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For information contact: Laise Lowachee
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County Elects New Chair for Planning and Land Use Board

MIAMI, FL — February 21, 2006 — Al Maloof has been elected chairman of the Miami-Dade County's Planning Board, the local planning agency under Florida Statutes. Mr. Maloof, one of the few non-homebuilder developers or environmentalists on the board, is a director of governmental affairs of Genovese, Joblove & Battista, a national engagement law firm specializing in complex bankruptcy, general litigation, securities, insurance and banking, employment, municipal representation and governmental relations.

Mr. Maloof is well known in the local, state and federal government arenas, as a result of serving various high ranking officials, by serving on numerous boards and committees and by acting as managing director of his law firm's governmental affairs subsidiary, GJB Consulting LLC, with offices in Miami, Tallahassee and Washington, DC.

“I look forward to addressing the monumental challenges which lie ahead regarding the South Florida region, including the state of Florida identified critical water problems, the Urban Development Boundary, municipal incorporations, traffic, compliance with the states' new Growth Management Act and amendments to Miami-Dade's Comprehensive Development Master Plan. It is incumbent upon us to do the best job we can in planning and coordinating our growth, so that the result is a vital balance which allows our families to live, work and play in a harmonic, sustainable and healthy community. People will walk and meander to shops, take trains or buses to attractions, and eventually only use cars for long trips. Growth is good, but managed growth is best for the long term success of generations to come well into the future, said Maloof.”

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