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🚨 *2025: The Signage Politics While the County Falls Behind on Essentials* 🚨

In Miami-Dade, it’s become all too common for commissioners to dedicate significant time and resources to symbolic street name changes and co-designations. But let’s be real — it’s not “free” or “just a gesture.” Each of these items requires bureaucratic effort, inter-agency coordination, and actual costs for installing new signage. 💰

🛣️ *Example 1: District 5 — Vicki L. Lopez Kicks Off Name Changes*

New Commissioner Vicki L. Lopez has made waves by pushing for street co-designations like “Richard Herron Way.” This involves notifying various agencies (police, fire, etc.) and coordinating the installation of new signs. And let’s not forget “Teresa ‘Terri’ Callava Way,” which also comes at a cost to taxpayers.

Translation? Even if there isn’t a direct price tag attached, this consumes public funds at a time when District 5 has much more urgent issues to tackle!

🎶 *Example 2: Keon Hardemon and Streets Named After Songs*

In 2025, Commissioner Keon Hardemon proposed co-designations inspired by songs in Liberty City, including names like “Big Money Baller Street” and “Still Da Baddest Street.” 📜 But here’s the kicker: a memo suggested skipping public hearings for these proposals, raising red flags about transparency.

The debate? Turning residential addresses into catchy slogans or song titles raises some eyebrows. It’s not just about culture; it’s about prioritizing taxpayer money!

🚧 Changing street signs won’t fix broken sidewalks or improve safety, but cutting hearings could lead us down a questionable path.

💡 *What Citizens Should Demand:*
An annual limit on co-designations per district.
A mandatory fiscal note detailing installation costs and personnel hours.

Because when budget cuts come along, they often hit essential services first — yet somehow, there’s always money for photo ops with new street signs! 🖊️

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