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Before I delve into the hellstorm that was the Miami Budget Meeting I want to bring everyone up to speed on the news.
The City of Fort Lauderdale is drumming up the idea of axing FP&L. Ah the days of "Bob" from FP&L, those days are long gone and what we are left is a company that throws fundraisers for Commissioners like Rebeca Sosa (Thanks EyeOnMiami)
If the City of Miami had any money in its coffers this would be what to use it on.

Speaking of the City the Commission unanimously voted in support of a new no texting while driving in school zones. Personally I think this should be city wide. However the odd thing of the Herald report on this is "Joe Sanchez" is under bold, furthermore it seems to differentiate between a cell phone and a blackberry. What about the Iphone?
Apple probably paid him off or something......cursed Steve Jobs.

Budget Budget Budget.
The City of Hollywood has proposed the budget for this year with massive layoffs and limited cut to services, however just a couple of months ago they approved the new union contract. With no negations to salary or pensions.

Eerily similar.
So the question I leave you with today.
How did we get to where we are today in the City of Miami?
Mayor Diaz commented on how this bloated pensions are bleeding the City dry. But yet....how did we get here?
I will be investigating the Unions and their contracts soon.