Vol. 44, No. 12 FEBRUARY 9, 2026 Downtown’s Extra Tax, Little Transparency BY GRANT MILLER, PUBLISHER Miami-Dade SPD For nearly 60 years, property owners in Downtown, Brickell, HistoryMiami Museum to host Introduces Countywide Vendor Office Hours and...
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Vol. 44, No. 12 FEBRUARY 9, 2026 Downtown’s Extra Tax, Little Transparency BY GRANT MILLER, PUBLISHER Miami-Dade SPD For nearly 60 years, property owners in Downtown, Brickell, HistoryMiami Museum to host Introduces Countywide Vendor Office Hours and Edgewater have carried a tax burden unique in Miami. ‘Freedom Plane National Tour’ BY MANNY CID, Assistant Director, Small and Since 1967, the Local Business Development Downtown Develop- ment Authority has Miami-Dade called it the “price of County’s Strategic progress.” Procurement Depart- That’s a nice line, but the reality is a ment (SPD) is taking mess. another major step to People living here are asking a simple strengthen the local question: Where the hell is our money ac- business ecosystem tually going? This isn’t some vague gov- with the launch of the ernment grant. It’s cash pulled right out of Vendor Academy Ac- our pockets every year. Millions of it. Yet, cess Point: Office trying to figure out how it’s spent feels like Hours f
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