Boca Raton City Council is scheduled to take a final vote Jan. 20 on agreements tied to the downtown government campus redevelopment, with a voter referendum expected in March 2026 if a long-term lease is approved.
As the One Boca proposal advances toward City Council votes and a March ballot, a parallel legal battle over Save Boca referendum measures continues in Palm Beach County Circuit Court.
City officials outlined the regulatory path, conceptual design work, appraisals, and proposed ordinances tied to Boca Raton’s Downtown Campus project as the process moves toward a March 2026 voter referendum.
A citizen-led committee has filed a lawsuit seeking a court order requiring the City of Boca Raton to place two voter-approved land protection measures on the ballot, arguing city officials failed to follow mandatory charter timelines.
New court motions filed this week could decide whether Boca Raton voters ever see a citywide public-land protection question on the ballot as the controversial One Boca government campus plan moves toward its own referendum.