Category: Commission
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Hundreds of South Dade residents oppose proposed ALF along busway; County commission again fails to act Tuesday
By William Gjebre
FloridaBulldog.org
UPDATE: April 16 – For the third time in as many months, the controversial plan to rezone a small parcel along the South Dade busway to allow a 216-bed assisted living facility was deferred Tuesday after Miami-Dade County commissioners again failed to muster enough votes to approve or defeat the proposal. -
Miami-Dade to vote on controversial zoning change in booming South Dade off US 1
By William Gjebre
FloridaBulldog.org
UPDATE: Feb. 23 – The controversial rezoning of a small tract adjacent to the Metrorail south busway corridor to permit a 216-bed assisted living facility for the elderly was deferred Thursday by the county commission, vexing speakers for more than 500 residents opposed to the project. Commissioners reset the hearing for March 21. -
Miami-Dade Inspector General: Private transportation company with $64M county contract operated unsafe buses
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
A private transportation company with a lucrative Miami-Dade contract to operate more than two dozen public transit routes put unsafe buses on the street, according to a recent memo by a county watchdog. -
Doral Mayor Bermudez gets free TV airtime in city ad as he fights big monied opponent in Miami-Dade Commission race
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Locked in a heated battle for Miami-Dade County commissioner against an opponent who’s loaned her campaign an audacious $1.2 million, Doral Mayor Juan Carlos Bermudez got a free promotional boost during the last three months of the race via a no-bid $15,000 television ad campaign on CBS4 purchased by the city’s public affairs unit. Bermudez gets the starring role in the 30-second spot. -
Transportation moguls fueling Miami-Dade political campaigns in line for $9 million no-bid contract extension
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
A private transportation company with politically astute owners and a troublesome track record could score a $9 million no-bid extension on an expired Miami-Dade contract to operate more than two dozen bus routes. -
Florida local politicians win federal suit to block new get-tough lobbying ban
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Local politicians from Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Leon counties on Tuesday got a federal judge’s blessing to continue working as lobbyists.
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