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Commission approves multiple Bluenest proposals after lengthy public comment; neighbors raise flooding and farmland concerns
Summary
The Miami‑Dade County Commission approved or transmitted several Blue Nest comprehensive-plan and zoning applications for Homestead and nearby Redland areas after extended public comment, but added conditions to address neighbors’ concerns about flooding, traffic and agricultural loss.
The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners took action on multiple comprehensive-development and zoning applications involving Blue Nest developments in Homestead and the Redland area after extensive public testimony from residents and workers. The applications addressed a mix of CDMP (Comprehensive Development Master Plan) amendments and companion zoning requests for sites in South Dade and Homestead.
What the commission did: For several Blue Nest items the board voted to adopt or transmit the CDMP and companion zoning requests per staff recommendations, with conditions. Conditions discussed and recorded during the hearing included a requirement for legally sufficient covenants and a conceptual master plan to be filed within a short period (county staff used a 10‑day window as a condition for some items). Commissioners also negotiated design commitments for several projects, including…
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