By George “Bud” Scholl, Mayor (Friday, October 28, 2016) – In 1991 I moved my young family to a relatively forgotten outpost of MiamiDade County called Sunny Isles. A few years later a movement started brewing that would be the genesis for creating a new city. It is almost hard to believe that 2017 marks the 20th anniversary of the incorporation …
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By Christopher J. Russo, Former City Manager (Saturday, October 1, 2016) – The 2016-17 Fiscal Year Budget represents the 20th Anniversary of our City and the Budget process. We have come a long way from that first Budget consisting of a few pages of financial data primarily focused on the transfer of revenues from the County to the City. Our total …
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By George “Bud” Scholl, Mayor (Saturday, October 1, 2016) – Previously, I wrote to you about the advancements made as a result of a program named the Mayor’s Technology Challenge. Designed to make our City more user friendly through the application of technology, I am pleased to report that our IT Department continues to fulfill the goals established by the …
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By Dana Goldman, Commissioner (Friday, September 30, 2016) Monday, August 22, 2016 was a very special day for me and my family. It’s a day that I will cherish forever. First day of school for my beautiful daughter at our city’s A-Rated Norman S. Edelcup/Sunny Isles Beach K-8 School. Bright and early we drove to school, arriving at 7:45 a.m. …
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(Thursday, September 8, 2016) – In the Sunny Isles Beach Government Center parking lot at 18070 Collins Avenue, owners of electric cars may now charge a vehicle using the SemaConnect system. This new green initiative, the electric car charging station, is part of Mayor George “Bud” Scholl’s Technology Challenge! As part of Mayor George “Bud” Scholl’s Technology Challenge, the City …
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By Christopher J. Russo, Former City Manager (September 3, 2016) – At our last Commission meeting, the City honored its men and women in uniform with a very special invocation presented by members of the Sunny Isles Beach Police Department. This was arranged by the Police Department on its 18th Anniversary to express to the Community that in these difficult …
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By George “Bud” Scholl, Mayor (Friday, September 2, 2016) – Since the first locally acquired cases were discovered in the Wynwood area of Miami, the Zika virus has dominated our local and national media. In addition to being your Mayor, I am also on the board and senior leadership team of OneBlood, a not for profit that is one of …
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By Christopher J. Russo, Former City Manager (August 23, 2016) – In Accordance with Article IV Section 4.5 of the Charter of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, I hereby submit the Proposed Budget for fiscal year 2016-2017. The 2016-17 Fiscal Year Budget represents the 20th Anniversary of our City and the Budget process. An interesting fact is the first …
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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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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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