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The Hold The Line Coalition advocates for smart growth principles in Miami Dade County to protect our communities, economy, and environment.

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day!

09/02/2026

After a 14 month struggle, Kelly Tractor’s application was approved by a 9-3 vote at yesterday’s BCC hearing. Our environment, our allies, and our communities deserved a different outcome.

Thank you Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins Vicki Lynn Lopez, Micky Steinberg for voting to adhere to regular procedure and defend our wetlands.

Commissioner Cohen Higgins’ analysis was pitch perfect “This was an example of attrition.” That attrition will pave dozens of acres of wetlands and the unprecedented approval of a text amendment to allow a private business to develop outside the UDB could provide a template for more sprawl.

We can’t rewind the clock, but our collective advocacy won concessions that will strengthen development review and oversight and better delineate valuable wetlands in the future. In July, a resolution to prohibit the use of text amendments to permit urban uses outside the UDB passed the Commission. Final language is pending, but a strong prohibition would close the “text amendment loophole” employed by Kelly and restore standard reviews for future applications.

Yesterday, Commissioner Micky Steinberg secured approval for a wetlands study that will comprehensively catalog the condition of Miami-Dade’s remaining wetlands to guide future land use decisions.

Yesterday’s result was a setback, but our Coalition is bigger and stronger as a result of the process. Thank you to every person who took action, we will need your passion and continued vigilance to Hold The Line.

07/15/2026

For more than a year, your voices have helped stop Kelly Tractor’s proposal to build outside Miami-Dade’s Urban Development Boundary (UDB) and destroy protected wetlands.

Now, with the final vote on July 21, there’s an opportunity to strengthen the rules that protect our community. Commissioner Raquel Regalado has introduced a resolution to close the loophole that allows projects to bypass the rigorous review normally required for UDB expansions.

The proposed development would impact 162 acres of Wetlands of Regional Significance in the Biscayne Bay watershed. These wetlands help reduce flooding, protect drinking water, support wildlife, and improve water quality flowing into Biscayne Bay.

Tell County Commissioners to vote YES on Commissioner Regalado’s resolution to close the loophole and NO on the Kelly Tractor proposal. Together, we can help protect our wetlands and ensure Miami-Dade’s growth follows the rules designed to safeguard our environment and keeps our communities safe and dry.

05/29/2026

🚨 ACTION ALERT: VOTE NO ON KELLY TRACTOR 🚨
Protect the Everglades. Protect Biscayne Bay. Protect Impartial Rules. FINAL VOTE TUESDAY 6/2

Kelly Tractor is back with a new business plan, but the fundamental flaw remains. Businesses can’t be allowed to rewrite carefully balanced development guidelines that protect our environment and communities to increase their bottom line. This project has substantive harms to vital habitat, but the real danger is the precedent that lets private dbidineeses, not citizens and professional planners, decide what the rules are.

Our position has been consistent: When private entities want to build outside the UDB, they MUST submit a full application that conclusively demonstrates a need for new land and offers equivalent, enforceable mitigation for environmental damage done. That’s not our opinion, those are Miami-Dade’s standard requirements.

Commissioners should have never allowed this project to advance this far, but on Tuesday, they can still do the right thing, Call your Commissoner today and tell them to follow their own rules and Vote No on Kelly Tractor. Contact your Commissoner today.

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District 1 - Oliver G. Gilbert, III: 305-474-3011
District 2 - Marleine Bastien: 305-694-2779
District 3 - Keon Hardemon: 305-636-2331
District 4 - Micky Steinberg: 305-787-5999
District 5 - Vicki L. Lopez: 305-375-5924
District 6 - Natalie Milan Orbis: 305-267-6377
District 7 - Raquel Regalado: 305-375-5680
District 8 - Danielle Cohen Higgins: 305-378-6677
District 9 - Kionne L. McGhee: 305-234-4938
District 10 - Anthony Rodriguez: 305-222-2116
District 11 - Roberto Gonzalez: 305-375-5511
District 12 - Juan Carlos “JC” Bermudez: 305-599-1200
District 13 - René Garcia: 305-820-8424

05/04/2026

🚨 URGENT: Tomorrow’s Vote on Kelly Tractor 🚨

Tomorrow, the County Commission will vote again on Kelly Tractor’s application and even now, new information is still surfacing.

Kelly recently submitted an updated needs analysis that relies on with long-term industry projections and jargon, but it still failed to answer a critical question:

Why must these proposed uses- including 500+ truck parking spaces- be located on high-quality wetlands outside the UDB?

Bottom line:
The application still does not meet the threshold of need required by the CDMP. From the start, this proposal has lacked justification and approving it would set a dangerous precedent by using a text amendment to bypass standard review.

📣 TAKE ACTION📣 Call your commissioner TODAY (it takes 1 minute):

Tell them to protect our water, wetlands, and uphold the CDMP.

Urge them to build inside the UDB, not outside it.

📞 Commissioner Contact List:

District 1 - Oliver G. Gilbert, III: 305-474-3011
District 2 - Marleine Bastien: 305-694-2779
District 3 - Keon Hardemon: 305-636-2331
District 4 - Micky Steinberg: 305-787-5999
District 5 - Vicki L. Lopez: 305-375-5924
District 6 - Natalie Milan Orbis: 305-267-6377
District 7 - Raquel Regalado: 305-375-5680
District 8 - Danielle Cohen Higgins: 305-378-6677
District 9 - Kionne L. McGhee: 305-234-4938
District 10 - Anthony Rodriguez: 305-222-2116
District 11 - Roberto Gonzalez: 305-375-5511
District 12 - Juan Carlos “JC” Bermudez: 305-599-1200
District 13 - René Garcia: 305-820-8424

04/22/2026

It's Earth Day! 🌎 🐆 🌳 🏔️ 🌊

The Hold The Line Coalition is committed to safeguarding Miami-Dade County's natural wonders and our planet all year round. We're grateful for our members and partners who share our vision.

From Biscayne Bay to the Great Barrier Reef, and from the Amazon to the Everglades, our world is a treasure. Take a moment to appreciate it, and then take action to protect it. Take 5 minutes today to show your appreciation for our planet's unwavering support.

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04/16/2026

Take action today! Use the 🔗 in our bio to conserve precious wetlands, uphold impartial development approval rules, and protect taxpayers.

The Kelly Tractor application is back, and it is not better. Same request for special treatment. Same inadequate wetland mitigation. And now, the project has beef with another expensive infrastructure project, and that could cost taxpayers big time. 💸💸💸

Last week GMX, the group building the 836 Extension or “Kendall Parkway” highway, sent a letter opposing Kelly’s expansion. The highways right of way crosses directly through Kelly’s site. If Kelly’s project is approved, it could raise the acquisition cost for the property, sticking taxpayers with a bigger bill. Miami-Dade already approved the highway, but you can’t have two projects in the same place.🛣️

The entire process has been unusual. Of 15 applications to build outside the UDB since 2021, Kelly Tractor is the ONLY one asking to use a format that lowers voting requirements and doesn’t require concrete plans.

Next Thursday, the BCC will discuss and vote on Kelly’s proposal. In February, Mayor Levine Cava rightly vetoed approval due to the lack of scrutiny in the application format and unacceptable environmental damage. Tell Commissioners to uphold the Mayor’s veto and reject this project to protect our wetlands... and our wallets.

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