Miami Heat steamed: Arena won't be used as an election polling place

[RandySF]

MIAMI, Fla. – The Miami Heat wanted to join other NBA teams around the country to use the American Airlines Arena as a voting location for the community, but it was Miami-Dade County that had the final say.

The Heat issued a statement Friday after being informed that AAA would not be a designated polling place. Instead, the Frost Science Museum will be the election site instead of the usual Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami, which is not available. That was when the Heat thought it was a no brainer since the arena and the Arsht are in such close proximity.

“To say we are disappointed is a huge understatement,” the Heat statement said.

The County had the final say because the arena is not a team-owned facility, like many other NBA facilities, but rather the property of Miami-Dade County, the County’s deputy supervisor told Local 10.




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[genxlib]

1. Meh

There aren’t all that many people that live near there. It would not really serve much of a benefit beyond the optics.

[beachbumbob]

2. all south Florida sport teams should threaten to shutdown their team play iunless the arena

is a polling place. Wonder what party the county govt is?