8/2/2026
25 Million Gallons: The Biscayne Bay Sewage Disaster in the Virginia Key Bidders' Past
Before they asked Miami to hand them public Biscayne Bay waterfront for up to 75 years, the principals behind the Virginia Key bid ran a marina where a single afternoon's work dumped roughly 25 million gallons of raw sewage into the Bay and closed the beaches. It's all in the public record - including their own lawyers' written acknowledgment.
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7/23/2026
The City’s Own Spreadsheet Says the Quiet Part Out Loud: Our Marinas Already Earn More Than This Lease Guarantees
Before the 2021 marina referendum, the City of Miami built its own financial projection for the Virginia Key marinas. Released through a public records request, that spreadsheet shows the City projected it could net far more money operating these marinas itself — at rates the City has since actually adopted — than the minimum rent the current lease guarantees.
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7/23/2026
The Answer Came First: How Miami and Suntex Scripted the Virginia Key “Fair Market” Appraisals
Public records show the City’s real estate director told the appraisers the expected conclusion before their work was done — while the developer supplied the market data, dictated a key revenue assumption, and reviewed the draft reports before they were finalized.
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7/23/2026
A Sworn Expert Just Told the Court: The City’s Marina Numbers Don’t Hold Up
A licensed appraiser’s sworn declaration, filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court on July 17, says the City’s own 2026 appraisals understate the value of our Virginia Key waterfront
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7/23/2026
The Deal Miami Voters Are Being Asked to Approve Is Now in Court
A lawsuit filed July 1 in Miami-Dade Circuit Court asks a judge to pull the Virginia Key marina referendum off the November 3 ballot
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7/8/2026
The Super-Yacht Playbook Is Already Running at One City-Owned Marina. Virginia Key Could Be Next.
Bloomberg just documented what happens when big money takes over South Florida's marinas: bigger boats, higher rates, and family boaters squeezed out. The company at the center of that story is the controlling partner in the Virginia Key deal... and nothing in the 88-page lease stops the same thing from happening here.
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7/8/2026
Executed Lease Validation - Claim-by-Claim
LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF MIAMI AND VIRGINIA KEY, LLC
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7/8/2026
City of Miami Commission Meeting - Virginia Key Marina Lease & Referendum (RE.3 / RE.4) - June 11, 2026 - Miami City Hall, 3500 Pan American Drive
Miami City Commission, June 11, 2026: The Virginia Key Marina Vote (Items RE.3 & RE.4) - City Hall, Coconut Grove
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7/8/2026
This November 2026 Vote No on The Virginia Key Marina Lease
Save Our Marinas – Vote NO on November 3.
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