City of Miami v. Rodriguez-Quesada

The City of Miami seeks reversal of a temporary injunction enjoining the abolition of the Little Havana Community De*259velopment Board (Board). We find the injunction to have been improperly imposed and reverse.

The Congress has enacted legislation which provides funds for community development. Under this legislation, grants for state and local community development programs are prohibited unless assurances are given by the locality that there will be citizen participation in the development of its program. 42 U.S.C.A. § 5304(a)(6); 24 C.F.R. § 570.303 (1979). The City of Miami applied for a…