Miami-Dade County is demanding that Miami Beach pay millions of dollars for countywide homeless services after the city recently rescinded a referendum asking voters if they approved of a restaurant tax to fund those services.
On Wednesday, county commissioners voted to demand up to $10 million in property taxes from a city-controlled taxing district around the Lincoln Road retail area. The redevelopment district is funded with both city and county property taxes.
“We have been forced to play hardball,” Miami-Dade Commissioner Raquel Regalado said…