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April 23, 2015

Fight over $430M Miami tower gets personal

By CURT ANDERSON
AP Legal Affairs Writer

MIAMI — Last August, Miami voters gave a developer permission to lease land on the city's sparkling downtown waterfront to build a 1,000-foot, hairpin-shaped tourist tower complete with thrill rides, breathtaking observation decks, restaurants and clubs. There was one key promise: No public money would be spent on the $430 million project.

Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado backs the SkyRise project, as does the Miami-Dade County mayor, Carlos Gimenez. Now, the city and county are being sued by Raquel Regalado — the 40-year-old daughter of the Miami mayor — and billionaire car dealer Norman Braman, a Miami resident and former owner of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles.


 
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