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Oppose 836 Extension (AKA the Kendall Parkway):

• The Hold The Line Coalition mounted a campaign in 2014 against the proposed 836 extension resulting in a legal challenge to the highway. We raised funds and found a legal team to work pro bono on the case to ensure it moved forward and was challenged in 2019. 
• We succeeded in obtaining a recommended order from Judge Suzanne Van Wyk in our favor. On June 15, 2021, Governor DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet voted 3-1 to approve changes to the Miami-Dade Comprehensive Plan allowing for the development of a six-lane tollway outside the UDB and disregarding Judge Van Wyk’s order that the 836 extension is inconsistent with the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, the County's Comprehensive Development Master Plan and with state law. That official order was passed on September 21, 2021, and the clock to appeal is ticking.
• HTL will continue to assist the plaintiffs, Michelle Garcia and the Tropical Audubon Society, in the appeal. We will also work to deny the 404 permit and the Environmental Resource Program permits by organizing experts, the Biscayne Bay and Southeastern Everglades Restoration plan (BBSEER) and advocating for the acquisition of areas critical to restoration in the Bird Drive Basin. 

Related News Coverage: CBS 4 Miami Coverage, Miami Herald Editorial, Miami Herald Post-Vote Article, WLRN Article 

Hold The Line in District 11 - Green City.  

Basis for Opposition:

This application would eliminate 316 acres of agricultural land at the edge of the Everglades. The development of this land would increase the chances of more  development and even more urban sprawl. 

Where We Stand - Status of Application and Need for Action:

• A CDMP application to expand the Urban Development Boundary in District 11 to create a "Special District," Green City. The application is for ~316 acres in an Urban Expansion Area (“UEA”). Proposed uses include a commerce center and residential housing. An architectural rendering shows it as the northern part of the larger proposed "Green City Miami." There are several issues with this application. Rezoning the land for Industrial use would further shrink Miami Dade’s disappearing agricultural lands and reduce the buffer zone between the Everglades and urban Miami. There is sufficient unused industrial land within the UDB to support the project. 
• The application claims that no endangered species live in the area and that “environmentally friendly designs” are being incorporated into planning the development, there is no documentation or evidence to support either claim.