Oakland Park Celebrates Completion of First Bond Project: City Park Phase I
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 the execution of this […]
City Commission Approves CRA Budget and More
The Oakland Park City Commission voted 5-0 at the September 21st, 2022 City Commission Meeting, to approve the final FY 2023 Oakland Park City Budget, 2023 Millage Rate and 2023 Special Assessments. As reported here previously, the three-step process to review, amend and approve the FY 2023 Budget, Millage Rate and Special Assessments has now […]
2023 Tentative Millage Rate and City Budget Clear First Reading
Oakland Park City Commissioners voted in a 5-0 vote, on first reading, to approve the tentative FY 2023 Millage Rate and OP City Budget at the September 7th meeting. This was the second of a 3-step process involving three separate meetings and votes: Proposed, Tentative, and then Final Millage Rate. There was a subsequent special […]
City Commission Approves Downtown Properties Sale And More
August 3rd Commission Meeting The City Commission meets to discuss City business on the first and third Wednesday each month generally. There are some exceptions during the year, so please refer to the City Calendar for upcoming meetings. The City covers many different topics and items of City business during this public meeting. This summary […]
Residents Opine About the Sale of the Downtown Properties
The path a city has to chart in order to develop itself, is laden with obstacles and hurdles. There are the obvious challenges such as planning the infrastructure and then there are the headier and more detailed tasks of elaborating designs, working within a budget, and planning for known knowns, known unknowns and unknown unknowns. […]
The City of Oakland Park Breaks Ground on the North Andrews Gardens Community Center
On Tuesday July 14th the City of Oakland Park broke ground on the new North Andrews Gardens Community Center. This bond project will bring a brand new community center to the area, which will include a basketball court, playground, parking, and covered outdoor seating. This project is another one of the projects in the City’s […]
City of Oakland Park Picks Developer for Downtown Redevelopment Project
Oakland Park: A Destination in Its Own Right Oakland Park has historically been a pass-through City, a small enclave part of Greater Fort Lauderdale without any particular significance or identity of its own – until now. For many years, City leaders have envisioned Oakland Park as a destination in its own right. Toward that end […]
Oakland Park Winner Apparent of Commuter Rail Stop
The City of Oakland Park’s slogan is “A City on the Move”. This past week the City lived up to its name making two moves that will launch the City into its next century. The first major move was announced on August 3rd, when the City sent out a press release soliciting Request for Qualifications […]
Oakland Park Takes The Next Step Toward Its Second Century With Plans to Redevelop Downtown OP
The City of Oakland Park is growing by leaps and bounds and on Monday the City released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the redevelopment of six acres of property in Downtown Oakland Park. The land to be redeveloped is on Dixie Highway, between NE 36 Street and NE 38 Street. The six acre site […]
The New Residences At The Old Kmart Site
If you live in Oakland Park you have drive past the old Kmart site at 670 East Oakland Park Boulevard hundreds of times. After Kmart went out of business Oakland Parkers waited and wondered as to what would replace the big box retailer. Walmart purchased the site and their appearance on the Oakland Park scene […]
