A Winn-Dixie cashier’s car was reported stolen. Key Biscayne residents came to the rescue. :
“I am overwhelmed. I had over 110 donations. People from all walks of life were happy to donate between $10 and $250,” Chiriboga said.
#EdLondon #EmmaArrue #featured #GoFundMe #MariadelCarmenChiriboga #UnitedAutomobile #WinnDixie
#Miami #news
A Winn-Dixie cashier’s car was reported stolen. Key Biscayne residents came to the rescue. :
“I am overwhelmed. I had over 110 donations. People from all walks of life were happy to donate between $10 and $250,” Chiriboga said.
#EdLondon #EmmaArrue #featured #GoFundMe #MariadelCarmenChiriboga #UnitedAutomobile #WinnDixie
#Miami #news
Tax plan would put Key Biscayne safety at risk, manager says :
Importantly, neither Rasco nor any other council member linked the millage rate reduction to any specific spending cuts. Instead, they passed that buck to Williamsonson, asking the administration to come up with program cuts.
#Budget #EdLondon #Millage #PropertyTax #spending #SteveWilliamson #taxcut
#Miami #news
https://kbindependent.org/2023/09/19/tax-plan-would-put-key-biscayne-safety-at-risk-manager-says/
At last minute, Key Biscayne raises storm water fees for big flooding projects :
The increase will generate an extra $300,000 a year as the Village gets ready to start work on re-plumbing the island, a project that will eventually cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
#BenjaminNussbaum #BrettMoss #EdLondon #fee #flooding #JoeRasco #k8school #resiliency #sealevelrise
Revised Key Biscayne budget takes smaller tax bite, but still up 9.9% :
The budget spells out $21 million in capital spending over 31 different projects, with about half devoted to storm water and resiliency initiatives.
#BenjaminNussbaum #Budget #COVID19 #EdLondon #flooding #IgnacioSegurola #K8Center #labor #Millage #Police #PropertyTax #resiliency #SealLevelRise #StAgnes #SteveWilliamso
“Everything’s on the table” - Key Biscayne rethinking $310 million sea level rise plan :
The uneasiness over the cost of protecting the island from rising seas came even as Hurricane Idalia was pummeling the Gulf Coast with torrential rainfall and storm surge.
#AECOM #barrierisland #drainage #EdLondon #FernandoVazquez #FrankCaplan #hurricaneidalia #JoeRasco #resiliencybon
St. Agnes field, other projects in jeopardy after Council tax rate vote :
The rate adopted Tuesday means the Village's maximum tax increase would be 12.9%, except for Homesteaded properties, whose owners would only see a 6.3% increase
#athletics #beachpark #BenjaminNussbaum #Budget #DaniellaLevineCava #DanielleCohenHiggins #EdLondon #Garbage #HarborPark #Millage #Privatization
In reversal, Key Biscayne restarts plan to fight sea level rise :
The 6-1 vote – after much consternation in the last two Council meetings – was a victory for Williamson’s administration, which had been lobbying behind the scenes
#AECOM #AllisonMcCormick #Beach #biscaynebay #Black&Veatch #bond #BrettMoss #digonce #EdLondon #Engineer #FernandoVazquez #flooding #NOAA #OscarSardiñas #resi
https://kbindependent.org/2023/07/19/in-reversal-key-biscayne-restarts-plan-to-fight-sea-level-rise/
Will Key Biscayne restart its sea level rise plan? Big vote Tuesday :
Is this a do-or-die moment for the infrastructure project?
#100Million #AECOM #ArmyCorpsofEngineers #Beach #biscaynebay #Black&Veatch #drainage #EdLondon #FernandoVazquez #Miami #resiliencybond #RolandSamimy #sealevelrise #seawall #shoreline #SteveWilliamson #stormwater #undergrounding
#Miami #news
DeSantis signs bill to cancel public votes on zoning :
It’s another case where the state Legislature has preempted, or overridden, the ability of localities to govern themselves.
#ChadFriedman #development #EdLondon #FloridaLegislature #homerule #Pinecrest #preemption #RonDesantis #SB718 #VikiLopez #zoning
#Miami #news
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