Summer Camps
School is out and your child deserves the best place to spend those long, hot, summer days. Miami-Dade County has many opportunities for your children to have an exciting, yet educational experience. Look no further than Miami-Dade County's summer camp guide. Click here for more information.
Miami-Dade Parks Department offers a 10-week summer camp featuring the daily exercise and nutrition education components as well as a new environment-friendly component where children will be taught how a healthy planet is essential for a healthy child. It's all about being green and staying fit this summer. The "Fit to Play, Green it Up" program offers daily exercise and nutrition sessions, as well as eco-friendly activities.
You can also choose from one of the many specialty camps that meet your child's interests.
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Business owners seeking guidance attend Commissioner Katy Sorenson’s Small Business Assistance Workshop
More than 200 people attended Commissioner Katy Sorenson’s Small Business Assistance Workshop on April 22 at the Dave and Mary Alper Jewish Community Center. Commissioner Sorenson organized the event after her office had received an overwhelming amount of inquiries from business owners regarding how to stay afloat during the economic downturn. A panel of representatives from various business organizations made presentations on loans, grant opportunities, how to repair your credit, counseling, and assistance available now as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. For more information on how to get help for small businesses, contact Alfie Sergio at 305-378-6677.
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Unveiling of the South Dade Government Center’s new building improvements and expanded County Services
Commissioner Katy Sorenson, in conjunction with Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Alvarez, Chairman Dennis C. Moss, Town of Cutler Bay Mayor Paul Vrooman, unveiled a plaque dedicating South Dade Government Center’s new exterior elevators and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Plaza Improvements on Friday, March 6, 2009. The South Dade Government Center (SDGC) includes the district offices for Chairman Moss and Commissioner Sorenson and serves as a multifunctional facility utilized by South Dade residents and County employees. The much-needed improvements were thanks in part to Alina N. Rios, the ADA Construction Manager who supervised the project. Rios passed away on April 18, 2008 before construction at SDGC was completed. To honor her memory, the plaque includes Rios’s name. Her husband, Raul Rios and family were present for the ceremony. |
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Be prepared for another Hurricane Season
Hurricane Season runs from June 1, 2009 to November 30, 2009 and Commissioner Katy Sorenson wants everyone to be prepared in case of a hurricane threat in Miami-Dade County. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasters are predicting that a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season is most likely this year. However, as with any season, the need to prepare for the possibility of a storm striking near you is essential. Miami-Dade County has some useful tools that will help you prepare and keep you informed, such as our free Hurricane Guide and Miami-Dade Alerts. Anyone can register for our free Miami-Dade Alerts, a wireless emergency alerting system, to receive, free local weather and hurricane alerts. |
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Miami-Dade County saves $1 million on purchase of Killian Park & library site
In December 2008, Commissioner Katy Sorenson requested a deferral of the County’s plan to purchase the property on the Northwest corner of SW 87 Avenue and 112 Street and requested that new appraisals be worked up for the property. The move saved the County $1 million. “I have a responsibility to my constituents and the whole County to be a good steward of their tax dollars,” explained Commissioner Sorenson, who is chair of the Budget, Planning and Sustainability Committee. “The creation of a community park and library at this site will enhance the quality of life in the Killian area, but the property had to be a good deal for the County too.” The Miami-Dade County Commission approved the purchase of the property and use as a library and park. The Library and Park will be built to the County’s green building standards and the two agencies have collaborated to incorporate the park and library space through the inclusion of “story time canopies” and by integrating the design so that the two uses are mutually supportive. |
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Commissioners Katy Sorenson, Carlos A. Gimenez and Mayor Carlos Alvarez celebrate Earth Day with unveiling of new hybrid waste collection vehicle, tree planting
Commissioners Katy Sorenson and Carlos A. Gimenez joined Mayor Carlos Alvarez to celebrate Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at the Stephen P. Clark Center (SPCC) in Downtown Miami. The Commissioners were on hand to witness the unveiling of the County's new fuel-efficient hybrid waste collection vehicle, which is being pilot-tested on two collection routes. To close the event, Commissioners Gimenez and Sorenson also took the opportunity to plant a tree at SPCC's pavilion. |
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Unveiling of the rendition of “Haitian Memorial Monument” at Deering Estate
Miami-Dade County Chairman Dennis C. Moss and Commissioner Katy Sorenson co-sponsored the unveiling of a rendition of the Haitian Memorial Monument, located in Savannah, Georgia, on Friday, May 29, 2009 at the Deering Estate at Cutler, 16701 SW 72 Avenue, in Palmetto Bay. The painting, called Resurrection 2009, is a 60” x 72” oil on canvas by Haitian artist Carl Craig. The event is part of the yearly festivities surrounding Haitian Cultural Heritage Month and was organized with the help of the Haitian-American Historical Society and the Unique Coalition of Minority Businesses (UCOMB) of South Florida, led by Jacques LaRoche. Other paintings by Alexandra Barbot, the Haitian-American Historical Society’s commissioned artist, were on display as well. |
Free spay and neuter for cats
Beginning January 8th, the Humane Society of Greater Miami will provide low cost and free spay/neuter services to the public from the Animal Services facility at 10700 S.W. 211 Street, Miami. The phone number for scheduling and information will be 305-696-0800, the main line of the Humane Society of Greater Miami.
Underwriting for the Humane Society of Greater Miami’s free spay/neuter program comes through several grants, the largest of which is from Florida Animal Friends, the spay/neuter program funded by sales of specialty license plates. In order to qualify for a free spay/neuter surgery, the Humane Society of Greater Miami will require that all candidates show proof of Federal Assistance (Food Stamps, Medicaid, and Supplemental Security Income).
In an effort to help control the pet overpopulation, Miami-Dade Animal Services will offer free spay/neuter services for cats, every Thursday at the shelter located at 7401 NW 74th Street, Miami, FL 33166. This service is available to Miami-Dade residents.
In addition to free or low cost spaying and neutering, services at the clinic will include low cost preventive veterinary care including rabies and other vaccines, heartworm check-ups and prevention, FIV/Leukemia and fecal tests.
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CONTACT US |
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E-mail
district8@miamidade.gov
Downtown Office
305-375-5218
Fax
305-372-6073
District Office
305-378-6677
Fax
305-253-7495
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES |
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Volunteer to serve on one of these important County Boards:
- Biscayne Bay Shoreline Development Review Committee
- Construction Trades Qualifying Board – Division A
- Construction Trades Qualifying Board – Division B
- Enterprise Zone Advisory Council
- Jay Malina International Trade Consortium
- Naranja Lakes Community Redevelopment Agency
- Parks and Recreation Citizens Advisory Committee
- Transportation Aesthetics Review Committee
For more information, please contact the Clerk of the Board at 305-375-5126.
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GREEN FACT |
About 90% of the energy used by your washing machine goes to heat the water. For most loads of laundry, a cold wash will suffice. There are really only two occasions when hot should be used: to remove some tough stains & when washing bed linens. By using cold instead of hot water when washing laundry, you can save upwards of $300 and 330 pounds of greenhouse gas emissions per year. |
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