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Residents urge CRA not to approve Boca Raton City Center contract ahead of March referendum
Summary
At the Jan. 5 Boca Raton Community Redevelopment Agency meeting, residents and a mayoral candidate urged the agency not to approve Ordinance 5769 or sign a contract with Boca Raton City Center LLC before a March 10 referendum, citing language they say could bind the city despite a voter rejection. City attorneys said terms must be finalized in January so voters know what they are voting on.
Residents and a mayoral candidate urged the Boca Raton Community Redevelopment Agency on Jan. 5 not to approve Ordinance 5769 or sign any contract with Boca Raton City Center LLC before a March 10 referendum, saying the agreement contains language that could undermine a future voter decision.
John Perlman, a resident of 498 Northeast 8th Street, told the board that “roughly a 150 emails have come through” urging officials “do not approve ordinance 57 69 or sign any contract with Boca Raton City Center LLC prior to the referendum vote on March 10,” and argued language in the draft contract would allow obligations to…
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