Sworn members of the Wilton Manors Police Department (WMPD) are among the lowest paid in South Florida. Now they and the city are working to change that, but are coming at the challenge from two very different places.
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Plans for a hotel on Dixie Hwy. in Wilton Manors are getting a lot of positive feedback. The first look came last month, when CANA invited the developer to discuss the proposal. The room was packed and reception for the 123 room hotel, set to be built on the site of the old funeral home, was good.
Broward County’s affordable housing crisis has been years in the making, and solving it may take even longer. During their meeting on July 25, Wilton Manors city commissioners were briefed on how dire the situation has become.
Developers of the proposed hotel in Wilton Manors are beginning to lay the foundation. No, not the process of breaking ground and laying concrete. They’re laying the PR foundation to win approval from the city’s boards and commission and, perhaps more importantly, the community.
From a regal line of princesses to foodie-oriented rats to Goofy (whatever he is), Disney has long been a cultural touchstone for the LGBTQ community. For a century, the House of Mouse has given us underdogs to root for and a blueprint for standing up to villains.
High-profile projects that could reshape the look and vibe of the city remain in limbo. Wilton Manors residents and leaders want something, but they don’t want just anything.
Nationwide, inflation is cooling off. But Florida continues to have an inflation rate about twice the national average and local governments, including Wilton Manors, are not immune.
The lack of a hotel in the city of Wilton Manors has been a point of discussion for years. Now the city is getting a look at what could be. On July 12, the new owners of the lot where the Kelis funeral home sits on Dixie Highway, just south of Five Points, unveiled their plans for a hotel.
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