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Aventura rips county but takes stimulus money
The Aventura City Commission looked at the stack of free federal stimulus money, swallowed hard and signed on the dotted line.
At stake Oct. 15 was $296,000, enough to build two bus shelters along Country Club Drive. That’s the net from a $312,000 federal grant that shrank as it passed through the hand of Miami-Dade County, [...]
Aventura approves green building incentives
Aventura placed a carrot in front of developers Oct. 6 when the City Commission adopted a voluntary green building program that extends expedited review process and potential increases in lot coverage and floor area ratio for Gold and Platinum LEED certified buildings.
The final language was tweaked to replace a proposed 25 percent cap on the [...]
No quick fix for Ives Dairy Road traffic backup
Everybody is in agreement: There’s a traffic flow problem at the intersection of Ives Dairy Road and Biscayne Boulevard in Aventura.
The state Department of Transportation has studied it, measured it and come up with a recommendation.
But don’t hold your breath. Any change is years away and could end up making matters worse.
That’s the grim picture [...]
Aventura nearing incentives for LEED buildings
The City of Aventura moved a step closer Sept. 1 to adopting a program that would provide incentives for developers who build LEED-certified buildings in the City of Excellence.
But agreement didn’t come easily on first reading of a system of administrative variances and increased floor area ratios.
While Commissioner Zev Auerbach and Mayor Susan Gottlieb agreed [...]
Aventura commissioners oppose new state ethics rule
The Aventura City Commission is unhappy with a new state ethics rule that prohibits officials from using public money to “opinionate” about items before the voters.
And they’ve authorized Mayor Susan Gottlieb to write a letter to the governor expressing their displeasure.
Commissioner Zev Auerbach started the conversation by reporting on County Commissioner Carlos Jimenez and his [...]
What’s the real problem with health care?
By Zev Auerbach
According to a recent article in the Miami Herald, health care representatives from South Florida made suggestions to Washington on ways of reducing health care costs. Those suggestions included cutting back on the number of tests ordered by over-cautious doctors and encouraging terminally ill patients to die at home.
Have we lost our minds [...]
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