Micky Steinberg’s Rise to Miami-Dade County Commissioner

07/14/22 • 8 min

Residents living in District 4 of Miami-Dade County will have one less box to check on their ballot come Election Day, and with a new commissioner already decided, constituents of Miami Beach can expect a familiar face. Former Miami Beach Commissioner Micky Steinberg automatically won the race for the fourth seat on the Board of County Commissioners (BCC) when she was left standing unopposed by the filing deadline on June 14. Five seats remain up for grabs this year, with Steinberg set to replace current and termed-out Commissioner Sally Heyman.

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Off the Grid

With a goal of lowering greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 in mind and an effort to electrify its public transportation fleet already underway, Miami-Dade County is now taking another stand against climate change, by encouraging property owners to go solar. The county recently launched its 2022 solar co-op in partnership with Solar United Neighbors (SUN), a national nonprofit whose philosophy might well be that there’s strength in numbers. SUN helps communities harness their bulk-purchasing power in order to save money on solar panel installations.

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North Miami clawing its way out of the red

After six years in the red, North Miami is at last in the black. From one end of the city to another, signs of life are visible everywhere – from Solé Mia in the northeast and downtown to uninviting stretches of NW Seventh Avenue. More than a dozen significant developments will likely alter North Miami’s landscape significantly by 2030, including long-delayed work that’s scheduled to begin in September at Cagni Park. Still, it’s a bit early to break out the punch bowl. The city has turned a corner but has many left to navigate, and needs another three to five years to ensure the turnaround sticks.

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