{"id":243490,"date":"2026-04-23T17:03:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/243490\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T17:03:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T17:03:09","slug":"residents-file-suit-against-proposed-ultra-20-year-extension-with-city-of-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/243490\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents file suit against proposed Ultra 20-year extension with city of Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text text--small text--normal text--primary\">Published:\u00a0April 23, 2026 at 12:33 PM<\/p>\n<p>lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpand<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/3V2QTE2SBFADJOS4CDRM6JMGUA.jpeg\"  width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"\/>Ultra Music Festival in Downtown Miami. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">MIAMI \u2014 City of Miami commissioners are meeting Thursday and expected to vote on a contract extension for Ultra Music Festival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">The extension is for a proposed 20-year operating agreement for the annual downtown event. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the Downtown Neighbors Alliance is pushing for the city to delay their vote so that residents have an opportunity to voice their concerns about continuing the partnership. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cResidents are not asking for the impossible, we are asking for a seat at the table,\u201d said James Torres, president of the Downtown Neighbors Alliance. \u201cA deferral is not only reasonable, it is necessary to set the right tone. If a 20-year deal is approved without engagement, what incentive will there be for Ultra to listen to residents afterward?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/wplglocal10news.slack.com\/archives\/D03J086M5PF\/p1776961142589839\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/wplglocal10news.slack.com\/archives\/D03J086M5PF\/p1776961142589839\">the DNA has filed a complaint against Ultra<\/a> \u201crelated to its obligations under the existing settlement agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Local 10 News reached out to Ultra for comment but have not heard back as of the time of this story\u2019s publication. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">ADITIONAL LINK<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miamifl.iqm2.com\/Citizens\/FileOpen.aspx?Type=14&amp;ID=3850&amp;Inline=True\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/miamifl.iqm2.com\/Citizens\/FileOpen.aspx?Type=14&amp;ID=3850&amp;Inline=True\">City commission meeting agenda<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0 News From Your Neighborhood<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"David Dwork\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/https:\/\/author-service-images-sandbox-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub\/wplginc\/3469fa6e-3c52-46d2-a0.jpeg\"  width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/>David Dwork<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-author-bio__author-description\">David Dwork joined the WPLG Local 10 News team in August 2019. Born and raised in Miami-Dade County, David has covered South Florida sports since 2007. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published:\u00a0April 23, 2026 at 12:33 PM lead-art-block.fullscreen-enterExpandUltra Music Festival in Downtown Miami. 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