Residents in unincorporated Miami-Dade County can be divided on whether their communities should become a city. While some worry about increased taxes, those in favor of incorporation often express concern about the threat of annexation from other cities and say that they would like to have a voice in what development comes to their area.
After part of the Brownsville area faced annexation from Hialeah, many people in the community — a predominantly Black area north of Allapattah with about 16,000 residents — are increasing efforts to become a city, which would include theGladeview, Gratigny, North Shore, Little River Farms and Twin Lakes/North Shore Gardens neighborhoods.
The area looking to incorporate is shaded in green in the map below:…