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Council backs Palm Gate CDD expansion and new Palm Cove Reserve taxing district amid representation questions
Summary
The council approved a county petition to expand the Palm Gate Community Development District into Homestead and authorized creation of a Palm Cove Reserve multipurpose maintenance special taxing district; some members voiced concern that homeowners in the new area could have limited representation on a shared CDD board.
The Homestead City Council voted to support Miami-Dade County petitions to expand the Palm Gate Community Development District into a Homestead parcel and to create a separate Palm Cove Reserve multipurpose maintenance special taxing district.
Amanda Naljev, representing the applicant, said the expansion is intended to allow the new residential area—previously approved for townhomes—to access CDD financing and to place construction and long-term maintenance of infrastructure on a dedicated district. The companion special taxing district would remain dormant unless needed (for example, if a CDD or HOA failed) and would provide a backstop for operations such as street lighting,…
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