Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava reacts to County Commission vote to expand the Urban Development Boundary 

Today, the Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners voted in favor of expanding the Urban Development Boundary by adding acres of sprawling development in the heart of South Dade’s agricultural community. 

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava released the following statement: 

"I’m deeply disappointed by today’s decision to move the urban development boundary. Despite clear, bipartisan opposition from the residents and Commissioner of District 8, county planning experts, and federal, state, and tribal leaders, the Board of County Commissioners voted in favor of unsustainable, sprawling development at the expense of our precious natural environment and agricultural economy. 

"Our residents are experiencing major challenges to their quality of life – an affordability crisis, worsening traffic, flooding, contamination of Biscayne Bay, and the threat of climate change. Too many of these issues are the consequence of past poor planning and misguided development. By voting to move the urban development boundary, we are doubling down on past mistakes – increasing the risk of flooding for residents in South Dade, stifling our vital agricultural economy, and threatening the health of Biscayne Bay and the Everglades. 

"Miami-Dade is ready for smart planning that looks into the future, invests in transit corridors, and sets us up for long-term prosperity and sustainable economic growth. Unfortunately, today’s vote does the opposite.”