What Is At Stake
Quality of Life
Farming & Agriculture
Quality of Life
For South Dade Communities
- Risks To Elevating Low Lying Land
- Dimished Hurricane/Storm & Flood Protection
- Contamination of Water Supply
- Loss of Affordable Living, Transporation & Infrastructure Opportunities
The Environment
Farming & Agriculture
Quality of Life
Including Water Systems & Wildlife
- Health of Biscayne Bay/Water Basin Cleaning
- Everglades Protection/Restoration
- Fish Kills (Manatees & more)
- Tourism (fishing, snorkeling, boating & more)
Farming & Agriculture
Farming & Agriculture
Farming & Agriculture
Affecting Economy, Food Supply & Jobs
- Economic Loss (agriculture is a top economic Driver)
- No Farms, No Food (farmlands are critical to local food sourcing & supply)
- Loss of Jobs (farming & agrictulture-related)
Miami-Dade’s agriculture is a massive industry that employs more than 20,000 workers, is a pillar of our local economy and is critical to our local sources of food.
Land-use decisions, such as Holding the Line on sprawl, are foundational economic, climate and resiliency issues that Miami-Dade County cannot afford to get wrong.
Miami-Dade County is the most at-risk county in South Florida to loss of property tax revenue from sea level rise by 2070 (total estimated loss: $1.345 billion).
Green space reduces heat island effect, protects farm workers and all those that work (and play) outside in South Dade, including our kids.
Our natural coastal lands give communities vital protection from the impacts of sea level rise, including property damages from flooding & storm surge
Act Today! HB 527/SB 664 Preempts Wetland Protections
Send letters to Florida Committee members to preserve local control and defend environmental resources!
As we feared, the first bill attacking wetlands protections has been filed. Sponsored by Representative Randy Maggard, HB 527 requires municipalities and counties to purchase land for wetland buffer zones via eminent domain and preempts dredge and fill regulations to the state. This bill appears designed to avoid any developer vs community conflict similar to the unpopular vote to reduce wetland buffers earlier this year in Manatee County.