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Reading time: 3 mins Any agreement, therefore, to sell the City-Owned property to VTUSA at less than Fair Market Value violates City Code and is invalid.
Reading time: 5 mins The FEC system is an economic asset of Florida we take for granted. Its LNG freight trains use the cleanest “well to wheels” fuel to deliver that benefit.
Reading time: 3 mins The shared use path project was stopped before completion in August, 2019 leaving 0.6 miles incomplete.
Reading time: 3 mins The problem with claiming that the VTUSA study satisfies the legal criteria is that there are no City costs factored into the economic impact study.
Reading time: < 1 min UnitedHealthcare members enrolled in employer-sponsored, individual, Medicare Advantage and Medicaid plans have restored access to Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Reading time: 3 mins On October 21, 2019 Boca Raton’s design consultant, EDSA, presented their initial Wildflower and Silver Palm Park site plans for approval. This article provides information on the site plans as well as the latest project schedule.
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Reading time: < 1 min The “Missing In America Project” (MIAP) interred 19 Veterans and 5 Spouses at the South Florida National Cemetery.
Reading time: 3 mins Virgin Trains USA has proposed a “ground lease and option agreement” for a Brightline train station, parking garage and mixed-use residential hi-rise next to the library in downtown Boca Raton.
Reading time: 3 mins Although there are some good transportation connectivity examples in Boca Raton, much still needs to be done to mitigate increasing vehicle use and traffic.