South Miami residents and visitors, we think your opinion counts, and we want to hear from you. Take a stand and let us know what you think about the City of Pleasant Living.
Are you happy with your elected officials? With your parks and the services the city provides to you? Are they good or bad? Have you applied for a permit lately, for either your home or a business? If so, how did that work for you?
We’d love to find out how you feel about such things, and have put together a survey inside that you can fill out and voice your opinions. We hope you’ll take a moment to mark your answers and then either mail the form to us or drop it by our office. The address is inside, and there are also instructions for taking the survey online if you prefer.
Don’t be shy. Speak your mind. We’re waiting to hear from you.
If you live in or visit South Miami, we’d like to know how you rate the “City of Pleasant Living.” Do you think it’s great just the way it is, or do you think there’s room for improvement? Let us know in this citizen survey how you feel about your elected officials and the departments and services your city provides.
Let’s look at the city officials first. Rate them on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “Poor” and 5 being “Great:”
Mayor Philip K. Stoddard
1o 2o 3o 4o 5o Don’t know o
Vice MayorWalter Harris
1o 2o 3o 4o 5o Don’t know o
Commissioner Gabriel Edmond
1o 2o 3o 4o 5o Don’t know o
Commissioner Josh Liebman
1o 2o 3o 4o 5o Don’t know o
Commissioner Robert Welsh
1o 2o 3o 4o 5o Don’t know o
Village Manager Steven Alexander
1o 2o 3o 4o 5o Don’t know o
South Miami has its own Police Department, and Fire/Rescue services are provided by Miami-Dade County. How would you rate each of them? On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “The Worst” and 5 being “The Best:”
South Miami Police Department
1o 2o 3o 4o 5o
Miami-Dade County Fire Department
1o 2o 3o 4o 5o
How would you rate the city’s parks?
All-American Park
Bad o Okay o Super! o Don’t know o
Brewer Park
Bad o Okay o Super! o Don’t know o
Dante Fascell Park
Bad o Okay o Super! o Don’t know o
Dison Park
Bad o Okay o Super! o Don’t know o
The Dog Park
Bad o Okay o Super! o Don’t know o
The Library
Bad o Okay o Super! o Don’t know o
At City Hall, how do you rate the Building and Zoning Department?
Permitting for home improvement:
Problems o Adequate o Works great! o
Permitting for commercial developments:
Problems o Adequate o Works great! o
Now, how do you feel about parking in the city?
Not enough o Adequate o It’s great! o
How do you rate the city’s Street Maintenance?
Bad o Okay o Super! o
How about Garbage, Trash and Recycling pick-ups?
Bad o Okay o Super! o
And finally, in an overall view taking all things into consideration,
how do you rate life in the City of South Miami?
Rate it on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being “The Worst”
and 5 being “The Best:”
1o 2o 3o 4o 5o
Great! Thank you for participating! Now that you’ve filled out the survey, just mail it to us or drop it by our office:
Community Newspapers
6796 SW 62nd Ave
Miami, FL 33143
Or fax a copy of it to 305-662-6980. You can also fill out the survey form online at:
