Your mayor and commissioners want to put Thee DollHouse next to Starbucks or Epicure. Do you? Neither do we.

In what is best described as a secretive, sudden and rushed procedure, Sunny Isles Beach announced its plans to move Thee DollHouse from its current location on Sunny Isles Boulevard to a new location in our town center on Collins Avenue.

What is the city’s reason for its decision to move Thee DollHouse? Incredibly, the city claims that by moving Thee DollHouse it would have less of an impact on the city. How can moving Thee DollHouse from its discreet location behind a mini-storage facility and in the center of an eight-lane highway to Collins Avenue where it would be next to Epicure and Starbucks and a high-volume of pedestrian foottraffic, have less of an impact on the city? We cannot see the city’s logic in this. Can you? We believe that the push to move Thee DollHouse is really a land grab that is designed to benefit connected developers. The truth is that they want Thee DollHouse property for their own gain and are improperly abusing their legislative powers to force Thee DollHouse to move so that some developer can build more retail space and condominiums; and, worse, they are using your tax dollars to accomplish it.

Thee DollHouse has been in its present location for almost thirty years. During that time, Thee DollHouse has been a perfect neighbor and has watched our city flourish around it. Thee DollHouse was in the process of renovations and beautification when the city launched its surprise attack. If you own property or a business in Sunny Isles, beware because at the city’s whim they can change your zoning too and put you out of business. The city can also change the character of your town center without any basis. Help us keep the DollHouse where it is by attending the commission meeting on December 18th at 6:30 pm. The city was hoping that you would be too busy with the holidays to pay attention. Let them know you care and do not want to see the DollHouse moved closer to the shops and businesses on Collins Avenue in our town center. Let them know that they shouldn’t rush important decisions without your input. You can also make your voice heard by calling the mayor and commissioners at: (305) 792-1700 or emailing them through the city’s website: www.sibfl.net

The adult entertainment area in our town center that the city commission wants to create is shown as dark red in the magnifying glass above. The area in which Thee Doll House is presently located is shown in blue in the magnifying glass. We think that you will agree that it is not a good idea of having Thee Doll House next to Epicure and Starbucks. Clearly, our city commission can make better planning decisions and find better things to do with your tax dollars.

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