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Boca Raton residents press council over downtown "1 Boca" campus as petition certified for referendum
Summary
Residents packed a council workshop Oct. 14 to oppose the proposed 1 Boca government campus, citing risks to Memorial Park, Sugar Sand Park habitat and tree canopy; city attorneys and staff said a charter and ordinance petition is certified and the issue is being scheduled for the March ballot.
Rob Frisbie, the lead representative for the 1 Boca development team, said the proposal has been scaled back and reframed after public outreach, with private development concentrated on about 7 acres on the east side of 2nd Avenue while the city’s west-side public spaces — including Memorial Park — would be preserved and enhanced. "We would be protecting, preserving all of our trees," Frisbie said, and emphasized ongoing community meetings and a third open house scheduled for Oct. 22 at the Spanish River Library.
Hundreds of residents attended the Boca Raton City Council workshop, and speakers from the Save Boca effort told the council they had delivered 7,700 verified petition signatures seeking a charter amendment to protect public land. "The people have spoken loud and clear, 7,700 citizens," said John Perlman during public comment, urging council members not to extend an interim…
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