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| Discover Weston |
Weston is in southwestern Broward County boarding on the Florida Everglades and only 20 minutes to the ocean and beautiful Florida Beaches. Consisting of 27 square miles and 14 parks Weston has a lifestyle, presence, efficient and effective municipality management that cities around the world use as a well planned community model. The 15,000 acres of land now comprising the City of Weston was first accumulated in the 1950’s by Arthur Vining Davis. Mr. Davis was the original owner of Weston’s primary developer Arvida. In 1978 The development was first known as Indian Trace. The name of the Arvida development was changed from Indian Trace to Weston; in 1984 the first homes were completed in Windmill Ranch and Country Isles and Weston had its firs residences.
For the fourth time since 2012, the City of Weston has ranked on Money’s list of the Best Places to Live. This year, the City of Weston was ranked #21 on Money Magazine’s 2018 list of The Best Places to Live in America highlighting cities across the country with populations of 50,000 or more. According to Money “These spots combine economic growth, affordability, and quality of life”. Weston resembles a near Picture Perfect master-planned community in almost every way.
Weston has Activities for all Ages:
• A-rated public and charter schools and excellent private schools;• Outstanding public safety with the lowest crime rate per capita in Broward County
• An ISO Class 1 Fire Department rating;
• Class 2 Building Code Effectiveness rating;
• 242 open space and park acres that play host to cultural and community events and tens of thousands of registrants in organized sports leagues;
• The lowest ad valorem millage rate in Broward County at 2.3900 mills;
• An enviable AAA credit rating;
• Only 10 City employees in a progressive contract-style of municipal management;
• Visually distinctive, Weston has flowing waterways, 50 miles of bike lanes, bike Fixit Repair stations, walking trails, and extensive landscaping that is, without dispute, one of the City’s greatest assets. Rows of prestigious Royal Palms and lush multi-layered foliage line berms, medians and rights-of-ways throughout the City.
• Golf, Tennis
• Basketball Courts, Sand Volleyball Courts
• Resident Community Pools
• Children Shaded and Open Playgrounds
• Athletic Multipurpose Fields: Baseball/Soccer/Football/Lacrosse Fields
• Picnic Areas
• Roller Hockey Rinks and Skate Parks
• Dog-Friendly Parks
• Fishing Dock
• Historic Walking Trails