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POROUS BARRIER: A decision to carry Miami-Dade water and sewer charges flat within the 12 months forward bumped into necessities beneath a federal consent decree to improve the system. Roy Coley, chief utilities and regulatory providers officer, advised the county’s Appropriations Committee final week, “We will symbolize that we are going to not be asking for any price enhance to go in direction of operations. Efficiencies have been constantly discovered.” However that doesn’t cowl will increase as a consequence of federal and state orders, he stated, which may require $500 million to $600 million a 12 months that usually is funded by bond borrowing. The five-year plan was for 8% annual price will increase for these wants, he stated, although the county has been holding it to 4% to six% a 12 months. A decision by Raquel Regalado that sought no price hike in any respect was amended to no enhance until required to satisfy these agreements.
METRORAIL BATHROOMS: Miami-Dade goals rehabilitate three Metrorail bogs greater than three a long time previous, which far exceeds the everyday 20-year lifespan of transit restrooms. The county says the UHealth-Jackson, Palmetto and Tri-Rail stations are the one ones that haven’t been renovated. “The necessity for complete renovations is pressing – not solely to guard public well being but additionally to enhance the general passenger expertise,” county Chief Working Officer Jimmy Morales stated in a memo. Delka Innovo Group would take away and exchange inside finishes and fixtures; improve plumbing, electrical and mechanical programs; set up new partitions, flooring and ceilings; and add public-address audio system and hands-free telephones for $576,000. The Transportation Committee final week beneficial the county signal the contract, which should nonetheless get fee approval.
CITY CHARTER VOTES: Miami voters will weigh in on two main constitution adjustments in November. One referendum would ban gerrymandering and set up a Residents’ Redistricting Committee to attract future fee maps via a clear and unbiased course of. The opposite proposes lifetime time period limits, capping elected service at two phrases as mayor and two as commissioner, retroactive to previous phrases. Solely referendum questions will seem on the poll, as the following municipal election for metropolis leaders has been postponed to November 2026 to align with higher-turnout state and federal races.
JOBLESS CLAIMS DIP: Florida had 6,035 first-time unemployment claims through the Fourth of July week, the fewest since 5,698 had been recorded through the holiday-shortened Memorial Day week, in line with the US Division of Labor. The 6,035 claims had been down from 7,060 through the week that ended June 28.
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