迈阿密11月公投第1号议案：4.5亿美元公共安全设施债券待选民裁决
迈阿密——位于佛罗里达州迈阿密-戴德县的迈阿密，11月选票上的第1号公投议案将请选民裁决一笔4.5亿美元的公共安全设施债券，用于翻修与重建全市警察与消防设施，包括新建一座公共安全总部。
市长 Eileen Higgins 支持这项债券。她指出，警察总部现址过度拥挤，存在管道、渗水、卫生间与电气等问题；多座消防站年久失修、空间不足，难以容纳应急车辆；部分服务不足社区的应急响应等待时间长达9至12分钟。
市专员 Damian Pardo 与 Christine King 表示反对，理由是债券本质上是靠征税偿还的借款，会加重居民负担。这项公投将随11月选举一同付诸投票。
Miami Voters to Weigh $450 Million Public-Safety Facilities Bond in November Referendum
Miami — In Miami, a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, Referendum 1 on the November ballot will ask voters to decide a $450 million public-safety facilities bond to renovate and replace police and fire facilities across the city, including a new public safety headquarters.
Mayor Eileen Higgins supports the bond. She says the police headquarters is overcrowded, with plumbing, flooding, restroom and electrical problems; many fire stations are old and lack room for emergency vehicles; and emergency response waits run 9 to 12 minutes in some underserved areas.
Commissioners Damian Pardo and Christine King oppose the measure, arguing the bond is borrowing that residents will repay through taxes. The referendum will be decided alongside the November election.
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