10 Sep Wed 2014
Power to the People! Long Live the Queen!
Let's hear it for the power of the press! Last week I was interviewed by the Miami Herald regarding Miami-Dade County's continual unwillingness to accept a recently passed state law that allowed me to have 15 beehives on my acre of land. We've been trying hard for months and months, working diligently to help Miami's bureaucracy understand that they no longer have jurisdiction in this matter, and that I really was protected by law and allowed to keep my bees. The Herald also interviewed one of the County Attorneys, the one who was handling the case against me. The piece is scheduled to run this weekend, probably Sunday and also online. Meanwhile, yesterday I got a call from the County Attorneys office, all sweetness and light. They've decided that in fact the State of Florida law actually does have jurisdiction in this matter, superseding county law, and they are withdrawing their case against me. It was a warm and lovely conversation and neither of us mentioned the upcoming article. However, it is obvious that the upcoming piece in the press made the County realize that negative publicity would make them look bad so they decided to withdraw for damage control purposes. Woo Hoo! I am so happy! LONG LIVE THE QUEEN………..
Marcie
02:10 PM EDT