The city of Miami wants to sell your public land with no public vote

The city of Miami wants to sell your public land with no public vote

When elected officials want to make it easier to sell off public land, it’s usually not about efficiency. It’s about opportunity — for someone. And it’s usually not the public. The Miami City Commission last month voted to put a referendum on the November ballot so that the sale or lease of city-owned land can be executed with a simple four-fifths vote on the dais. Right now, any sale or lease of public land has to go to a public vote. But this …