Miami Herald | Wednesday, August 28, 2024 
Miramar threatens to sue if Miami-Dade builds trash incinerator nearby: ‘We will not be bullied’

With Miami-Dade County commissioners soon expected to decide on where to put a new trash incinerator, the mayor and other officials in the city of Miramar voiced grave concerns about one potential site that sits near Broward County’s border, going as far as threatening legal action. “Our message is simple: Miramar says ‘no’ to the incinerator,” Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam said at a Wednesday morning press conference. “We’re taking action, and we are consulting experts and preparing to challenge the proposal in every way necessary and possible. We will not be bullied into accepting a flawed project. We are ready for a fight and determined to win.” The city has mounted a six-figure campaign against having an incinerator near Broward’s border after it was announced that the defunct Opa-locka Airport West near the county line was a potential option. Miami-Dade’s previous trash incinerator in Doral caught fire in February 2023, and the Miami-Dade County Commission has been exploring other sites. The Doral incinerator processed half of Miami-Dade County’s trash and was equipped to burn 1 million tons of it per year. The county has long been expected to vote on a proposal at a September meeting, but the item is not listed on next Wednesday’s commission agenda…Read more