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Boca Raton residents challenge downtown zoning and ballot question as council postpones ordinances
Summary
Public commenters at a Boca Raton workshop urged the city to revise a contested ballot question and take more careful planning on three postponed downtown zoning ordinances, citing community outreach failures, park sunlight impacts and the 2007 downtown master plan.
The Boca Raton City Council opened public comment Monday at a workshop after announcing the postponement of three downtown zoning ordinances, and several residents urged clearer ballot language and more careful planning.
Andrea Levine O'Rourke, of 100 Southeast 5th Avenue, told the council the ballot question language is "simply not" fair or truthful and asked the council to use "reasonable, fair" verbiage so voters can make a fully informed decision. "The truth matters, and it's just not a truthful statement, that ballot question," O'Rourke said.
Why it matters: The three ordinances relate to downtown zoning and—according to multiple speakers—are among the most…
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