Boca Raton voters overwhelmingly rejected the downtown campus redevelopment referendum and also turned down a police headquarters bond measure, while the mayoral race remained unresolved and headed to a recount.
Boca Raton’s March 10 municipal election will decide the mayor’s office, three City Council seats, and two citywide referendum questions tied to major public safety and downtown development plans.
Boca Raton voters will get a single-room look at the candidates running for mayor and City Council Seats A, B and D at a Jan. 29 forum that will also be streamed live on YouTube.
A political advocacy organization says Boca Raton’s planned Jan. 20 City Center agreement was revised so it would remain binding even if a promised March 10 referendum never occurs.
One Boca’s Rob Frisbie Jr. fielded pointed questions on traffic, parking, costs and the proposed 99-year lease as the downtown government campus plan heads toward a March 10 referendum.