City of Miami Referendum 1Safe and Ready Miami: General Obligation Bonds for Police/Fire Facilities without Increasing Millage Rate

What your vote means

YES

A YES vote lets the city issue up to $450 million in property-tax-backed bonds for police and fire buildings.

A NO vote does not allow these bonds.

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Our summary of the official materials and local reporting.

The city would borrow up to $450 million to fix and build fire stations and build a new police and public safety headquarters. source: miamidade.gov
The loans would be repaid with property taxes, and the ballot says the debt tax rate would not go above the current 0.5935 mills. source: miamidade.gov
The current police headquarters downtown is about 50 years old. source: wlrn.org
Money: $450 million in bonds plus interest, repaid from property taxes; debt tax rate capped at the current 0.5935 mills (about $59 a year per $100,000 of taxable value, Illustration only). source: miamidade.gov

Eileen Higgins, Mayor of Miami: "As the city has grown, the police headquarters building has stayed the same." source: wlrn.org

Emilio Gonzalez, former Miami City Manager: "We are so in debt. We haven't paid off the first bond. We wanna do another bond." source: wlrn.org

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