On April 15 — Tax Day — Miami’s new mayor, Eileen Higgins, announced that she would bring forward a $450 million bond for voter approval. The bond would address longstanding facilities challenges faced by our first responders.
Our firefighters and police officers deserve the very best training, equipment and facilities. But that cannot come on the backs of middle-class families by burdening them with a half-billion dollars in debt.
Before completing an audit of existing bond commitments, before doing a “deep dive” on the Miami Forever bond and the city budget, before delivering measurable results on permitting reform, the mayor wants to saddle Miami residents with $450 million in new debt…