Volume 2 | Issue 17 - Oct. 4, 2021
Official newsletter from the
City of South Miami
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SoMi approves 2021-2022 budget with no tax rate increase
The South Miami City Commission has given its final approval to the 2021-2022 annual budget. City leaders were able to balance the budget and fund all city services without raising the city property tax rate.

The millage rate for the 2022 fiscal year (which runs from October 2021 through September 2022) is 4.3000. The city has been able to balance its budget without raising the property tax rate since 2016.

Commission fully funds Bowman Scholarship
The SoMi City Commission has decided to fully fund the James Bowman Scholarship program.

The new budget includes $10,000 for the program. The James Bowman college scholarship program was established in honor of James T. Bowman, a former South Miami City Commissioner and community redevelopment area activist.
Recycling pick ups move to every week in January
As part of an increase in services for SoMi residents, beginning January 2022 recycling will be picked up once per week, instead of the current once every two weeks.

The service improvement is part of the new budget just passed by the City Commission.

But remember...ONCE PER WEEK PICK UPS BEGIN IN JANUARY, NOT NOW.
Traffic calming study moves forward
The new traffic calming study is moving ahead, and recently, a public meeting was held to introduce the initiative.

The City is studying several locations across South Miami to determine where traffic calming would be a good idea. Traffic calming is a way to slow down cars in an area to increase safety.

A second meeting will be held November 17th during which additional public input will be collected. A final recommendation on locations will be presented to the City Commission in January.
So what exactly does traffic calming look like?
There are several different ways you can slow down traffic using traffic calming. They include:

  • Building roundabouts
  • Installing speed humps
  • Putting in speed tables (these are like wider speed humps)
  • Placing islands in the middle of the road
  • Forcing traffic to divert when reaching an intersection
  • Raising up an entire intersection

All of these options are part of the new study but it will not be until January that the experts hired by the city will present their recommendations on locations and techniques.
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Check out the latest Annual South Miami Twelve Month Activity Report
This year, the city renewed its commitment to communication and transparency by taking several bold steps forward. The report is one element of that campaign. It is a summary of the city's progress over the past year in fiscal management, green initiatives, parks and recreation improvements, capital projects, private development, and more.

The report can be viewed online at:






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