Today, I'm making good on my commitment to bring government closer to the people it serves by coming to your hometown. Thank you Homestead and Florida City for co-hosting this year's State of the County Address. Under these open skies of South Miami-Dade we have come together today to reflect upon the past year and mark the beginning of a new year in County government. Wherever you may live, rich or poor, north or south, we are YOUR government, pledged to serve YOU, the people of Miami-Dade County. I know those who call South Miami-Dade home are deeply proud of its history, its hometown values, and its wide, open spaces.
Tourists are in.
And, of course, so are the tomatoes. Life from the land. That's as much a part of deep South Miami-Dade as the blue of the sky and the beauty of the Bay. And, much like a farmer brings forth life from the land, my administration began 15 months ago with nothing but a deep commitment to creating the programs and policies that could make a difference in people's lives. During the past year we have been fighting crime, creating jobs, getting people off welfare, securing affordable housing while holding the line on taxes.