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County moves ahead with Durham reorganization; public and environmental groups press for permitting protections
Summary
Miami-Dade commissioners approved clarifying language on Thursday to re-establish Durham as an independent department and ordered the mayor to define how Durham's scientists will coordinate with the county permitting office.
Lede Miami-Dade commissioners voted to approve language clarifying the county's plan to re-establish the Department of Environmental Resource Management (commonly referred to as Durham) as an independent department while telling the mayor to issue an administrative order spelling out how Durham's scientific and policy staff will work with the county's unified permitting office.
Nut graf The action followed weeks of public concern and dozens of speakers at the budget hearing who warned that an ill-defined reorganization could strip Durham of its permitting authority over wetlands, coastal construction and stormwater problems. The board's amendment aims to keep Durham's…
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