The current leadership of Boca and those same officials seeking re-election had fast tracked one of the biggest public land transfers in the history of Boca Raton without you knowing about it.  It was moving under the radar and they were preparing to hand over 31 acres of prime real estate in the center of downtown—owned by the public—by themselves with no public vote and without any basic studies being done, not even an appraisal of the land. 

Part of this plan involved bulldozing Memorial Park, the largest public park in downtown and a World War II Memorial Park dedicated to our veterans.  They were going to allow developers to take over the 31 acres of public land and build high rise condos, office buildings, and a hotel on top of it.  They planned to cut down the two iconic Banyan trees that adorn our entrance to City Hall.  They planned to destroy the Ball Fields, including Boca’s Original Ball Field of 1947.  They planned to destroy the tennis center.  They planned to destroy the skate park.  They planned to destroy the children’s playground.  They planned to destroy the soccer field and the basketball court.  They planned to cut down the city’s tree garden.

And they were going to get away with it without most citizens even knowing about it…Until Save Boca fought back and got the project to a public vote.

For most of the past year the City Council planned to bulldoze Memorial Park, a WWII Memorial Park and the largest park in downtown and hand it over to private developers to build high rises on top of it. For far too long, the residents of Boca have been swept aside for the interests of private developers. Our parks and public land are at risk. The March 10th Election will decide the future of our city!