/tags/general-obligation-bonds general obligation bonds en-US WLRN Wed, 04 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /business/2024-09-04/miami-forever-bonds-city-hall In 2017, Miami voters okayed borrowing $400 million for floodwater protection, roads, parks, public safety and affordable housing. The city started spending the money a year later, but it only started selling the Forever Bonds to investors this June — and it did not go as planned. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 10:00:00 GMT /business/2024-09-04/miami-forever-bonds-city-hall Tom Hudson /news/2022-03-17/miami-spent-350-000-on-new-park-lights-the-park-closes-at-sundown The money was earmarked for resiliency projects. Does solar lighting at a closed park count as resiliency? Thu, 17 Mar 2022 18:09:36 GMT /news/2022-03-17/miami-spent-350-000-on-new-park-lights-the-park-closes-at-sundown Daniel Rivero /news/2021-03-05/roof-partially-collapses-at-james-s-rickards-middle-school-in-oakland-park-during-construction The Title I middle school's media center was under construction. No one was inside the media center at the time the roof started coming down. Fri, 05 Mar 2021 21:52:31 GMT /news/2021-03-05/roof-partially-collapses-at-james-s-rickards-middle-school-in-oakland-park-during-construction Caitie Muñoz /news/2020-12-15/fort-lauderdale-city-leaders-debate-future-tunnel-top-park-design City commissioners heard a presentation Tuesday outlining the design and traffic plans for a new park that will sit on top of the Henry E. Kinney Tunnel on U.S. 1. Mayor Dean Trantalis argued the design team and FDOT for more green space over "hard space." Tue, 15 Dec 2020 23:39:47 GMT /news/2020-12-15/fort-lauderdale-city-leaders-debate-future-tunnel-top-park-design Caitie Muñoz /news/2019-09-05/miami-beach-finishes-first-park-renovations-from-169-million-in-general-obligation-bond-funds Dozens of Miami Beach middle schoolers rushed onto a newly renovated baseball field with fresh, bright orange clay during a ribbon-cutting ceremony held… Thu, 05 Sep 2019 23:52:58 GMT /news/2019-09-05/miami-beach-finishes-first-park-renovations-from-169-million-in-general-obligation-bond-funds /news/2019-03-12/election-results-fort-lauderdale-and-hollywood-approve-new-taxes-for-parks-police This post was updated at 9:55 a.m. Wednesday March 13, with additional information.Voters in both Fort Lauderdale and the City of Hollywood overwhelmingly… Wed, 13 Mar 2019 00:36:59 GMT /news/2019-03-12/election-results-fort-lauderdale-and-hollywood-approve-new-taxes-for-parks-police Caitie Muñoz