Current City Hall Site, What's Next, a CARMAX Appraisal?

Homestead City Hall Parcel with Miami-Dade Public Library Parcel in red outline.No doubt this is a unique parcel. No doubt interest in the property has already been recorded and backroom deals have been and are still being discussed. The value had been placed at $8.5 million in 2010. Now we have learned the parcel is loaded with Radon and the building is contaminated with various other detrimental health concerns. This council majority ran on no...

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Now Wells Fargo Is After The Mayor For A Debt

A case type 3 is indicated below and is for contract and indebtednessWELLS FARGO BANK (NA) vs BATEMAN, STEVEN   Case Number (LOCAL):  2012-22669-CA-01 Dockets Retrieved:  4 Filing Date:  06/11/2012 Case Number (STATE):  13-2012-CA-022669-0000-01 Judicial Section:  32 ...

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Saturday December 1st, Rock'n Rib Fest @ Harris Field

Homestead Rock'n Rib FestSaturday, Dec 1 10:00a at Harris Field Pavilion, HomesteadThis Is For The Kids Inc, is proud to present the 2012 Homestead Rock'n Rib Fest. Net proceeds raised will be donated to the Patches building fund. Admission $10 kids under 10 free. Saturday December 1, 2012 11am-9pm Harris Field Pavilion. . ** Estimated start time -- Please confirm ** Tickets on Sale:Dec 1, 2012   Event WebsiteRead more here:...

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City Shut Out of Election Wait Time Investigation

By Christina Veigacveiga@MiamiHerald.com Homestead wants to be part of an advisory group looking into why voting took so long in Miami-Dade County on Election Day — but the city won’t get a seat at the table. Voters in Homestead waited more than four hours in some cases just to cast ballots during early and regular voting for the November general election. Many others around the county faced similar,...

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FPL And Turkey Point Win # 2

Paul BrinkmannReporter- South Florida Business Journal  Florida Power & Light has received approvals from the Florida Public Service Commission two days in a row for rate increases tied to nuclear plant improvements. One Tuesday, FPL was approved for a rate increase to cover increased operating costs due to “uprates” or improvements of St. Lucie and Turkey Point nuclear plants. FPL’s approved $246 million revenue increase represents...

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FPL And Turkey Point Win # 1

Paul BrinkmannReporter- South Florida Business Journal  South Florida businesses and residents will start paying for Florida Power & Light’s nuclear expansion on power bills in January. The Florida Public Service Commission has approved FPL’s $151 million plan to recover costs for construction of two new nuclear power units at Turkey Point Nuclear Plant near Homestead. The commission voted to approve cost recovery on Monday for FPL...

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Keys Reporter: "Nile Crocodile" Not Docile American Crocodile In Homestead's C-103 Canal? Amazing

      By DAVID GOODHUEdgoodhue@keysreporter.com  State wildlife officials are on the lookout for at least one Nile crocodile that likely escaped from a Miami-Dade County home several months ago.Three of the Nile crocs, native to Africa and much more aggressive than their American cousins found in South Florida, were somehow released from a Miami-Dade residence, said Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...

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Homestead Ahead Of The Curve; In Inmate Use For Public Works Also Cheap Labor

Miami New Times By Jon Tayler Thu., Nov. 15 2012  It's a common scene in prison movies set in the deep South: A line of inmates, chained together and decked out in bright orange jumpsuits, dutifully picking up trash or digging a ditch by the side of a dusty road as a shotgun-toting sheriff watches over them through tinted aviator sunglasses.The chain gang, a big part of corporal punishment...

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Priorities! Not City Hall Contamination

The Mayor appeared for an interview on October 5, 2012, just two days after a New City Hall Discussion Special Called Meeting took place, some priority agenda.While six council members being advised by City Manager George Gretsas tried to come to the best solution for the City Hall contamination, it appears as if Mayor Bateman was trying to secure a Superintendent's position with the South Florida Water Management District. Get Out of Dodge! ...

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We'll Bet You Didn't Know Steve Bateman Applied for SFWMD Budget Director in 2009

"Staff has advised that Mr. Bateman applied for the Director -Budget Office (137BR) that was posted on 9/3/2009."  From the SFWMD Public Records Office. Would he have been able to serve as Mayor of Homestead if he had secured the position? How does this jive with the Bateman talking points of being a successful businessman?   Thanks to a blog contributor for the tip. ...

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Mayor Steve Bateman and Former City Manager Sergio "Constantino" Purrinos Tried for the Same Position @ SFWMD in September/October 2012

The list is courtesy of the SFWMD Public Records Office. All candidates are listed and eight of those made it to final interviews, Mayor Steve Bateman was one of the eight. Michael Worley was the successful candidate for the position of Superintendent.Why is he trying to get a job if he is a successful businessman?  Bateman and Purrinos after the same job, maybe they should have let them go at it like rock 'em, sock 'em robots. So ironic they...

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Councilman Williams' Haberdasher Skills Are Required By State Senator Dwight Bullard

Jimmie, always the trendsetter, needs to help a fellow politician out.Wow, it's time Senator Bullard, call Jimmie, he can hook you up with clothing commensurate with your newly elected position. His biography shows sales experience at Men's Wearhouse. We have all seen this look before, mostly in Florida City....

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Race Weekend Attendance In Pictures, TGIS, Still Not Selling Out But HMS Is Adding 12,000 More Seats

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Race View Of The StandsNASCAR Nationwide Series Race View Of The StandsNASCAR Sprint Cup Race View Of The Stands, Thank God It's Sun...

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Isn't This Guy Suing Homestead, Like Twice? So Why Is He A State Of The City Dinner Sponsor? Did He Also Contract The Video/Audio Production For The Event?

http://homesteadishome.blogspot.com/2012/05/despite-impending-lawsuits-by-la-ley.htmlThe two cases have recent filings according to the dockets.  LA LEY SPORTS COMPLEX vs CITY OF HOMESTEAD FL* Click on BOOK/PAGE of a particular docket to see the image if it is available * Case Number (LOCAL):  2012-18207-CA-01 Dockets Retrieved:  23 Filing...

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Do These State Of The City Sponsors Have Any Common Link?

Say where are the Abbos?They were there, maybe they gave at the offi...

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Panera Bread, What's The Verdict?

Panera Bread Homestead, has been open for a few weeks, what is your opinion? Let your fellow readers know by your commen...

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Board of County Commissioners 12/13/12 Zoning Hearing on Turkey Point

The below link contains the files for the application, including letters, graphics and impact analysis.http://www.miamidade.gov/business/track/zoning_show.asp?proc_num=Z20120000909,219 acre project, water reuse for the two approved reactors to be discussed. http://www.eco-voice.org/node/13321 FPL intends to use some 90 million gallons a day of treated wastewater from Miami-Dade County as the primary source of cooling water for its controversial...

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MD Holdings II aka Michael Latterner-Wayne Rosen Loan Could Have "Material Adverse Effect" on U.S. Century Bank Merger Agreement

 MD Holdings IILATTERNER, MICHAEL13 S.W. 7TH STREETMIAMI FL 33130 USROSEN, WAYNE277 GALEON COURTCORAL GABLES FL 33143 USSouth Florida Business Journal by Brian Bandell, Senior Reporter Date: Monday, November 12, 2012U.S. Century Bank’s merger agreement specifies two large land loans that could have a “material adverse effect” on the bank large enough to impact its pending acquisition by C1 Bank. Avoiding severe losses on those loans in Homestead...

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Turkey Point Layoffs

    South Florida Business Journal Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2012, 1:10pm EST Bechtel Power Corp. has warned the state of Florida of 277 possible layoffs at Florida Power & Light’s Turkey Point Nuclear Plant in Florida City. The Frederick, Md.-based company filed a Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification notice with the state on Tuesday. The Bechtel employees have been working on contracts with FPL to expand...

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Faddis Case Thrown Out, Judge Decides She Lied Multiple Times

       A case against Homestead brought by former Deputy City Manager Johanna Faddis was dismissed after a judge decided Faddis lied under oath.Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/11/16/3100909/judge-dismisses-ex-homestead-administrators.html#storylink=cpyBy Christina Veigacveiga@MiamiHerald.com Former Homestead Deputy City Manager Johanna Faddis lied in a lawsuit against the city, and...

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Homestead Mayor Steve Bateman's Wife Bought Wayne Rosen's 2004 Mercedes S430

Dr. Jeanne Jacobs, Wayne Rosen, Frank May, Father McReanor and Jose Fuentes at the State of the CityPhoto courtesy of blog contributorBy Christina Veigacveiga@MiamiHerald.comHomestead Mayor Steve Bateman’s wife bought a used Mercedes-Benz from a local developer with political ties, but the developer says he sold the car for what it appraised for at a local CarMax.With only 42,000 miles on it, the 2004 model S430 was worth between $13,600 and...

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Judge in Faddis v. Homestead Dismisses and Reserves Jurisdiction for Sanctions and Court Costs

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