Our Cities in Action

Florida cities are in action! Cities around Florida are doing good things and taking intiative every day. Below are some news articles showing how city governments are involved with the people they represent.

Mar-09-2010 Miami Herald
Mayor Slesnick succeeds on second parachute mission
Deterred by bad weather their first time aloft, several Florida mayors, including Don Slesnick of Coral Gables, recently made a symbolic sky dive with members of the U.S. Army’s Golden Knights parachute team.
Mar-05-2010 News Chief
Citizens’ Academy to be formed in Winter Haven
WINTER HAVEN - Winter Haven officials are making good on their promise to be more open and accessible to the public by forming a Citizens’ Academy.
Mar-04-2010 New York Times
The Newest Hybrid Model
Across 500 acres north of West Palm Beach, the FPL Group utility is assembling a life-size Erector Set of 190,000 shimmering mirrors and thousands of steel pylons that stretch as far as the eye can see. When it is completed by the end of the year,...
Mar-04-2010 City of Tampa
City "Races to Recycle" for the Third Year
For the third year, race participants had the opportunity to recycle their water bottles, while all cardboard generated by event vendors was recovered, reducing the environmental impact of weekend events.
Mar-01-2010 Miami Herald
Florida mayors take stand to protect local taxpayers
With the Florida Legislature set to convene March 2 in Tallahassee, Florida’s mayors recently took a strong stance on behalf of local taxpayers.
Mar-01-2010 City of Tampa
City of Tampa Set to Celebrate Women’s History Month
Mayor Pam Iorio will present the 2010 Josephine Howard Stafford Memorial (JHS) Award to Sarah Lang. Lang has been with the City of Tampa since 1980 and is currently the Employee Relations Manager.
Feb-27-2010 Miami Herald
Florida mayors skydive to support military
14 mayors -- most from South Florida -- prepared to make a tandem sky dive in Homestead Saturday with the U.S. Army's parachute team, the Golden Knights. They volunteered to help drum up support for the military.
Feb-12-2010 Orlando Sentinel
New paving material friendly to environment
KISSIMMEE — The city's public works department is testing a new, ecologically friendly paving mix that allows water to seep through. Known as "permeable paving,"
Feb-09-2010 Tampa Tribune
Tampa's talking solar trash bins
They don't spill, don't stink and can hold up to 180 gallons of trash compacted into a brick, nearly five times more than a regular garbage can.
Feb-09-2010 City of Tampa
Gasparilla Gets Greener - Participants Recycle More Than Ever
The program yielded the highest tonnage of recyclables collected yet, with a total of almost 16 tons.
Feb-03-2010 City Of West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach Project Providing Local Jobs, Improving Neighborhood
City of West Palm Beach Mayor Lois J. Frankel will kick off a new West Palm Beach project that will create jobs and improve the community.
Jan-31-2010 Miami Herald
Aventura hosts environmental symposium
On Thursday night, Aventura sponsored a Go Green Symposium at the municipal center in which Florida Power & Light, the Home Depot, and other companies gave presentations to residents on how they can live a more sustainable, energy-efficient...
Jan-28-2010 Bradenton Herald
Bradenton council takes stand against Amendment 4
The City Council has approved a resolution opposing the proposed Florida Constitution amendment that puts comprehensive plan changes to a vote of the public.
Jan-26-2010 South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Boca Raton to hold annual crime watch meeting
Top Boca Raton officials will meet with residents during the annual meeting of the Citizens' Crime Watch of Boca Raton on Wednesday.
Jan-20-2010 Daytona Beach News-Journal
Tree efforts earn designation for city
Palm Coast was recently re-certified as a Tree City USA and has also been honored with a Tree City USA Growth award from the National Arbor Day Foundation.
Jan-19-2010 Orlando Sentinel
Eustis to lend helping hand to art groups
As a way of encouraging arts, cultural, educational and recreational programs, city commissioners have decided to set up a grant program that will offer a total of at least $30,000 to nonprofit organizations within Eustis.
Jan-14-2010 St. Petersburg Times
St. Petersburg urges residents to take part in census
That was the message to St. Petersburg residents Wednesday from Mayor Bill Foster, local officials and U.S. Census Bureau representatives who want to improve the city's response rate from the 2000 count.
Jan-13-2010 The City of Palm Bay
Palm Bay Provides Easier Access to City Financial Information
Residents of Brevard County’s largest municipality can now access all of the City’s financial information online including expenditures, employee salaries and total revenue.
Jan-13-2010 Clearwater Beacon
Clearwater Gas System promotes ‘green’
At the council’s Jan. 11 work session, Clearwater Gas System officials proposed giving a $4,295,384 dividend to the city and presented the outline plan for using the other half of the money to increase the energy efficiency of CGS customers.
Jan-13-2010 Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Venice approves arts hall at school
The Venice City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an agreement with the school district to build a $12.8 million auditorium on the grounds of a new Venice High School.

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