What is the County doing with $230 Million in Stimulus Money?

According to Miami Today Miami Dade County got $230 million dollars to create jobs. So far, 49 jobs have been created and 38 of them were through contractors: That is $4.7 million per job. This has to be a Believe it or Not classification in our index. The paper says that Florida has received $402 million, of $6.78 Billion awarded, as of Oct. 30th. County Manager Burgess says about Miami-Dade job creation:

"Eventually, the jobs impact in Miami-Dade will include increases in hours, shifts from part-time to full-time employment, temporary positions for young people, and increases in wages."

I don't think that is what they had in mind, didn't they want job creation? Is that why the Mayor's Top Aide Dennis Morales has two jobs? Are we trying to increase his $206,783 wages without touching the stimulus money?

Ick: Miami-Dade Transportation Elements in Stimulus Package. By Geniusofdespair

According to Stimulus Watch these are some of the transportation elements in the Federal Stimulus Package in Miami Dade County. I especially hate the $150,000,000 expense for a Metromover stop to the Mariins Stadium and the $280,000,000 for the Miami streetcar.

Should we add $150,000,000 to the Marlin's package deal?

Federal boondoggles in the making? You decide. (Hit on image to enlarge it.)