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Council member urges restoration of 1964 City Hall, proposes Memorial Park museum district

Boca Raton City Council · November 17, 2025
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Summary

Council Member Wigder presented historical research and urged the council to consider restoring the original 1964 City Hall and pursuing a land-trust or museum-district approach for Memorial Park rather than immediate full west-side redevelopment.

During the latter portion of the Nov. 17 Boca Raton workshop, Council Member Wigder delivered a detailed historical presentation on the city's original 1964 City Hall and the evolution of Memorial Park. He urged the council to consider restoring and adaptively reusing the 1964 mid-century building (potentially removing the 1983 rear addition), to explore historic-preservation grants and to create…

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