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1. Rough waters: Ken Griffin's superyacht marina helipad gets neighbor backlash (miaminewtimes.com) — A proposed helipad at billionaire Ken Griffin's private megayacht marina on Terminal Island has Miami Beach neighbors in the South of Fifth area worried about helicopter noise and property impacts. Former Miami Beach mayor Neisen Kasdin is representing Griffin, while city commissioners weigh sound tests and neighborhood feedback before a planning board vote on November 3 that could send the project to the Miami Beach Commission and state and federal regulators.
2. 2 hospitalized after elderly driver hits car in Miami Beach, causing it to burst into flames (wsvn.com) — A serious Friday morning crash at 67th Street and Indian Creek Drive in Miami Beach sent two people to the hospital and briefly snarled traffic after an elderly driver veered into oncoming traffic, igniting another car. Firefighters quickly knocked down the flames, and officials say the victims' injuries are not life-threatening, but the incident underscores safety concerns on this busy corridor.
3. Miami officials think the Virginia Key marina referendum is a 'bad deal'. So why is it on the ballot? (wlrn.org) — Miami voters will decide this November whether to approve a decades-old lease deal for Virginia Key that many city officials now call a bad bargain, locking in low rents and allowing a private partnership to rebuild the marinas and evict current tenants. For Miami Beach residents, the debate is especially relevant because one of the companies behind the bid, Suntex, currently operates the troubled Miami Beach Marina, and both Suntex and RCI Group have past safety and environmental issues nearby.
4. Five Ways Health Systems are Responding to the Medicare Supplemental Phase Out (jdsupra.com) — Health system leaders will gather in Miami Beach on October 20 for a breakfast roundtable examining how hospitals are coping with the phase-out of Medicare supplemental payments. The session, featuring voices from major Florida hospital groups, will explore strategies like mergers, value-based care, and shifting services to lower-cost settings—topics that shape how local residents may experience and access care.
5. Crystal Ball: Independent election analyst moves Moskowitz-Singer congressional race to 'leans Democratic' (sun-sentinel.com) — A key U.S. House race in Florida's new 25th District, which stretches from Delray Beach down to Miami Beach, has been shifted to "leans Democratic" by a major nonpartisan analyst. For Miami Beach residents, that means your coastal district is now seen as a pivotal battleground in a possible Democratic wave, with both parties pouring attention and resources into your area.
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