City of Miami Safe and Ready Miami: General Obligation Bonds for Police/Fire Facilities without Increasing Millage Rate
Miami city, Florida
My vote power: High
What does this measure do?
Supports: Public Safety and Crime Control
This measure would let Miami issue up to $450 million in bonds to fix or build fire, police, and first-responder facilities. City property owners would repay the bonds through existing debt millage, capped at 0.5935 mills.
Proposed by: Miami City Commission (Resolution R-26-0297, Mayor Eileen Higgins and Commissioner Rolando Escalona)
Higgins is Miami's mayor; Escalona is the District 3 commissioner. They want $450 million to replace a 1976 police headquarters with plumbing and flooding problems and fire stations over 50 years old.
Source: miami.gov
A YES vote means
Miami could issue the bonds for the listed public safety projects, with property taxes repaying them.
A NO vote means
Miami could not issue these proposed public safety bonds.
Source: miami.gov