In state of county address, mayor broadens priorities to include affordable housing, vows to protect UDB.

Publication: The Miami Herald (Miami, Florida) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)

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Byline: Noaki Schwartz

Feb. 28--In his second State of the County address, Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez broadened his priorities to include affordable housing, defended his efforts to protect the urban development boundary and took a more genial approach towards commissioners who last year clashed with him over his efforts to strengthen the mayor's office.

Tuesday's speech contrasted sharply with Alvarez's first address, in which he rankled his colleagues by unveiling plans to increase the mayor's...

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