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Applicants interview for Boca Raton Historic Preservation Board; incumbents highlight Pearl City designation
Summary
Four applicants interviewed for seats on the Historic Preservation Board at the June 9 workshop. Incumbent Charles Grace described work securing Pearl City’s National Register listing and plans for markers; other applicants emphasized preservation experience and priorities for threatened local sites.
Four applicants for the Historic Preservation Board gave three-minute interviews at the Boca Raton City Council workshop on June 9 as the council prepared to make appointments at its regular meeting the following day.
Charles Grace (299 NW 52nd Terrace) said he was serving on the Historic Preservation Board and had worked on a grant and consultant-led survey of Pearl City. “The application was applied for, and we received the designation as Pearl City being, on the national district for historic places,” Grace said, adding he had worked with staff to install historic markers for roughly 40 contributing properties, including a Tree of Knowledge and a preservation project at Dixie Manor.
Michael Zarecki described prior experience on historic-structure boards in New England and said he has lived in Boca Raton since 1992 and served on local community boards. Susan Schultz said she has lived in Boca Raton for more than 43 years, has experience running businesses and volunteering locally, and offered her skills in presentations and outreach. John Perlman—who also later spoke during public comment—asked to be considered and said, if appointed, he would work to protect sites he described as at risk near the government campus, including the Children’s Museum, the Boca Raton Tennis Center and the Tim Huxhold Skate Park.
Mayor and staff clarified procedural matters: applicants need not be present at the regular meeting to be considered and the clerk’s office will assist any applicant who needed to complete or file an application form after today’s interview. The mayor also told the public that the Children’s Museum is slated to be moved and that the city does not consider the building to be at imminent risk of demolition; the mayor said the museum had been moved previously and staff value preservation.
Council appointments will be made at the regular meeting the following evening; applicants were informed they do not have to attend that meeting to be considered.
