Miami-Dade County to Decide on Commission Vacancy for Downtown Miami and Miami Beach

Miami-Dade County to decide on commission vacancy for downtown Miami and Miami Beach

To appoint or not to appoint, that is the question Miami-Dade County Commissioners face in filling the vacant seat left by their former colleague who is now running for City of Miami Mayor.

Push for special election could throw wrench in Miami-Dade D5 appointment

Even Joe Sanchez now says “Let the people vote” Well, well, well… look who suddenly found religion in democracy. On the eve of Tuesday’s big Miami-Dade Commission showdown over how to fill the District 5 seat vacated by Commissioner Eileen Higgins, who is in the runoff for Miami mayor, the winds have shifted so hard you can practically hear the papers flapping around at County Hall. What used to look like a smooth, quiet glide into an appointmen…