Lost among this debate is that Virginia Key is some incredibly desirable real estate. By having the homeless encampment there, it allows the long-term zoning l

Lost among this debate is that Virginia Key is some incredibly desirable real estate. By having the homeless encampment there, it allows the long-term zoning laws governing it to change, which means that in a few years, the homeless will be kicked out and the developers will move in and build a mammoth complex rivaling 10Thousand Museum, Miami World Center, Aston Martin Tower, etc... The county commissioner who pushed this, Joe Carallo, is a real estate guy first and foremost and is in the back pocket of the major developers who run the political scene in Miami. The whole point of this move is to change zoning laws. Everything else is theater disguised as people pretending to give a shit about the homeless.