At an event at Bayfront Park on Wednesday, Joe Carollo was served with court documents, a lawsuit connected to a whistleblower lawsuit filed by two people who used to work for the Bayfront Park Management Trust. NBC6’s Steve Litz reports.
The control of Miami's Bayfront Park Trust is no longer in the hands of Commissioner Joe Carollo.
At Thursday's commissioner meeting, the board voted 3-2 to put Commissioner Miguel Gabela in charge of the trust, removing Carollo from the position.
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WATCH HEREThe vote on the future of the park came after some chatter regarding it during the public comment portion of the meeting, with some people calling for a change when it comes to the management of Bayfront Park.
Bayfront Park is a popular spot that hosts concerts and community events and generates a lot of money for the city. The person who runs it is in a powerful position.
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Carollo has run the trust but in a whistleblower lawsuit filed last month, he was accused of misusing funds.
At an event at Bayfront Park on Wednesday, Carollo was served with court documents including a lawsuit connected to the whistleblower lawsuit filed by two people who used to work for the trust.
Carollo denies he did anything wrong and had his own item that would have abolished the trust and created a special department within the existing Parks and Recreation Department to operate the park.
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Gabela had been looking to move in a different direction and simply replace Carollo as chairman.
