Club
Yacht clubs are very strong supporters of the restoration of the Marine Stadium. We made a presentation to Black Point Yacht Club which was very well received as many members attended Stadium events.

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Senator George LeMieux
We are delighted to receive this letter of support from Florida Senator George LeMieux. As awareness of the Stadium increases, support grows at higher levels.

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Dan Paul
Dan Paul is a highly respected attorney and civic activist who has been involved in Miami civic issues for many years. He has been particularly concerned with the privatization of public space. Mr. Paul was part of a group The Foundation For Modern Architecture (previously named The Rufus Nims Foundation) that prevented the demolition of the Marine Stadium following its closing after Hurricane Andrew in 1992. He provides a very important perspective.

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Resolution of City of Miami Arts and Entertainment Council
This is the third City of Miami Board to endorse the restoration of Miami Marine Stadium.

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NYK Productions, Arie Kaduri, President
NYK Productions is one of the most highly respected independent music and event producers. Based in South Florida, NYK has produced artists such as Ricky Martin, Shakira, Julio Iglesias, Placido Domingo, Paul Anka, The Eagles, and many others. President Arie Kaduri is highly respected in the industry has been honored for his thirty year track record by Billboard Magazine.

In addition to producing many events in all of the major venues in South Florida , NYK has worked across the United States and  in many other countries including Israel, Russia, and Mexico.

NYK very much looks forward to creating concerts and events at Miami Marine Stadium. Their strong support shows the potential of the Stadium.


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Miami Heat, Mike Walker, Executive Vice President
We are delighted to have the endorsement of the Miami Heat. Our goal is to make the Marine Stadium a high profile, civic project that has broad based community support.

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Richard Serotta
Richard Serotta is a promoter, music producer, engineer and musician who has worked in South Florida for 35 years. He presented Gato Barbieri and others at the Marine Stadium.

Because of his direct experience, Richard Serotta is well qualified to talk about the potential of the Stadium. He is currently working on a new venture, Reef Fest, a series of jazz concerts around the world to benefit endangered Coral Reefs. To learn more about Reef Fest, please go to the website www.reeffest.org

This event is ideally suited to the Marine Stadium.


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Sierra Club
Attached is a letter of support for the Marine Stadium from the Sierra Club. The Sierra Club also recommends that the City Administration accept historic designation of the Marine Stadium Basin.

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Team Row, Juliio Viyella President
Team Row, a Miami-based organization dedicated to the growth of the sport of rowing and its benefits throughout the community, is a member organization of USRowing, the sports national governing body, and a member of its Task Force on Affordability, Accessibility, and Diversity. The organization proposes to utilize the Marine Stadium as a venue to conduct community-based rowing programs during non-peak hours (Monday through Friday). Such use would not only serve the demand for sports opportunities and youth development in many of the Downtown/Little Havana/Coconut GRove neighborhoods, but will balso not interfere with weekend activity and events at the Stadium.

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Soul Station LLC, Arthur Edelstein
Soul Station is an experienced promoter of music and entertainment events. Click below to read the letter by President Art Edelstein. Like many event producers, he is very enthusiastic about the Marine Stadium due to its ideal size and amenities.

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Neptune Florida Yacht Club
Many people used to attend concerts at the Marine Stadium by boat and moor their boats near the floating stage. The presence of dozens of boats added even more to the unique environment.

We've encountered lots of enthusiasm for the Stadium from boat owners who had attended events at the Stadium. Attached is a letter from the Neptune Florida Yacht Club-like many boaters, they remember the remarkable environment at the Marine Stadium and want to return.


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