FORT LAUDERDALE — Critics of Galleria mall’s dramatic revamp, a Live Local project calling for nine 30-story buildings, might be surprised to learn they will likely have very little say in the outcome under a new state law designed to boost affordable housing in a region known for rising costs.

Current plans call for a 170-room hotel, new shops and restaurants and more than 3,000 residences, with 1,273 that qualify as workforce housing. That came to light after the South Florida Sun Sentinel requested details from the city through a public records request.

When the Sun Sentinel broke news of the plan in early October, alarmed critics quickly expressed their fury on social media, vowing to fight the plan at City Hall. But under the controversial Live Local Act, there will be no vote of

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