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<br />w <br /> <br />c <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />'. '. <br /> <br />. t, ,',. <br /> <br />PRESS RELEASE <br />City of Sunny Isles Beach <br />City Hall <br />18070 Collins Avenue · Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 <br /> <br />MedIa Contacts: <br />Stephanie DeThomas <br />Public Information/Events Specialist <br />Phone: 305. 792.1759 Cell: 786.30 1.0685 <br />E-mail: sdethomas:g:sibfl.net <br /> <br />Howard R. Miller <br />HRMC <br />Office: 305.573.0882 Cell: 305.479.6581 <br />E-mail-howard@qohrmc.com <br /> <br />Lisandra Carballosa <br />HRMC <br />Office: 305-573-0882 Cell: 305.877.5453 <br />E-mail: lisandra@qohrmc.com <br /> <br />City of Sunny Isles Beaches Safe for Swimmers <br /> <br />(July 30,2010 - Sunny Isles Beach, Florida) - "The City of Sunny Isles Beaches are safe for <br />residents and visitors to enjoy," states Mayor Norman S. Edelcup. <br /> <br />"First and foremost is the safety of the residents and the more than one million visitors <br />that visit Sunny Isles Beach each year," says Mayor Edelcup. "If there was any cause for <br />concern we would notify the public." <br /> <br />This is in response to a Miami Herald article quoting a 2009 Natural Resources Defense <br />Council report that the beaches were polluted due to high bacteria levels. <br /> <br />According to Samir Elmir, Environmental Administrator with the Miami-Dade County <br />Health Department, "Since 2002 the Miami-Dade County Health Department has tested <br />the waters off Sunny Isles Beach on a weekly basis as part of the statewide Florida <br />Healthy Beaches and Public Notification Program. If there is an abnormal result the <br />water is retested again. If there is a second abnormal result then the City will advise the <br />public of the section of affected beach area to assure the safety of the residents and <br />beach visitors. The beach water samples from the City of Sunny Isles Beach/Pier Park <br />tested satisfactorily this week. In addition our records indicate that there have been no <br />beach advisories issued this year for Sunny Isles Beach." <br />-MORE- <br />