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Board hears limited updates on Civitas planning work and Miami Herald reporting on 38-acre aquarium site

5823423 · September 23, 2025
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Board members said parts of the Civitas plan paid for by the city appear to be selectively implemented. Members also discussed a Miami Herald report that Miami-Dade County is evicting the aquarium tenant on a 38-acre site; developers Terra Group and Integra were reported to have expressed interest.

Board members briefly reviewed the status of two long-running items: the Civitas planning contract and reporting about a 38-acre aquarium site south of Virginia Key.

A board member summarized past work with Civitas, a Colorado-based planning firm hired by the city, and said the city paid about $800,000 for the planning contract. "My general feeling is it's kind of been tossed…

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