tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post1574031722888469859..comments2024-03-08T05:08:55.233-05:00Comments on EYE ON MIAMI: My Dear County Commissioners: Miami Dade County is On Life Support.Geniusofdespairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-19928139209266280822014-07-18T01:11:09.457-04:002014-07-18T01:11:09.457-04:00No RFP? No bidding? Commissioners just gave away...No RFP? No bidding? Commissioners just gave away $250 mil worth of land? Dopes or corrupt?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-18332525988536305762014-07-17T16:50:30.668-04:002014-07-17T16:50:30.668-04:00Lead by Bovo, Diaz, Bell and Sosa 6 Cuban commissi...Lead by Bovo, Diaz, Bell and Sosa 6 Cuban commissioners and Zapata and Dennis Moss just gave away Parcel B to a couple of well connected insiders. The Administration admitted the site was not considered surplus AND no RFP was demanded. <br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-83239176167598917322014-07-17T00:54:22.931-04:002014-07-17T00:54:22.931-04:00Miami Herald Editorial Board states Parcel B shoul...Miami Herald Editorial Board states Parcel B should be preserved. Herald mentions 4-5 other sites and organizations that offer or will offer research on the Cuban exile experience. Herald admits Miami needs more park space. More open and green park space.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-50592552773886402972014-07-16T14:40:47.308-04:002014-07-16T14:40:47.308-04:00County Commissioners are poised to give away $400 ...County Commissioners are poised to give away $400 MILLION worth of taxpayer owned waterfront land (Parcel B) to a motley crew of connected insiders YET they can barely find a few scraps for libraries. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-37149342815469571612014-07-16T14:28:48.129-04:002014-07-16T14:28:48.129-04:00This Mayor And the county commissioners who voted ...This Mayor And the county commissioners who voted against funding like commissioner Sosa a former teacher don't like or understand or appreciate or use libraries. And they don't respect the 6 million people in our community who do use the library system. It's a national shame. <br />Intelligent people who care for these niceties like libraries will vote with their feet and leave. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-66220429086364568302014-07-16T14:02:35.061-04:002014-07-16T14:02:35.061-04:00This Mayor And the county commissioners who voted ...This Mayor And the county commissioners who voted against funding like commissioner Sosa a former teacher don't like or understand or appreciate or use libraries. And they don't respect the 6 million people in our community who do use the library system. It's a national shame. <br />Intelligent people who care for these niceties like libraries will vote with their feet and leave. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-45019555460825667052014-07-16T09:55:24.628-04:002014-07-16T09:55:24.628-04:00"We need incentives for an industry, not welf..."We need incentives for an industry, not welfare for the nostalgic". Great line. Anyone see the 70 and 80 year old Cubans at County Hall? They were demanding that elected officials give their favored Cuban architect (salesman) a waterfront site worth $250 Million? No-bid contracts much? Who is looking out for the taxpayers?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-77017427224034812082014-07-15T22:19:03.051-04:002014-07-15T22:19:03.051-04:00How could any sane society approve and fund anothe...How could any sane society approve and fund another museum again and again for an island ninety miles from the shores?<br /><br />We need incentives for an industry not welfare system for the nostalgic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-90305757240001606082014-07-15T21:27:31.109-04:002014-07-15T21:27:31.109-04:00You know what the happens when the Mayor dissolves...You know what the happens when the Mayor dissolves the investigation units? Your police reports will be assigned to under staffed detective units and your robbery or break-in investigation is going collect dust on a desk, because there aren't enough people or time to investigate and process a crime. <br /><br />You wonder why police officer morale is in the toilet? They along with the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-64637953229983342532014-07-15T20:34:59.225-04:002014-07-15T20:34:59.225-04:00Fact. A one acre site blocks away from Parcel B i...Fact. A one acre site blocks away from Parcel B is selling for $125 MILLION. (Herald online July 15th, 2014.) Parcel B is over 3 acres. Parcel B has better views. Much better. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-64671393661126752822014-07-15T18:42:10.938-04:002014-07-15T18:42:10.938-04:00There is also a Cuban Museum in Hialeah Gardens. ...There is also a Cuban Museum in Hialeah Gardens. U of M in Coral Gables has a big Cuban history collection. There is a $10+ Mil Cuban Museum under construction (see above). And now the Herakd reports the Miami Dade College plans a Cuban Exile History exhibit at the Freedom Tower. Duh. By the way, the salesmen pushing the Cuban related business venture on a waterfront park admit they do not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-15811403689813903002014-07-15T18:05:18.714-04:002014-07-15T18:05:18.714-04:00G.o. d.
Blogger above called Cubans "trash&q...G.o. d. <br />Blogger above called Cubans "trash". You wouldn't allow that being posted about any other minority. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-7873836872393981042014-07-15T16:30:40.487-04:002014-07-15T16:30:40.487-04:00who needs libraries? people can just go to all the...who needs libraries? people can just go to all the Cuban Museums taxpayers are funding to learn everything they need to know in this town<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-89627737713543688832014-07-15T15:33:29.682-04:002014-07-15T15:33:29.682-04:00What anti cuban tirade, get a thicker skin. I have...What anti cuban tirade, get a thicker skin. I have been called a spaghetti head, I don't care. People saying we don't need another museum is perfectly fine. I don't need an italian museum by the way. I think any museum on this site would elicit the same reaction. It is that it is a building, not what is in the building that is making them so mad.Geniusofdespairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105559930040615945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-85084526027116118932014-07-15T14:58:45.559-04:002014-07-15T14:58:45.559-04:00The Freedom Tower seems the perfect place to put a...The Freedom Tower seems the perfect place to put a Cuban Museum. That way, we'd no new capital expenditures and the parcel that was promised as a park could finally be developed as such. Steve Codynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-92017850382263441572014-07-15T13:42:05.460-04:002014-07-15T13:42:05.460-04:00God and Gimlet:
How long are you going to allow t...God and Gimlet:<br /><br />How long are you going to allow this biased tirade against Cubans? For shame!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-87717313706154684032014-07-15T13:40:36.407-04:002014-07-15T13:40:36.407-04:00Honestly -- what about the "freedom tower&quo...Honestly -- what about the "freedom tower" across the street? Why build another museum - especially when the downtowners will revolt big time -- and they are becoming a powerful group - and professionals with money. Wise up Commissioners -- the Cuban museum can go somewhere else -- a downtown park - not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-9017781834847686482014-07-15T13:00:54.534-04:002014-07-15T13:00:54.534-04:00MDPLS own a Cuban Collection and it's endanger...MDPLS own a Cuban Collection and it's endangered by the Mayor forced eviction of the Main Library from two of four of its floors. Siphoning special taxing district dollars through a fake "rent" to the ISDept destroys the <br />History of our community along with our future <br />access by generations to come.<br /><br />One man, Carlos Gimenez, has done so much<br />damage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-27675176519125252782014-07-15T12:30:20.948-04:002014-07-15T12:30:20.948-04:00They already have a museum - how many do you need?...They already have a museum - how many do you need? Where is the Columbian museum and the Mexican Museum, and the German Museum? <br /><br />They are apparently not contributing now, except to Lynda Bells campaign, taking now -- not contributing. Butt head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-80805490556049678102014-07-15T12:21:56.916-04:002014-07-15T12:21:56.916-04:00How dare those Cubans? Who do they think they are?...How dare those Cubans? Who do they think they are? Ridiculous to support a museum for that trash! What have they contributed to this community? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-37563788480806132082014-07-15T12:04:00.394-04:002014-07-15T12:04:00.394-04:00Some of the detectives in this city are awful. Its...Some of the detectives in this city are awful. Its like living in a bad episode of the Dukes of Hazzard. <br /><br />Look at the Herald today. Two offices wrestling each other on camera. Its so bad its not even funny anymore. <br /><br />The last big crime I read uncovered by detectives was a bunch of bicyclist running red lights. This is not how we want to spend our tax dollars. <br /><br />I&#Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-63658934105773397382014-07-15T11:30:46.785-04:002014-07-15T11:30:46.785-04:00To the fourth poster, Juan:
Miami-Dade's effec...To the fourth poster, Juan:<br />Miami-Dade's effective and visionary leader will retire very soon. Wait till you see who will be the college's new "leader"! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-51615535903142404732014-07-15T11:08:11.714-04:002014-07-15T11:08:11.714-04:00There is only one priority...get re-elected. Balan...There is only one priority...get re-elected. Balancing the budget sometimes requires active intellectual engagement. It also takes community outreach to educate property owners about tax decisions. If you govern by sound-bites and bumper sticker statements, the results are not likely to be smart or defensible. Welcome to the world according to Carlis Gimenez. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-46835188495574114472014-07-15T10:28:28.751-04:002014-07-15T10:28:28.751-04:00How many Cuban museums do we need? Isn't there...How many Cuban museums do we need? Isn't there still one in the Roads (near St Peter and Paul) inside an old firehouse that the City gave away? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37248244.post-2008597341781054262014-07-15T10:10:34.338-04:002014-07-15T10:10:34.338-04:00No more of this money & land shuffling to priv...No more of this money & land shuffling to private special interests. The cuban community can afford to buy land on the waterfront if they want a museum on it. Parcel B should not be used for it nor should the County subside any more of these private/public partnerships because the private part gets all the money and benefits and the public gets the bill. We are broke. We cannot afford Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com