Page 28 - Boca ViewPointe - January '21

Page 28, Viewpointe January 2021
Mayor’s Update:

Reasons For Gratitude This Month In Boca Raton

Scott Singer is the 35th Council Member. Council Member Drucker formerly companies. This follows their opening last year of the
Mayor of Boca Raton. chaired the city’s education task force and served on other Southeast’s first stem cell collection center here in Boca
A South Florida native, city boards, and has been active in our city as the former Raton.
attorney, mediator and president of the Boca Raton Historical Society, a former 6. City Employees: It’s easy to take for granted the
small business owner, Scott PTA president, and co-chair of the recent Junior League hard work of our nearly 2,000 city employees. Our first
and his wife, Bella, live in of Boca Raton Women Volunteer of the Year event. responders and sanitation teams have persevered through
Broken Sound with their 3. Nonprofits And City Help: Speaking of the Women the challenges of public interaction in a pandemic. Just
two young children. Volunteer of the Year, this year’s virtual event recently the same, so many unseen employees work 365 days to
raised more than $160,000 and provided funds for more make sure our water is clean and safe, our roads and
As 2020 and the holiday than 40,000 diapers for the Junior League’s diaper traffic signals work, and so much more. I’m grateful to
season draw to a close, and bank. Charities like Boca Helping Hands, the Spirit of be one member of a group of professionals who serve us
even after the year we’ve Giving, Florence Fuller CDC, and so many others have all every day.
had, we still have many reasons to be thankful in been meeting essential needs. The City of Boca Raton 7. Strong Economics: Boca Raton has shouldered
Boca Raton. Here are a few points of gratitude for our maintained its funding for nonprofits in our annual budget, the large costs from COVID-19 without any tax increase,
wonderful community. and your help for our local charities is always needed. and with no cuts to essential services, even as other cities
1. Caring Residents: Boca Raton residents have 4. Access To Great Minds: Earlier this year, I was had tax increases and major cutbacks. We’ve provided
generally been considerate of our neighbors in practicing selected as one of 40 mayors nationwide to join the relief to small businesses, and mortgage and rent relief.
safe behaviors in response to COVID-19. Please keep it Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, a year- In my roles with the Florida League of Mayors and U.S.
up, and continue to safely distance, wear your masks, long educational program. I was excited to be picked for Conference of Mayors, as well as a working group of
wash your hands, and follow CDC guidelines. We all the Initiative’s Recovery Leadership Program because it local mayors, I continue to advocate for more funding
want to get back to normal as quickly as possible, and meant Boca Raton would gain access to major academic from the state and federal legislation. The continued
responsible behavior will help us get there sooner. support for an eight-month innovation project that we attractiveness of Boca Raton is keeping property values
2. Veterans And Servicemembers: This year’s kicked off yesterday. The project will help speed our high, with steady and increasing sales of homes. People
Veterans Day felt a little closer to home, as City Council recovery and likely result in untold benefits for the way and companies across the nation want to be where we are
Member Jeremy Rodgers, a U.S. Navy Reservist, is we provide services. I look forward to our continued work already blessed to live!
deployed overseas in the Middle East. We are thankful to bring best-in-class ideas and practices to our city. Glad These are just a few of the many reasons to be thankful.
for his service in this role and pray for his safe return. to help bring home the brainpower bacon to Boca Raton. You can share any thoughts you have at ssinger@myboca.
For the interim, until the coming March City Council 5. Medical Technology Leadership: This month, com, and stay connected on Facebook, Twitter, and
election, Yvette Drucker has been appointed as a City the Gift of Life Marrow Registry, a nonprofit leader Instagram at @scottsingerusa. As always, I’m grateful
in fighting blood cancers, opened its Center for Cell to serve the people of Boca Raton.
and Gene Therapy, which will make stem cells readily Wishing you and yours a safe, happy, and healthy new
The New And available for transplants and medical technology by local year! 

Improved

Channel 63.... Community Association Meetings Monthly Schedule

Have You Seen It? (All meetings held via Zoom.)

Comcast cable channel 63 is the Boca Pointe All meetings will be held electronically via Zoom. The following is our regular schedule of monthly meetings, however,
community information channel. Tune in for new sometimes meetings are cancelled or schedules are revised due to holidays, etc. If you would like to attend, please call
information and important updates. The BPCA the BPCA office, (561) 395-7551, the day before the meeting to request the Zoom link be emailed to you.
Board and committee meetings (held via Zoom)
are posted along with other current events. Check Access Control & Safety Committee 2nd Thursday of each month at 9:30 a.m.
out our new format! 
Architectural Control Site Committee 1st Friday of each month at 9:30 a.m.

Board of Directors 3rd Tuesday of each month at 9:30 a.m.

Budget & Finance Committee The Friday before the third Tuesday of
each month at 9:15 a.m.

Seeking Viewpointe

Writers

By Lisa Cammaleri

Do you have an interesting story to share?
The Viewpointe is always looking for new and
talented writers to submit articles on current events,
the social scene, restaurants, movies, family matters,
village life etc…
We welcome news from Village Boards about
activities or events in their community, which would
be of interest to Boca Pointe residents.
Please submit your article to lisa.cammaleri@
fsresidential.com for review and consideration. 

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