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Council members debate revisiting downtown task force after public concern
Summary
Council members split over whether to proceed with a nine-member downtown civic task force after public commenters and some council members urged a broader, professionally led public-engagement process; a motion was made to revisit the resolution but no vote was recorded.
Council discussion at the April 28 Boca Raton City Council meeting turned to how the city should select and run a downtown civic task force after residents said a small appointed body could exclude stakeholders.
Deputy Mayor Grau argued that everyone who signed the Save Boca petition "is a stakeholder and deserves a seat and a voice at the table," and said the task force approach risked creating division by limiting participation to a select few appointees. Grau urged letting a qualified…
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