West Park, Florida

West Park is Broward County's newest municipality, created March 1, 2005, is located in southeast Broward County and consists of the neighborhoods of Miami Gardens (Broward County), Carver Ranches, Lake Forest and Utopia. A large portion of the city lies west of the city of Pembroke Park, so the new city was called "West Park". With more than 12,000 residents, the new city borders Miami-Dade County on the south, Pembroke Park on the east, Hollywood on the north and Miramar on the west.

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The previously unincorporated neighborhoods of West Park embarked on the road to incorporation in 2004, after the Florida Legislature approved House Bill 1491, which provided for an election on November 2, 2004. Following a vote of 3,400 to 956 for incorporation, West Park was on its way to becoming Broward County’s 31st city. After the election, residents elected an interim transition committee and held a series of workshops to gain input on the level of municipal-type services to be provided. It was decided that the new municipality would be known as West Park until consensus is reached on a permanent name.

On March 8, 2005, Eric H. Jones, Jr., was elected Mayor and four Commissioners were elected: Felicia M. Brunson, Thomas W. Dorsett, Sharon Fyffe and Rita (Peaches) Mack. They were sworn-in as the municipality’s first elected leaders on March 10, 2005, and will guide West Park from an unincorporated area governed by the County to a fully functioning, independent city.

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West Park's official city website
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Cities and communities of Broward County, Florida

County seat	Fort Lauderdale
Incorporated places	Coconut Creek \| Cooper City \| Coral Springs \| Dania Beach \| Davie \| Deerfield Beach \| Fort Lauderdale \| Hallandale Beach \| Hillsboro Beach \| Hollywood \| Lauderdale Lakes \| Lauderdale-by-the-Sea \| Lauderhill \| Lazy Lake \| Lighthouse Point \| Margate \| North Lauderdale \| Oakland Park \| Parkland \| Pembroke Park \| Pembroke Pines \| Plantation \| Pompano Beach \| Sea Ranch Lakes \| Southwest Ranches \| Sunrise \| Tamarac \| West Park \| Weston \| Wilton Manors
Unincorporated Census-designated places	Andytown \| Boulevard Gardens \| Broadview Park \| Broadview-Pompano Park \| Broward Estates \| Chula Vista \| Franklin Park \| Godfrey Road \| Hacienda Village \| Hillsboro Pines \| Hillsboro Ranches \| Kendall Green \| Leisureville \| Loch Lomond \| Pine Island Ridge \| Roosevelt Gardens \| Royal Palm Ranches \| St. George \| Sunshine Acres \| Washington Park
Neighborhoods in incorporated areas (and recently annexed census-designated places)	Bonnie Loch-Woodsetter North \| Carver Ranches \| Chambers Estates \| Collier Manor-Cresthaven \| Country Estates \| Crystal Lake \| Edgewater \| Estates of Fort Lauderdale \| Golden Heights \| Green Meadow \| Ivanhoe Estates \| Lake Forest \| Melrose Park \| Miami Gardens \| North Andrews Gardens \| Oak Point \| Palm Aire \| Pompano Beach Highlands \| Pompano Estates \| Ramblewood East \| Ravenswood Estates \| Riverland Village \| Rock Island \| Rolling Oaks \| Sunshine Ranches \| Tedder \| Terra Mar \| Twin Lakes \| Utopia \| Village Park \| West Ken-Lark
Adjacent Counties	Palm Beach \| Miami-Dade \| Collier \| Hendry

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