Coral Gable Pension Liabilities–Unfunded and Unmanageable

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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Florida New Pandemic Wave?

March 21, 2021 Leave a comment

Anecdotal observations in Coral Gables, Miami and Miami Beach show that the resident populations and Spring Bread tourists are playing the new COVID-19 variants that are very much faster at spreading, more contagious and more dangerous for your health.

Florida is leading the country in 1/ exporting virus to other state by spring breakers and 2/ many, many residents are putting down their guard and 3/ Governor DeSantis is promoting non-vaccine natural herd immunity.

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Dear Gov. DeSantis: Florida Is Not Doing That Well. Nada Especial!

March 20, 2021 Leave a comment

North Dakota — 13,277 per 100,000 population Population: 762,062 residents South Dakota — 12,976 per 100,000 Population: 884,659 Rhode Island — 12,437 per 100,000 Population: 1.1 million Utah — 11,824 per 100,000 Population: 3.2 million Arizona — 11,456 per 100,000 Population: 7.3 million Tennessee — 11,420 per 100,000 Population: 6.8 million Oklahoma — 10,943 per 100,000 Population: 4 million Iowa — 10,898 per 100,000 Population: 3.2 million Arkansas — 10,851 per 100,000 Population: 3 million Wisconsin — 10,761 per 100,000 Population: 5.8 million Nebraska — 10,631 Population: 1.9 million South Carolina — 10,388 per 100,000 Population: 5.1 million Alabama — 10,375 Population: 4.9 million Kansas — 10,338 per 100,000 Population: 2.9 million Mississippi — 10,122 per 100,000 Population: 3 million Indiana — 10,053 per 100,000 Population: 6.7 million Idaho — 9,856 per 100,000 Population: 1.8 million Nevada — 9,736 per 100,000 Population: 3.1 million Illinois — 9,594 per 100,000 Population: 12.7 million Montana — 9,587 per 100,000 Population: 1.1 million Wyoming — 9,564 per 100,000 Population: 578,759 Georgia — 9,525 per 100,000 Population: 10.6 million New Jersey — 9,508 per 100,000 Population: 8.9 million Texas — 9,443 per 100,000 Population: 30 million Louisiana — 9,434 per 100,000 Population: 4.6 million  Kentucky — 9,421 per 100,000 Population: 4.5 million Missouri — 9,378 per 100,000 Population: 6.1 million Delaware — 9,320 per 100,000 Population: 973,764 Florida — 9,239 per 100,000 Population: 21.5 million California — 9,182 per 100,000 Population: 39.5 million New York — 9,024 per 100,000 Population: 19.4 million New Mexico — 8,998 per 100,000 Population: 2.1 million Minnesota — 8,848 per 100,000 Population: 5.6 million Massachusetts — 8,773 per 100,000 Population: 6.9 million North Carolina — 8,510 per 100,000  Population: 10.5 million Ohio — 8,488 per 100,000 Population: 11.7 million Connecticut — 8,245 per 100,000 Population: 3.6 million Alaska — 8,240 per 100,000 Population: 731,545 Colorado — 7,765 per 100,000 Population: 5.8 million Pennsylvania — 7,623 per 100,000 Population: 12.8 million West Virginia — 7,590 per 100,000 Population: 1.8 million Virginia — 6,996 per 100,000 Population: 8.5 million Michigan — 6,774 per 100,000 Population: 10 million Maryland — 6,532 per 100,000 Population: 6 million District of Columbia — 6,055 per 100,000 Population: 705,749 New Hampshire — 5,815 per 100,000 Population: 1.4 million Washington — 4,648 per 100,000 Population: 7.6 million Oregon — 3,795 per 100,000 Population: 4.2 million Maine — 3,525 per 100,000 Population: 1.3 million Vermont — 2,732 per 100,000 Population: 623,989 Hawaii — 2,003 per 100,000 Population: 1.4 million

States ranked by COVID-19 cases: March 17

GOVERNOR DESANTIS PREFERS BUSINESS AND HAPPY GOP DONORS THAN LOW DEATH RATES. STATES LIKE WASHINGTON ARE SHOWING WHAT A WELL RUN COVID PLAN CAN ACHIEVE.

A WELL RUN FLORIDA PLAN COULD HAVE SAVED THOUSANDS OF DEATHS.

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Coral Gables Election: NOT ONE CANDIDATE (5)…

March 17, 2021 Leave a comment

…has demonstrated a deep concern for the environmental impact and the sustainability of the environment resulting from aggressive city development, large-scale building, the mitigation of potential growing pollution in the city and the potential degradation of remaining green areas.

The City of Coral Gables contracted a “Coral Gables Community Sustainability Assessment” (2015) that obtained very detailed verification and accounting on the status of the environment, city policies and measurement of gaps in policies and measures. In relationship to the assessment there was prepared the “Coral Gables Sustainability Master Plan” (Oct.2015). There has been little actual interest in following up on the Master Plan and a re-evaluation of the Assessment.

Filed under Coral Gables, Environment

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