Miramar outlines city’s future with first strategic plan. Here’s what to know

Miramar city commissioners unanimously approved hiring a consulting firm to develop the city’s first formal five-year strategic plan, a process expected to cost up to $204,000.

The effort follows an October 2025 visioning session and will include public meetings and a multilingual community survey.

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Here are key takeaways:

• Despite years of visioning exercises, Miramar has never adopted a formal strategic plan. “This would be our first strategic plan,” chief of staff Kassandra Carvalho-Lindsay told commissioners during an early-March presentation.
• The Fort Lauderdale-based Whitehouse Group will lead the process over 18 to 24 months, including commission retreats, community surveys, public meetings, action planning with measurable goals and ongoing monitoring through performance dashboards.
• Priorities identified during the October 2025 visioning session include safe neighborhoods, affordable housing, job opportunities, fair wages, sustainable development and parks and programs.
• Not all commissioners were satisfied with the early process. Commissioner Avril Cherasard said she was “extremely underwhelmed” and felt the initial workshop lacked community input, with participants appearing to be mostly city staff.
• Residents will get their say through a community survey offered in English, Spanish and Creole, plus two public meetings — one in eastern Miramar, one in western Miramar. The final plan is expected to go before the commission for adoption in November.

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