SEPTEMBER 10 - 23 , 2019 “W Municipalities doing great things with half-penny transportation tax Dodgeball Champions Yumbrella and St. John BY JAVIER A. BETANCOURT hat has been done with my half-penny?” Bosco Clinic team up for Y is a question we often get....
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SEPTEMBER 10 - 23 , 2019 “W Municipalities doing great things with half-penny transportation tax Dodgeball Champions Yumbrella and St. John BY JAVIER A. BETANCOURT hat has been done with my half-penny?” Bosco Clinic team up for Y is a question we often get. It is a simple question — with a complicated answer. happy-hour fundraiser Today, I’ll attempt to answer the easiest part of that question, which is what the municipalities have accomplished with BY BILL KRESS their share of the tax. But first, a little umbrella, South Miami’s history. favorite food hall, hosted Back in 2002, when Miami-Dade a special happy hour in County was promoting the half-penny support of the SSJ Health sales “surtax” and the People’s Foundation’s St. John Bosco Clinic, Transportation Plan (PTP) to the Aug. 28. As part of the fundraiser, the community, a deal was struck with SSJ Health Foundation asked the com- municipalities that would give them 20 munity to step up to donate school sup- percent of all surtax
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