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Public commenters urge Boca Raton CRA not to sign City Center contract before March referendum; city attorney explains timing
Summary
Two public commenters urged the CRA not to approve or sign the Boca Raton City Center LLC agreement before a March 10 referendum, citing contract language they said would bind the city; the city attorney said the council must finalize terms in January so voters know what they will decide and read alternative language clarifying postponements outside parties' control would not be treated as a voter rejection.
John Perlman, a Boca Raton resident who addressed the Community Redevelopment Agency during the public request period, urged the board not to approve what he called "ordinance 57 69" or sign any contract with Boca Raton City Center LLC before the March 10 referendum. "Do not approve ordinance 57 69 or sign any contract with Boca Raton City Center LLC prior to the referendum vote on March 10," Perlman said, saying roughly 150 city residents had emailed the council opposing action before the vote.
Mike Libelson — who identified himself as a candidate for mayor — made a similar appeal, calling past schedule changes and legal steps "anti-democratic" and urging the CRA to "vote down ordinance…
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