The vote, now scheduled for June 2, marks the latest setback in an ongoing battle over the proposed project to build a new Kelly Tractor headquarters outside the county’s Urban Development Boundary.
Kelly Tractor, a supplier of Caterpillar and other heavy equipment, is seeking approval for a 2.2 million-square-foot complex near Sweetwater. The opposition from environmental groups centers on building outside the Urban Development Boundary. Critics also object to the loss of wetlands.
A controversial industrial project planned for development outside Miami-Dade County’s urban development boundary may be in question once again. Florida’s Department of Economic Opportunity just sent a letter to the county saying Miami-Dade erred in how it handled the approval process, potentially requiring a re-vote with a new commission on the South Dade Logistics and
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.
Miami-Dade commissioners just sidestepped concerns about Biscayne Bay pollution, flooding and hazy development details to give preliminary approval for expanding the Urban Development Boundary and converting farmland into a 9 million-square-foot industrial park near Homestead. By a 9-3 vote, commissioners voted to send the expansion application to state agencies for review, a key step for developers