Facing shortfall, Miami-Dade hikes garbage rate 27%

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Facing shortfall, Miami-Dade hikes garbage rate 27%

Miami-Dade County commissioners voted to stop kicking the garbage can down the road Tuesday, opting to raise trash collection fees more than 27%, to a level that would pay the actual cost of services. The ordinance now goes before Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, who offered two options to commissioners: Shuffle the money from other funds, or raise fees a little less than 21%, or $9.50 a month, which would not cover the total cost of services. The fe…