News & Announcements July 2018

The 2018 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday was passed by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by Governor Rick Scott. This sales tax holiday begins Friday, August 3, 2018, and runs through Sunday, August 5, 2018.

In 2017, the City of Doral officially joined the World Council on City Data (WCCD) as a WCCD ISO 37120 Platinum Certified city, joining the ranks of global cities like Barcelona and Dubai.

Last year’s hurricane season reminds us that disasters can happen anywhere, and often without warning. After the devastating flooding that hit Houston, Jacksonville, Atlanta, New Orleans, and Charleston in 2017, residents along the Gulf Coast and Eastern seaboard want to learn from those disasters and prepare for the next storms.

The hard work has paid off as today the Joint Participation Agreement between the City of Doral and Miami-Dade County has been approved by the Miami-Dade Transportation and Public Works Committee for the construction of traffic signal devices.

The celebrations continue in the City of Doral, this time honoring the first ever Doral Council Meeting that took place 15 years ago, as well as the original City Council.

The celebrations continued in the City of Doral, this time celebrating the 10 Year Anniversary of the Doral Police Department. To honor this important milestone, the Mayor and Council, administration, police command staff and residents came together at the 10 Year Anniversary Celebration event on Saturday, July 14, 2018, at the Doral Police Substation.

The precautionary boil water order issued for City of Doral has been lifted.

A contractor who was working in the Doral area struck a 24-inch Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department (WASD) water pipe that resulted in a loss of water service for a portion of the City of Doral. WASD crews are on site making repairs to the pipe.