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Guide To The Secluded Island Of Key Biscayne
The secluded island of Key Biscayne and its Key Biscayne corporate
housing community can be reached via the scenic Rickenbacker Causeway, which spans beautiful Biscayne
Bay. Located just south of Downtown Miami and north of Coconut Grove, the island touts miles of golden sand
beaches and features a quaint quiet Key Biscayne corporate housing neighborhood atmosphere where parks
abound.
Close to the Key Biscayne corporate housing you can play tennis at the Crandon Park Tennis Center; home of
the Nasdaq 100 Open tournament featuring the worlds' top ranked tennis players; and play on the intriguing
terrain of Crandon Park Golf Course, also very close to the Key Biscayne corporate housing community, rated
among the top 50 public courses in Florida.
Children enjoy the playground and the historic carousel at the Crandon Park Family Amusement Center. Thick
tropical foliage lines the road from the Key Biscayne corporate housing zone to Bill Baggs Cape Florida
State Recreation Area, where the beach invites swimming or kayaking. You can also rent small sailboats,
paddleboats and water bicycles. On land, nearby the Key Biscayne corporate housing area, rent a bike, hike
the nature trails and climb to the top of the 1825 lighthouse. Swim with the dolphins at the Miami
Seaquarium or meet Lolita the Killer Whale, and admire a host of fascinating sea creatures and exhibits.
The Marjorie Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center offers hands-on marine exploration among dunes,
beaches, coastal hammocks, mangroves and fossil-rock reefs. The delicate ecology of Biscayne Bay is
studied at the University of Miami's noted Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science on Virginia
Key. Isn't it great all the things that the Key Biscayne corporate housing area offers you?
The Village of Key Biscayne was incorporated on June 18, 1991. The Village and its Key Biscayne corporate
housing is located on a barrier island approximately seven miles south of the City of Miami on Biscayne
Bay. The Key Biscayne corporate housing is bordered to the south by Bill Baggs Cape Florida State
Recreation Area and to the north by Dade County's Crandon Park. The Village covers approximately 1.25
square miles and has a population of 8,854 (1990 United States Census).
The Village of Key Biscayne corporate housing has a Council-Manager form of government. The Village
Council, the elected governing body, appropriates funds and determines policy. The membership of the
Village Council includes the Mayor, Vice Mayor and five Council Members. The Village Council appoints a
Village Manager, Village Clerk and Village Attorney.
Services are provided by the Building, Zoning and Planning Department, the Emergency Services (Police and
Fire Rescue) Department, the Finance and Administrative Services Department, the Public Works Department,
and the Recreation Department.
To provide and promote a creative and balanced system of leisure programs which are sensitive and
responsive to citizen needs and continue providing citizens of Key Biscayne corporate housing with quality
of life opportunities for positive recreational experiences.
The Department of Recreation provides service to nearly 10,000 participants a year by offering a variety
of programs. The various programs include special events, cultural and holiday programs, camps,
instructional classes, seminars, sports, athletics, hobbies, entertainment, national and historical
celebrations, and tours. The program aims to influence social bonding within the Key Biscayne corporate
housing community by providing programs for all age groups.
The Recreation Department has five major divisions: Athletics, Programs, Tennis, Parks and Special Events.
The Athletic division is administered through the Sports Coordinator. The Programs and Special Events
divisions are administered through the Program Coordinator. The Tennis division is operated by independent
contract services directed by the Program Coordinator. The Parks division is operated directly through the
Department. All staff is capable of working in each division when necessary.
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