Michael Burnstine is a Miami Beach resident who began a grass-roots movement called the Coalition Against the Marlins Bailout.

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Mr Wheatley feared the thick grass would overrun the beach and affect tourism.

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The council feared the thick grass would overrun the town's beach and affect tourism.

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Outside my open French doors, a 15-foot grass margin led to the edge of a cliff, 160 feet below which the Pacific Ocean pounded the beach.

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