{"id":52455,"date":"2025-11-19T09:09:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T09:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/52455\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T09:09:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T09:09:09","slug":"fyi-miami-november-20-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/52455\/","title":{"rendered":"FYI Miami: November 20, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

\tWritten by Miami Today<\/a> on November 19, 2025<\/p>\n

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AQUARIUM HANDOFF: Miami-Dade should assign the lease of the Seaquarium on Rickenbacker Causeway to Resilient Aquarium LLC, which is 100% owned by major local developer David Martin, the CEO of Terra Acquisitions Florida, a county committee voted last week without comment. If the county commission approves, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava would negotiate an amended lease and bring it to the commission for approval. On Oct. 17, a bankruptcy court approved assignment of the lease from MS Leisure to Resilient. Site improvements are to include an accredited aquarium with no marine animals, immersive experiences that emphasize Biscayne Bay\u2019s environment, a research center, a marina and fisherman\u2019s village, preservation of the Buckminster Fuller seaquarium dome, a marina, parking, and public green areas. At least $100 million must be spent on project development.\u00a0<\/p>\n

FINANCIAL STORM: \u201cThere may be a need to adopt a new general obligation bond\u201d to fund the capital projects that Miami-Dade is now slow-walking in the face of actions at the state level that have eaten into county revenues, Carladenise Edwards, the county\u2019s chief administrative officer, told the Appropriations Committee last week. \u201cWe have to find new revenue sources, different revenue sources, as well as expedite the efficiency initiatives that the mayor put forth,\u201d she said in updating the committee on the county\u2019s fiscal status. She said updates are going to come more frequently \u2013 monthly instead of quarterly, \u201cso that you\u2019re not blindsided at the end of the fiscal year.\u201d She cited state and federal funding cuts, unfunded mandates that require county spending, the cost of new constitutional offices \u201cand slow property tax growth with the threat of property taxes being eliminated\u2026. It\u2019s almost creating the second perfect storm.\u201d<\/p>\n

VACANCIES REPORT: The mayor\u2019s office would provide Miami-Dade commissioners a detailed monthly report on vacancies of county jobs that are funded in the budget under legislation that the county\u2019s Appropriations Committee sent to the full commission last week. The resolution from Sen. Ren\u00e9 Garc\u00eda says that the report will \u201callow for more informed fiscal planning and ensure that the financial implications of such positions are given appropriate consideration.\u201d The report is to list for each job the department, division and funding source and the length of time that the position has been open and vacant. The first report would be due by Jan. 1.<\/p>\n

GAS PRICE RISES: Average gas prices in Miami rose 8.8 cents per gallon last week to $2.96, according to GasBuddy. Prices are 0.7 cents higher than a month ago but 16.6 cents lower than a year ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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