Boca Raton has ambitious plans for a new downtown government complex—perhaps with private money.
City council members authorized $300,000 for a consultant that will offer recommendations about the area that includes City Hall, the police station, the tennis center, and other city-owned property on or near Northeast Second Avenue just north of Palmetto Park Road. One idea could be to designate the area for so-called “transit-oriented development” tied to the Brightline station east of the downtown library.
In 2019, a previous council hired a consultant for the same purpose. The estimate for a new City Hall, community center, and police station, plus other projects was $150 million. Council members considered the cost excessive, and the discussion stopped.
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