By Sylvia Gurinsky
Instead of spending his money to stop a project on land that's hosted sports for more than 70 years, or spending money to halt a needed (if currently mismanaged) source of funding for Miami-Dade County's public transportation system, perhaps businessman Norman Braman could spend it on something more useful.
My suggestion: A way to recruit intelligent, honest and fiscally responsible candidates to run for the county commission.
Currently, three commission incumbents - Natacha Seijas, Barbara Jordan and Carlos Gimenez - have not drawn opposition. There's no excuse for that. At least Gimenez has a solid record. Seijas and Jordan have been mediocre at best.
Incumbents can spend lots of money to discourage challengers, and do. Here's an article from Sunday's Miami Herald:
http://www.miamiherald.com/519/story/570778.html
Why doesn't Braman campaign to change the system to create a fair playing field for those who want to run? If money is misspent, it's not the money that's the problem; it's the people spending it. That's where change is needed in Dade.
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