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Hialeah city council votes to rename street after Donald Trump – NBC 6 South Florida | #citycouncil

The Hialeah city council approved a proposal Tuesday night to rename a historic road after former President Donald Trump. At Trump’s rally on Wednesday, Hialeah Mayor Esteban “Steve” Bovo announced his intention to rename the four-mile-long Palm Avenue as he held up a street sign bearing “President Donald J. Trump Avenue.” The city’s Historic Preservation […]

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Hialeah city council considers naming street after Donald Trump – NBC 6 South Florida | #citycouncil

The Hialeah City Council will consider Tuesday a proposal to rename a historic road after former President Donald Trump. At Trump’s rally on Wednesday, Hialeah Mayor Esteban “Steve” Bovo announced his intention to rename the four-mile-long Palm Avenue as he held up a street sign bearing “President Donald J. Trump Avenue.” The city’s Historic Preservation […]

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Mayor intends to name street after former president – NBC 6 South Florida

Former President Donald Trump held a rally in Hialeah Wednesday where Mayor Esteban “Steve” Bovo announced his intention to name an avenue after him in the city. Hialeah has a community with a strong Cuban-American population where Trump remains popular enough that a City Council candidate used his image on campaign signs. Trump’s rally was […]

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2 Hialeah city council seat races to be decided on Election Day – NBC 6 South Florida | #citycouncil

Hialeah residents will be voting in two city council races in next week’s election. In Group 1, Councilwoman Monica Perez is seeking reelection. Perez, a teacher, won the seat in 2019 and serves as the council president. Facing Perez is political newcomer Elias D. Montes de Oca, whose website says he works for a paralegal […]

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Hialeah city council discusses 911 system amid understaffing, reports of missed calls – NBC 6 South Florida | #citycouncil

Hialeah City Council members debated for more than an hour Tuesday night about understaffing and unanswered emergency calls at the city’s 911 communications center. Councilman Bryan Calvo is pushing hard for an independent investigation into staffing shortages at the city’s 911 call center, which he says has led to thousands of emergency calls being missed. […]

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Calls to invest in Hialeah’s 911 system continue, mayor disagrees on need

HIALEAH, Fla. – Eric Johnson stopped to help during a traffic accident in Hialeah and he couldn’t believe how long it took for authorities to respond. Johnson said several witnesses of the traffic crash were calling 911, but they weren’t getting through to dispatch to request help. “It rang I think 13 or 14 times, […]

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