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DeSantis vetoes $1.3 million in Miami Beach projects in his final budget
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DeSantis vetoes $1.3 million in Miami Beach projects in his final budget

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.

Journal Staff Jul 02, 2026
City Eyes Helipad for Terminal Island's Industrial Zone
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City Eyes Helipad for Terminal Island's Industrial Zone

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.

Journal Staff Jun 19, 2026
City May Give Bandshell Operator $1 Lease at North Beach Property
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City May Give Bandshell Operator $1 Lease at North Beach Property

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.

Journal Staff Jun 19, 2026
After the $400 Million Deal Died, Miami-Dade Votes to Seize Fisher Island's Fuel Terminal by Eminent Domain
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After the $400 Million Deal Died, Miami-Dade Votes to Seize Fisher Island's Fuel Terminal by Eminent Domain

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.

Journal Staff Jun 19, 2026
Budget Season Opens: A Flat Tax Rate, a Structural Gap, and a Capital Wishlist the City Can Only Half-Fund
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Budget Season Opens: A Flat Tax Rate, a Structural Gap, and a Capital Wishlist the City Can Only Half-Fund

Miami Beach's first detailed FY2027 numbers landed at Wednesday's Finance committee. The administration proposes holding the tax rate flat, but a structural shortfall of $7.9M to $17.7M remains, the five-year capital plan tops $1.3 billion, and only about half of next year's $256M in capital requests can be funded — all before a November ballot measure that threatens future revenue.

Journal Staff Jun 17, 2026