For as much as Miami Mayor Eileen Higgins has pushed for a new bond program for the city’s public safety infrastructure, residents and city commissioners just don’t have the appetite for it yet.
The Miami Commission voted 4-1 on Thursday to defer a vote on the mayor’s proposed $450 million bond, effectively killing the chance to have a bond referendum on this August’s primary ballot.
The purpose of the bond — which is essentially a loan for municipal governments — is to pay for a new public safety building to replace the Miami Police Department’s current headquarters in downtown, and to perform repairs on a number of fire stations citywide that are facing delayed maintenance…