VIRGINIA KEY ALLIANCE
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    • INTRODUCTION
    • VIRGINIA KEY MASTER PLAN
  • ISSUES
    • PURPOSE
    • Power Boat Race
    • BOAT LAUNCH & TRAILER PARK
    • SAFETY FOR VIRGINIA KEY WATERS
    • STOP THE VIRGINIA KEY MOORING FIELD:
    • ULTRA
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ultra music festival doesn't belong on virginia key

We have nothing against music festivals.  Music festivals are lots of fun in the appropriate place; an enclosed, sound controlled arena is a good suggestion.  Ultra wasn't good for Bayfront Park, an outdoor area near residential areas, and was moved because of complaints.  Ultra isn't good for Virginia Key for even more reasons:

BAYFRONT PARK COMPLAINTS APPLY TO VIRGINIA KEY
  • Unrelenting load noise for three days and nights.
  • Traffic snarls and congestion.
  • Disruption of residential life causing many to flee their homes for the duration.
VIRGINIA KEY HAS EVEN MORE CONCERNS
  • Wildlife endangerment in the water and air.
    • Noise pollution - too close to the Bill Sadowski Wildlife protection area and UM Experimental Hatchery of the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science.
    • Water taxi pollution and noise
    • Damage to Virginia Key's fragile environmental ecosystem.
  • Unique traffic concerns due to only one road into and out of Virginia Key and Key Biscayne.
  • Residents of Key Biscayne are virtual prisoners on their island while Ultra is under way - unless they have a boat.
  • Regular users of the basin, many dues paying members, are shut out of use of their club or equipment.​​​​​​







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  • About
    • INTRODUCTION
    • VIRGINIA KEY MASTER PLAN
  • ISSUES
    • PURPOSE
    • Power Boat Race
    • BOAT LAUNCH & TRAILER PARK
    • SAFETY FOR VIRGINIA KEY WATERS
    • STOP THE VIRGINIA KEY MOORING FIELD:
    • ULTRA
  • ACTIONS
  • SUCCESSES
  • Donate