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Monroe County urges RPC to require evacuation modelling for Miami‑Dade DRI; commissioners adopt resolution
Summary
After staff briefed the county on a proposed Miami‑Dade DRI of roughly 7,800 housing units, the Monroe County commission approved a resolution asking the South Florida Regional Planning Council to require regional evacuation time‑modeling and to copy Miami‑Dade officials; the board also asked the applicant to provide sheltering for residents if modelling is not provided.
Monroe County commissioners voted to ask the South Florida Regional Planning Council (RPC) to require evacuation modelling for a proposed Development of Regional Impact (DRI) in Miami‑Dade County and to send a copy of the county’s resolution to Miami‑Dade officials.
Staff told the commission the application — sited about 14½ miles north of US‑1 and Card Sound Road near Miami Executive Airport — proposes roughly 7,800 housing units on about 950 acres, which staff estimated would house about 21,000–22,000 new residents. County planning…
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