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Since changing into mayor of West Miami in 2022, Eric Diaz-Padron has demonstrated a steadfast dedication to enhancing the standard of life for residents.
Mayor Diaz-Padron stated he understands the burden of taxes on households and companies and has made it his precedence to scale back the property tax price to the bottom West Miami has seen in over 30 years.
Beneath his management, the Metropolis of West Miami has improved providers to residents. Amongst these enhancements are the supply of uniform waste bins for gratis to all properties, tree trimming and sidewalk cleansing providers, the introduction of a West Miami Police Division bike patrol unit to reinforce group security, and the renovation of a brand new multi-purpose leisure facility on the Recreation Middle Park.
“These initiatives mirror my dedication to sustaining and bettering our metropolis’s providers and sense of group,” he stated, “whereas making certain that residents maintain extra of their hard-earned cash.”
Born within the metropolis he now serves, Mayor Diaz-Padron attended St. Theresa Catholic Faculty, Belen Jesuit Preparatory Faculty, and Florida Worldwide College earlier than incomes a Dean’s Advantage Scholarship to attend the College of Miami Faculty of Regulation, the place he graduated with honors.
In 2019, whereas in legislation faculty, he was sworn into public workplace as a metropolis commissioner and was subsequently re-elected in 2020 and named vice mayor. In 2022, he was then elected mayor and re-elected final yr unopposed.
Within the personal sector, Mayor Diaz-Padron is an legal professional and enterprise guide along with his personal companies Diaz-Padron Regulation PA and EDP Worldwide Consulting LLC.
On high of his expertise coping with authorities and public coverage from numerous views, he additionally serves on civic boards together with the Miami-Dade Worldwide Commerce Consortium, as Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointment to the Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Group Governing Board, and as chairman of the board of administrators for Coral Gables Hospital.
Beforehand, Mayor Diaz-Padron has served as a trustee on the Miami-Dade Residents’ Impartial Transportation Belief (overseeing use of the half p.c transportation surtax), Metropolis of West Miami Constitution Evaluate Board, Miami-Dade Millennial Process Power (chairman of Financial Growth Sub-Committee), and a Florida Bar Grievance Committee.
“Lots of people run for public service for a particular purpose,” he stated. “For instance, as a result of they wished to have a park subsequent to their home, or they obtained one thing that the federal government didn’t allow them to do. So, they run for a specific purpose.”
However that was not his purpose to run for public workplace.
“I ran for each purpose. I ran as a result of I really like to unravel issues in each side of life,” he stated. “I do this within the public capability and within the personal capability. My job is basically as an issue solver throughout completely different fields. I actually do get pleasure from that, and even when I didn’t run for public workplace, I’d have discovered different methods to higher the standard of lifetime of others and our group, each privately and publicly.”
Mayor Diaz-Padron spoke with Miami At the moment reporter Abraham Galvan.
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