Boca Raton CRA delays Sanborn Square overhaul, asks staff to revisit digital-kiosk plan

Ruby Riley, downtown manager for the Boca Raton Community Redevelopment Agency, told the board Feb. 24 that staff recommends delaying a complete renovation of Sanborn Square until 2027 for design and 2028 for construction, and provided details on maintenance and other downtown projects.

Riley said staff has contracted a cleaning service to pressure‑wash Downtown Boca branded umbrellas, repainted benches and trash receptacles, and begun resodding at the south end of Meisner Park; she said the sod work was expected to finish later in the month. Riley added that the Lehi Square project site adjacent to Sanborn Square has been cleared and she expects a building permit to be issued soon, a timing factor in the recommendation to shift Sanborn Square’s full renovation. “The grant funds must be expended by the year 2030, and we're recommending the project be delayed until 2027 for starting with design and then the construction in 2028,” Riley said.

The board spent most of its discussion on a proposed digital‑kiosk program for downtown wayfinding, marketing and public information. Riley presented two vendor paths: a turnkey, advertising‑based license agreement with Ike…