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Commission rejects city purchase as proposed for Pelican Garage; managers to resubmit plan
Summary
After extended debate, the commission voted to reject the administration's recommended buyout of the Pelican (Collins Avenue) garage as presented. Commissioners debated public control versus collective parking inventory and whether $15 million best served city needs; administration will return with a new resolution.
Lede: The Miami Beach City Commission voted on a motion rejecting the manager's recommendation to exercise the city's option to buy the leasehold interest in the Pelican (Collins Avenue) Parking Garage for $15 million, asking administration to return with a revised proposal.
Nut graf: Commissioners split over whether the purchase would simply convert privately held parking into public control (with no net increase in total spaces) or represent a time-sensitive opportunity to secure parking in a high-demand district. Opponents argued the city would pay public dollars for spaces that…
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