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The Evaluation and Appraisal Reports for Miami Dade County. By Fran Bohnsack

By Tony Garcia On September 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment

The Comprehensive Plan updates that the State of Florida must approve for Miami Dade County are coming due. They are called the (EAR) Evaluation and Appraisal Report.

I attended Monday night’s EAR workshop and spoke about these issues: maintaining the UDB, development in the urban core, the watershed study, future plans for FPL and [...]

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Marlins Stadium: Price Tag for the County: $2.4 Billion. By Fran Bohnsack

By Tony Garcia On July 8, 2009 · 3 Comments


As reported in the Miami Herald today:

As Miami-Dade County commissioners worked late into the night to finalize financing for the Florida Marlins stadium last week, Commissioner Katy Sorenson posed a simple question: What’s the total cost of financing going to be?

Burgess fudged: “I don’t know off [...]

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City of Weston Poised to Fight State of Florida. By Fran Bohnsack

By Tony Garcia On July 3, 2009 · 2 Comments

Weston is appealing to other municipalities hoping they will join them to mount a legal challenge against unpopular Senate Bill 360 that Crist recently signed into law. Here is the letter Weston is sending out (Hit of the pages to enlarge them).

According [...]

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Tomas Regalado Acknowledges his Orchid Award. By Fran Bohnsack

By Tony Garcia On June 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment

City of Miami Commissioner Tomas Regalado, also a candidate for Mayor, said in his thank you letter for his Orchid Award (for his Marlin’s “no” vote):

“I believes government should listen and be partners with the UEL in order to have the right development and quality of life for [...]

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Come to the "Hold the Line" Picnic on Sunday. By Fran Bohnsack

By Tony Garcia On June 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment

There will be plenty of paella and friendly faces. be sure to RSVP.
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Florida Hometown Democracy – Don’t believe the Hype Against It. By Fran Bohnsack

By Tony Garcia On June 25, 2009 · 1 Comment


Note the press release below. It is hype. Ryan Houck is a young political operative who worked for Republican Senator Martinez. He was hired to keep Hometown Democracy off the ballot. Now it appears he is trying to smear it, i.e. by calling it the Anti-Jobs amendment. Don’t believe [...]

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Waterfront Advisory Board Meeting. By Fran Bohnsack

By Tony Garcia On June 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Well, well, well! What an interesting meeting at the City of Miami Waterfront Advisory Board last night. The subject matter? The noxious Virginia Key Master Plan and its loads of concrete being pushed by EDSA and the City’s leadership. In what was expected to be a greased acceptance by Waterfront Board members, a surprising turnabout [...]

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Virginia Key Master Plan. By Fran Bohnsack

By Tony Garcia On May 21, 2009 · 4 Comments


I attended the presentation on the Virginia Key master plan last night at the Museum of Science. My measure of the crowd was that folks there weren’t too pleased with the intensity of what is suggested in the EDSA design.

Virtually every square inch of the Key is [...]

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