Neighbors, June 29

June 29 Miami Herald Neighbors. A week ago Mayor Carlos Alvarez announced plans to cut 1600 jobs, scale back a bevy of social service departments, and eliminate 4.6 MILLION miles of public bus routes- all to close the 200 MILLION dollar gap in the 7.4 billion budget. Increased police expenses and less money from property taxes have resulted in a $1.2 million dollar shortfall for palmetto Bay. Village Manager Ron Williams said, " We know that because we are mostly a built-out bedroom, established community, we wouldnt have a lot of commercial growth". "There is no doubt these are challenging times," Hialeah Mayor Julio Robaina said. "People are faced with losing their homes, deciding whether they can pay for gas in their tanks or food on the table, and inevitably they are going to turn to the City for help." AT LEAST 30 Miami-Dade communities are expected to see a decline in taxable property values, the likes of which have not been seen since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. EVERYBODY ELSE GETS IT, times are tough, why not our illustrious City officials ? OUR City oficials responded by voting to take on MILLIONS in new debt, knowing that we are in a recession, residents are losing their jobs and their houses, and WE go on a spending spree? Absurd. Ridiculous. Incredibly irresponsible. Seriously and stupendously stupid. MONUMENTAL MISMANAGEMENT. Certifiably crazy. Hopelessly out of touch. Colossal cluelessness. Ineptitude personified. How many ways can this idiocy be described? Residents need to remember this next election, if we arent bankrupt by then.