Jim Murley, Executive Director, South Florida Regional Council
The Miami-Dade County Commission agreed to assist in the assembly of land for the world’s largest mall on 225 acres adjacent to I75 in NW Miami- Dade County. The mixed use project including residential, retail and destination recreation uses promises to deliver as many as 25,000 jobs. It will also create traffic that will impact Broward County. Regional solutions will need to be developed to address these greater than local impacts.
Looking ahead: Can the Florida Legislature craft a reasonable first year implementation plan for Amendment One? The debate continues around more money for new land acquisition versus management of existing lands. Can consensus be reached on purchasing land south of Lake Okeechobee to move water towards Everglades National Park? Stay tuned and ask your legislators how they voted.
