{"id":23891,"date":"2025-10-28T16:33:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/23891\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T16:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:33:10","slug":"hialeah-voters-have-5-choices-for-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/23891\/","title":{"rendered":"Hialeah voters have 5 choices for mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jackie Garcia-Roves, Hialeah\u2019s interim mayor for about five months, is among the five candidates running for Hialeah mayor on Nov. 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In August, the county claimed Hialeah had yet to pay for nearly $18 million owed for wholesale sewer services, and a proposal to hand over a plant as payment was not acceptable.<\/p>\n

Garcia-Roves, a mother of three, said the city was fighting the county to lower the water and sewer services costs in Hialeah, and she asked the state for an audit. <\/p>\n

\u201cI am not coming with fake promises, I am coming with work that I am doing,\u201d Garcia-Roves, 43, said. <\/p>\n

The other four candidates are Bernardino \u201cBenny\u201d Rodriguez, Bryan Calvo, Jesus Tundidor, and Marc Salvat. They all agree the residents\u2019 water bills are too high. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s an emergency,\u201d Rodriguez, 79, said. <\/p>\n

Rodriguez, a contractor and pilot, has been the registered agent for more than two dozen Florida companies, including Flamingo Sports Bar and Grill<\/a>, Miami Trans Plus<\/a>, Baby Ideal<\/a>, and Rodri Corporation<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u201cI will lead by example,\u201d Rodriguez said, adding that he wants to use his knowledge in construction to help bring more affordable housing to the city\u2019s residents and donate his city pension for a scholarship if elected.<\/p>\n

Calvo, 27, an attorney, said he doesn\u2019t think elected officials should be paid a pension. The Miami Herald recently reported<\/a> that his family home received a senior tax exemption from 2019\u20132024, which the Property Appraiser later ruled ineligible.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a budget that is $500 million. This is 1,252 employees … You need someone that\u2019s prepared and has the professional experience and academic qualifications,\u201d said Calvo, a former city councilman and graduate of Harvard University and Florida International University. <\/p>\n

Tundidor, 34, who also has experience as a councilman, said the solution to lowering utility costs is to close the city\u2019s operation. <\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s sell our infrastructure to Miami-Dade County. Let\u2019s become part of the county\u2019s regional water and sewer system, and then, therefore, costs will drop aproximately 30%,\u201d Tundidor said. <\/p>\n

Salvat, 32, the registered agent for LOVO Investments<\/a> since 2019, said he was born and raised in Hialeah, described himself as a real estate investor, and said his strength is that he is not a politician. <\/p>\n

\u201cI am not focused on the next election. I am focused on the next generation,\u201d Salvat said.<\/p>\n

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