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Miami Lakes veterans committee seeks council clarification after town staff flags $4,000 design shortfall

3180300 · May 2, 2025
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Summary

A town staff email read at the meeting said a $36,000 design work order for a veterans memorial would require an additional $4,000 transfer into the committee account; the committee deferred approving the transfer and approved reallocating $8,020 from the 5K fund to grants and aid donations.

The Town of Miami Lakes Veterans Committee paused a request to obligate an additional $4,000 for memorial design work after town staff communications suggested the committee's accounts and the council's prior approvals were unclear.

A committee member read an email from a town staffer that summarized the committee's accounts: the email said the committee had $32,900 in 5K fund carryover plus a prior‑year carryforward of $12,000, and that a design work order totaled about $36,000. The staff message proposed the…

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