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Oakland Park Affordable Housing Study Presented to City Commission

Jeff Barnes November 21, 2022

The final results of a two-part Affordable Housing Study were presented at the October 6th, 2022 Commission meeting. The study was conducted by the East to West Development Corporation and presented by City Staff and the East to West Development Corporation. Assistant City Manager Jennifer

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Oakland Park Election Recount Completed, Confirms Steve Arnst As City Commissioner

Desiree Avila November 18, 2022

In the elections held on November 8, candidate Tim Lonergan secured his seat as one of the next Oakland Park City Commissioner with nearly 26% of the  vote. The second seat, however, has been deadlocked since the results were released. With oscillations during the count, candidates Steven Arnst and Letitia “Tish” Newbold took turns in […]

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Recount For Second Seat On The Oakland Park City Commission Scheduled

Peter Jackson November 10, 2022

A machine recount of Oakland Park’s election contest is expected to take place on Monday, November 14 at 10 a.m. following a nail-biting finish for the second of two seats on the Oakland Park City Commission. Former two-time mayor Tim Lonergan led a field of six candidates by a large margin to win a seat […]

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Meet Oakland Park’s Two New City Commissioners

Desiree Avila November 9, 2022

2022 City Commission Elections The Oakland Park City Commission is made up of 5 members chosen by residents. This year residents were charged with choosing two new Commissioners to fill the seats left empty by Jane Bolin and Michael Carn. Six candidates competed for the honor of serving: Steve Arnst, Fitzgerald Budhoo, Coby King, Tim […]

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Mayor Michael Carn Delivers State of the City Address

Jeff Barnes November 7, 2022

Oakland Park Mayor Michael Carn delivered the 2022 State of the City Address at the November 2nd Oakland Park City Commission Meeting. Mayor Carn said that he had the great and exciting honor to represent the Commission as we all collectively and modestly boast about our eight square mile slice of Broward County. “Oakland Park […]

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Tri-Rail Strikes Car In West Oakland Park

Desiree Avila November 7, 2022

Train Strikes Car At approximately 8:00 am this morning at the intersection of Powerline and Prospect Roads the train track was shut down. On the south side of the intersection the Tri-Rail train was stopped. Soon after BSO and Oakland Park Fire Rescue arrived on the scene. A car had been hit by the train. […]

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Pedestrian Killed By Tri-Rail In Oakland Park

Desiree Avila November 2, 2022

Yesterday, just after 5:00 am, a call came into Broward Regional Communications which reported crash involving a Tri-Rail train and a pedestrian. The crash occurred in the area of West Prospect Road and Northwest Ninth Avenue in Oakland Park. BSO deputies and Oakland Park Fire Rescue responded to the scene of the crash. At the […]

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Propane Gas Delivery Truck Leak Shuts Down Prospect Rd. In Oakland Park

Desiree Avila November 1, 2022

The Tell Tale Smell Of Gas Alerts A Concerned Citizen At 9:00 am this morning a concerned citizen reported the smell of gas near Forever Propane. Oakland Park Fire Rescue responded to the call. They determined that a gas leak was coming from an one of the delivery trucks parked in the driveway and not […]

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Oakland Park Celebrates Completion of First Bond Project: City Park Phase I

Desiree Avila October 26, 2022

Vision Becomes A Reality In December of 2007, the City of Oakland Park adopted a Comprehensive Facilities plan which was “… designed to provide a guide for the future physical, economic and social development of the City”. Since that time, the City and the different City Commissioners over the years have been progressively working on […]

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Broward Property Appraiser Speaks at Oakland Park Commission Meeting

Jeff Barnes October 18, 2022

Broward County Property Appraiser Marty Kiar gave a presentation on the functions of the Property Appraiser’s Office, property values soaring in Oakland Park, and the significant issue of Title fraud in South Florida. Property Appraiser Functions There are several functions that the Property Appraiser’s Office handles. The Property Appraiser decides the value of every