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The latest Weston news: city council, schools, police and fire, development and business, each story linked to the record it came from.
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Weston election results: Bernardini and Ortega win seats
Patricia Bernardini won Weston's Seat 3 with 67.7% and Alfredo Ortega took Seat 4 by 680 votes. Weston voted 67.5% for Amendment 3, which passed statewide.
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Property taxes
Weston raises city tax rate after 8 years, cites Amendment 3
Weston's city tax rate rises to 3.5046 mills, about $15.82 more per $100,000 of taxable value. The city says Amendment 3 on the Nov. 3 ballot is why.
Restaurants
Weston restaurant inspections: 15 of 18 in the clear
State inspectors checked 18 Weston food businesses in October and 15 ended in the clear, with no emergency orders. Six fixed earlier problems. Full list.
City Commission
Jaffe and Molina-Macfie leave Weston commission Nov. 16
Two Weston commissioners step down when Tuesday's winners for Seats 3 and 4 are sworn in Nov. 16. Byron Jaffe helped found the city; Mary Molina-Macfie served 8 years.
Jobs
Weston unemployment falls to 4.1% in September
Weston's jobless rate fell to 4.1% in September from 4.6% in August, close to 4% a year earlier. It matched Broward County and sat just under Florida's 4.2%.
Community
Weston youth nonprofit tops 170 memory care boxes
Heart and Minds Foundation, a youth-led Weston nonprofit started in 2025, says it has given out 170-plus memory care boxes to people living with dementia.
Schools
8 Weston schools named Schools of Excellence for 2025-26
Six Weston elementary schools plus Falcon Cove and Tequesta Trace middle made Broward's Schools of Excellence list. Cypress Bay High dropped off this year.
Roads
I-75 ramp to Royal Palm Boulevard closes overnight Nov. 5
The southbound I-75 exit to westbound Royal Palm Boulevard closes 8 p.m. Nov. 5 to 5 a.m. Nov. 6, moved from Oct. 22. The detour runs by Griffin and Weston roads.
Home values
Weston home values dip for 6th month, to $718,627
The typical Weston home was worth $718,627 in September, down $167 from August and 1.3% in a year. It was the sixth monthly drop in a row, and the smallest.
Home values
Weston home values fall 1.7% in a year to $719,191
The typical Weston home lost $12,682 in value in a year and is down 5% from its February 2025 peak. Asking rents rose 1.3% to $3,421 a month over the same year.