Miami-Dade County Mayor Is Removed - NYTimes.com

Mayor Carlos Alvarez [Republican] of Miami-Dade County was removed in a recall election on Tuesday as voters punished him for raising property taxes and increasing the salaries of his closest aides at the height of the recession.

gave his own top aides hefty raises, including his former chief of staff whose salary climbed to $206,783 from $185,484.

that raised property taxes for 40 percent of homeowners, despite plummeting property values, to avoid laying off firefighters and other public employees. Yet, most county workers are getting raises this year.

recall campaign was spearheaded by Norman Braman, a billionaire car dealer, philanthropist and one time owner of the Philadelphia Eagles, who said he was outraged by the property tax increase and the “erosion in the quality of life” in Miami

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