Coral Gables Environment, Politics and Government
March 29, 2021 Leave a comment
President Biden has asked that all states renew all protection measures: masks, distancing, no large gatherings…etc.
Florida and Miami-Dade County has pushed vaccines but residents are behaving as if there is not danger. Restaurants full, no masks, gathering, working close, no social distancing.
Spring breaks has been a hype-spreading event.
March 28, 2021 Leave a comment
There are a few candidates who to mention “smart development.” This could include overdevelopment, easily.
Candidate Phillip “PJ” Mitchell is the only candidate who far who so far is against overdevelopment, increased density of development and associated traffic problems.
Are there any other candidates who are clearly against overdevelopment?
March 23, 2021 Leave a comment
During at least the last 15 years we have heard about the unfunded pension liabilities and the multiple promises of commission candidates to fix the budget problem. None have been able to do so–more empty promises.
Solutions to the problem are fairly obvious but the city manager and the commission have been reluctant to make the changes. Better to put off to future when neither the manager nor the commissioners will be around.
The solutions are simple but require political acumen: raise taxes, reduce overall salary costs, change pension plans to lower cost ones, and cut back on public security overhead costs. Revenue costs would help but the city runs on the knife edge of deficits and any increases go into capital outlays and staffing.
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