Maitland City Talk

First of all, I would like to wish everyone a happy, healthy, safe and prosperous new year. It has been a privilege and honor for me to serve as your mayor this past year. Working with our city staff and our volunteer boards has been pleasurable, rewarding and productive. We have accomplished many things this past year and look ahead with great expectations to continue moving our city forward in 2013.

To begin the review of our past year’s accomplishments, I would have to start with the completion of our new City Hall at the northwest corner of Independence Lane and Packwood Avenue. This state of the art, green accredited building is a continuation of our commitment to build first-rate facilities in our city. At the same time, we are continuing our commitment to be good stewards of the environment by constructing green accredited buildings.

Other main accomplishments of note for 2012 are as follows:

• Continue to maintain no increase in the property tax millage rate.

• Continue to maintain a balanced budget.

• Continue to move forward with our Capital Improvement Projects.

• Completed the installation of our red light cameras that have been instrumental in reducing red light runner accidents in our city.

• Completion of our “Evergreen Lease” with the Maitland Art and History Association.

• Completed the streamlining of our Permitting Approval Process.

• Completed the updating of our Downtown Land Development code.

• Brought back a K-9 officer to our police force.

• Completed the review of our City Charter and will have questions on the March 2013 ballot for our citizens review and consideration.