The Urban Development Boundary is set to expand by 379 acres near Homestead for industrial development after the Miami-Dade County Commission overrode a mayoral veto on Tuesday.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava vetoed a 379-acre expansion of the Urban Development Boundary near Homestead for a major industrial development. The move could put the brakes on a 5.9 million-square-foot industrial project, one of the largest in the region.
It took developers Stephen Blumenthal and Jose Hevia five tries, but in the end they won approval for their controversial proposal to build outside Miami-Dade County’s Urban Development Boundary. Commissioners just voted 8-4 to allow the South Dade Logistics & Technology District to be built on 379 acres on the southeast corner of the Florida
In a push to get their controversial industrial complex approved, developers Stephen Blumenthal and Jose Hevia offered a series of last-minute concessions for their proposal. It wasn’t enough to earn them the green light, but it did get them another whack at it.
