A long-running fight over water bills led to a feisty meeting at the Miami-Dade County Commission on Thursday and a vote that could force changes in a fee that out-of-town customers pay to use North Miami Beach’s water system.
The legislation that was passed doesn’t outlaw the 25% surcharge North Miami Beach adds to water bills for its 130,000 customers who don’t live in the city. That’s been the demand of Miami Gardens, one of several cities where residents rely on North Miami Beach for water and sewer service.
But the new county legislation does require North Miami Beach to either spend all of the surcharge revenue on its water system or sign surcharge agreements with the other cities that rely on North Miami Beach for water service…