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Aventura commission authorizes negotiations for school site, approves zoning, tax and budget measures
Summary
On April 7, 2026 the Aventura City Commission voted unanimously to allow the city manager to negotiate purchase of a 0.84‑acre Gulfstream Park parcel (not to exceed $6,000,000) for a future charter high school and approved several ordinances, a mid‑year budget amendment and a 5% business tax increase.
The Aventura City Commission on April 7, 2026 authorized the city manager to continue negotiating to purchase an additional 0.84‑acre parcel from Gulfstream Park for a total campus of about 4.5 acres, directing the manager to negotiate a price not to exceed $6,000,000 for the parcel for use as a new charter high school.
Mayor Howard Weinberg framed the vote as a long‑term investment in local education, saying the city will "build that high school" and that the project will "take 1000 kids off that waiting list." The commission approved the resolution by roll call vote.
The meeting also produced several unanimous votes on land‑use and administrative items: the Local Planning Agency…
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