A Modern Day Timon

Unlike the ancient Timon, Jose Montaner doesn’t appear to be a misanthrope, but he does have a little island retreat off the coast of Miami that he calls home.  Unfortunately, Montaner’s habitation on the little island is ruffling statist feathers, and he is in danger of being forcibly removed, because of statists like Stuart Sorg.

"Stuart Sorg, a Coconut Grove resident and member of the Miami Waterfront Advisory Board, sees the situation differently. He wants Mr. Montaner off the island immediately, especially after reading in The Miami Herald last week that Mr. Montaner had been arrested for minor crimes in the past. “We’ve got to go through that island and disassemble everything,” said Mr. Sorg, who has complained about Mr. Montaner to city officials. “This city has become too sophisticated, too cosmopolitan for that type of thing."

Some people just can’t stand individuals being independent.

From a New York Times piece titled “A Paradise of Detritus (Plus Ducks)."

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