WMG Volume 5 • Issue 5 March 21, 2018
Wilton Manors Gazette
POLITICS
Mayor Hopes to Attract LGBT-Friendly Corporation to City By Michael d’Oliveira Mayor Gary Resnick said he hopes skills to target select businesses and to the city’s new economic development bring them home to the city.” The city’s decision to hire a consultant will attract the regional or corporate headquarters of an LGBT- consultant comes at a time when high rents have forced some business friendly corporation. At its Feb. 27 meeting, commissioners owners to either close or relocate. In approved an agreement with R. Miller September, Pink Sub owner Dawn & Associates for $49,500. As part of Halloway said she moved to Oakland Park from Wilton Drive its agreement with because her rent was the city, R. Miller’s too high. responsibilities include “It just got way too implementing short “the businesses expensive for me, term and long term that are going especially on the side of goals, promotion of The Drive where I am. I the city, updating to be interested had a great opportunity marketing programs, in coming into to take a space in the organizing workshops [Oakland Park] Culinary and seminars, and Wilton Manors District [near Oakland identifying ways are going to be Park Boulevard and to retain current Dixie Highway] where businesses. those that are I don’t have to worry Resnick called it a LGBT-friendly.” about another sub shop “pretty high fee” but or deli moving right also expected a lot. - Gary Resnick next me. It’s been an “Let’s face it: the mayor amazing almost 10 years businesses that are but it’s time to move going to be interested in coming into Wilton Manors are going forward with Pink Sub.” City Manager Leigh Ann Henderson to be those that are LGBT-friendly and have products and services targeted to said there’s nothing the city can do the LGBT community and their friends. about how much property owners So, doing something like this is good charge their tenants, but she pointed to the plan to narrow Wilton Drive as for economic development.” He added that he was surprised it something city officials believe will hadn’t already happened, but expressed help business owners. WMG confidence that the consultant has “the
Sculptures of George Gadson The Sculptures of George Gadson are on display at Art Gallery 21, 600 NE 21 Ct., Wilton Manors. Art Gallery 21 is open to the public Saturdays from 7 to 9 p.m. Gadson’s sculptures will be on display until April 7. Admission is free. Visit artgallery21.org for more information. WMG
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