Located in the state of Florida, Broward County is the second largest county in the state in terms of population. According to the most recent estimate the area had a population of more than 1,785,000 people. Fort Lauderdale is the county seat of Broward County. This area is one of the constituents of the South Florida Metropolitan Area. This county has an area of about 1,300 miles sq. and two-thirds of its area lies in the undeveloped Everglades conservation region.
The history of the county goes back to the year 1915, when it was created. Two counties, Palm Beach County and Dade County, contributed equal portions and thus came about Broward County. It was named after Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, who acted as Governor of Florida from 1905 to 1909. Presently Broward County is bordered by Palm Beach County to the north, Miami Dade County to the south, Hendry County to the north-west and Collier County to the west.
Broward County is served by the Broward County School District. It is presently the fifth largest school district in the US and the second largest in the state of Florida. Besides having the advantage of an extensive network of schools, colleges and universities, the place is also home to one of the largest public library systems in the country named Broward County Library comprising 37 branch locations. Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines, Miramar, Hollywood, Coral Springs and Sunrise are all part of Broward County Real Estate.
In terms of transportation, Broward County scores well since three major interstate freeways consisting of Interstate 75, Interstate 95 and Interstate 595 operate in it. Apart from this a street grid runs throughout the county's area. The Sawgrass Expressway is the basic east-west connector. Good infrastructure in the area is one of the biggest reasons why the economy is doing well commercially. Fort Lauderdale International Airport is known and admired worldwide.
Broward County Real Estate is gaining ground as there are currently 2,271 homes available for sale in Fort Lauderdale, 1,424 homes in Pembroke Pines, 1,767 in Hollywood and 1,515 in Miramar. Broward County economically depends most on the manufacturing sector for subsistence. A range of durable goods like furniture, machinery, transportation equipment etc. and non-durable goods like paper, apparel and chemicals are produced here. Broward County enjoys the best real estate in Florida due to its excellent weather, beautiful beaches, and most friendly and tourist oriented government that are always encouraging an influx of both domestic and international tourism. The economy also has a strong retail trade base with building materials and general merchandising leading the order.
A flourishing economy has prompted real estate trade to grow immensely in the area. Rate of growth of employment is high in Broward County, predominantly because of the service sector. Unemployment rate is very low in this part of the US, most people being self-employed and some being in Government jobs. This is definitely a reason why more and more people are making Broward County their home. Broward County real estate is very popular and in 2008 is expected to continue to rise.
In Florida, my sons friend Andy, missed the first 3 days of school this week because he was very sick. He attends Pompano Beach High. during these same 3 days some kid phoned in a Bomb threat for 2 of these days. Andy is an honors student and works when he is not in school in order to help his grandmother who he lives with. Yesterday while in school Andy was called to the principals office and he thought it was because of the three day absence he just had. Upon arriving there he was arrested and put in jail. Today was his arraignment, the judge said because he was a flight risk that Andy will remain in jail until his trial.
This isn't a one time thing in Broward County. Last year my son found out while he was at Radio Shack that the kid that came along with him for the ride had stolen 2 cell phones, so what did Jake do? He turned these in to the security officer. The store decided to claim these on insurance and had to file a police report. So they charged my son with Grand Theft because he was the only person they knew. My Son, after about 7 months, ended up having to pay a reimbursement of $350 and all this for trying to do the right thing.
My wife and I fell victims to a Nigerian scam. We were paid for some computer accessories with stolen checks. I was arrested after trying to cash the funds and had to spend almost a month in jail. For the next 3 years Broward County decided to prosecute us. I lost my business and several jobs because of the three years in their Justice system.Ended up having to cop pleas in order to end this entire ordeal. Me for petty theft and my wife for trespassing. Coincidentally the arresting officer in our case was the one who forced a guy in jail to admit to all these crimes just so they could close the books on them.
The sheriff of Broward county has no experience himself in Law enforcement, he was a Senator before running for sheriff. He speaks very eloquently to the press but in real life he does just the opposite.BSO is famous for forcing innocent people to confess to crimes they never committed:. They will bully you and do everything at their means to make you guilty. Nazi Germany probably had more rights for its people than BSO.
Things like this exist all over our country but what is ever done about these true criminals, the law makers and the people who work for them? We are the richest country in the world but is this value based on legal wealth or by wealth created by hurting others? We have the largest percentage of its people incarcerated worldwide. Laws are made only to find a reason to incarcerate the people that can't be charged with anything else.
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