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Mayor's veto was right: Miami's growth can't come at the expense of the Everglades, flood risk
Miami Herald via Yahoo NewsCounty commissioners last week decided, for the first time in nine years, to allow development past the boundary line that separates Miami-Dade County’s suburbs from agricultural land and the Everglades.
On Thursday, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava vetoed their decision, forcing a new vote on the issue and, with it, another chance for a discussion that this community sorely needs.
The commission may override her veto — although if just one ‘No” vote flips, there’s no override — but it was still the right thing to do. Going past the Urban Development Boundary, or UDB, for even this one project is the kind of decision that may seem small, but it will have long-lasting consequences, particularly for Everglades restoration and because the area is prone to flooding. Florida was built on bad development decisions — draining the Everglades springs to mind — and we don’t need any more.
On Thursday, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava vetoed their decision, forcing a new vote on the issue and, with it, another chance for a discussion that this community sorely needs.
The commission may override her veto — although if just one ‘No” vote flips, there’s no override — but it was still the right thing to do. Going past the Urban Development Boundary, or UDB, for even this one project is the kind of decision that may seem small, but it will have long-lasting consequences, particularly for Everglades restoration and because the area is prone to flooding. Florida was built on bad development decisions — draining the Everglades springs to mind — and we don’t need any more.
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