And this is going to evolve into a bilingual community. Some people say ‘Why should I speak English?’ I don’t disagree with that as some people do, because their kids anyway are going to learn the language. JJ: It is all part of the maturing process of the community. On helping the new residents to adapt to their new environment and fundamental values of society Achieving this helped Doral’s residents to keep the taxes in the City to serve its inhabitants and provide every park, school, road, police department and excellent services the City enjoys today. Incorporation means becoming an independent municipality. It was the first time ever a community based organization ever defeated the GSA (General Services Administration) and as far as I know it still is like that.Īlong with the members of the organization One Doral, West Dade Federation moved forward on the incorporation process, which started around 1995, “an 8 years battle” as Mr. Also the County wanted to build the INS headquarters to consolidate every INS facility in the whole county and put it right there, on 25 th street. The WDF had got 20 acres of land for a High School, we had to fight hard for that and we were successful. He also helped set up the first elementary school, John I. They wanted to build a jail and Morgan fought it. JJ: The Dade County institutions in what it is now Doral, they placed here all the things they did not want anywhere else.
We represented the interests of about 8000 homeowners, living in this part of the County, without local government, just the county government that ignored the area tremendously there was nothing here, no schools, no parks, no streets. West Dade Federation was founded to look after the infrastructure, the incinerator, the people, and the Medley landfill, all of those things that were critical and important. When the county wanted to build a jail in 25 th street that is when Jesse and I got together and created the West Dade Federation to fight that, and instead of the jail it now houses the Metro Police department headquarters. There was no infrastructure, nothing out there. When we moved here this part was called West Dade. ML: In 1985 there was only the Doral Country Club. On the history of the Doral area and helping provide Doral with the required infrastructure They are the quintessential ‘Doralians’ if that term can be defined as people who love the city, have strong community values of honesty, respect, involvement and an immaculate reputation on community service. Levy was founder of the West Dade Federation (WDF) and continues to be very involved on the support of community initiatives through the Doral Community Coalition. Jesse Jones, from Mississippi, moved definitely to Miami when he was in 6 th grade, grew up here, established his business and moved to Doral in 1985/86. He is the founder of the West Dade Federation of Homeowners Association, an organization that at the beginning served as the way to help the West Dade (former name of the Doral area) community to have presence in front of Miami-Dade County Officials in order to provide the area with the infrastructure it was lacking, and it evolved to become instrumental on the incorporation of the city. He moved to the Doral area in 1985, when 87 th avenue was a 2 line street and Doral Park was considered to be a retirement community. He made a business on running summer camps for kids, one of them the very first Space Camp, and has always cared for setting a good example, being honest and working hard. Levy was born in 1924 in Washington, DC but moved to Miami at 2 years old. Jones, where reminiscences from the early years of the area made way to talk about the newcomers and their acclimation to their new surroundings the fundamental values of society what residents should look for on the ideal candidates for City Council and their legacy for future generation. Here is the summary of the very long conversation with Mr. It is the right time to revisit the values that lead the foundation of the city. The upcoming November elections would be a turning point for Doral.
There are moments when the timely advice of those with more experience and vision is needed. Rolando Oses and many other longtime residents of Doral since the late 80’s, overcame obstacles to set the foundations for a path that lead on 2003 to the incorporation of the City of Doral. Their hard work and influence shaped up the origins of what the City of Doral has become, so much that without doubt they can be considered its Founding Fathers. Jesse Jones are legendary names to those who have been living in Doral longer than 8 years.
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