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Solar panels, Ygrene have made the South Miami manager some green

By Ladra on February 25, 2020 Fresh Colada, Sniffing the Issues

Everybody knows that South Miami is the solar energy capital of Miami-Dade. The city has made it mandatory for newly constructed homes to have solar panels. Any existing home that gets repairs or renovations to 75% or more of house is also mandated to be fitted with solar panels. The city also makes it easier for people to […]

At new South Miami mayor’s first meeting, CRA and county money ends

By Ladra on February 22, 2020 Fresh Colada

Newly-elected South Miami Mayor Sally Philips held court in her first meeting Tuesday — albeit with a lot of help from City Manager Stephen Alexander and the city clerk — and proceeded to nail the coffin in the city’s CRA, which gets more than half its $3.5 annual budget from Miami-Dade County to provide programs and […]