In Miami-Dade County, officials with the city of Miami are threatening a possible lawsuit, saying the county has shortchanged them. County officials say they need to be conservative with the limited funding.
The limited amount of federal coronavirus aid available to local governments is leading to legal disputes between some cities, counties and states over how the funds are disbursed.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said this week that the city is exploring the possibility of taking legal action against Miami-Dade County after lawmakers reduced the amount of money they plan to dole out to 34 cities located in its boundaries.
“Our citizens were entitled to receive, based on population, $81 million in federal help,” Suarez said. “The county proposal would get our citizens as little as $8 million.”
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By Andrea Noble,
Staff Correspondent
JULY 29, 2020