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TexasTowelie

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Fri May 3, 2019, 07:21 AM May 2019

Miami-Dade to Vote on No-Bid Deal to Sell Public Land to Mayor's Son

Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez has two sons who magically keep getting involved in some pretty lucrative deals with the Miami-Dade government. The mayor's son C.J. is a local lobbyist who is very conveniently working as a liaison between the City of Miami and David Beckham's Major League Soccer group.

Now, his son Julio is also looking to do some business with daddy's government. Julio Gimenez is reportedly part of a group looking to build an "eco-friendly" steel mill in Miami-Dade County. And, in what absolutely must just be a coincidence, the county has proposed selling Julio's company a plot of public land for $16.8 million in a no-bid deal. The proposal is up for a formal vote at a county commission meeting next Tuesday.

According to Miami Herald reporter Doug Hanks, the proposal hasn't even been reviewed by any county committees yet:




Read more: https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/miami-dade-county-mayor-carlos-gimenezs-son-julio-gimenez-wants-steel-mill-land-11163042

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Miami-Dade to Vote on No-Bid Deal to Sell Public Land to Mayor's Son (Original Post) TexasTowelie May 2019 OP
Carlos Gimnez is a Republican, per Wikipedia. CaptainTruth May 2019 #1
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