TOWN SURFSIDE GAZETTE OF
MAY 2017
MESSAGE FROM THE TOWN MANAGER
Just in Time for Arbor Day, Surfside Recognized as a Tree City USA
Thanks to the Town Commission and efforts led by the former and current Public Works Directors and their staff, Surfside recently achieved the distinction of being named a Tree City USA community by the Arbor Day Foundation for 2016. As a Tree City USA participant, Surfside has joined 3,400 communities nation-wide who are committed to managing their public trees and focusing on increasing their tree canopy. The photo below shows our Parks & Recreation’s Teen Scene participants joining in the effort by planting trees for future generations at the Hawthorne Tot Lot and throughout the Town on Arbor Day. Our expanding canopy of trees improves the quality of life in Surfside by trapping dust, absorbing pollutants, cooling the air by providing shade and, of course, beautifying our Town. Later this month, we will be continuing our Memorial Day tradition of honoring those who gave their lives while serving in the United States Armed Forces. I invite you to join us on Monday, May 29 at 10 a.m. at Veterans Park, 8791 Collins Avenue, to take part in this moving ceremony. The event, coordinated by the Parks & Recreation Department, will include special guests and a great show of patriotic spirit. We hope to see you there. - Guillermo Olmedillo, Town Manager
(L-R) Presenting the Tree City USA plaque are Commissioner Michael Karukin, Town Attorney Linda Miller, Public Works Director Randy Stokes, Mayor Daniel Dietch, Commissioners Daniel Gielchinsky and Tina Paul, Vice Mayor Barry Cohen and Town Manager Guillermo Olmedillo.
JOIN US FOR A MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY MONDAY, MAY 29 • 10 A.M. AT VETERAN’S PARK • 8791 COLLINS AVE