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Reading time: 3 minsOn 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 minThe “Missing In America Project” (MIAP) interred 19 Veterans and 5 Spouses at the South Florida National Cemetery.
Reading time: 3 minsVirgin 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 minsAlthough there are some good transportation connectivity examples in Boca Raton, much still needs to be done to mitigate increasing vehicle use and traffic.
Reading time: 3 minsObjective and anecdotal evidence suggests that traffic congestion in the City has become worse and is a trend that will continue.
Reading time: 6 minsRanked Choice Voting has thus far predictably been mocked and criticized by the special interest minority who have the most to lose.
Reading time: 3 minsGreen spaces and land use within Florida has changed dramatically over the past 20 years primarily due to human activities – meaning overdevelopment
Reading time: 2 minsThey have just launched a campaign to bring back the tower at Gumbo Limbo. Those who remember the previous one know how amazing it was to climb and have a vista across the intercoastal and the nature center itself.
Reading time: 2 minsResponding to requests from the community, the Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District (the District) voted on Tuesday to keep the current tax rate in place for the upcoming fiscal year.