. >> reporter: faced with plugging a $105 million budget hole by october 1, miami mayor tomas regalado says there are no easy options left. >> it's either, we go and take the money from what we have now in terms of workforce, or lay off 1,300 people. we're talking more than 100 cops, 50 or 60 firefighters, solid waste people, public works, you know... the works. >> reporter: in miami-dade county, revenues from property taxes are off by $30 billion. in neighboring broward county, where fort lauderdale is the largest city, property taxes are down $17 billion. taken together, that's $26,000 less in property taxes from every home and condo in the region. and that means more belt- tightening. workers in north miami beach will take a 10% pay cut and 10- day furloughs. hialeah, a city of 200,000, will lay off 50 employees, and could cut worker pay by a third. in broward county, 10% of bus routes are on the chopping block. along with millions of dollars less, says county commissioner stacy ritter, for law enforcement and other key services. >> you feel like you're stuck between a rock and a ha