annexation issues

While its not difficult to outperform the Springs Council at almost anything, neither they nor VG has really done anything close to due diligence on this annexation issue. There has been little or no mention of zoning, possible pollution, or mitigation fees so far by either entity. If the County at some point in the future decides to dump all their peep shows,sex motels, and/or low income housing into these unincorporated areas because they are out of the way, what redress will the municipalities have if they have NO control over zoning? If the County is sure the pollution concerns are minimal, they should put it in writing that THEY will be responsible for any cleanups necessary, or take out a multimillion-dollar insurance policy against that possibility. Equitable boundaries are still an issue and the development potentials, and lack of same, are concerns that need to be addressed still. What about the 100+ million dollars in infrastructure needed and planned for by the County from 36 st to 58 st? Are there similar plans for South of 36 street? Area 9? What about the MIA developments? For anybody to compare themselves with the MS Council and management is not setting the bar very high as they have a LONG history of VERY expensive projects, fiscal irresponsibility, disorganization, waste, lack of transparency,questionable numbers, and mismanagement throughout the city administration. While they are surely not the only ones with these issues, this ineptitude and incompetency affects us directly and comes out of our pocket, at the end of the day. Larry, Moe,and Curly make a lot of people look smart.

poverty of Council common sense

Lets see, we lost 440k in revenue when the County took over The Water and Sewer Dept; we have added a new salary cost for a new Rec director; FPL will raise their rates to us by 12 %; automatic police pay increases will cost us $163,5000 more; COLA increases to general employees will cost us $86,950; health insurance will increase by 10-20%; elections will cost us 70k; AND we will owe an additional 130k in interest only payments for the new gym project. The City of Miami Springs will lose an estimated $279,305 THIS year and a projected $1,510,304 next year. New York City is projecting LARGE deficits out to 2012. Do THEY know something our illustrious city officials don't? Apparently yes. Revenues will be down and costs will be up, operating at a deficit already - does THAT sound like a time to take on MILLIONS more in debt? Moe, Larry, and Curly think the answer is to spend MORE money, go FURTHER into debt. Then ask the residents to come up with more money in higher millage rates, pleading poverty. Its like the kid who killed his parents and then threw himself at the mercy of the Court, asking for mercy because he was an orphan. If we allow Moe, Larry, and Curly bleed us dry financially with 400k+ bathrooms, etc. then we deserve to be bankrupt.