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Commissioners defer measure to allow waiver of appraisals for select county projects amid housing delays
Summary
A proposal to allow the commission to waive appraisals on some county-owned projects was deferred for further work. Supporters said appraisal delays have stalled affordable housing and transit projects; the item will be revised to require a two-thirds majority before returning.
A proposed change that would allow the Miami-Dade County Commission to waive appraisals on certain county-owned projects was deferred after commissioners said they want to refine the proposal and raise the approval threshold.
Commissioner Cohen Higgins, who presented the item, said several recent affordable housing and transit projects have been delayed because appraisals were not completed in time by the administration. "Right now several years ago this board not our board but previous boards waived its right to weigh in on whether…
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