Miami-Dade County commissioners today (3/18) are to consider reducing the powers of a voter-mandated watchdog group that oversees spending of a half-cent sales tax.…
March 18, 2004Comments Off on County To Consider Stripping Powers From Transit Watchdog PanelRead More
Local officials are studying an economic development program in New Jersey that includes sales-tax breaks in certain areas and a redistribution of state sales tax to determine if a similar…
March 18, 2004Comments Off on County Mulls Salestax Breaks For Businesses In Underdeveloped AreasRead More
The value of Miami-Dade County's proposed general obligation bond issue could hit $2 billion if interest rates stay low and growth in property values continue rising.…
March 18, 2004Comments Off on Value Of Proposed County Bond Issue Could Hit 2 BillionRead More
Mass-transit expansions promised to voters when they approved a half-cent sales-tax increase will be impossible without significant federal and state funding and a fare increase voters never learned about, according…
March 18, 2004Comments Off on Sales Tax Not Enough To Pay For Transit Projects County SaysRead More
Land banking and a significant amount of development is taking place in Miami's Little Havana, but some say building there now might be premature.…
March 11, 2004Comments Off on Skeptics Say Developers Might Be Too Hasty In Little HavanaRead More
Coral Gables officials are considering expanding the city's trolley service, which began rolling three months ago, to meet greater demand.…
March 11, 2004Comments Off on Gables Considers Expanding Popular Trolley ServiceRead More
Completion of the Miami Performing Arts Center has been pushed back again, this time to October 2006, Assistant Miami-Dade County Manager Bill Johnson said, threatening sanctions for the builders if…
March 11, 2004Comments Off on Performingarts Centers Opening Pushed Back To October 2006Read More
A mass-transit link of downtown Miami and Miami Beach is taking a back seat to other projects as Miami-Dade County sets priorities for spending a half-percent sales surtax.…
March 4, 2004Comments Off on Miamimiami Beach Link Put On Back BurnerRead More
Miami-Dade County's mass-transit aspirations got a boost last week when the Florida Department of Transportation appropriated $100 million for a Metrorail extension to Miami International Airport.…
March 4, 2004Comments Off on State Surprises County With 100 Million Metrorail GrantRead More
Recognizing the strip between Miami and Palm Beach as a high-priority trade corridor would make the regions' three ports, the Florida East Coast Railway and roadways connecting them highly competitive…
March 4, 2004Comments Off on Regionalizing Three Seaports Would Attract Federal FundsRead More
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