[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 17, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1616-E1617]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     WESTON, BECOMES A MUNICIPALITY

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                           HON. PETER DEUTSCH

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 17, 1996

  Mr. DEUTSCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the city of 
Weston on becoming Broward's 29th municipality. Through the valiant 
efforts of the city's new mayor, Mr. Harry Rosen, council members Eric 
Hersh, Mark Myers, John Flint, and Cindy Fishbein, State Representative 
Debbie Wasserman Schultz, State Senator Howard Forman and the entire 
Broward delegation, Arvida/JMB Partners, Broward County, and the Indian 
Trace Community Development District, residents of Weston now live in a 
thriving incorporated community. This is an exceptional opportunity for 
Broward County because it will increase community development, create 
economic growth, and provide essential municipal services to residents 
and businesses in Weston.
  Emerging in the mid-1970's, the Weston area has come to represent a 
mix of residential, commercial, and industrial uses. Since that time 
there has been a considerable amount of long-range planning and 
development in this unincorporated area of Broward County. In 1994, the 
Board of the Indian Trace Community Development District recognized the 
need to incorporate the area so that future delivery of municipal 
services would effectively serve the expansion. Recently, the residents 
voted to enact the Charter for the City of Weston. This monumental 
decision will greatly impact the citizens and businesses that reside in 
Weston because it will improve the quality of life as well as protect 
the identity of the community.
  Situated on more than 10,000 lush acres, Weston is the largest area 
adjacent to our priceless Florida Everglades. Because of it's unique 
landscape and distinct urban planning,

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Weston is an extremely attractive place for prolonged community 
development. As a municipality, residents will greatly benefit from a 
higher level of services including a democratically elected governing 
body, police and fire protection, and dramatic increase in funding 
levels which will help to maintain the parks and recreation facilities 
adjacent to the community. Furthermore, the residents overwhelming 
approval to incorporate the city shows the community's dedication to 
the city of Weston and their excitement for new ventures. I wish the 
residents of the city of Weston the best and look forward to the 
extraordinary opportunities that lie ahead.

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