Don’t Let 31 Acres of Public Land Be Turned Over to Private Developers.
SAVE BOCA CHEAT SHEET
WHAT TERRA/FRISBEE AND THE CITY OF BOCA AREN’T TELLING YOU
1) Boca is paying for its own City Hall and Rec Center as part of this deal and is NOT getting them for free.
—All of the benefits appear to be for the developer and the majority of the risks are assumed by Boca. Taxpayers have to pay for both our new City Hall and Rec Center and Boca will shoulder the risk of the P3 (Public Private Partnership) if Terra/Frisbee’s private buildings never get finished like the Mandarin Oriental.
We are not getting a free city hall out of this deal and the City of Boca shoulders the risk of the P3 if Terra/Frisbee's buildings never get completed like the Mandarin Oriental.
2) This deal has Boca leasing/selling 31 acres of public land—including our historic Memorial park—to private interests so they can profit off our public land with little to no benefits for the city’s residents.
—Memorial Park is a World War II Memorial dedicated in 1947 to our WWII Veterans and is set to be bulldozed. It is the last large open park of downtown Boca, the most concentrated part of the city and each and every acre of the park was dedicated as a living memorial to our veterans.
—The plan would eliminate much needed athletic facilities and green space from the downtown while bringing gridlock traffic to the area. The only traffic study was done in the middle of summer and even so estimated a massive increase of 8,612 additional daily trips.
—There are countless apartments and square feet of office space existing vacant in the immediate surrounding areas--the benefits to Boca residents of extra apartments and office space is unclear.
The plan, even with most recent revisions by the developers, privatizes Memorial Park so the developer can build high rise condo buildings on top of it. Memorial Park, a memorial park dedicated in 1947 to World War II veterans, is the last large, open and green space in downtown Boca, the most concentrated part of our city. The developer will take control of the land and bulldoze the WWII Memorial park and the many recreational facilities and open/green spaces. The current park will be destroyed so the developer can build high rise condo buildings and apartments on top of it.
3)Boca does not need to sell off assets to pay for its own improvements. Boca is one of the wealthiest cities in the country and can afford to rebuild its City Hall and Rec Center on its own.
—Boca has $677.8 Million in Reserve Cash in its “Cash and Investments” accounts.
—Boca Raton earned $45.7 Million in investment earnings last year from its Cash Reserves.
—Boca Raton brings in over $500 Million in annual revenue.
—Boca could rebuild BOTH its City Hall and Rec Center at current market pricing for $48 Million, the sq ft cost of the new city hall being built in Clearwater. This is pennies on the dollar given Boca’s assets and revenue.
A rendering of the new city hall currently being built in Clearwater. At current market pricing, we could rebuild BOTH our city hall and rec center for $48 Million, which would be pennies on the dollar given Boca’s current financial position.
4)This was a shady deal from the start and would have been passed through by the Mayor and City Council without a public vote and without most citizens even being made aware of it.
—Currently and even through today, key studies required by law have not been completed such as an appraisal of the land, a public benefit analysis, a cost-effectiveness analysis, an independent financial analysis, and an independent environmental analysis.
—The Mayor and City Council were about to sell/lease our 31 acres of public land next month and pass this deal through on their own—on October 28th—without a public vote and were set to celebrate with Terra/Frisbee at the Terra/Frisbee-sponsored Mayor’s Ball a few days later on November 1st (Terra/Frisbee is still the current sponsor).
The Mayor and City Council were planning to vote this project through on their own on October 28th without a public vote and even through today the essential and required studies by law have not been done. The Mayor and City Council were set to celebrate several days later on November 1st with Terra/Frisbee at the Terra/Frisbee-sponsored Mayor’s Ball (Terra/Frisbee is still the current sponsor).
BOCA RATON HAS $677.8 MILLION OF CASH RESERVES, FROM WHICH WE EARNED $45.7 MILLION IN INVESTMENT EARNINGS LAST YEAR . THE CITY OF BOCA IS ONE OF THE WEALTHIEST CITIES IN THE COUNTRY AND DOES NOT NEED TO SELL OFF ANY PUBLIC LAND OR PARKS TO REBUILD ITS CITY HALL AND REC CENTER.
BOCA BRINGS IN OVER $500 MILLION IN ANNUAL REVENUE. COMBINED WITH $677.8 MILLION OF CASH RESERVES, BUILDING A NEW CITY HALL OURSELVES WOULD BE PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR. WE DO NOT NEED ANY PRIVATE PARTNER OR TO SELL OFF ANY PUBLIC LAND OR PARKS TO FINANCE AND BUILD A NEW CITY HALL AND REC CENTER.
SAVE BOCA SUBMITS 7,700 SIGNATURES FOR HISTORIC CHARTER AMENDMENT TO PROTECT OUR PUBLIC LAND, PARKS, AND OCEANFRONT PROPERTY
THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE CITIZENS OF BOCA WHO LOVE OUR CITY AND WHO CAME OUT AND SIGNED THE PETITION, PUT UP A YARD SIGN AND COLLECTED SIGNATURES FOR US!
THIS IS ONE HUGE STEP TOWARDS RESTORING OUR CITY TO ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE, PROTECTING OUR PUBLIC LAND AND PARKS, AND ENSURING THAT WE, THE PEOPLE, ARE STEERING OUR CITY TOWARDS A BRIGHT FUTURE FOR US AND OUR CHILDREN!
WE ARE STILL COLLECTING SIGNATURES AT THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY SO COME IF YOU HAVEN’T. PLEASE STILL KEEP YOUR YARD SIGNS UP. WE ARE ENTERING A NEW PHASE OF SAVE BOCA AND STILL HAVE A LONG WAY TO GO UNTIL OUR CITY IS RESTORED TO ITS RIGHTFUL PLACE AND OUR BEST FUTURE IS GUARANTEED.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED AND SPOKE AT THE SEPT 9TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING!
THE MAIN AUDITORIUM, THE ANTEROOM, THE LOUNGE AREA AND THE LECTURE VIEWING ROOM WERE ALL PACKED TO CAPACITY!
TUESDAY'S MEETING WAS MOMENTOUS FOR THE SAVE BOCA MOVEMENT THAT HAS SWEPT OUR CITY
THE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTED TO PUTTING THE GOVERNMENT CAMPUS PROJECT TO A PUBLIC REFERENDUM VOTE
THE CITY COUNCIL PUT THE OCTOBER 28TH VOTE ON PAUSE WITH NO SET DATE AS TO WHEN IT WILL BE RESCHEDULED
SAVE BOCA FOUNDER JON PEARLMAN STATED THAT SAVE BOCA HAS COLLECTED OVER 7,000 SIGNATURES FOR THE CHARTER AMENDMENT AND WILL BE SUBMITTING THIS HISTORIC PETITION TO THE CITY SHORTLY
THANK YOU AGAIN TO ALL THE CITIZENS WHO SIGNED THE PETITION, CAME OUT TO THE MEETING, WATCHED FROM HOME AND WHO HAVE SUPPORTED THE SAVE BOCA MOVEMENT!
WHILE THIS IS A HUGE STEP FORWARD, OUR MISSION IS NOT OVER. WE ARE STILL COLLECTING SIGNATURES SO IF YOU HAVE NOT SIGNED, PLEASE COME OUT THIS WEEKEND TO THE DOWNTOWN LIBRARY SATURDAY 9-12 OR SUNDAY 2-5; OR SPANISH RIVER LIBRARY SATURDAY 11-5. THANK YOU AND SAVE BOCA!
SAVE BOCA ON FOX NEWS
FLORIDA COUNCIL MEETING ERUPTS INTO CHAOS OVER PLANS TO BULLDOZE WWII VETERANS’ MEMORIAL
INTERNATIONAL COVERAGE
DAILY MAIL
FLORIDA CITY COUNCIL MEETING ERUPTS OVER DEVELOPER’S PLANS TO BULLDOZE WWII VETERANS’ MEMORIAL
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED AND SPOKE AT THE AUGUST 26 CITY COUNCIL MEETING!
WE SUBMITTED 5,200 SIGNATURES TO SECURE THE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT! WE ARE STILL COLLECTING SIGNATURES AND NEED EVERYONE TO COME SIGN DURING OUR LIBRARY HOURS! BRING FRIENDS, FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS!
IT WAS A HISTORIC NIGHT WITH AN UNPRECEDENTED TURNOUT!
WE WERE PACKED TO CAPACITY IN BOTH THE MAIN AUDITORIUM AND THE BACK VIEWING ROOMS.
WE SUBMITTED 5,200 SIGNATURES TO CERTIFY THE INITIATIVE ORDINANCE HOWEVER WE STILL NEED EVERYBODY WHO HAS NOT SIGNED TO COME SIGN DURING OUR LIBRARY HOURS!
PLEASE COME SIGN IF YOU HAVE NOT AND GET FRIENDS/FAMILY/NEIGHBORS TO COME SIGN DURING OUR LIBRARY HOURS. TO COUNT FOR THE PETITION YOU MUST BE A REGISTERED VOTER OF THE CITY OF BOCA RATON.
BREAKING NEWS
BOCA’S NEW CITY HALL PARTNER? THE SAME DEVELOPER SUED OVER SURFSIDE COLLAPSE
BOCA RATON TRIBUNE FRONT PAGE, AUG 24TH
"Terra Group, the Miami-based developer now pursuing a high-profile project in Boca Raton, was a key defendant in lawsuits tied to the 2021 Champlain Towers South collapse in Surfside.This is despite not disclosing the lawsuit in the proposal submitted to the City of Boca Raton in January of 2025."
— BOCA RATON TRIBUNE, FRONT PAGE, AUG 24TH
BREAKING NEWS
TERRA/FRISBIE HID TERRA’S CHAMPLAIN TOWERS SOUTH LITIGATION HISTORY IN JANUARY 9TH PROPOSAL TO THE CITY OF BOCA RATON
ONLY ONE SLIDE OF “LITIGATION HISTORY” WAS PRESENTED WHICH HAD ONLY A SINGLE CASE PERTAINING TO FRISBIE GROUP
— In Terra/Frisbie's January 9th, 2025 "Proposal for Redevelopment of City Hall Campus," there was a single page -- Page 87 -- that presented "Litigation History" and stated "The following is the litigation history in the past five (5) years involving any projects or key personnel in the Proposer's firm." Only one lawsuit involving Frisbie group was listed.
— Terra Group, LLC is part of the group of defendants that was sued in Miami-Dade County and thereafter entered into a massive settlement agreement with the victims of the Champlain Towers South Collapse in Miami, which collapsed on June 24th, 2021.
— The total settlement amount is $1.2 Billion and Terra Group LLC and its affiliate Terra World Investments, by and through its insurers, did pay out a sizable share of the settlement.
— Terra Group LLC was involved in the construction of the luxury condominium project, known as Eighty-Seven Park, which was built directly next door to the Champlain Towers South building. It was alleged in litigation that the construction and excavation work at the Eighty-Seven Park project caused considerable damage and destabilization to the Champlain Towers structure and was therefore partially responsible for the building’s collapse.
Above is the only page of Terra/Frisbie's January 9th, 2025 Proposal to the City of Boca Raton that presents "Litigation History." The page states it includes "litigation history in the past five (5) years." Terra's involvement in the Champlain Towers South Collapse lawsuit was not included. The tower collapsed in 2021.
CITY OF BOCA DELETES FACTUALLY INCORRECT INFORMATION FROM FAQ
THE CHANGE WAS DONE QUIETLY AND NOT PUBLICIZED
ORIGINAL FAQ STATEMENT
NEW FAQ STATEMENT
— For many months since the beginning of the year the City's FAQ on the government campus stated that "Memorial Park" was "first used in April 1947 and generally referred to the former U.S. Army Air Corps radar training base."
— Memorial Park is a World War II Memorial Park. In the Town Minutes of April 28th, 1947 the Town Council dedicated the park to World War II by naming the area within as "Memorial Park" and "War Memorial"
— The factually incorrect statement was quietly deleted from the long-standing FAQ in the last few days without any public statement. The city still states that Memorial Park is not dedicated to World War II.
MEMORIAL PARK IS DEDICATED TO WORLD WAR II
— Memorial Park is a World War II Memorial Park.
— In the Town Minutes of April 28th, 1947 the Town Council dedicated the park to World War II by naming the area within as “Memorial Park” and “War Memorial.”
— In a City-wide email sent August 8th, the City of Boca stated “The name ‘Memorial Park’ was not dedicated to a specific event, person or formal dedication.”
CITY OF BOCA ATTEMPTS TO DENY ITS HISTORY IN CITY-WIDE EMAIL LAST WEEK
CITY HALL BANYAN TREES WILL BE CUT DOWN
DESPITE THIS MAYOR SCOTT SINGER STATES IN CITY-WIDE EMAIL BANYANS WILL BE PRESERVED
The two iconic Banyan trees that adorn City Hall’s entrance are planned to be cut down and replaced with a private high rise apartment building.
In a City-wide email sent August 1st, Mayor Scott Singer stated “Plans for the site would preserve our beloved banyan trees.”
The plan also involves cutting down many old, established trees with large canopies in City Hall Plaza at the corner of Palmetto Park Road and NW 2nd Avenue. A private high rise apartment building will replace the tree garden.
COME SIGN & GET YOUR YARD SIGN!
DOWNTOWN LIBRARY HOURS
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SPANISH RIVER LIBRARY HOURS
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We have petitions on site and volunteers ready to help! Bring your friends, family & neighbors!
For your signature to count towards the petition you MUST BE A REGISTERED VOTER IN THE CITY OF BOCA RATON.
DOWNTOWN LIBRARY: 400 NW 2nd Ave, Boca Raton, FL 33432
SPANISH RIVER LIBRARY: 1501 Spanish River Blvd, Boca Raton FL 33431
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Mayor Scott Singer and the City Council are about to put 31 acres of public land in downtown Boca Raton with large Banyan trees, recreation facilities, a 17-acre public park and open space in the hands of private developers so they can build high-rise apartments, office buildings, a hotel, and very likely condominiums and
Profit at the Expense of the Citizens of Boca.
Keep Our Public Land Public by Signing Our Petition to Save Boca Raton
The Boca Raton Tennis Center has 10 Clay Courts for the residents of Boca Raton.
2 Large Baseball/Softball Fields Sit on the 31 Acres of Public Land
The Shuffleboard Courts are located on the 31 acres of public land in Boca Raton.
Giving away public land should be decided by the public, through a vote. Mayor Scott Singer and the City Council made this decision without doing that. But we can stop them. The project is not a done deal and it can be stopped. Please sign the Save Boca Petition.
We must act now to save our open spaces within 31 acres of public land in Boca Raton, which includes the vast 17-acre Memorial park including the Boca Raton Tennis Center with 10 clay courts, the Skate Park, 2 large baseball/softball fields, a children’s playground, a basketball court, shuffleboard courts, and the site of the historic Children’s Museum.
If we don’t act now these precious 31 acres of public land will be forever lost. Please sign and circulate the Save Boca Petition to stop this.
The Historic Children’s Museum is on the 31 Acres
On the 31 acres, in addition to our recreation facilities and vast open and green spaces, is the site of the historic Children’s Museum of Boca Raton, the 2nd oldest building in Boca that still exists. On the site is also Rickard’s House, a replica of one of the first home built in Boca in 1897. Keep these 2 historic buildings where they are and sign the Save Boca Petition.
Don’t Let Our Public Land and Parks Be Handed to Private Developers So They Can Profit at Our Expense
DOWNLOAD THE PETITION
Large Banyan and oak trees are plentiful on the 31-acres and beautify the heart of downtown Boca Raton. This land is truly priceless to our city.
Mayor Scott Singer and the City Council have fast-tracked this project without conducting vital studies required by law:
No independent cost-effectiveness analysis
No independent public benefit analysis
No public land appraisal
No independent environmental impact study
No analysis of recreational needs or displacement
The Skate Park is Located on the 31 Acre Site and is Named After Tim Huxhold
Tim Huxhold, the 1999 Parks and Recreation Board Chairman, spent his career working to provide quality park facilities and recreation programs for all residents and visitors of Boca Raton. The Skate Park is named after him and is located on the 31 acres of public land that is about to be handed over to private developers for the construction of high-rises. Sign and get your friends, family and neighbors to sign the Save Boca petition to save the Skate Park and keep it where it’s much needed in the downtown.