{"id":726,"date":"2026-05-20T14:32:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=726"},"modified":"2026-05-20T14:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:32:11","slug":"south-florida-memorial-honoring-9-11-victims-mired-in-cost-overruns-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=726","title":{"rendered":"South Florida memorial honoring 9\/11 victims mired in cost overruns"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>What was supposed to become a lasting tribute to the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has instead turned into a costly, years-long construction saga for the City of Miramar.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=725\">Child found in Southwest Miami-Dade pond dies in hospital, sheriff\u2019s office says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>City records show the 9\/11 &amp; Veterans Memorial project at Miramar Regional Park has been plagued by escalating expenses, repeated change orders and a contractor dispute that ultimately forced the city to hire a new contractor.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=724\">South Florida memorial honoring 9\/11 victims mired in cost overruns<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The new proposal to complete the memorial is scheduled to go before city commissioners on Wednesday, May 20 \u2014 and it will cost taxpayers even more money.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=722\">Deputy fire chief in Broward sues for whistleblower protection from supervisors<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><b>Go to miramarflnews.com for the full story<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miramar&#39;s 9\/11 &amp; Veterans Memorial at Miramar Regional Park has run into escalating costs, contractor disputes and change orders, now seeking another $600,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-broward-county"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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