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Public commenters urge Boca Raton to promote citywide business hiring, protect historic neighborhoods and plan a shelter for people experiencing homelessness
Summary
Several residents used the workshop public-request period to ask the council to publicize hiring events across the city, step up outreach to preserve historic properties in neighborhoods such as Dixie Manor, and plan a comprehensive shelter with wraparound services for people living outdoors.
Three members of the public told the council they want more active city engagement on local economic, historic‑preservation and homelessness issues.
Jonathan Njian (6501 Congress Avenue) said the city should highlight employers and hiring events across Boca Raton rather than concentrating visibility on downtown. Njian described a tenant hiring 20 workers with roles paying "anywhere between $100,000 and $300,000 a year" and called for a city channel or green market approach to promote such opportunities citywide,…
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