‘They’re double taxing us’: Miami homeowners lobby to be let off the hook for a special tax meant to fund community development — here’s why residents are saying they want a ‘divorce’

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Homeowners in several Miami neighborhoods are saying they want out of the Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA), a group tasked with “boosting economic development and safety” in the popular vacation city’s urban core, reports CBS News.

The Miami DDA, an agency funded primarily through a special tax on properties within the downtown district and surrounding neighborhoods, is governed by a 15-member board of directors that includes public appointees, property owners, residents and local business owners…

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