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Reading time: < 1 minAlso known as “Transit Oriented Districts”, Boca Raton has 5 areas in Boca zoned as PMD. In this interview, Steve Utrecht explains PMDs and how they are intended to provide affordable housing and reduce traffic but are problematic if not implemented properly.

Reading time: 3 minsNot only is using a new hospital on the table, you may need to find physicians with admitting privileges at the new hospital.

Reading time: 2 minsTwo days after BocaFirst published our article on United Healthcare dropping Boca Raton Regional Hospital from its in-network coverage, Baptist Health of South Florida says it’s heard our voice and are working to resolve the contract between United Healthcare and themselves

Reading time: 3 minsAs of July 1 2019, Boca Raton Regional Hospital is no longer in the network of United Healthcare. Once again, thousands of Boca residents will be dependent on out-of-town hospital services.

Reading time: 3 minsBoca Parents are fighting to save their kid’s summer. The question of starting school on August 10th is on the table the Palm Beach County School Board for both the 2020 and 2021 school years.

Reading time: 5 minsPalm Beach County is building a 400′ tower. The value to Boca’s public safety is that by owning the tower, it can prevent consumer cellular communications by other “tenants” on the tower.

Reading time: 2 minsYes, property owners have rights and protections; as do the City’s residents. Good development accomplishes both.

Reading time: 6 minsBoca election laws do not provide for runoffs. So in a 3-way race where the candidate with the most votes is less than 50%, the majority of voters are represented by the candidate of the minority. Ranked Choice Voting fixes this.

Reading time: 6 minsThe city is between a rock and a hard place. We were told several times that the county is going to build a 400’ tower in the area whether the city agrees to this deal or not.

Reading time: 2 minsThe final decision on how Beach and Parks will approach the City was that Mr Fazio (the architect of the proposed design) will present the design to the City on June 10 in its workshop.