City of Miami to consider renegotiating Watson Island sale, Tower Theater management

This Thursday marks the first City of Miami Commission meeting of 2026, and the city is roaring out of the gate with several high-profile resolutions including a potential clawback of a controversial land deal on Watson Island and the return of a cultural landmark to Miami Dade College.

This will be the first official meeting under newly-elected mayor Eileen Higgins and new District 3 Commissioner Rolando Escalona — both of whom won runoff elections in December.

Escalona replaced longtime commissioner Joe Carollo, and Higgins campaigned on bringing a new era to City Hall with less drama and more decorum…

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