Why was commission blindsided on Marlins garage cost?
Oct 30th 2009
Categories: Front Page, In The News
hiWeek of October 29, 2009
When Miami commissioners held their noses, if not tempers, and voted last week to permit $120 million bonding for Marlins stadium garages that were supposed to cost $94 million, most were shocked.
After all, when they’d approved the parking in March, City Manager Pete Hernandez had agreed to a $94 million cap and said he’d scale down construction to fewer spaces if garage costs were higher.
Yet there his finance chief stood at the outset of Thursday’s meeting asking for $135 million — $41 million above the manager’s own ceiling.
But why were commissioners surprised?
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