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Residents tell Boca Raton council to slow zoning changes, call ballot question misleading
Summary
At a Feb. 23 workshop, public commenters criticized the wording of a ballot question and urged the council to do more outreach and planning before advancing three downtown zoning ordinances; speakers also raised concerns about sunlight impacts on Memorial Park from proposed tall buildings.
Residents and other members of the public urged the Boca Raton City Council on Feb. 23 to delay major downtown zoning changes and called the forthcoming ballot question misleading.
Andrea Levine O'Rourke, a public commenter, told the council the ballot language "is simply not" fair or truthful and urged clearer, neutral wording so voters can decide with full information. She said the council's earlier suggestion that "citizens are smart enough to figure it out" was insufficient and that public trust requires truthful phrasing.
The comment period followed the council's announcement that three downtown-related ordinances had been postponed. O'Rourke also recounted working with graduate students in…
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