Miami mayoral candidate Emilio Gonzalez criticized the City Commissioners for their latest attempt to devote $7.5 million in services to sporting events instead of focusing on issues affecting Miami residents, calling it a “perfect example of the broken priorities at City Hall” in a statement over the weekend.
Gonzalez, who’s competing against Eileen Higgins for the job, slammed the former commissioner for supporting more than 40 million dollars in taxpayer funds for FIFA [Fédération Internationale de Football Association] events, as well as “elite insider functions” during her time in office.
“Only in Miami can politicians find millions of dollars overnight for sporting events and VIP parties, but they can’t deliver on the basics – flooding, affordability, public safety, and infrastructure,” Gonzalez said.“This is exactly the kind of misplaced priorities that have held our city back. My opponent has been part of the same political cesspool enabling these giveaways.”…