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In a high-speed world,
slow and steady holds fast
was driving north on U.S.'
I just leaving Key West.
sing at a moderate
40 mph and enjoying the scen-
ery. Cars were zipping past me
like I was sitting at a parking
meter doing a crossword puz-
zle. It was nearly noon, and thc
morning off -to -work and
ol
fic
was longgone,
but the volume
oftraffic was
still brisk
In the dis-
tance, a lime-
grcen sports
jacket at the
ode of the
road caught
my eye. As I got closer. l could
ee that the man wearing it
as elderly and stooped. and
was making an attempt to
cross the only artery carrying
traffic in and out of the Keys.
The man had a canvas hook
bag that swung in ono hand,
and a stack of newspapers
clutched to his chest in the
other. He appeared to have
just exited a convenience
ore/g station near the
heavily trafficked intersection.
I pulled into the station to
fill my tank before continuing
my journey to the wilds of
mainland h'lorida. l saw that
the old man was windswept
and sweating as he stood by
the side of the road under the
pulsating, maize -yellow sun.
waiting fora break in traffic.
Each passing vehicle caused a
small tornado of road grit to
swirl aroutsd him.
A steady stream of vehicles
blurred the landscape, and the
man's head swung slowly from
side to side, looking north.
then south. like an ancient
metronome that kept a slow.
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motion cadence to the rhythm
of the road.
He ventured a slow step or
two onto thc highway, only to
turn and walk ponderously
back to the roadside. A car
zipped by, the driver's hand
glued to the horn, blaring his
annoyance at the old man's
back.
Crossing this piece of road
would be a challenge fora
younger. nimbler person. The
Boy Scout in me surfaced, and
I approached the man and
asked him if I could help him
across the highway.
'l'VE GOT IT COVERED'
The man appeared to be
even older than I had first
thought. His face was a road
map of purple veins and dark
brown blotches; white puffs of
hair sprouted from his ears
like smoke from. a chimney.
He was wearing a crisp straw
hat, cinched around his chin
with a leather thong. His head
never stopped its pendulum
swing, alert for a break in the
steady flow of vehicles.
At first! thought he had
not heard me. But when he
finally looked at me,' knew
better. His eyes were as blue
as the summer southern sky
an., twinkled with a young
man's determination.
'Thanks. Rut I've got it cov-
ered." he responded.
His voice was strong and
steady. A distinct Irish brogue
added a touch of the lepre-
chaun and belied his physical
appearance.' had no doubt
that the man did have it cov-
ered. his cache of newspapers
his only armor against obliv-
ion.
I was hack pumping gas
when the man made his move.
Struggling with utility
bills? County can help
at DAMI MCCLAIN
Staring Oct. 2, Miami -Dade
Community Action Agency
will offer help to county resi-
dents struggling to pay their
utility bills.
Qualified applicants to the
Low -Income Home Energy
Assistance Program will
receive aone-time credit
between 5100 and 5200 to
their gas or electric hill. Fami-
lies with a combined house-
hold income of no more than
150 percent of federal poverty
guidelines — roughly S30,000
for a family of four — are eligi-
ble to receive the discount.
Approximately 20.000
applications will be available
Monday through Friday at
curvy commissioners' lis-
ot officesandTeam Metro
ffices. Applications are also
available at the following
Community Action Agency
sites for as long as funds last,
North Area:
Opa•locka CAA, 16405 NW
25th Ave., Room 102,
305-623-6500, Wynwood CAA,
2902 NW Second Ave.,
305-438-8614; Liberty City
CAA. 6100 NW Seventh Ave.,
305-756-2830.
Central Aroa:
Hialeah CAA. 300 E. First
Ave., 305.885.7514; Action
CAA. 858 W. Flagler St.,
305-547-7713; Sweetwater
CAA. 500 SW 109th Ave.,
Third floor, 305.221-0411, cat.
141; South Reach CAA, 833
Sixth St., 305-672-1706.
South Area:
Coconut Grose CAA. 3750
South Dixie Hwy.,
305-446-3311, Goulds CAA.
21300 Sal' 122nd Ave
305-233-2121, Florida City
CAA. 1600 NW Sixth Ct.,
30S-247-2068: Coalition of
Florida Farmworkcr Organiea-
77S 'W. palm Dr.,
30 12 W-0357.
It was like watching a turtle
cross the road. Cars and tracks I
whizzed by the slow -moving
figure that trudged into traffic,'
unconcerned, at a slow -and -
steady -wins -the -race pace, a
lime -green tortoise upon the
dull, gray road.
There was no dash for
safety, no appearance of con-
cern as the man slowly made it
halfway across U.S.1 and
paused fora moment in the
turning lane, his rumpled
jacket Clapping as the river of
steel ignored him and contin-
ued to stream by.
PATIENCE PAYS OFF
I thought it amazing that in
the rush of the day no one had
slowed, or put thew flashers
on or waved out a car window
to slow down other drivers. I
shook my bead as l saw sev-
eral cars with bumper stickers
that admonished others to
"Slow down, this ain't the
mainland" speed by. Finally, a
woman in an Stn' waved
wildly to alert ether drivers
that she had stopped. The now
of traffic heading south paused
for a minute. and the man con-
tinued slowly and safely
across the highway.
U.5.1 went back to its fre-
netic self, and traffic picked up
speed in both directions. The
old man put his hook hag
down and waved to me, his
newspaper.“till held tight.
There seemed to be a spring to
his step when he turned and
continued on his way.
With the luck of a lepre-
chaun. he indeed had it cov-
ered.
Michael Suit is apoet and
author of .Confessions of a Key
Wrist Cabby." He inn be
reached at mas?;eorthling.net.
Roger Gunderson, DOS
The 1. 3 ilo8pital family mournsu,r
T,,,p of Roger Gunderson. )).5'
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Fau n Bo;, .3 iDi cclos. Di Gml:daxor was a
ureic. udstrAutr .o* the t..a-..anr. eommuttlii
W._ honor hi: memory.
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NOTICE OF
PROPOSED
TAX INCREASE
The City of Miami has tentatively adopted a
measure to increase its property tax levy.
Last year's property tax levy:
A. Initially proposed tax levy $ 242,077,783
B. Less tax reductions due to
Value Adjustment Board and
other assessment changes $ 12,947,191
C. Actual property tax levy $ 229,130,592
This year's proposed tax levy $...285,487,073
All concerned citizens are invited to attend a public
hearing on the tax increase to be held on:
Thursday, September 28th, 2006, 5:05 pm
at
City Hall, City Commission Chambers,
3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida.
A FINAL DECISION on the proposed tax increase
and the budget will be made at this hearing.
#15777 Priscilla A. Thompson, CMC
City Clerk
BUDGET SUMMARY
CITY OF MIAMI-FISCAL YEAR 2006-07
• THE PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET EXPENDITURES OF THE CITY OF MIAMI ARE 5.5% MORE THAN LAST YEAR'S
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES.
General Fund 8.3745
Voted Debt 0.6210
ESTIMATED REVENUES:
Taxes: M111age per 91000
Ad Valorem Taxes 8.3745
Ad Valorem Taxes 0.6210 (Voted Debt)
Delinquent Ad Valorem Taxes
Interest Ad Valorem Taxes
Franchise Fees & Other Taxes
Interest
Fines & Forfeitures
Intergovernmental Revenue
Licenses and Permits
Other Revenue
Charges for Services
TOTAL SOURCES
Transfers -In
Fund Balance/Reserves/Net Assets
TOTAL REVENUES, TRANSFERS &
BALANCES
EXPENDITURES
GENERAL
FUND
SPECIAL - DEBT TRUST AND
REVENUE SERVICE AGENCY TOTAL
271,212,719
1,500,000
152,250
36,060,759
8,101,000
4,595,500
40,721,218
26,581,392
3,058,850
83,866,817
475,850,505
36,737,086
6,101,063
20,111,421
53,697,000
3,500
48,847.979 302,475
646,509
8,308,004
111,502,992 20,413,896
14,763,175 22,070,310
42,589,743
271,212,719
20,111,421
1,500,000
152,250
89,757,759
8,104,500
4,595,500
89,871,672
26,581,392
3,705,359
92,174,821
607,767,393
518,688,654 168,855,910 42,484,206
73,570,571
48,690,806
730,028,770
General Government
Planning & Development
Community Development
Public Works
Public Safety
Public Facilities
Parks and Recreation
Risk Management
Organizational Support
Pension
Non -Departmental
Debt Services
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
45,617,369
11,134,289
58,123,410
185,831,680
7,443,216
19,917,953
33.768,550
26,736,867
85,066,764
12,829,098
10,649,616
9,103,832
33,497,743
1,216,954
16,703,336
7,216,902
2,159,669
42.,484,206
486,469,196 80,548,052
42,484,206
56,266,985
20,238,121
33,497,743
59,340,364
202,535,016
14,860,118
22,077,622
33,768,550
26,736,867
85,066,764
12,829,098
42,484,206
609,501,454
Transfers -Out 14,731,756 88,307,858
Fund Balance/Reserves/Net Assets 17,487,702
"TOTAL APPROPWAT®F]IPENDIT, S,
TM/1 SEWS, RESERVES & BALANCES" 518,688,654 168,855,910
103,039,614
17,487,702
42,484,206 730,028,770
THE TENTATIVE, ADOPTED, AND/OR FINAL BUDGETS ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED TAXING
AUTHORITY AS A PUBLIC RECORD.
815777 Priscilla A. Thompson, CMC
City Clerk
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VENE DE L4 PAOINA 27
Los senalados por Gairi,
hun rrntles. do "false." '
abet/Mae" sus afnwaciones.
En cdagun memento, seen:
to admire, Garcia fue testlpc
di:eeta de la, snpne.tas eon
tact. v.atrinnes de qutems,
.male conic sospechosos
llurome la primers entre
vista muted/Oa en abril a E.
Nuevo 'Herald y la revisit
sernnnn, Garcia. de .lg. anus
as0gurc, gee Nsgaera. ante°
fie: ![[radar del DAS. peso ese
organ derma.:e-l(.w-a
militarism,/ rY
admind babe: silo ei
a ;lace entre Nog lase. sal led. y
amigo. v'inv.. el romandout
del Bloque Norte de las ACC.
Nnguera se em fnreado
dea,, la direction del DAS
rota de la hlvestigartem gee
comprometio a Garcia cam
job: deslsidente Alvar organism,
El presidenre Alvaro [:ribs
omb:'o a a Nugucra comcon
nl
sell MilAn, cars' al cttal
debit[ rummeiar Iwr h arse./
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cfa
/Au/Ando es la primer
vez que escucha de los p1a
nes para envier armaa d
participer en on plan cons
pined.. con el respuldu del
FIN DE SEMANA CON V i1 � S eINED I
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AVISO
DE AUMENTO
n DE IMPUESTOS
LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI HA ADOPTADO,
TENTATIVAMENTE, UN AUMENTO A LOS
IMPUESTOS DE PROPIEDAD.
Impuestos de propiedad del ano pasado:
A. Impuestos propuestos
originalmente $ 242,077,783
B. Menos reducciones en impuestos
propuestos por la junta de ajustes de
valores y otros cambios $ 12,947,191
C. Impuestos de propiedad
reales $ 229,130,592
Impuestos propuestos para
el presente ano- $ 285,487,073
Todo los ciudadanos interesados son invitados a
asistir a la audiencia publics del incremento de
impuestos que tomara lugar:
el j ueves, 28 de sep tiembre, 2006, 5:05Enest`,i.ta,posterlDr,•
pmGarcia
en
La Alcaldia de Miami
3500 Pan American Drive, Miami, Florida.
Se tomara una DECISION FINAL acerca del
aumento de impuestos y del presupuesto en
esta audiencia publica.
015777 Priscilla A. Thompson, CMC
Secretaria Municipal
RESUMEN PRESUPUESTARIO
CIUDAD DE MIAMi - AA0 FISCAL 2006-07
*L05 GASTOS DEL PRESUPUESTO DE OPERACION PROPUESTOS PARA LA CIUDAD DE MIAMI SON 5.5%
MAYORES QUE LOS GASTOS TOTALES DE OPERACION DEL ANO PASADO.
Fonrm General 0.3745
Dauda por Vnto 0.8210
FOND0 DE F0ND0 DE FON00S EN
moo INGRE505 SERVICIO n0EIC0MI50
ESTDAADO DE INBRESOS GENERAL ESPECIALES 0E DEUOAS 0 COMO AGENTS TOTAL
Pnp1 .tor MOA.Nae0 Da 061er por 11000
Pappoose. pot Arable A.3745 271,212,718 271,212,710
Impuesto. por A,Mble (pal rota) 0.8210 20,111,421 20,111,421
Impuestos por Aval5o Alraeados 1,500,000 1,500,000
Grevalnenes sabre Interesee por Palo° 152,250 162,250
Coot o defter/001 la 8 otros Impuestos 36.060.759 53.697.000 00,757,750
'diereses 8.101.000 3.500 0,104,500
MUD.. y Cormscaclones 4,595.500 4,505,000
Ingresos Inter9ubemamentales 40.721.2113 45047.979 302,475 00,071,072
Lhlenclas y Perm/sae 25.581,392 20,001,302
008s6141e80. 3.058.850 646.509 3,705,350
Cargos por Servicios 83,866.817 6,308,004 12,174421
TOTAL 0E FUENTES DE 111811ESO 475,850,505 111,502,992 20.413,896 107,707,393
Transieranoles Recib(des 38.737,086 14,763,175 22.070,310 73,570,571
Saldo de Fondoe/Reservas/Activos News 6,101563 42,589,743 40,115,000
TOTAL DE IXORESOS, TRAXSFERENCIAS Y 518.688.654 168.855,910 42.484,206 730,028,770
SALDOS
OASTOS/COSTOS
Gobierno General 45,617.369 10.649.616 50,204,005
Plan1icacion y Desarrollo 11.134.280 9.103,632 20,238,121
Desarrollo Comunitana 33,497,743 13,417,743
Obras Publicas 58,123410 1,216.954 50,340,304
Sepuridad Publics 185.831.680 16.703.336 202,535,010
Inetalacionea Pobecas 7443.216 7.2i6.902 14,080,118
Parques y Recrezcion 19.917.953 2.159.669 22,077,022
4061ini0trac1Un de Flew 33.768.550 • 33,768,560
Arroyo Organizatieo 26.736.867 20,730,007
Pension 85,066.764 00,008,714
Grits. no Depa,lamentalos 12.629,098 12,129,001
Coates de Dauda. 42,484.206 42,484,200
TOTAL 0E6A3705/005700 406,469,196 80,546,052 42,464,206 800,001,404
Trenolerenolas Otorpadas 14.731.756 86.307.858 103,039,414
5e1do de Forldae/R.9ervas/Activo9 Netas 17,487,702 /7,497,752
TOTAL DE BASIOE APpOPp1A005, 518.6136.654 168.855.910 42.4134.206 730,020,770
TRANSFERENCIAS, RESERKAS Y EALLDOS
LOS PRESUPUESTOS PROV1510NALE5, ADOPTADOS 915 DEFINITIVOS SE ENCUENTRAN ARCNIVADOS EN LA ORCINA DE LA ANTES MENCIONADA
AUTORIDAD FISCAL COMO REGISTSRO PUBLICO
Sea.. panicleal
p Rodrigo Toyer, alias Jorge 40 (gen/ o, con one Wanda), es ono
onlo del ea tune/onedo del GAS, Rafael Garcia.
iro en alegado
contra Chavez
DAS?
Esu fur a comienzos del
2003. cuandn el senador. qua
Ira una de los contacts. miss
n el Blcque Norte. envie el
mensaje qua Jorge 40 //aerie
envier a .lorgeNoguera fdirec-
tor del DA51.
i Hue dada el mensal. Int.
dal?
(Vue habia nil plan para re0-
/IZar unas actividades eta
Ven.roela y quo sl llecpllmha
la cola bo acion de •.large
Nogaora , CI Sentidu do gut:
uniizarslos recursos de
Ins tow disponi/ polo sumini,•
tray informocion de intelipen•
Vel inisrcau do actinic
tr.'a ploslrnl a ;root, de la dont
ern
01eede de,/ese enslahan
les armes7
Uesde Poraguachdn. tuna
poblacton del dep.riamento de
La Guajira, al none do Colom-
bia. situada en la frentera con
Venezuela) donde edemas se
<ameba con una cooperative
de comerciallzaclim de com-
bustible de Venezuela. En ese
auger -se almaceneban las
Tlnas y ores" gee lee explosl-
vo5. Es lino cooperative con-
trolada por el Bloque Norte de
la AUC y por tan perseaaje
own nomhre tan)hlen -
gtle.
13' tumbled haulm en V Ju-
dos explostv0s?
Si.
,:que sago de explosives y
do donde sultan?
I lab's run de (''4 3Ig11110
de un Nacho del cum! se
Intern por 5orpre4u?
Anderson muere en
nuviembrc del 2004 y para use
apace mi relacien can Jorge
No4ucra empieza a dctoriot
[arse, porous es cuend° int.
c(en la investi470ldn umlaut.
nor a m espalrlas
obviolnente'sel trate de ev�it
Lime v prn- elfin nn le pregun1P
Iso0re la muerte de Anderson/
Pnai.1rionnente. yn seerlgno PI
tame sabre que fue 10 qua 0011'
milt ) ,'1 gee me intorma'•1
v:ismo senador que fue In one
0
ante Dt'.'.:l'rui.
Pero entonces es de oidas.
no directamente.
'0,40 to que yn conm.) ins
por el senador qne le digo, Dor.
quP el RIP el gm. me informs a
mi de fades las cues:daites v
por In qua mP cnniaba .forge
Nognero. Le pregunts min foe
por que no habia menciunadu
to de Anderson y entonces el
me e5p1)0J que habia habido
iuniga de algonas personas de
la upusienin venezolunl por
un problems one e1 tenla can
epos.
'que sector de la opnsl-
cidn?
Yn me abetting,' de der nnnl.
bres pero la nsoalia venezu-
lane tlene algunoc non tree de
es..
...Peru tasted le ol'raold
lnformaclon en ese sentido
ul gobicrna de Venezuela?
Yo »and* an papal con mi
pu1u y taro a iruvi:s d!: una
per0rma ciao time torus u.°.
EL PRESIDENTS cuiomblano, Alvaro Urine, eie46ado en
Bo90t4. EI DAS Bata bolo control de le preaidancla.
7. PI mama° senador mP duo
qua esns exulueivas los este-
han rntslguiondo por Oa n•
o e Yc no se le forma Porno
togresar nn a I•a I:uaitra. Y° vi
eat i sg 'was' 1 sing a ar
a - 1explusit'us port
gar con.. macho del
,;para que necesitaban
lArMaS i5n' alas sl en Vent,
meta cobras"?
vo ;ne imagine que el Blot
faciNorte tents mars has m:is
lidndes de c0nsegntrlos er.
Colombia y do b/ one Pei era
u:a de las panes en las one se
tilitlba al DAS.
2Con00ld los detalles de
los planes del atentadu a
Anderson?
En los pianos ciao yu sonar[
nunca of habia;- de Dariln
Anderson. A ;-,f zee sorpren-
dhi r rosin el a ,
ravlerlisto del /fel' p-A'n.,le =I
prm1Pr op alIvo fie Ins 017:11a-
dnc era el Pistol general Isaias
nririgiwl. In Iris Dlanex mi
Males no figuroba el fiscal
Dar:ils Andeoono
:,Como puede Sea testi90
en la Pinha)arla de VenP1uPl.a
en Bogota. Dile cue le podia
eumtnietrar Iniormaridn
sabre metro 011010s. E1 primer
panto: e1 ingress do tropa5 de
las Autodefensas a waves de
.A roue. a Venezuela. El
5egundo panto: el ase51nat0
del fiscal Denilu Anderson.
Dtje gee puedo snministrar
irtforms:1On sohre la partici.
pacirin del 11:15 y del It lnque
Norte El terrier :unto' inforr
merino soh, el cast de
Rodrigo Grande fenerrillero
de las e11.r,0c Armadas NPc(1.
Incionarias arrested° en Cara.
tau). Y el 0narto. las mastic..'.+
de La Gabarsfeiecuciones de
las AUC de camps:sinus v
supuestos colaboradorea de las
EARL on la tlwntcra con Vonc,
zuela1. Ynsleriorniente. le hag°
Ilegar tan donln:ento de mi
pain y lenre rinndo riper. aue
i0t0•ia ntle le V -0n•ado a
tried. Vole Is pens ,solorar quo
era, parte de Paco ha sido
corroboradu pus like auturida•
desveuesolanae.
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