Tag: Mary Estime Irvin
Your Tax Dollars, Part 3: “Budget? What budget? We don’t need no stinkin’ budget!”
Just a reminder that on February 22, 2020, the City of North Miami was operating at a deficit of $4,153,430.77. As of today, according to North Miami’s Real-Time Debt Clock™, that hole grew to $5,053,361.91. Now…
Breaking: Mary Estime Irvin about to get evicted! (UPDATED)
North Miami Councilwoman Mary Estimé-Irvin’s self-inflicted woes are about to get a whole lot worse. Last month we reported that she’s been living rent-free in a house located at 155 NE 131 Street, North Miami,…
Your Tax Dollars, Part 1: The care and feeding of a North Miami politician.
On September 17, 2019, the North Miami Mayor and Council voted to pass a budget for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2019-20. And it meant absolutely nothing. They told former City Manager Larry Spring to cut…
Poetic Justice! North Miami Councilwoman Mary Estimé-Irvin gets her just deserts!
Mary Estimé-Irvin may have won her North Miami District 3 election against former North Miami Clerk Michael Etienne by a scant 74 votes, but she’s lost something much more valuable – her house. Then again,…
Adios, Larry Spring. Good riddance! (UPDATED)
Larry Spring’s gig as North Miami City Manager is finally coming to an end. His last day is January 31, 2020. In a 4-1 vote, the Mayor and Council approved a proposed separation agreement that…
Does North Miami Councilwoman Mary Estimé-Irvin owe you money? Take a number, get in line!
In our previous post, Mary, Queen of ̶S̶c̶o̶t̶s̶ North Miami, we told you about some of North Miami Councilwoman Mary Estimé-Irvin’s deadbeat ways. Apparently, we were just scratching the surface. The $1,326,066.24 Notice of Federal…
Mary, Queen of ̶S̶c̶o̶t̶s̶ North Miami (UPDATED)
One of England’s most notorious rulers was Mary, Queen of Scots. An article in Prospect Magazine, Who are Britain’s worst monarchs?, explained, “Mary was notable less for ruling a country than for being implicated in…
There’s Something About Mary
North Miami’s newest council member Mary Estimé-Irvin has no problem spending money … other people’s money, that is. On June 11, 2019, the very first day of her tenure as an elected official, she handed…
Fraudulent budget. Fraudulent bidding. Just another day in the City of North Miami.
Considering that North Miami city officials have been known to pass a fraudulent budget or two, it should come as no shock if they engage in fraudulent bidding processes. This latest in a long line…
Chaos on the Dais! North Miami Mayor and Council (Barely) Pass a Budget. (UPDATED)
We hope you got your popcorn, ‘cuz here’s the recap of the September 17, 2019 North Miami 2nd Budget Hearing you’ve been waiting for! As soon as City Clerk Vanessa Joseph took the roll call…
