Joe Carollo-sponsored outdoor gym referendum will stay on Miami ballot, judge rules

A controversial Miami ballot question about the installation of Joe Carollo-sponsored gym equipment in one of the city’s downtown parks will remain on the ballot, and the votes will be tabulated and released as usual, according to a new ruling.

On Thursday, Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Jose Rodriguez denied a motion for a temporary injunction to invalidate the referendum, which asks voters if already-installed gym equipment in Maurice A. Ferré Park should remain.

Rodriguez’s order landed three days after a half-dozen residents sued the city over what they called a “misleading” ballot question that they said omits key information like the fact that the city’s Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board had reversed the city’s approval of the outdoor gym, determining that it did not adhere to proper permitting and design procedure.

The residents had sought to invalidate the ballot question by barring officials from tabulating and releasing the results.




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