Mental health center funded, Fisher Island fuel fight escalates
Commissioners unanimously approved funding for Miami-Dade's long-delayed mental health diversion center, and separately voted to let the Mayor pursue eminent domain to take over the Fisher Island fuel depot that supplies PortMiami.
Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery gets funded, decades after it was promised
The Board unanimously approved a roughly $31 million, three-year agreement with the nonprofits WestCare Foundation and The Advocate Program to operate a mental health diversion center, with an option to renew for two more years. Commissioners added an outpatient treatment component, a commitment to treat substance abuse alongside mental illness, and independent oversight from Jackson Health System.
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Board votes to pursue seizing the Fisher Island fuel depot
Commissioners voted to authorize Mayor Daniella Levine Cava to acquire the roughly 10-acre fuel depot on Fisher Island through eminent domain, funded by Seaport Revenue Bonds rather than general tax dollars. The site's owner, HRP Group, said it would fight the move in court.
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