Westlake: Palm Beach County's newest town is growing fast

In this episode, we discuss the City of Westlake, Palm Beach County’s newest, fastest growing town. In 2016, the five residence that lived on the old citrus grove voted unanimously to incorporate the city as the county’s 39th municipality.A 2012 Florida law that made it easier for cities to incorporate, allowed Minto Communities, a Canadian real estate developer, to avoid the usual rules for a new municipality, including approval from the Legislature and at least 5,000 residents.Westlake has been approved for 4,500 homes and 2 million square feet of commercial space. Check out our article on Westlake:https://www.palmswestjournal.com/post/westlake-palm-beach-s-newest-town-is-growing-fast