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Miami Springs council honors long-serving staff and launches centennial civic-pride push
Summary
Council recognized multiple city employees and local businesses for decades of service, proclaimed Oct. 27, 2025 for Springs Dance Center owner Lordes Alvarez, and heard a civic-pride T-shirt initiative tied to centennial fundraising and events.
The Miami Springs City Council dedicated a portion of its Oct. 27 meeting to employee service awards and community recognitions as the city ramps up centennial activities.
Council and department leaders presented service awards to multiple employees across public works, police, maintenance and clerks' offices, including five-year and 10-year milestones for refuse drivers, dispatchers and police officers. Chief Castillo highlighted Officers Michael Garcia and Denise Garcia for 10 years of service and noted Garcia's K9 and FAA Part 107 drone certification; the city honored other long-tenure employees including Mason Kegley (15 years) and Deputy City Clerk Juan Garcia (10 years).
The council read a proclamation honoring Lordes Alvarez and the Springs Dance Center for 32 years of arts and dance education in Miami Springs following the studio’s closure; Alvarez thanked the council and community for their support.
Community members Charlie Leonard, Buzz Fleshman and Sean Pascal presented a "We are Miami Springs" civic-pride campaign — including a T-shirt giveaway and social-media promotion — intended to build momentum for the city's centennial and related fundraising for a Glen Curtis monument and festival programming. Staff said centennial events include a vintage motorcycle and car show on Nov. 1 and a gala planned for January; fundraising for a statue campaign will begin Nov. 1 and the goal is installation by August 2026.
During open forum, a resident raised concerns about code-enforcement conduct and golf-cart safety; another thanked the council for the Springs Dance Center recognition. The council approved routine consent business earlier in the meeting and closed with community announcements and adjournment at 7:56 p.m.
