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The City of Miami commission advanced an effort to build luxury condo towers on Watson Island, near the Jungle Island theme park. They also set up a battle with Miami-Dade County on zoning, and further penalized homeless residents.
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Longtime residents of Town Park Village feel left in the dark while their home crumbles around them. Their property was put up for sale, and a government renovation project has been canceled. Now, they just want help.
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A new report by the University of Florida and 1000 Friends of Florida found that the 12 million more people expected to move to Florida by 2070 could wipe out huge swaths of ag land used by endangered species and needed to fight impacts from climate change.
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Marathon's building allocations are set to run out in July. At a packed city council workshop, council members weighed concerns over resident safety and overdevelopment in the Florida Keys.
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The 2021 collapse killed nearly 100 people. Regulations passed since then have raised costs for those living in older buildings. Developers want homeowners to sell so they can put up luxury condos.
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UCF researchers are using virtual reality and artificial intelligence tools to predict how newer structures may crack or shift over a set period of time based on archived data.
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The Interests of Foreign Countries law was enacted July 1, restricting foreign purchase or ownership of Florida real estate property for citizens from "countries of concern."
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Florida’s environment will suffer "irreparable damage” under a new law signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that opponents say will financially discourage regular folks from challenging proposals to change local rules that limit the size and scope of new developments.
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The bill would make it prohibitively expensive for most citizens to fight changes to a county's comprehensive growth plans.
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Local environmentalists targeted numerous bills filed for the upcoming legislative session that could damage land-use planning and run counter to conservation efforts backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Across central Florida, communities are considering how to move forward after hurricanes Ian and Nicole left widespread flooding and damage.
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More than a decade ago, growth in Florida was managed under a statewide agency that provided checks and balances to prevent sprawl and protect natural resources. Then state leaders closed it.