Miami Officials Think the Virginia Key Marina Referendum Is a ‘Bad Deal’. So Why Is It on the Ballot?

Miami referendum campaigns launch new ads over $450M safety bond, Virginia Key lease

Two Miami referendum campaigns are taking their arguments to voters’ screens through a pair of ads seeking approval of a $450 million police-and-fire bond and rejection of an up to 75-year Virginia Key marina lease.

Miami officials think the Virginia Key marina referendum is a ‘bad deal’. So why is it on the ballot?

Voters are being asked to weigh on a potential lease of waterfront property that was negotiated in 2016, years before property values in Miami exploded.

The bay can't vote on Miami’s Referendum 3, but it has already testified

Everyone with a stake in City of Miami Referendum 3 has found a way to be heard.