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Residents press council on transparency, appraisals, environment and traffic during downtown P3 hearing
Summary
More than three hours of public comment focused on court rulings, consultant independence, disputed valuations, preservation of Memorial Park, potential traffic and environmental impacts, and calls for more public engagement ahead of the March referendum.
Dozens of residents filled the council chamber to comment on the proposed downtown campus P3 and the ballot language the council debated. Speakers included long‑time residents, accountants and local activists who raised legal, financial and environmental objections.
Michael Massarella, who said he has lived in Boca Raton for six decades, praised a recent court ruling that found some citizen petitions legally defective and urged the council to follow the rule of law. "When ballot language is unconstitutional or…
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