Miami police captain, city manager hot topics of city commission meeting
MIAMI – There's been plenty of City Hall drama in Miami following the sudden resignation of the city manager. Local 10 News reporter Terrell Forney attended Thursday’s city commission meeting as both topics were discussed. Ortiz came under fire after telling commissioners at a recent meeting that he identifies himself as a black male. Carollo also asked at Thursday’s meeting where City Manager Emilio Gonzalez has been. Gonzalez recently resigned following accusations from Carollo that the city manager abused his power by doctoring documents to get a work permit on his home.
Melreese Country Club to reopen following closure due to arsenic levels
MIAMI - Just days after it was shut down due to possible high levels of arsenic contamination, Melreese Country Club was ordered to reopen Friday. Miami City Manager Emilio Gonzalez announced the move, saying an independent firm found that arsenic levels at the golf course were the same as others around the country. CLICK to read Melreese Country Club Testing Evaluation"SCS Engineers, an environmental consulting and contractor firm, was asked by the city of Miami to review data from the city and other sources," Gonzalez said. A report earlier in the week said arsenic contamination at the site reached more than twice the legal limit and hazardous debris was found in surface-level soil samples. The site is expected to be cleared and used to build a stadium for Miami's new Major League Soccer team.
Miami studying new contamination report at proposed Inter Miami stadium site
MIAMI - Miami's city manager has closed Melreese golf course as he studies why an environmental report commissioned by David Beckham's Inter Miami CF shows higher levels of toxins than a county environmental report in 2014. The report was commissioned for Inter Miami, which is currently negotiating a lease to build a proposed $1 billion soccer complex. "The results were quite alarming when it came to things like arsenic," Miami City Manager Emilio Gonzalez said. Beckham's Inter Miami group has said it will pay for the remediation and estimates the cost at $35 million. "Until such time our technical people and our experts tell me they feel that it's OK, then we'll open back [up] the golf course," he said.