Gramps Getaway owner spearheads opposition against Virginia Key marina redevelopment referendum

The owner of a hole-in-the-wall burger joint is at the center of the fight against private developers taking over publicly owned marinas in Miami. A referendum on the November ballot would allow Texas-based Suntex Marinas and Miami Beach-based RCI Marine Group to lease and redevelop the city-owned Marine Stadium Marina and Rickenbacker Marina, where Gramps Getaway has been in business for two years. Adam Gersten, who owns Gramps Getaway on Virginia Key, has been raising awareness and voicing his opposition on social media, encouraging voters to reject Referendum 3, the Miami Herald reported.  The proposed lease of the marinas, spanning […]

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