We received this comment from one of our readers last week on this post...
There are days, albeit not many when I miss my crazy little city. Now that I have left the City of Pleasant Living for the West Coast of the State, I have to admit... As much as people criticize South Miami, it is by no means alone or unique in its dysfunctionality or absurdity. Still it is nevertheless a thoroughly crazy (and very entertaining) place. I miss you my little nut farm...
Hector C. Fernandez
Nice. While I understand the sentiment, I don't necessarily agree with Mr. Fernandez. The way I see it, South Miami is a microcosm of greater Miami Dade county, the same corrupting forces at work, the same charlatans that have been chased out of one town or another trying to screw the taxpayers in order to subsidize whatever schemes and scams they have running, the same guys lurking behind the shadows funding politicians in order to ensure that their friends get preferential treatment when it comes time to hand out city contracts, etc. The only difference between South Miami and all the other cities in our fair county is that we get to watch first hand a small group of citizens who vehemently fight back against the typical South Florida corruption even if it means getting their own lives screwed with, whether by the police or opponents on the city commission who openly make slanderous remarks in public against their fellow commissioners.
With that said, it's that time of the year again, there's an election coming up in South Miami where incumbent mayor Phillip Stoddard and two commissioner's seats are up for grabs. Commissioner Valeria "you're a scumbag" Newman is giving up her seat in pursuit of the Mayor's job, and Commissioner Walter Harris has drawn an opponent in the race for his seat. From what I've been told there's already been considerable misbehavior in this race, in fact I'm told there have already been several ethics complaints filed. I'm working on getting copies of those complaints to post up.
Glad to have you back
ReplyDeleteCorrect Mike! The only difference is that the small group of citizens who vehemently fight back against the typical South Florida corruption, is getting smaller and smaller. You can't really blame this small band either; the great recession has taken its toll and elders are finding that their bank accounts aren't going to last.
ReplyDeleteThe resolution is to sell out the city and let special interests take over. No more zoning or land use violations; no more illegal narcotic drug enforcement; no more code enforcement period. The city's code enforcement was fired! And the city leadership has paved the way for YGrene and its predatory lending machine and underwriting standards, the company that the city's mayor sits on the board of, and the city's manager is a lobbyist for. This is the South Miami citizen's consolation prize.
OK Sharon, there are 4 Code Enforcement officers and it makes no sense to hire a department head for 4 people. when Carmen Baker was Department Head of Code Enforcement OMC had her doing his special projects as well as Code Enforcemant. Now we have an Assistant City Manager who among other things supervises C/E
ReplyDeleteSo why don't you trot your assets back to NY. You might have left NY but the NY will never leave you.
ReplyDeleteI would agree, hire a director of code enforcement to manage four (4) people is not very smart. And Code Enforcement is to work with the residence not make the residence a $$$ to bring in the bucks for the city the taxes already take care of that part.
ReplyDeletework with the SoMi residents?
ReplyDeleteLike putting them in handcuffs to the tune of $90k like the SoMi police dept does it?
Don't worry that happened under OMC and he is gone...... hahaha
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