At the helm of the Miami-Dade Housing Agency, Rene Rodriguez steered millions of dollars toward developers who didn’t deliver — and paved the way for a lucrative future for himself.
Tagged: Florida, MiamiPosted on: December 17th, 2006“It was a triumphant night for Rene Rodriguez, nationally esteemed director of the Miami-Dade Housing Agency, who pumped hands and posed for pictures at a packed celebration marking the countys 20-year push to build homes for the poor.
Standing alongside builders and politicians at a hotel on Biscayne Bay two years ago, Rodriguez praised the unique county tax created in 1983 to pay for the dreams of homeownership for thousands of families.
But while lauding the countys surtax fund — the first of its kind in Florida — he was quietly steering millions of dollars from the coveted program to a small circle of developers who have yet to produce the projects they promised.”
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