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Recycling Your Christmas Tree
Looking for a way to dispose of your Christmas tree in an environmentally-friendly fashion for free? Miami Dade's Department of Solid Waste Management offers the ideal solution - turn your Christmas tree into garden mulch!
Recycling and Trash Collection in Miami-Dade County
Chances are, if you’re familiar with the Miami-Dade Department of Solid Waste Management, it’s simply as “the trash collectors.” That’s certainly true, but you may not be familiar with the full range of services offered by Miami’s waste professionals. In this article, we’ll take a brief look at the basics of trash collection, recycling and other waste issues affecting Miami residents.
Food Stamps in Florida
Florida offers a Food Stamps program through the Florida Department of Children and Families. This program is designed to assist low-income households with the purchase of nutritious food for the family table. In this article, we take a look at the Food Stamp program’s eligibility requirements, application procedures and purchasing rules.
Florida Sales Tax Rates
Florida law mandates a minimum sales tax rate which is collected by the state government to provide services to all Floridians. However, the law also provides for a local option sales tax that lets each county set its own local tax that is collected on top of the general state rate.
Florida Lottery – Winning Number History
Are you a frequent Florida Lottery player? If so, you may be interested in using the results of past games to help you pick your lottery numbers. This page provides you historical winning numbers for all Florida Lottery games.
Florida Lottery -- Winning Numbers and Lotto Results
Looking for the most recent winning Florida Lottery numbers? If you missed the live drawing, you can find the latest lottery results by visiting the links below. Be sure to bookmark this page so you can check it each time you play!
Florida Sex Offenders Registry - Megan's Law
Recent legislation requires the state of Florida to make information available to the public on persons convicted of sex crimes living in our communities. Sex offenders are required to register with law enforcement and have their addresses and mug shots appear online. This information can prove vital to parents seeking to protect their children from potential danger. I was shocked to find that there are 79 registered offenders living within 5 miles of my Miami home.
General Obligation Bond 2004
This November 2, 2004 is election day. Aside from the presidential campaigns, there are many other serious issues on the ballot. The more we are educated on these issues, the better our great Miami-Dade County will be. One of these issues is the General Obligation Bond 2004 (GOB), which will divide almost 3 billion dollars among a wide variety of programs over the next 30 years. Here’s what you need to know about the GOB, and how it will affect you.