The Miami Gardens City Council gave final approval on June 24 to the controversial rezoning of property adjacent to El Dorado Furniture, ending months of contentious debate despite continued opposition from residents.
The council voted 4-1 to rezone the vacant 4.21-acre parcel from single-family residential (R-1) to Light Industrial (I-1), allowing El Dorado Furniture to expand its operations. Councilman Reggie Leon cast the lone dissenting vote.
Councilwomen Michelle Powell and Katrina Baskin, Vice Mayor Robert Stephens and Mayor Rodney Harris voted in favor. Councilwoman Linda Julien was absent, while former Councilwoman Katrina Wilson, whose district encompasses the property, recently resigned to run for the Miami-Dade School Board…