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Commissioners press county on airport drag‑racing noise; Miami‑Dade to reclaim city‑held property at 1801 Alabama Avenue
Summary
During the city manager’s report commissioners urged staff to press Miami‑Dade County about drag‑racing noise at the Miami Opelika Airport and were told the county is reasserting a reverter clause to retake a city-held property at 1801 Alabama Avenue.
Commissioners at the City of Opelika’s meeting raised sustained complaints about motor‑sports activity at the Miami Opelika Airport and directed city staff to pursue mitigation with Miami‑Dade County. Separately, planning staff informed the commission that Miami‑Dade County has started a reverter process to reclaim a property at 1801 Alabama Avenue that the county had previously granted to the city for infill housing.
Why it matters: Residents near the airport reported repeated weekend and day‑time noise from racing activity; commissioners said the county-owned facility should be asked to be a better neighbor. The 1801 Alabama Avenue reverter means the city will not proceed with the previously proposed…
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