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Residents and candidates press council on ballot language, appraisals and P3 risks
Summary
During the Dec. 1 workshop, residents and local candidates urged caution over a proposed downtown P3 and the ballot language tied to a citizen petition; the court recently found petition language unconstitutional and commenters requested independent appraisals and clearer financial terms.
Public comment at Boca Raton’s Dec. 1 workshop centered on procedural and fiduciary concerns about the proposed downtown campus P3 and recent litigation over a citizen petition.
John Perlman, a local resident and candidate, told the council the deal leaves an $87,385,000 funding gap and questioned whether appraisal and baseline fair‑market valuation terms favor the developer. "We're giving this land… we're at a negative in terms of being able to fund what we need," Perlman said, and he asked that the Walter Duke appraisal be released in advance…
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