The proposed fiscal budget for the City of Doral calls for significant investments in public safety, infrastructure, transportation, parks and recreation, and technology wth the aim to providing a better quality of life to residents.
Four municipalities in Miami-Dade County want to expand their boundaries and the proposition comes with plenty of controversy. The process is called annexation. It includes for example, a city expanding into unincorporated areas of Miami-Dade County. Miami Springs is interested in annexing county land. So is Doral. The Village of Virginia Gardens is too as
Doral wants to absorb two square miles on its southwestern corner that contain big-name commercial and industrial tenants. Miami-Dade is now reviewing the annexation request. If the county approves Doral’s application, business additions to the city will include tenants at 436-acre Beacon Lakes Industrial Park, which hosts distribution centers for Amazon, Goya Foods, UPS and
Based on revenue, expense calculations and the current tax rate, adding the areas would cost the city nearly $14 million a year. CLICK ON THE HEADLINE FOR MORE