Legislature’s comp-plan scheme will muzzle Floridians who challenge bad development | Opinion
Paul Owens, President, 1000 Friends of Florida, Miami Herald - Opinion In Florida, decisions about where, when and how communities will...
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Idyllic Lifestyle Disrupted
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Out of Gas
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Miami Shores council member Wagar lands lobbyist job and breaks the law;
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Implementation of the Constitutional Prohibition Against Lobbying by a Public Officer (Support)
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Stunning Shakeup in NMB Politics
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North Miami Greenlights Pepper Park Development
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Florida DEO files lawsuit against Gainesville over single-family zoning
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- Oct 26, 2022
Push to legalize ‘accessory dwelling units’ in some areas of Miami-Dade gets closer to goal
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Pérez’s Related scoops up multifamily dev site in North Miami
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Victory in North Bay Village for billionaire Ansin family’s Sunbeam Properties
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- Sep 23, 2022
Northeast Miami-Dade residents unhappy after commission votes to approve land development plan
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- Sep 16, 2022
Conflict-of-interest allegations in Surfside involving vice mayor & his construction company
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- Jul 25, 2022
Lennar gets green light to build 40 single-family homes in Plantation
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Blue Road plans 20-story, 139-unit multifamily project in North Miami
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INTERNATIONAL MEGASCALE: A CONVERSATION WITH MOSHE SAFDIE – PART TWO
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