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Website. www .fortlauderdale .gov. Fort Lauderdale ( / ˈlɔːdərdeɪl / LAW-dər-dayl) is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, 30 miles (48 km) north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and most populous city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 census, [7] making it the tenth-most ...
Residence (s) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. Education. Boston University (BA) Stetson University (JD) Occupation. Lawyer. Dean J. Trantalis (born October 14, 1953) is an American politician and mayor of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Before his election as mayor, Trantalis served as a city commissioner for Fort Lauderdale from 2009 to 2017.
Website. www .broward .org. Broward County ( / ˈbraʊ.ərd / BROURD, BROW- (w)ərd) is a county in the southeastern part of Florida, located in the Miami metropolitan area. It is Florida's second-most populous county after Miami-Dade County and the 17th-most populous in the United States, with 1,944,375 residents as of the 2020 census. [7]
The Broward County Sheriff's Office ( BSO) is a public safety organization With 5,400 employees, [2] it is the largest sheriff's office in the state of Florida. Sheriff Gregory Tony heads the agency. BSO was one of the United States' largest fully-accredited sheriff's offices before losing accreditation (by unanimous vote) in 2019. [4]
The history of Fort Lauderdale, Florida began more than 4,000 years ago with the arrival of the first aboriginal natives, and later with the Tequesta Indians, who inhabited the area for more than a thousand years. Though control of the area changed among Spain, England, the United States, and the Confederate States of America, it remained ...
Maersk New York departing from Port Everglades. View from on board a cruise ship. Port Everglades is a seaport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, located in Broward County. Port Everglades is one of South Florida's foremost economic engines, as it is the gateway for both international trade and cruise vacations.
The Mayor of Fort Lauderdale serves a three-year term, no greater than six consecutive terms, for a maximum of eighteen years. [1] Mayor-Council Government (1912–1925) [ edit ]
Broward College is a public college in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It is part of the Florida College System. It was established in 1959 as part of a move to broaden Florida's two-year colleges. In 2008 it adopted its current name, reflecting that it is one of the schools designated a "state college", meaning it can offer four-year bachelor's ...