Miami Beach Launches Resident Connect
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OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS, Melissa Berthier PRESS RELEASE
Tel: 305.673.7575, E-mail: melissaberthier@miamibeachfl.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 23, 2017
Miami Beach Launches MB Resident Connect Pilot
-- A Tool to Stay Updated on the Topics that Matter Most to You --
Miami Beach, FL – It can often be a daunting task to keep track of city issues, projects
or proposed ordinances throughout the lifecycle of the municipal process. In order to
ensure Miami Beach residents are as up-to-date on the issues that matter most to them,
the city has launched MB Resident Connect.
MB Resident Connect is an electronic alert system that allows residents and interested
stakeholders to set up keywords of interest and receive an alert when their topic is
published on an agenda. This can include items placed on a Miami Beach City
Commission meeting, committee meeting or any other public meeting. For example, a
resident interested in parks can set up a keyword search for park.
“It is very difficult for residents to keep track of topics that concern or interest them, and
to know when things are being discussed so that they can have input and be part of the
process,” said Miami Beach Commissioner John Elizabeth Alemán who spearheaded
this initiative shortly after being elected. “It is overly time-consuming and unreasonable
for residents to review all of the agendas for all of the public meetings to determine when
and where their topics of interest will be heard or discussed at a city meeting. This new
MB Resident Connect system allows residents to receive email alerts before the things
they care about are discussed and decided, so everyone can be a resident activist and
shape the future of Miami Beach!”
To get started on MB Resident Connect, click here or visit:
https://secure.miamibeachfl.gov/mbresidentconnect.
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