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CRA hears downtown capital updates; board agrees to study amphitheater improvements
Summary
Downtown manager Ruby Riley briefed the CRA on water-bottle stations, security cameras, paver repair, and branding; commissioners praised BocaFest and asked staff to study modest amphitheater capital improvements (consultant RFP, potential retractable roof) ahead of budget planning.
Ruby Riley, downtown manager, updated the Boca Raton Community Redevelopment Agency on a series of downtown capital and maintenance projects and drew support from the board for a study of possible amphitheater improvements.
Riley said staff secured a plumber and will install the first potable water-bottle/dog-fountain station at the north end of Meisner Park adjacent to the amphitheater with a schedule for completion in February. Two additional stations — one south of the main decorative fountain and one near the south end by downtown branded items — will require trenching or jack-and-bore utility work; that work is expected to begin in late March with anticipated completion by November to be least impactful to summer events.
She said staff is…
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