Developer revises One Boca plan after weeks of protests; council pauses vote and developer backs referendum
Terra/Frisbie presented a substantially revised downtown redevelopment plan that reduces residential and commercial density and adds park features. Following hours of public comment, council members agreed to delay a final vote and asked the city attorney to draft ballot language; the developer said it would support voter approval.
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Terra/Frisbie partners David Martin and Rob Frisbie presented a substantially revised plan for the downtown city hall campus on Sept. 9, saying the proposal now reduces residential density and commercial square footage, adds park and recreation facilities and preserves historic banyan trees. After several hours of public comment — much of it opposing private development on Memorial Park — the Boca Raton City Council agreed to push back any final vote and directed staff to prepare referendum language; the developers said they would support submitting the project to a citywide vote.
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