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February 6, 2009

Mayors' economic stimulus package wish list contains surprises

Questions surround some of the local projects that could receive federal funding as part of a national stimulus package.

BY MICHAEL VASQUEZ

As Congress scrambles to pass a federal stimulus package, government leaders across South Florida are keeping a watchful eye -- after all, billions of dollars in local infrastructure projects are at stake.

Yet beyond the question of which projects win funding, another looms: Do the communities affected really need some of the projects being pushed by mayors? Do they even want them all?

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Posted by boyang at February 6, 2009 4:48 PM