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Boca Raton council votes to allow relocation of Singing Pines children’s museum to Meadows Park
Summary
On Aug. 27 the council reversed a Historic Preservation Board denial and granted a certificate of appropriateness allowing the historic Singing Pines building to be moved to Meadows Park; council cited visibility, parking and reuse benefits while opponents warned cultural loss; vote was 5‑0.
Boca Raton’s City Council on Aug. 27 voted unanimously to reverse the Historic Preservation Board’s denial and grant a certificate of appropriateness allowing the historically designated Singing Pines children’s museum building to be relocated from 498 Crawford Boulevard to Meadows Park.
Development services director Brandon Shad presented the staff recommendation, saying the Historic Preservation Board’s reasons for denial — concerns about decreased visibility and loss of green space — did not rest on the code’s two standards for issuance: compliance…
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