Mayor Bateman Goes Rouge; Accused of Vandalism

The story below is not hard to believe.   The La Ley Baseball Stadium debacle is an all too common  theme in Homestead.  City Council makes a deal, Deal goes bad,  Council gets upset but can do little besides access the Courts.  Mayor sits on dais and does nothing.  However, in this case the Mayor went over and cut the lock on the gate.  Vandalism?  Possibly but who cares.  La Ley owes this city a lot of money.  They need to vacate the Baseball stadium.  They are in no position to make any demands or get us to honor a contract they're already breaching.   The damage is done and a better background check next time on who the city does business with would go a long way to avoiding these circumstances.  At this point the Mayor's reputation is already at an all time low so adding vandal to the list of adjectives is actually an uptick from his all time worst:  corrupt. 

Excerpt from Miami New Times

A dispute over a locked gate prompted Miami attorney John Ruiz, operator of La Ley Sports Complex in Homestead, to call the police on Mayor Steven Bateman this past March 7. According to a recently released investigative report, Ruiz accused Bateman of cutting the lock to the northwest gate of the complex at 1601 SE 28th Ave. so that students and parents could access a road that leads to the neighboring Keys Gate Charter High School. Ruiz, who had locked the gate, claimed the city had no authority to allow the school to use the road, which is part of the complex's property.

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Homestead Mayor Steven Bateman Accused of Vandalism - Miami New Times