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For Immediate
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Thursday, January 19, 2006
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City of Miami
Mayor Manny Diaz, Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones and
Model City Trust Present Key to New Homeowner
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-The event
marks the beginning of economic growth for District 5 - |
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From L-R: City
of Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones,
Mayor Manny Diaz and new homeowner Shenetra Duffie. Photo: J.
Perez/City of Miami
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From L-R:
City of Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, David Chiverton,
Chairman (Model City Trust), Patricia Duncan, Principal (Orchard
Villa Elementary), Congresswoman Carrie P. Meek, Commissioner
Michelle
Spence-Jones, new homeowner Shenetra Duffie, Dexter Foster,
Foster Construction
of South Florida, Inc., Tubosun Giwa, Architect (Tuboson Giwa
and Partners, Inc.),
Roy Hardemon, Advocate (Model City Revitalization District
Trust),
and Barbara Gomez-Rodriguez, Director (City of Miami Community
Development)
during the home ribbon cutting ceremony. Photo: J. Perez/City of
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(Miami, Florida)— City
of Miami Mayor Manny Diaz, Commissioner Spence-Jones joined by
Congresswoman Carrie P. Meek, city administrators, civic leaders and
area residents announced the kick off of the “Reclaim and Rebuild Our
Community” campaign.
“District 5 will benefit immeasurably from the increased home ownership
and affordable housing being offered. I am very pleased to see this
level of positive change happening,” said City of Miami Mayor Manny
Diaz.
The “Reclaim and Rebuilding Our Community” campaign will focus on a
variety of acute needs in District 5. As part of the campaign Mayor Diaz
along with Commissioner Spence-Jones and Congresswoman Carrie P. Meek,
will form a partnership between the City of Miami and the Carrie P. Meek
Foundation to assist in preparing young single mothers for homeownership
by taking them through the home buying process.
”Today we begin rebuilding our neighborhoods with cleaner streets,
better schools and homes that we can all be proud of,” said
Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones. ”I am especially excited about
our partnership in reclaiming and rebuilding our communities as over the
next few months we will unveil a plan to bring economic development to
our major corridors.”
Mayor Diaz and Commissioner Spence-Jones presented Shenetra Duffie, a
new homeowner with the keys to her new home located in Model City area.
The home was constructed by Foster Construction of South Florida, Inc.
and was funded partially through the Model City Trust project.
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●Kelly
Penton, Director●
kpenton@ci.miami.fl.us ● Telephone:(305) 416-1440
444 S.W. 2nd Avenue, 9th Floor , Miami, FL 33130● Fax:
(305) 416-1441 |
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