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Commission backs mayor’s directive to forbear water shutoffs for residents and federal employees affected by shutdown

5969287 · October 21, 2025
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The commission set an agenda item directing the administration to show forbearance for water-bill shutoffs affecting residents and federal employees during a federal government shutdown; the board amended the item to explicitly include all federal employees, including TSA, and asked for a cost estimate.

Miami‑Dade County commissioners added and approved an item directing county administration to provide forbearance on water bill shutoffs for people affected by a federal government shutdown, and they amended the item to explicitly include all federal employees.

During agenda setting, Vice Chairman McGhee moved to add item 14 A 1 to the poll list addressing shutoffs during a federal shutdown. The mayor said she had…

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