Mayor Jim Naugle to Deliver State of the City Address at Lauderdale Marine Center on March 4, 2009
City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida - Venice of America
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Mayor Jim Naugle to Deliver State of the City Address at Lauderdale Marine Center on March 4, 2009

Chaz Adams, Sr. Public Information Specialist
(954) 828-4748 or chazadams@fortlauderdale.gov

Fort Lauderdale - Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle’s annual State of the City Address and City Advisory Board Reception will take place on Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. at Lauderdale Marine Center, located at 2001 S.W. 20 Street in Fort Lauderdale. Complimentary parking will be available on site.

The event will mark Mayor Naugle’s final State of the City Address. His speech will review many of Fort Lauderdale’s accomplishments and highlight opportunities that lie ahead for the City. Mayor Naugle is the longest serving Mayor in the history of Fort Lauderdale. He was first elected Mayor in February 1991 and was reelected in 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003 and 2006. Mayor Naugle began serving on City advisory boards in 1976 and was first elected City Commissioner in 1985.

As part of the State of the City Address and City Advisory Board Reception, guests will receive a firsthand look at the Lauderdale Marine Center, one of the premier marine industry facilities in the nation.

The marine industry is vital to the economic success of the City of Fort Lauderdale and South Florida. Locally, the marine industry accounts for 134,000 jobs and has an economic impact of nearly $11 billion. Fort Lauderdale continues to invest in this important economic engine. Enhancements are being made at the City’s three municipal marinas and a feasibility study is underway to improve navigability of the New River. Most recently, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection certified the City’s three public marinas as “Clean Marinas,” a designation reserved for only 10% of Florida’s 2,000 marinas.

Lauderdale Marine Center, the largest marine repair facility in the United States, is a premier, all-inclusive, 50-acre complex designed to meet the needs of the world's most discerning yachtsmen, captains and crew. The facility features an immense boatyard that can accommodate vessels up to 180 feet along with more than 3,300 feet of riverfront dockage, 125 floating slips, 29 mega yacht berths, and all of the necessary resources to repair, refit or refurbish luxury yachts. Lauderdale Marine Center is also home to numerous on-site independent craftsmen, full marina facilities, an office complex, and service centers for several prominent yacht builders including Fairline, Sunseeker and Vicem.

For more information about the State of the City Address and City Advisory Board Reception, please call 954-828-4750 or visit www.fortlauderdale.gov.