Even as more reports emerged about problems with Louis Miller's leadership at Tampa International Airport, the Tampa City Council voted Thursday to give Miller a commendation in April. Miller resigned abruptly on Wednesday after 14 years on the job. Council chairman Tom Scott, who previously served on the airport's governing board, made the motion for the honor. "I found him to be nothing more than a professional and a gentleman," Scott said. "We're really losing a great leader." Said council member Charlie Miranda: "I'm sorry to see an individual of that trustworthiness, something that is lacking in today's society to some degree, make the decision to leave." Council member Linda Saul-Sena offered this praise: "Mr. Miller made public art a priority and we're proud of that."

Miller's wife, Cyndy Miller, is Tampa's director of growth management and development. She sent an e-mail Thursday to city employees saying she had no plans to leave her job and expected to continue her work for the city through the end of the year and into 2011.  

Janet Zink, Times Staff Writer