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• Immigration Bill will spur growth in Homestead/South Dade

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  With a 10 to 15 year pathway to citizenship for undocumented residents the light at the end of the tunnel is becoming brighter.  While it's not full fledged amnesty it provides the best compromise possible in a contentious U.S. Congress at this time.  Our undocumented citizens will be able' [...]
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• Homestead Annexation Area Study Heads to East Side

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  The Homestead City Council decided it was not worth battling the residents' opposition to conduct a feasibility study on the West, North, and Northwest annexation areas. A study will be conducted on the East side annexation area only. This area mostly outside the Urban Development Boundary (UDB) bounded by the' [...]
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• Miami-Dade County to UMSA: Incorporation or Annexation

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  With the election of State Representative Juan C. Zapata to the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners (BCC) there will be a new drive to incorporate new cities and have existing cities annex areas adjacent to them.  Commissioner Zapata believes State Senators and Representatives can better represent municipalities directly versus going [...]
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• Miami Herald Letters: South Dade (Redland Edge) Neighbors don’t want to join Homestead

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  Some Redland Edge residents don't want the City of Homestead to consider annexing their area.  On May 7th about 80 to 100 people showed up to an Annexation Workshop held by the City Council.  The unexpected visitors were adamant about having their concerns heard by the Workshop participants,' [...]
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• Seminole Theatre: More Delays, Little Oversight

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  Does it appears to you the Seminole Theatre Restoration Project is mismanaged?  This is an ongoing effort lacking financial oversight and accountability.  The City Council needs to rein in the spending to ensure the monies for its completion are not being funneled for other endeavors. It's time to [...]
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• Line of Demarcation: Homestead considers annexing nearby lands in South Dade

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  The line of Demarcation is Biscayne Drive otherwise known as SW 288th ST .  All properties south up to the Florida City Limits are being considered for annexation by the City of Homestead.  Communities affected:  Redland Edge, Leisure City, and Homestead Air Force Base area properties south of 288th ST [...]
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• Homestead looking to evict La Ley from baseball complex

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  See Miami Herald Article for Story in the link below:
  
  Homestead looking to evict La Ley from baseball complex - Homestead / South Dade - MiamiHerald.com [...]
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• Homestead and Florida City property owners cautiously support widening Lucy Street

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  Excerpt from Miami Herald. A plan to widen the east-west dividing street between Florida City and Homestead would require 10 feet of property from businesses and residents on either side of the thoroughfare, according to an engineer from Miami-Dade Public Works. A small group of people from both communities gathered last [...]
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• Citizens Windstorm Insurance - Depopulation Effort Underway

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  Hello fellow Citizen Windstorm Insurance policy holder in South Dade,
  
  Right about now you should be receiving a letter in a Citizens Windstorm Insurance envelope with a Weston Insurance Company offer or other literature.   There are other companies as well but for the sake of argument, I'll use' [...]
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• GET READY--YOU MAY HAVE TO BE ONE OF THE 1.8 MILLON WHO SHOULD LEAVE DURING HURRICANE

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  New Rules: Miami-Dade expands hurricane evacuation zones Miami-Dade has dramatically expanded hurricane evacuation zones to cover nearly three-quarters of the county’s population. Read more here:   http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/03/3379103/miami-dade-expands-huuricane-evacuation.html [...]
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