Florida Bill Would Open Door to Building More Housing in the Everglades

Florida lawmakers who say they want to encourage construction of more affordable housing are trying to strip away powers Miami has used for decades to keep developments, strip malls and warehouses out of the Everglades.

A land-use bill that passed the Florida House on March 3 and is being considered by the state’s senate calls for studying the possible elimination of the 78-mile-long Urban Development Boundary, which has delineated where Miami ends in the west and the Everglades begins since 1983. The senate is expected to vote on the measure on Wednesday.