• Attract new and more customers to existing Wilton Manors area shopping.
• Attract new types of business to existing storefronts.
• Promote inter-commerce trade between Wilton Manors businesses.
• Encourage interaction between city officials and business leaders.
• Help promote the small town image with advantages of big city
  surroundings.

I hope your year is off to a prosperous start!

There is a lot to be proud of in Wilton Manors, with all of the growth that has been taking place, from our new City Hall, to the growth and development of businesses on Wilton Drive and around town. Even WMBA has grown with increased attendance at meetings.

I’d like to take this opportunity to give a friendly reminder—if you haven’t already, please renew your WMBA membership with the enclosed application form. It’s a small investment in your business that can pay off many times over, with your directory listing and opportunities to network and work side by side with your fellow Wilton Manors area businesses.

I hope to see you all at the February WMBA meeting at The Manor, a new local business and WMBA member. The Manor has graciously agreed to host our meeting, providing appetizers and desserts on Monday, February 8 at the location on Wilton Drive.

Wade Shrack On Behalf of the Board

I hope 2010 is off to a good start for everyone. According to most reports, the holiday season was very good for businesses. With the official grand opening of Wilton Manors’ new City Hall and Police Station, we are off to a very good start for 2010.

One of the issues that the city commission will be deciding soon is whether to continue on a permanent basis the city’s four-day work week. We implemented the four-day work week in July 2009 as a cost-savings measure on a six month trial basis to study the effects and the savings. We would like to hear from the business community as to whether there have been any issues with the city maintaining a four-day work week. The city is currently open Monday through Thursday with departments in City Hall closed on Friday.

This has not affected the police department, fire department, parks & recreation, and the library which maintain their normal schedules. Since our business community may use our permitting and building functions, as well as have business with other city departments, I wanted to make sure that you had an opportunity to comment on any issues or concerns you may have with the four-day work week.

You can provide your comments to the City Manager at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or to me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Of course, if you have any concerns or comments on any other matters involving the City, please do not hesitate to contact us. Thank you for your continued input and support.

Respectfully yours,
Mayor Gary Resnick

A little known fact about the City of Wilton Manors is the existence of the Island City Foundation (ICF). In June of 1997, the then city commission created a not-for-profit corporation whose stated purpose was to be exclusively charitable cultural, scientific and educational within the meaning of Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

The ICF still provides residents, friends, and business owners within the city an avenue to promote and support public purposes benefitting the community, which could or already have included: activities in the Arts, social services, construction or restoration of public facilities, improvements or expansion of programs in law enforcement, education, recreation and so forth. In these challenging times our wonderful city still needs help in creating and maintaining all of the outstanding venues, programs and activities that do so much to maintain the outstanding quality of life in Wilton Manors.

Recent donations to the Aging and Disability Resource Center of Broward County (AADRC), has left the ICF’s balance depleted. Please consider a donation to ICF during the coming year to continue its purpose. For more information contact City Manager and Executive Director of the ICF, Joseph L. Gallegos at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .