A long-simmering fight over the rules and rates for water delivered from North Miami Beach to Miami Gardens boiled over again last week, this time at Miami Gardens City Hall, where recently approved discounts were rebuffed in favor of a call to “follow the law.”

North Miami Beach Mayor Michael Joseph appeared at the Miami Gardens Council’s meeting Wednesday to share what he called “an olive branch, or in this case, olive trees,” touting a new relief plan he said would directly help Miami Gardens customers who receive service from his city’s Norwood Water Treatment Plant, which sits inside Miami Gardens’ bounds.

North Miami Beach this month approved a 10% discount on water bills — up to $100 per year — for customers who qualify for certain homestead exemptions, including seniors, pe

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