If you’ve been paying attention to Surfside’s politics this month, then you’ve been hearing a lot about Special Meetings—Commission meetings that happen outside of the regularly scheduled time on the second Tuesday night of every month. Mayor Danzinger has convened three Special Meetings in this month alone, and the next one is scheduled for this Thursday, August 27th, at 10:00 a.m. These meetings have been hastily convened—the first two were announced with barely 48 hours’
For me, this year’s Election “Day” lasted 61 hours. And it concluded last night, just before 8:00 p.m., when the Canvassing Board certified my re-election as a Commissioner in the Town of Surfside. I feel a tremendous sense of honor, as well as profound gratitude. When my new term starts on Monday, I will channel those emotions into hard work on behalf of the Town that has, once again, entrusted me with the responsibility of governing.
In the run-up to the Commission Candidates' Forum, the League of Women voters asked candidates to submit written answers to two questions. My answer to the first question is in my previous blog post.
In the second question of their questionnaire, the League of Women Voters asks,
What are the three most important issues facing your municipality? For each concern, how do you propose to mitigate/improve/resolve the issue?
Yesterday morning, in our last official act of the 2024-26 term, Vice Mayor Tina Paul and I helped to re-dedicate Little Bay Park, on the corner of 92nd Street and Bay Drive. The new native-plant garden there has a been a pet project of mine, and seeing it through to completion has been a particular source of satisfaction and pride for me. You can see it in my smile.
In my time on the Commission, I’ve worked hard to be a representative of the whole Town–to be someone that YOU, and the entire Town, can trust. Earning and keeping the trust of my constituents means delivering on two major promises.
Apart from the achievements I shared with my fellow Commissioners, I am proud to have been the main driver behind initiatives that reflect my distinctive interests and my personality.
