Miami Lakes officials press ahead on blasting lawsuit, pause website charts until staff meeting

Councilman Steven Herzberg said the town’s planned lawsuit over seismic blasting is still moving forward and that leaders are keeping details confidential while attorneys coordinate with potential partners and other municipalities. "We approved filing a lawsuit moving forward. That should still be moving forward. We are keeping details out of the public limelight for now," Councilman Steven Herzberg said during the meeting.

The advisory board’s discussion centered on three related tracks: the litigation timeline and likely legal costs, outreach to other municipalities and the county for support, and whether the board should publish its own charts based on state complaint data on the town website. Board members also approved two operational items: a Sunshine‑meeting with town marketing and TownStat staff to resolve how complaint data should be presented, and a motion to spend remaining marketing funds on outreach items such as pens and keychains.

Why it matters: The town and its advisory board have been collecting state complaint records about blasting and want to use those counts and charts to persuade neighboring cities and county leaders to join or contribute to litigation and…