February 6, 2015
Billionaire Braman and politician Regalado sue to block subsidies for SkyRise Miami
Billionaire auto dealer Norman Braman and Miami-Dade School Board Member Raquel Regalado filed a lawsuit suit to stop the SkyRise Miami observation tower, according to the Miami Herald.
The 1,000-foot-tall project was approved in 2014 for $9 million in county funding for infrastructure to support its development. That money came from a bond previously approved by voters for economically significant projects. In August 2014, voters in the city of Miami approved a referendum to lease city-owned space…