Miami-Dade may cut city of Miami’s power to approve huge LED billboards

Miami-Dade may cut city of Miami’s power to approve huge LED billboards

Miami can’t be trusted to run their own show. Just as the city of Miami grapples with the issue of giant LED billboards on public land in the downtown, Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins wants to take away the municipality’s ability to opt out of the county’s sign regulations. Higgins has sponsored an ordinance at Tuesday’s […]

CITT rejects Eileen Higgins’ strike to strip oversight on transit contracts

CITT rejects Eileen Higgins’ strike to strip oversight on transit contracts

One member called the proposed amendments a ‘power grab’ The Citizens Independent Transportation Trust, which provides oversight of the half penny sales tax spending, unanimously rejected on Wednesday an attempt by Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins to sideline them. Higgins has proposed amending the process so that projects that would normally go to the CITT first […]

Surprise Eileen Higgins ‘withdrawal’ in CD27 raises questions, causes confusion

Surprise Eileen Higgins ‘withdrawal’ in CD27 raises questions, causes confusion

What a freaking mess. Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins allegedly announced late Wednesday — in a statement the Miami Herald said was provided by her campaign manager — that she is no longer running for Congress in District 27. The reason? She “heard” that Sen. Annette Taddeo is switching to that race and she’s getting out […]

Tuesday Morning Breakfast Club has Eileen Higgins today in Miami Beach

Tuesday Morning Breakfast Club has Eileen Higgins today in Miami Beach

Miami-Dade Commissioner Eileen Higgins is the invited speaker this week for the Tuesday Morning Breakfast Club meeting in Miami Beach. Higgins is going to want to discuss county projects in Miami Beach, including budget and legislative highlights. But Ladra is pretty certain the crowd will want to know about the monorail project proposed for the […]

Renier Diaz de la Portilla shows up late, belligerent at Brickell virtual forum

Renier Diaz de la Portilla shows up late, belligerent at Brickell virtual forum

Even Renier Diaz de la Portilla has realized he’s doomed to lose the race for Miami-Dade Commission in District 5 against incumbent Commissioner Eileen Higgins. That’s why he started drinking already. RDLP burst in late Thursday at the Urban Core Community Coalition virtual forum. He was a little erratic and disheveled with his face puffier […]

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