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Voters will elect a new city Around Town commissioner on June 9th Three to get ready, BY GARY ALAN RUSE
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n June 9th voters participating in a special election will choose which of three candi-
dates will fill the remaining term of South Miami City Commissioner Jay Beckman, who died in a tragic shooting on April 12, Easter Sunday. The three candidates are (in alphabetical order) Rene Guim, Alec J.
Rosen and Lew Sellars. In response to a questionnaire by John Edward Smith, publisher of South Miami TOWN CENTER Magazine and moderator of the Candidates Forum, they have provided the following profiles:
RENÉ W. GUIM
ALEC J. ROSEN
LEW SELLARS
Number of years living in South Miami: 17 years.
Number of years living in South Miami: My wife and I built a house in South Miami in 2000, closing in 2002 and prior to that we lived in an unincorporated area adjacent to South Miami for 12 years.
Number of years living in South Miami: I have lived in South Miami with my wife and family for 17 years.
What is your educational background? Miami-Dade College. What is your present job? And for how long? Rain Dance Marketing, Managing Partner – since September 2007 Have you ever served/or now serve on a City
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GUIM, page 9
What is your educational background? • Masters in Arts, Media Management, from New School University, New York (2001) • BBA in International Management
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ROSEN, page 9
What is your education background? I have a BA in Accounting and Political Science as well as an MBA with a concentration in Finance. What is your present job? And for how long? ––––––––––– See
SELLARS, page 9
SPECIAL ELECTION • SOUTH MIAMI CITY HALL • TUESDAY, JUNE 9 • 7 A.M. - 7 P.M.
and who to go...? BY MICHAEL MILLER <Michael@communitynewspapers.com>
Next Tuesday, a new commissioner will be elected in the City of Pleasant Living. At the present time, there are three guys vying for the empty spot left vacant by the death of Commissioner Jay Beckman. The three at risk of getting elected are, by alphabetical order of their first names, let’s try this out. Hey! Commissioner commander “Sir” Lew, or how about Commish “Hat” aka Alec or perhaps it’s the people’s will to elect Rene so that they can call him Commissioner Rene. In any case, one of the three will be there to serve the citizens of the City of Pleasant Living till February, 2010, when three seats will open up. One being the Mayor’s seat, with present Mayor, Horace Feliu, being the hands-on favorite to win again, one is the new “temp” and then there is... well... the favorite of the city manager, Commissioner Valerie Newman. Speaking of Valerie, since February the city filed an ethics complaint which included allegations, along with some witnesses, too, that she was walking around City Hall barking out orders to employees like she was the boss. And now there are some additional actions that she took that got the attention of the city
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AROUND TOWN, page 3