Article: Key West, Fla., Wants to Give Homeless a One-Way Ticket to Miami-Dade.

By Jennifer Babson, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Dec. 21--KEY WEST, Fla.--Like everyone else, they gravitate to this tiny island when the trees up north drop their leaves and the temperatures plummet.

Key West's homeless -- who sleep in mangroves, under bridges and in boats, panhandle paying tourists and overrun city beaches -- have been a thorn in the side of city administrators for years.

Last week, city stewards quietly began pressing a new draft plan:

Move 'em to Miami-Dade.

A proposal to that effect was mailed out last week to a dozen homeless shelters and outreach centers in Miami-Dade by John ...

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