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    New Myths of Aging Column Begins this Week - 5B

    South Dade Grabs Big Win - 1B

    Vol. 101 No. 26

    Friday, September 6, 2013 101 years of service to the South Dade community Visit www.southdadenewsleader.com

    Whats Next for Homestead?


    This is more than a transition, we are changing history.
    - Councilwoman Judy Waldman
    Its terrible, Waldman said. This is more than a transition, we are changing history. We are celebrating our centennial and right in the middle of it the Mayor is arrested. In the middle of an election cycle, many questions are still to be answered as to how Homestead will move forward. Within 48 hours after his arrest, Bateman qualified for the election and will be running against three other candidates for the mayoral seat. Its what is allowed by the state election laws, said Burgess, upon Bateman qualifying for the election. I might have done it differently, but if the law allows it See HOMESTEAD, 2A

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    Residents gathered in Florida City to express concerns over the proposed county budget. Photo by Julie Schaffter

    County Budget Town Hall


    Youll Miss Us When Were Gone
    - St. Johns Episcopal Students Protest Song Regarding Library Staff Cutbacks
    By Larry Diehl Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez demonstrated it takes two things to be Mayor a ready grasp of information and lots of patience. The Mayor addressed a packed Florida City, City Hall on the proposed county budget on September 3rd. Preceded by community emails to wear red and wear yellow to support causes, the audience protested budget cuts for firefighters, libraries and the Pets Trust project. Florida City Mayor Otis Wallace welcomed Gimenez to deep South Dade. This is the first in my long career that a Mayor came south to talk about the budget, and did it when things were so bad, said Wallace. Mayor, you discovered the secret of See BUDGET, 2A

    Homesteads City Council is looking to mold the future of the city after former Mayor Steven C. Batemans arrest and subsequent suspension. Photo by Chris Green By Mike Dill with two counts of unlawful not the type of history the compensation, which are city intended to make. We are on the defensive. both felonies. He also faces People are looking at us in a misdemeanor charges of different light. Im hoping unregistered lobbying, this is one-and-done, and I exploiting his official posihope this doesnt deter peotion and acquiring financial By Staff Reports ple from coming to interests related to a consultHomestead. ing job with Community Less than 24 hours after These are the words of Health of South Florida bonding out of jail, Steve Homestead Vice Mayor Jon (CHI). Bateman was on the corner Burgess, one week after the After his arrest, Bateman of Campbell Drive and arrest of now suspended was suspended from office Farm Life Road in mayor Steve Bateman. by Florida Gov. Rick Scott. Homestead, holding a Sign Burgess, who is now the Homestead is in the midst and Wave rally for his reface of the council, decided of celebrating the 100th election campaign. not to assume the vacant anniversary of its incorporaWhen asked by the News mayors seat. Instead he tion. In looking back at the Leader for an interview, wants to focus on the future citys rich history, all intenBateman declined on the of Homestead. tions were to head into the advice of his attorney. The actions of one person next 100 years by making Bateman shook hands should not reflect on what more history. with supporters who stood this council has done or the At last weeks press conferwith him in front of Lowes citizens of Homestead, ence, Councilwoman Judy and waved to cars passing Burgess said. I hope we will Waldman said justice has by. rebuild our reputation, which been served, I encourage One day after the rally, has been tarnished. them to keep looking Bateman filed and qualified Bateman was arrested This week, Waldman told for the Homestead Mayoral August 28th and charged the News Leader this was

    Bateman Qualifies
    election. According to City Attorney, Richard Weiss, Bateman is not precluded from running for mayor. He has not been convicted of a crime and has his civil rights, so he is able to run for election, Weiss said. Bateman will face three other candidates in the Primary Election, which will be held on October 1st. The candidates are Mark Bell, the husband of former Homestead Mayor Lynda Bell; former councilman Jeff Porter and Rev. Joseph Sewell. See ELECTION, 2A

    - Ron Book, Homeless Trust Chairman


    By Dennise Sleeper We look past them sleeping in the park, on benches, at bus stops and at storefronts. We pass them in alleys, panhandling and pushing their belongings along the roadways. They are our homeless. Unfortunately, one doesnt have to look hard to find them in and around our neighborhoods in South Dade. Twice a year the Homeless Trust of Miami-Dade counts the homeless to get an acculow profile and are not likely to be in the same places as the regular homeless population, Ron Book, Homeless Trust Chairman said, but its our responsibility at the Homeless Trust to do what we can to seek them out. If we can find them, we can begin to help them, before they become homeless adults. He said 6,561 students in the Miami-Dade school system could be considered homeless. Some are with their families, while an esti-

    Homeless Youth Have Learned to be Invisible

    Diana Nyad Completes Historic Swim


    Diana Nyad didnt just ride the waves, she created them when she completed her swim from Cuba to Key West on Monday. With her lips and tongue swollen, the U.S. endurance swimmer succeeding in becoming the first person to swim the treacherous waters from Cuba to Key West without a shark cage. Nyad looked exhausted, sunburned and weak, but victorious after completing the 110mile swim. We should never give up, said Nyad. Youre never too old to chase your dreams. She proved that in completing the nearly 53-hour marathon swim from Havana on her fifth try. She first attempted it back in 1978, twice in 2011, and then again in 2012. Her last attempt was cut short as she felt the painful effects of jellyfish stings. This trip, she used jelly fish repellent cream and a formfitting mask to protect her face. Upon arriving onto shore, there was a huge crowd waiting for Nyad, some wading into waist-deep water to cheer her on and watch as she finally realized a dream she has been chasing for decades. Taking those final steps from water to dry land, she thanked her team for helping her get through the swim and was then assisted onto a waiting stretcher. Doctors who are traveling with a team of Nyad supporters said on Monday that her swollen lips and tongue were causing her speech to be slurred and they were worried about her airways, but they have not intervened, according to a post on Nyads official website. Nyads journey began Saturday morning when she jumped from the seawall of the Hemingway Marina into the warm waters off Havana. She has been swimming the Florida Strait ever since, stopping from time to time for nourishment. She had gotten very cold overnight, her team said, so they decided not to stop her to eat and drink in hopes that swimming would keep her warm. I admit theres an ego rush, Nyad said before the See NYAD, 2A

    Above, a homeless woman in Homestead sleeps outside of a local business. Photo by Dennise Sleeper rate number of people that, for a variety of reasons, are living on the streets or in emergency shelters in the county. Such a count took place August 29th. The day began with the first community-wide youth count, ages 13 to 24-yearsold, referred to as iCount. Homeless youth have learned to be invisible and keep a mated 302 are considered unaccompanied. Countrywide statistics say 40 percent of homeless youth are kicked out of their homes for gender related issues. These are children who are being kicked out of their homes, by their See HOMELESS, 3A

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