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State of the City - 2024

In October 2024, Mayor Trantalis hosted his annual State of the City address at The Parker in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

You can also read the speech here.

State of the City - 2023

In October 2023, Mayor Trantalis hosted his annual State of the City address at The Parker in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

You can also read the speech here.

State of the City - 2022

In September 2022, Mayor Trantalis hosted his second in-person State of the City address following the waning of the COVID pandemic. The event took place at the Parker Playhouse in downtown Fort Lauderdale.

You can also read the speech here.

Photos of the evening:

PowerPoint on the New River Crossing options

Mayor Trantalis has been advocating that if regional commuter rail service is pursued, the only viable way the additional trains to cross the New River is by building a tunnel through downtown rather than an elongated, high-rise bridge.

You can click here to read his PowerPoint presentation.

Swearing-in Speech - 2020

On Dec. 2, Mayor Trantalis was sworn into a second term in office after an overwhelming win in the November election. The other commissioners were sworn into another term as well. The mayor spoke about the state of the city and his vision for the next term.

You can click here to read the speech.

2020 Swearing-In Ceremony

State of the City - 2020

In October 2020, Mayor Trantalis published a written State of the City report. He decided to provide a printed update rather than host an in-person event in light of the COVID-19 pandemic that was then impacting the world and limiting large in-person gatherings.

You can read the report here.

Infrastructure Speech - 2020

On Jan. 8, Mayor Trantalis hosted a town hall forum. He discussed the progress the city of Fort Lauderdale has made in improving its utility infrastructure and plans for upcoming work to the community has modern water, sewer and stormwater systems.

You can click here to read the speech.

To watch the speech, click here.

To view the accompanying PowerPoint presentation, click here.

Photos of the evening.

State of the City - 2019

In February 2019, Mayor Trantalis hosted his first State of the City address since winning the office of mayor the preceding March. He laid out the accomplishments of the past year and discussed his vision for the city's future. The event took place at the NSU Art Museum in downtown Fort Lauderdale and was combined with the annual Citizen Recognition Awards to make for a very special event.