County Requests Arbitration for $4M in Questionable Charges

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The list of expenses being questioned by Miami-Dade County officials related to the new Miami Marlins stadium has ballooned to 950 items with a value of $4.2 million, county officials said late Tuesday.

The county is requesting arbitration to settle the matter.

http://www.miamitodaynews.com/news/130228/story2.shtml

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Among smaller listings, the Marlins state they've paid Comcast $2,037 for cable TV and internet, L2L Digital Printing $3,583 for aerial shots and prints of the ballpark, Flora E. Montoya $26,870 for cleaning, $897 on office supplies at Office Depot and $8,997 on office supplies at Direct Office Supplies.

The hundreds of line items include $78,083 in monthly office staff payroll and $5,000 monthly auto and accommodations allowances, plus legal fees to several firms, including more than $1 million to Holland & Knight alone. They also include telephone services for the Marlins sales headquarters.

From earlier in Feb: http://www.miamitodaynews.com/news/120202/story1.shtml