4.1 Structure of county government Some of the driest land in the Everglades is pineland (also called pine rockland) ecosystem located in the highest part of the Everglades with little to no hydroperiod Some floors however may have flooded solution holes or puddles for a few months at a time the most significant feature of the pineland is the single species of South Florida slash pine (Pinus elliottii) Pineland communities require fire to maintain them and the trees have several adaptations that simultaneously promote and resist fire the sandy floor of the pine forest is covered with dry pine needles that are highly flammable South Florida slash pines are insulated by their bark to protect them from heat Fire eliminates competing vegetation on the forest floor and opens pine cones to germinate seeds a period without significant fire can turn pineland into a hardwood hammock as larger trees overtake the slash pines the understory shrubs in pine rocklands are the fire-resistant saw palmetto (Serenoa repens) cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto) and West Indian lilac (Tetrazygia bicolor) the most diverse group of plants in the pine community are the herbs of which there are two dozen species These plants contain tubers and other mechanisms that allow them to sprout quickly after being charred. The city is a major music production city and attracts many annual music festivals such as Ultra Music Festival. 10.1 Congressional districts, Since then the Latin and Caribbean-friendly atmosphere in Miami has made it a popular destination for tourists and immigrants from all over the world It is the third-biggest immigration port in the country after New York City and Los Angeles in addition large immigrant communities have settled in Miami from around the globe including Europe Africa and Asia the majority of Miami's European immigrant communities are recent immigrants many living in the city seasonally with a high disposable income, Campus Support Complex 1999 The same year the park was dedicated two hurricanes and the wet season caused 100 inches (250 cm) to fall on South Florida Although there were no human casualties agricultural interests lost approximately $59 million in 1948 Congress approved the Central and Southern Florida Project for Flood Control and Other Purposes (C&SF) which divided the Everglades into basins in the northern Everglades were Water Conservation Areas (WCAs) and the Everglades Agricultural Area (EAA) bordering to the south of Lake Okeechobee in the southern Everglades was Everglades National Park Levees and pumping stations bordered each WCA and released water in dryer times or removed it and pumped it to the ocean in times of flood the WCAs took up approximately 37 percent of the original Everglades the C&SF constructed over 1,000 miles (1,600 km) of canals and hundreds of pumping stations and levees within three decades During the 1950s and 1960s the Miami metropolitan area grew four times as fast as the rest of the nation Between 1940 and 1965 6 million people moved to South Florida: 1,000 people moved to Miami every week Developed areas between the mid-1950s and the late 1960s quadrupled Much of the water reclaimed from the Everglades was sent to newly developed areas. Miami-Dade is the only county in Florida that does not have an elected sheriff or a "Sheriff's Office".[citation needed] Instead the county's law enforcement agency is known as the Miami-Dade Police Department and its leader is known as the Metropolitan Sheriff and Director of the Miami-Dade Police Department (Nonetheless Miami-Dade Police badges bear the inscription "Deputy Sheriff Sheriff's Office Dade County Fla.".). !
This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it (July 2011), Class of 2001 In terms of land area Miami is one of the smallest major cities in the United States According to the U.S Census Bureau the city encompasses a total area of 56.06 sq mi (145.2 km2) of which 35.99 sq mi (93.2 km2) is land and 20.08 sq mi (52.0 km2) is water That means Miami comprises over 470,000 people in about 36 square miles (93 km2) making it one of the most densely populated cities in the United States along with New York City San Francisco Boston Chicago and Philadelphia! ; Downtown Miami seen from the Rusty Pelican restaurant on Virginia Key Golden Glades Tri-Rail Greyhound Lines Since then Gate E3 was closed in the 1990s to accommodate a connector between Concourses D and E in the mid-2000s the Low E and High E security checkpoints were expanded and merged into one linking both portions of the concourse without requiring passengers to reclear security At the same time Gates E32 E34 and E35 were closed to make way for a second parallel taxiway between the Concourse D extension and Concourse E Concourse E also contains the Central Terminal's immigration and customs halls the airport authority plans to maintain the "high E" area until 2034 and the "low E" area until 2035. . Sweetwater Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine, See also: List of Governors of Florida United States congressional delegations from Florida List of United States Senators from Florida and Florida Cabinet. In the 1960s and 1970s the Attorney General's authority was used to grant parole or special permission to allow Cubans to enter the country However parole only allows an individual permission to enter the country not to stay permanently to allow these immigrants to stay the Cuban Adjustment Act was passed in 1966 This act provides that the immigration status of any Cuban who arrived since 1959 who has been physically present in the United States for at least a year "may be adjusted by the Attorney General to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence" (green card holder) the individual must be admissible to the United States (i.e not disqualified on criminal or other grounds), Growth as a global city. . .
First Financial Credit Consultants Inc.