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Government

Mayor’s Update:

Wildflower Park...A Vision Brought to Life

Scott Singer is the 35th Mayor to draw residents to our waterfront and provide an oasis for generating session that drew 140 residents and included many
of Boca Raton. A South Florida visitors, neighbors and businesses. of the features that are now existing at Wildflower. Our city’s
native, attorney, mediator and small Wildflower’s opening is the most prominent addition consultants held later sessions that resulted in additional
business owner, Scott and his wife, to our waterfront park master plan. After years of planning ideas. After years of planning, it is very rewarding to see
Bella, live in Broken Sound with their and work, we are excited that we now have a six-acre urban ideas brought to reality for the public to enjoy. We can look
two young children. green space that builds the link from our downtown to our forward to generations of Boca Raton residents treasuring
Boca Raton residents have raved oceanfront. Boca Raton is renowned for our green spaces, this green space.
about our 48th park, the brand-new and we continue placemaking with great improvements. This project enhances our reputation as a “City
Wildflower Park on the Intracoastal, The site reflects the name of the popular Wildflower Within a Park” and reflects a true partner with residents
since its recent opening on October 22nd. After years of nightclub and will now draw different visitors to the area. and stakeholders. I’m running in the upcoming March
planning and millions in investment, it was a moment of This opening follows the renovations of the adjacent Silver 2023 mayoral election to help see more of these visions
community joy to see this park come to life from a visioning Palm Park, which opened to the public in July, including to completion, and to keep working to raise and exceed
session held years ago. Our city is renowned for our parks, a renovated boat ramp area with a new floating dock and expectations for what our great city can be. I would love to
and the addition of this site reflects partnership with residents two dedicated boat ramps, a reconstructed seawall, new hear your thoughts on what we can do together to reach our
and long-term planning that has created a six-acre urban fish cleaning station, fishing dock and restrooms, additional goals. Please share your comments, by email at ssinger@
green space along the waterfront. This latest addition to parking for vehicles and trailers, pedestrian paths and myboca.us, or on the web at singerforboca.com, and stay
our waterfront master plan links Downtown Boca to our seating, and more public art installation. We look forward connected for more news @ScottSingerUSA on all social
waterways and beachside areas. to impending improvements with the promenade under the media platforms. Thank you!
Construction of Wildflower Park began in January 2021, bridge to add murals and lighting. Please note: Florida has a very broad public records
with the installation of a new seawall and underground For me, it was rewarding to see elements incorporated in law. Most written communications to or from local
utilities. Additional amenities and features incorporated into the site that emerged from the first visioning session I hosted officials regarding city business are public records, and
the park include a wide pedestrian promenade linking the site in 2016 with the help of residents and architects. That year, are available to the public and media upon request. Your
to nearby Silver Palm Park, waterfront seating, art sculptures, three residents—Jose Barrera, Margaret Fitzsimons and e-mail communications may therefore be subject to public
interactive art and water features, a pavilion and restrooms, Andrea O’Rourke—came forward with ideas for the site that disclosure. The City of Boca Raton scanned this outbound
enhanced landscaping, a new seawall, and an event lawn. We would not be commercial. We worked, along with architects message for viruses, vandals and malicious content and found
are already looking forward to the events to be hosted there Ken Hirsch, Jon Kolbe, and Derek Vander Ploeg, on an idea- this message to be free of such content.
Council Corner:

Boca Raton’s Exciting Fall 2022

By Boca Raton City Councilman school in Boca Raton in decades. Led by veteran principal downtown near the City’s Downtown Library, this station and
Andy Thomson, who was first elected Seth Moldovan and the extremely talented staff he was able parking garage has been under construction since January.
during the special City Council to recruit, the new school opened in August and has been off Brightline expects that the construction will be complete
election in 2018, and re-elected to a great start. and the station will be open—and trains stopping in Boca
without opposition to the Council. Wildflower Park. Boca Raton is known as a “City Within Raton—in December. Railway connectivity of this kind will
As summer turns to fall and the a Park” for good reason. We take our parks and recreation both take cars off the road and provide efficient transportation
weather in Boca Raton becomes seriously. Adding to the 47 parks we already have, the City to Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and, in a few
some of the best in the world, a host of Boca Raton recently opened its newest and likely most years, Orlando.
of exciting openings are taking place talked-about park: Wildflower Park. This new 2.3 acre park, As always, please let me know if there is something
in our beautiful City. Here are just a few of the exciting things located at Palmetto Park Road and Northeast Fifth Avenue, in Boca that needs attention or improvement. My cell
happening: fronts the Intracoastal Waterway and provides residents phone number is (561) 334-6471 and my email address is
Blue Lake Elementary. Boca Raton has a very strong and visitors with a new waterfront amenity and is a great athomson@myboca.us. I’m here to help.
partnership with the School District of Palm Beach District. recreation option for all ages.
Emblematic of that strong relationship is the recent building New Brightline Station. Another big-ticket item coming Editor ............................................................................ Nils A. Shapiro
and opening of Blue Lake Elementary, the first new public to Boca Raton is a new Brightline train station. Located Associate Editor, Broken Sound Club ....................... Scott Gordon
Photography By ............................................................ Jon Ricco
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