COUNTY EXPECTED TO NAME ITS SOUTH DADE ARTS COMPLEX IN HONOR OF EX-COMMISSIONER DENNIS C. MOSS
The South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center soon be named after Commissioner Dennis C.Moss. County commissioners approved a resolution waiving a rule establishing that “the naming, renaming, or designation of a county road, facility, or property may not be for any elected official currently serving or having served in any elected office within the last five years.”
“It seems very rampant lately that so many things are being renamed for people that are either still living, or are still a politician, or do not fall within that five-year length of time that they have to have been out of office,” said Miami-Dade resident Mary Waters.
“I think that some public servants here in Miami-Dade County deserve recognition prior to their passing,” said Danielle Cohen Higgins, commissioner of District 8, where the arts center stands.
“Commissioner Dennis Moss is the perfect example of that, not only because of his service of 27 years to Miami-Dade County, nor because of his incredible efforts after Hurricane Andrew, his list of service and accomplishments for South Dade are exceptionally long and outstanding and he has a famous saying of ‘We leave footprints in the sand’ and renaming the South Cultural Arts Center after Commissioner Dennis Moss would be exactly that, leaving his footprints in the sand,” she added.
According to a source, the center was created as part of Commissioner Moss’ plan for the rebuilding of South Dade after Hurricane Andrew, which became known as The Moss Plan. Moss approved the site, identified the funding, and design.
“Commissioner Moss was the engineer behind ensuring that the South Dade community would have representation as it relates to cultural arts,” Commissioner McGhee said. “The reason being that this is so important is to give individuals their flowers while they are still here to remind them how much we appreciate them,” he added.
Moss currently serves as vice chair of the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority. Mr. Moss has been involved in multiple community organizations, including the South Dade Alliance for Black Neighborhood Development, the Metro-Miami Action Plan Trust, the Land Use and Water Planning Task Force, the South Florida Regional Planning Council, and the Richmond Perrine Optimist Club, the legislation adopted last week says.
