Boca Raton outlines conceptual recreation master plan, identifies sites for softball, pool and skate park

City staff and the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District on Monday outlined a conceptual recreation master plan that would relocate several downtown athletic and recreation amenities, produce up to three planning options per site, and present final concepts to the public and advisory boards by mid to late July.

The presentation, led by Greg Stevens, recreation services director, and Brianne Harms, executive director of the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District, said the consultant contract with Keith and Associates began March 13 and is a 98‑day scope. "The conceptual plans will give us multiple options to look at," Stevens said, and staff has already received a draft due‑diligence report covering land use, zoning and adjacent properties.

The plan is explicitly conceptual: staff said it will develop 3 conceptual options for each evaluated site, with preliminary budget and parking analyses, then present those to the council, the Beach and Park District board and the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.

Why it matters

Council members and staff framed the planning work as…