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Sunny Isles Beach Sister Cities Program

Photo: Coastline and High-rise Building in Netanya, Israel

By George “Bud” Scholl, Mayor (Wednesday, August 24, 2016) – Sixty years ago, an organization was created by President Eisenhower during a White House summit on citizen diplomacy. By establishing Sister Cities International (SCI), he envisioned a network that would be a champion for peace and prosperity by fostering bonds between people from different communities around the world. By forming …

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Message from Mayor George “Bud” Scholl on Zika Virus Initiatives

Photo of officials spraying for mosquitoes on the beach.

By George “Bud” Scholl, Mayor (Tuesday, August 2, 2016) – Given the recent identification of the first Zika virus cases that were locally acquired, I wanted to update you on our ongoing efforts to address this issue within our City.  First and foremost, no locally acquired cases of Zika have been identified in or near Sunny Isles Beach.  We are …

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News From Sunny Isles Beach K-8 School

Norman S. Edelcup Sunny Isles Beach K-8 School

By George “Bud” Scholl, Mayor (August 4, 2016) – Our K-8 community school is one of the finest in the Miami-Dade County Public School (MDCPS) system having received an “A” rating from the State of Florida every year since its inception. After nine years of dedicated service to Sunny Isles Beach K-8 and 36 years within the MDCPS system our school’s …

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Sunny Isles Beach Sister Cities

Photo: Coastline and High-rise Building in Netanya, Israel

By George “Bud” Scholl, Mayor (Friday, July 29, 2016) – Sixty years ago, an organization was created by President Eisenhower during a White House summit on citizen diplomacy. By establishing Sister Cities International (SCI), he envisioned a network that would be a champion for peace and prosperity by fostering bonds between people from different communities around the world. By forming …

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Mayor’s Challenge: Technology Initiatives in Sunny Isles Beach

A photo of an SIB Resident using a soofa smart bench.

By George “Bud” Scholl, Mayor (June 29, 2016) – Everyone seems to have their own special relationship with technology. Some of us love it, some of us hate it and some of us have just accepted it as a new part of our everyday life. One thing is for certain, technology is all around us and in many cases has …

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Bringing Culture & The Arts to Sunny Isles Beach

By George ‘Bud’ Scholl, Mayor (June 2, 2016) – We are making a strategic and coordinated effort to make our community stronger through culture and the arts. To do this we are doing a considerable amount of research to determine how we can infuse culture into our community to provide maximum benefit to our residents and guests while improving the …

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Message from Mayor on our Parks

The playground at Intracoastal Park.

By George “Bud” Scholl, Mayor (May 2, 2016) – Quite often I am asked why we concentrate so much effort on acquiring more park land and building more parks. Allow me to give you my perspective and a few facts to back it up. Our City is made up of a little over one square mile of land and we …

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Cultural Master Plan for our City

SIB Campers enjoying cultural activities.

By George “Bud” Scholl, Mayor (Friday, April 29, 2017) – Since the formation of the City of Sunny Isles Beach almost 20 years ago, a lot of thought has gone into providing events and activities for our residents and guests. Our ability to predict what our community is looking for has been a constant learning process over the years. Te …

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Sunny Isles Beach Mayor George “Bud” Scholl Announces Technology Initiatives

Photo of a woman using a soofa smart bench.

(February 17, 2016) – Mayor George “Bud” Scholl of Sunny Isles Beach wants the City to be on the cutting edge as new technologies and conveniences come on the market. The first item of the new “Mayor’s Technology Initiatives” (upgrades that give residents access to the latest and greatest technology) is a “Soofa Bench”, a solar electric powered charging station …

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The Importance of our Sunny Isles Beach School

Entrance to Norman S. Edelcup k-8 School.

By George “Bud” Scholl, Mayor (February 5, 2016) – Although owned and operated through Miami-Dade County Public Schools, no city in the county (and potentially all of Florida) has contributed the mount of resources that Sunny Isles Beach has to ensure that our residents have a great school. Our community school has consistently achieved the highest marks for the quality …

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