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Matti Bower’s Accomplishments |
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As Mayor Matti Bower
has a record of achievement. As a full time Commissioner, Matti works hard
to serve the diverse needs of the children, seniors, working parents, retirees,
business owners, students, artists, homeowners and renters who reside in the
City of Miami Beach. |
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Matti Bower cares about people. |
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| Matti Bower Matti Bower has worked hard for the past ten years |
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Enhancing Your Quality of Life |
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Matti ensures that growth is managed by providing key leadership on arts,
culture, economic development, green space, health, historic preservation,
housing, neighborhood enhancement issue and quality education. |
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- Overall
reported crime rate continues to drop annually.
- The City of
Miami Beach celebrated the Phase I completion of a $6 million streetscape
improvement project for the South Pointe area.
- The City of
Miami Beach acquired beachfront lots for the sum of $10 from the state of
Florida.
- The Marseille
Drive Streetscape Improvement Project was launched to upgrade water mains,
drainage street lighting and landscaping.
- The Miami
Beach Golf Course opened following $6.5 million in renovations.
- The Flamingo
Pool re-opened with an eight-lap pool and an interactive water playground
following a $2 million renovation project.
- The City of
Miami Beach renovated the park and recreation facilities at Flamingo Park and
the Scott Rakow Youth Center.
- The City of
Miami Beach replaced 60-year-old water lines on Collins Avenue as a part of the
Florida Department of Transportation reconstruction project.
- The Meridian
Avenue Bridge was renovated and renamed the Holocaust Memorial Bridge.
- Funds were
secured for the first time to clean the canals and were given a permanent line
item in the City budget.
- The Historic
Venetian Causeway, which at the time of its 1913 opening was the “longest wooden
bridge in the world”, completed a $29 million Florida Department of
Transportation restoration and replacement project and reopened to foot and
vehicle traffic.
- The National
Trust designated the City of Miami Beach’s Old City Hall Building located at
1130 Washington Avenue for Preservation as an official project of Save America’s
Treasures.
- Construction
began on the new and improved 47,000 square-foot Liberty Avenue branch of the
Miami-Dade County Library System. New features include: an auditorium, coffee
bar, state-of the art computer system and a children’s room.
- The Bass
Museum reopened after the completion of a five-year renovation project.
- Art Basel
/Miami Beach, sister to the world’s most prestigious international art show Art
Basel, opened to international acclaim.
- State
Homestead exemption funds were made available immediately to entitled seniors
who applied.
- Created the
Office of Homeless Coordination, which secures bed space and coordinates
services for the homeless.
- Passed an
anti-panhandling ordinance on Ocean Drive and Lincoln Road.
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Ensuring A Strong Future for Your Community |
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Matti works with civic, business and government partners to continually
enhance Miami Beach’s economic stability by embracing innovative projects to
ensure an open and inclusive community. |
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- The City of
Miami Beach decreased the tax rate while increasing services to the community.
- The City of
Miami Beach received a Standard and Poor’s (S&P) A+ rating on the City’s bonds,
which was upgraded from an AA- and received an upgrading to A1 and stable to
positive by Moody.
- The Loews
Hotel received the Council of Urban Development’s Economic Development
Partnership Gold Award, which is awarded annually to public and private partners
that have had a significant impact on the community and serve as a model to
their industry.
- The City of
Miami Beach implemented Florida’s first state-of-the art citywide electronic
parking meter mechanism.
- The City of
Miami Beach celebrates continual record-breaking growth in the film and print production
industries.
- The City of
Miami Beach was awarded the Government Finance Officer’s Association of the
United States and Canada’s Distinguished Presentation Award.
- The City of
Miami Beach received an upgrade in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA)
Community Rating System that resulted in a 15 percent discount on flood
insurance policies for entitled property owners.
- The City of
Miami Beach hosted more than 10,000 at the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People’s (NAACP) 75th Annual National Convention.
- The City of
Miami Beach hosted 1,700 of the world’s top producing tour operators at the
largest international travel trade show, which for the first time returned to a city
after only five years.
- Successfully
fought the campaign to repeal the Miami-Dade County Human Rights Ordinance that
bans discrimination based on sexual orientation.
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Mayor Matti Bower cares about improving the quality of life for everyone in the City of Miami Beach. With your help, Matti Bower will continue to work to make our city a great place to live, work and visit. A vote for Matti Bower for Mayor is a vote for the City of Miami Beach’s future! |
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matti@reelectmattimayor.com |
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