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Residents press CRA on train safety, lobbyist registration and downtown outreach after Camino Square hearing
Summary
During and after the Camino Square hearing, residents raised safety concerns about nearby railroad crossings and a fatal BrightLine collision, questioned the adequacy of developer outreach and lobbyist registration timing, and urged updates to downtown development rules and multi‑modal safety improvements.
Residents at the Nov. 17 Boca Raton CRA meeting used the public comment period to press the board on several community concerns not limited to the Camino Square decision: railroad crossing safety near the project site, the timeliness and transparency of developer outreach, and the adequacy of downtown development standards.
John Pearlman recounted the Oct. 25, 2022 fatality of Jim Ostrowski near a nearby railway crossing and urged the city to treat pedestrian safety concerns seriously, particularly where new residential uses will increase nighttime foot traffic. ‘‘This is very…
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