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Boca Raton council presses staff over Danberg compliance settlement and magistrate process
Summary
Public commenters and several council members questioned a proposed settlement in a long-running code-compliance case involving a Danberg development, criticizing a magistrate-directed negotiation and a staff-recommended settlement figure; city manager says a proposed stipulation sets compliance dates and that fines would be re-certified if dates are missed.
Public comment and multiple council members on Aug. 26 sharply questioned how a long-running code-compliance matter involving a Danberg development was being handled and whether the city’s special magistrate process is producing consistent outcomes.
Jonathan Njean, speaking during public request, said the magistrate had certified fines and then directed the parties to confer. “You certified a fine for $50,000 that they had levied a fine of a $150,000 at the last meeting. So you levied a fine of $87,000 to mister Danberg from his noncompliance,” Njean said, urging council to reconsider the timeline and the negotiation process and warning that delays could continue through future elections.
City Manager Brown told the council that the magistrate hearing resulted in a directive…
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