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Greetings Miramarians
MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR
Greetings Miramarians! By Mayor Wayne M. Messam
GWe are into the second month of 2021 with a newly elected President and newly elected state representatives for our great City of Miramar. What that means for our city is that every year, we put together Legislative Agendas that will be lobbied for on our behalf by us - your Miramar Elected Officials and our lobbyists in Washington, D.C. and Tallahassee. Federally, we are kept updated regarding what our congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle are working on for the benefit of our residents. This would include information regarding Covid-19, the stimulus packages and the like. As we are in a pandemic, these have been the more prominent issues facing all of us. We, as a city, also belong to a number of organizations such as The National League of Cities, US Conference of Mayors, Broward League of Cities, the African American Mayors Association, where we unify as a group in support of items that would benefit our respective cities.
Our State Representatives will be in session from March 2nd through April 30th, 2021 and I wanted to share with you our Legislative Agenda requests for this year: We will be doing Watermain Infrastructure Improvements for Country Club Ranches to the tune of $14 Million Dollars with a match request of $500,000. This project will provide distribution lines, service lines, fire hydrants, fittings, valves and related appurtenances, road restoration/driveway restoration as required to serve Country Club Estates, Country Club Ranches Section II, Miramar West and Lago at Miramar. Also, the roadways east of SW 136th Avenue are private access easements and each property owner would have to grant a utility easement to the City for any public infrastructure improvement. The end result is that residents’ public health will be enhanced.
The second request we are making to our State Legislature is aid in upgrading the existing drainage infrastructure in Historic Miramar to alleviate flooding, improve runoff storage capacity and eliminate ponding. This project would total $12.2 Million with a $500,000 match grant request. We’ll keep you updated regarding grants received to complete various projects in our city.
Some upcoming items of note: February is Black History Month and our city will be hosting a number of activities recognizing the African-American Community. Of note, I will be hosting Freeform Art Saturday at the Miramar Cultural Center on February 6 from 2:00 – 6:00 pm. Family Freeform Saturdays is a four-series event that will also be held in the spring, summer and fall 2021.
The inaugural Freeform Saturday celebration will showcase the creative talents of artists, musicians, artisans and other vendors. The entertainment and activity lineup will also include Art to Life presentations and a moderated Youth Civic Panel discussion. We invite you to join us for this four-hour family event; art contest and youth civic discussion. You can log on to miramarculturalcenter.org for more information.
I will be introducing an ordinance that will create a Minority and Women Owned
Business Program to address procurement disparities as found in the city’s disparity study. More to come on that soon. Lastly, Tuesday, March 9th is Election
Day in the City of Miramar. Your elected commissioners set policy that drive decisions for our municipality. It is so important for you to go to the polls and vote. The
March elections are more important to your quality of life than even the state and federal elections so, make your voice heard even if you havn’t participated in the
Miramar City Elections in the past.
Yours in Service, Wayne M. Messam Mayor, Miramar
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