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CORAL SPRINGS MAYOR ROY GOLDCall forServiceI’m excited to begin myterm as mayor and continueto serve the city ofCoral Springs. I am lookingforward to working alongsideCommissioners VinceBoccard and Tom Powers,returning Vice MayorClaudette Bruck and ournewest Commission memberLarry Vignola. A big thank youto the residents who votedduring this past election.Looking ahead to our goalsfor fiscal year 2011, our dedicatedvolunteers are vital toour city’s success and I wantto publicly thank them for allthey do. We have committedcitizens who participate in ourboards and committees, aswell as help provide qualityservices to our residents whilesaving the city more thanthree-quarters of a million dollarsannually. If you would liketo become more active in yourcommunity, visit www.CoralSprings. org/volunteerfor a list of volunteer activitiesor call 954-346-4430.I also want to encouragestudents looking to learn moreabout local government andschool board policies (as wellas to earn service hours) toparticipate in our upcomingTeen Political Forum onJanuary 27, 2011. This educationalevent will be held at theCoral Springs Center for theArts from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.The forum is open to all highschool students who live inCoral Springs or who attendone of our local high schools.For more information, call954-344-1005.The city is also looking foradult volunteers to mentorstudents. Each year, the cityhosts mentor training to pairresponsible adults with communityyouth during theschool year. Mentors mustcommit one hour per weekduring the school year and allsessions take place duringschool hours on BrowardCounty school campuses.Mentors must attend a twohourtraining session at cityhall. For more information, call954-344-5907.My goals as mayor are towork with the city commission,our new City Manager, ErdalDönmez, department directorsand the entire city staff tomeet our residents’ needs andcomplete the initiatives outlinedin the city’s 2011 businessplan.If you would like to meetwith me to discuss any cityissues, feel free to visit withme during my office hours. Toview my scheduled monthlyhours, please visitwww.CoralSprings.org/events. If you haven’t alreadyfriended the city on Facebook,please do so at www.Facebook.com/CoralSprings.If there is anything else that Ican help you with, feel free toe-mail me at rgold@coralsprings.org.thePARKLANDER11