Coral Gables officials have admitted to making a mistake in February when a rewrite of the zoning code meant to clean up inconsistencies actually increased height and density in an area known as the Biltmore Section.
Whoooooops.
Thank Changó and Ochún that Miami Mayor Francis Suarez has made newly-elected Commissioner Christine King the commission chairwoman.
Commissioner Alex Diaz de la Portilla — who curiously served as acting chairman for just one special and limited two-hour meeting last week — would have been a nightmare, berating public speakers he doesn’t like and shutting them down whenever he wants.
The process for redistricting is still going on in Miami and at the state level (more on that later), but Miami-Dade County is done. Finito. Commissioners approved new boundaries last week after a few last minute amendments.
And there was zero opposition. Zero lawsuits threatened. Zero drama. Probably because there were no huge changes and nothing opposed by any of the current commissioners.
But Gables Village planned area development seems to have no opposition
No real plans in sight for UM Hurricanes home at Coral Gables High
A pair of South Florida legislators — one Democrat, the other Republican — are trying again to allow for the installation of speed cameras to enforce the limit in school zones.
The effort died last year but Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez (R-Doral) — whose bill passed committee Thursday — and State Rep. Nick Duran (D-Miami) have made changes in how the citation revenue is distributed between the state and the local municipal agencies enforcing the law.