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City outlines plan for new police headquarters near Spanish River Library; timeline, financing overview presented
Summary
City officials presented site reasoning, space needs and a multi‑phase schedule for a new police services headquarters adjacent to the Spanish River Library; staff said construction would likely follow design and permitting in 2026–27 and that a general obligation bond could be placed before voters in March.
Jim Zervas, deputy city manager and chief financial officer for the City of Boca Raton, joined Police Chief Muccio and Public Works and Engineering Director Zach Beer to update the council on planning for a new police services headquarters at the site adjacent to the Spanish River Library.
Zervas told the council the current police headquarters was built in 1987 and that the department’s staffing and equipment footprint have grown substantially; he said the city’s population is roughly 100,000 and the police workforce has increased to about 331 employees. Zach Beer said the existing downtown facility measures about 30,000 square feet and sits on roughly 4.39 acres.
Chief Muccio described operational constraints at the current facility, including the department’s use of multiple locations for…
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