View original filePublic Notice Notice of Public Hearing
Miami-Dade County, Florida (the “County”) intends to issue pursuant to a plan of financing, at one time or from time to time, its Miami-Dade County, Florida Seaport Revenue and Revenue Refunding Bonds, in one or more series, in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $700,000,000.00 (the “Bonds”). The Bonds are being issued as exempt facility bonds for docks and wharves under 26 U.S.C. § 142(a)(2) for the purpose of, together with other available funds, financing and refinancing the cost of seaport facilities and seaport-related capital projects approved by the Board of County Commissioners of Miami-Dade County, Florida (the “Board”); provided that a portion of such projects constitute joint seaport and airport facilities and related capital projects for which the allocable portion of the Bonds are being issued as exempt facility bonds for (i) docks and wharves under 26 U.S.C. § 142(a)(2) and (ii) airports under 26 U.S.C. § 142(a)(1), as applicable. All such facilities and projects are part of an integrated operation of the County and are or shall be owned by the County and used in the operation of Port of Miami and located on either Dodge Island, the man-made island in Biscayne Bay resulting from the conjoining of the original Dodge, Lummus and Sam’s Islands, or at 7333, 7445 and 7449 Northwest 12th Street, in Miami, or US-27 Northwest Krome Avenue, in Opa-locka. Dodge Island is located between the City of Miami mainland and the Main Channel Entrance to Biscayne Bay, immediately south of the City of Miami Beach.
Please take notice that the Board will hold a public hearing at 9:30 a.m. or as soon thereafter as may be heard, on July 21, 2026 in the Commission Chambers, on the second floor of the Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 N.W. 1st Street, Miami, Florida, at which time any person may be heard regarding the facilities or projects being financed and refinanced and the proposed issuance of the Bonds. The documents regarding the proposed issuance of the Bonds and other public records regarding the facilities and projects being financed and refinanced are in the possession of the Miami-Dade County Seaport Department and may be examined at reasonable times during business hours, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the office of the Miami-Dade County Seaport Department at 1080 Caribbean Way, Suite 500, Miami, FL 33132. This notice is given pursuant to Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Any person who decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at this hearing will need a record of the proceedings. Such person may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, including testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based.
JUAN FERNANDEZ-BARQUIN, ESQ., CLERK OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA
July 10, 2026
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