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Public speakers urge CRA not to sign Boca Raton City Center deal before March referendum
Summary
At the Jan. 5 Boca Raton CRA meeting, residents criticized contract language and urged officials to delay any signature on the Boca Raton City Center agreement until a March 10 referendum; the city attorney said the wording was meant to preserve the voters' decision and account for mailing and force‑majeure timing issues.
John Perlman, a Boca Raton resident, and Mike Libelson, a mayoral candidate, used the public‑comment period at the Jan. 5 Boca Raton Community Redevelopment Agency meeting to urge officials not to approve ordinance "57 69" or sign any contract with Boca Raton City Center LLC before voters decide in a March 10 referendum.
Perlman said about 150 emails had been submitted to the city opposing the contract language and argued the draft agreement contained provisions that would allow certain obligations to survive termination and thereby circumvent the promised voter decision. "You should not and cannot, without neglecting your duty to live up to your promises to the voters, approve ordinance 57 69 or sign any agreements concerning the Boca Raton…
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