Boca Raton council weighs scaled public‑private campus plan while residents press to protect Memorial Park

Boca Raton — Developer Rob Frisbie told the City Council on Nov. 4 that his team has "fundamentally redesigned the plan by shifting all private development East Of Second Avenue" and reduced the originally discussed private footprint from about 31 acres to roughly 7–8 acres while keeping Memorial Park publicly owned.

Deputy City Manager Andy Lukasick told the council staff is "working to finalize some financial data so that we can present that information to you at your November 18 meeting." Lukasick said staff has commissioned two appraisal approaches: one valuing the entire 31 acres under current zoning and a second that values only the parcels proposed for a ground lease under the developer’s proposed development strategy.

Why it matters: the scope and basis of any appraisal will affect how the city compares proposed ground‑lease revenues against property valuations and will shape public trust and debate over whether to use a public‑private partnership and a referendum to approve any conveyance.

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