I was tickled by the article regarding Milani Park in the recent The Coastal Star.
I was reminded of a Highland Beach public meeting probably 10 years ago.
I was the only resident speaking for the renovation. There was talk about the arrival of drug traffic, that the portable johns are notorious for homosexual activity, the increase of traffic itself, nudity and sex on the beach, possible immigrants from Cuba, and uninhabited houses/apartments being vandalized.
Well, my words were forgotten when this Native American and his wife came charging into the room whooping and dancing like a Native American in a John Wayne movie.
Why? It seems there had been the discovery of the remains of a Native American, buried 500 years ago.
The entire audience immediately became lovers of Native American history. Unlike a movie with John Wayne under the stagecoach, rifle in hand, Native Americans circling, there weren’t no John Waynes in the bunch.
Immediately, the crowd had many suggestions which, in my opinion, would result in very few visitors. There was talk about a Native American museum, researching the area for a possible Native American graveyard, pay parking for the lot, and no access to the beach because of the graveyard research.
The list went on. In my suspicious mind, I believed and still believe the only issue was to severely impede the visitors to this park.
— T. Hoy Booker, Highland Beach
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