Week of September 22, 2011
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TOLL NOT TOLERATED: Miami-Dade is working to ensure that entry into the Port of Miami remains free. The county commission's Economic Development & Social Services Committee forwarded to the full commission an item opposing any tolls to access the port. If the commission approves Oct. 4, Mayor Carlos Gimenez would have 120 days to bring back an alternative funding plan. STREETS OF GOLD: Brickell Avenue ranks 22nd in a recent study of most expensive streets for office space in North America among 40 office markets, with average rents at around $35 a square foot. Other South Florida legends making the list, compiled by Jones Lang LaSalle, include Royal Palm Way in Palm Beach, ranking No. 7 at about $58 a square foot, and East Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, ranking No. 18 at nearly $39 per square foot. Topping the list was Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, CA, at $114 per square foot for average rent, followed by Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. The study also showed that average rents on Brickell are 14.8% higher on average than other rents in the Miami metro area. POLICE PANEL: In calling for a selection committee to vet candidates for the City of Miami's independent auditor general position, Commissioner Francis Suarez said he'd like a similar process for finding a new city police chief. "I know this is a sensitive subject right now, but that may be the way we want to do the selection of the police chief as well," Mr. Suarez said at last week's city commission meeting. Commissioners voted 3-2 to fire former Chief Miguel Exposito last week. Maj. Manuel Oroso is acting chief. AGENDA CONFLICTS: The Miami-Dade County Commission heard Tuesday an item that would allow Mayor Carlos Gimenez to appoint a designee to present or sponsor items in the event that the Commission on Ethics and Public Trust determined that competing interests could prevent an item from moving forward. The commission is to hear the item again Oct. 25. Complete coverage, including The Insider and all information columns, is available in the e-edition. Sign up at www.miamitodaynews.com |
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