Boca Raton residents urge pause on downtown government campus, cite traffic and loss of green space

Dozens of residents told the Boca Raton Community Redevelopment Agency on Nov. 4 that plans to redevelop the downtown government campus and adjacent properties risk worsening traffic, eliminating public green space and placing public land in private hands.

Pam Paschke, a Boca Raton resident at 341 Southwest Second Street, told the CRA that proposed changes to the Camino Square development agreement would replace earlier promises for low-rise retail and three-story buildings with eight-story structures she called a "monstrosity" behind existing two-story multifamily homes. "I ask all the people on the dais if you would like an 8-story building built right behind your house," Paschke said.

The residents' comments came during the meeting's public-requests period and focused on the government campus project, the…