Miami-Dade County's mayor plans to utilize eminent domain to seize a 10-acre property on Fisher Island, which currently serves as a marine fueling station for cruise and cargo ships at PortMiami. This decision escalates a conflict involving significant developers and economic figures in Miami. The move aims to gain control over the strategically located fuel depot amidst ongoing disputes.

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Miami-Dade Mayor to Use Eminent Domain to Seize Fisher Island Property

The plan to take control of a cruise ship fueling station escalates a conflict with developers that has drawn some of the city’s most powerful figures

Arian Campo-Flores

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Aerial view of a marine fuel terminal on Fisher Island, with luxury condos and a golf course nearby, and a ferry in the foreground. Luxury homes share Fisher Island with a marine fuel terminal that supplies cargo and cruise ships in Miami.Joe Raedle/Getty Images

MIAMI—Miami-Dade County’s mayor is pursuing the nuclear option in a battle over a marine terminal on tony Fisher Island that supplies fuel for cruise and cargo ships at PortMiami.

The mayor said Friday that she planned to seize the 10-acre parcel of land housing the fuel depot through eminent-domain proceedings, escalating a conflict that has drawn in some of Miami’s most powerful economic players.

Miami-Dade Mayor to Use Eminent Domain to Seize Fisher Island Property

Miami-Dade Mayor to Use Eminent Domain to Seize Fisher Island Property

The plan to take control of a cruise ship fueling station escalates a conflict with developers that has drawn some of the city’s most powerful figures

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