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Hundreds turn out as city staff and developer outline downtown 'government campus'; no vote taken
Summary
City staff and the project's developer presented a plan to redevelop roughly 30 acres downtown with a new city hall, community center and mixed-use development funded by a 99‑year lease; hundreds of residents urged preserving Memorial Park and submitted 5,200 petition signatures; council deferred any vote.
Mayor Scott Singer convened the Boca Raton City Council meeting on Aug. 26 for a presentation and public hearing on a proposed downtown government campus that would replace or reconfigure large portions of Memorial Park and adjacent public land.
Deputy City Manager Andy Lukasic said the plan centers on about 30 city-owned acres and would deliver a new city hall and community center (each about 30,000 square feet), extensive green space and upgraded underground utilities and roadways. He described off-site relocations of some recreational uses — including a proposed new tennis complex at Meadows Park, additional softball fields at Sugar Sand Park and a new skate facility — as part of the master plan.
Rob Frisbie, a principal…
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