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A reference of the week's public city meetings
In his final state budget, Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed about $1.3 million for two Miami Beach projects — flood-resilience work on West Avenue and security barriers along the Beachwalk. He also struck roughly $1.16 million in Mount Sinai elder-care slots and member-sponsored projects in Surfside, Bay Harbor Islands and North Bay Village.
Miami Beach commissioners voted 6-1 to build a public salary portal covering every city employee, accelerating a transparency push already mandated by new state law.
A reference of the week's public city meetings
The City Commission voted 5–2 to suspend red-light camera citations for right turns on red citywide, with one exception: the closely watched 17th Street and Alton Road intersection where the maneuver is already prohibited.
A reference of the week's public city meetings
Miami Beach commissioners will consider a temporary moratorium on street renaming requests while the city overhauls its naming ordinance procedures, with a deadline of November 30, 2026.
Commissioner Joseph Magazine is pushing to allow a private helipad on Terminal Island, where the U.S. Coast Guard Base Miami Beach is located, by amending the city's land development regulations.
Miami Beach commissioners are weighing a proposal that would allow the city's four Charter Officers to place ordinances on commission agendas without requiring an elected sponsor.
Miami Beach commissioners will consider letting the Rhythm Foundation use a vacant city-owned storefront at 7605 Collins Avenue for six months at $1, after a redevelopment project forces the nonprofit out of its current office.
County commissioners on June 16 cleared the final procedural step toward condemning the roughly 10-acre PortMiami fuel depot — the move the Journal warned was looming — after Mayor Daniella Levine Cava walked away from a $400 million purchase. With only Raquel Regalado opposed, the vote sets up a constitutional fight already playing out in two courtrooms.
A reference of the week's public city meetings