Page 26 - Boca ViewPointe - October '20

Page 26, Viewpointe October 2020
Mayor’s Update:

Progress Report On Issues That Affect You

Scott Singer is the 35th No Tax Increase – Again: Despite millions in accelerate construction plans on the station. This will
Mayor of Boca Raton. A additional costs with our COVID-19 response, and no let Boca residents and businesses reap the benefits
South Florida native, direct federal funding for them, I’m pleased to report that of this major transportation upgrade more quickly.
attorney, mediator, and small the City of Boca Raton will yet again have no increase Construction is expected to start in early 2021 and be
business owner, Scott and his in its millage rate, no increase in fire assessments, and completed in less than a year. Thanks to the bipartisan
wife, Bella, live in Broken no increase in water or sewer rates. Our tax rate remains Congressional delegation who secured these funds
Sound with their two young one of the lowest of any full-service city in Florida, and for Boca Raton, Senator Rick Scott, Senator Marco
children. our costs of services for a median homeowner are far Rubio, and Representative Ted Deutch, as well as our
lower than any other peer city in South Florida. We’ve neighboring Representatives Lois Frankel and Mario
Hello, Neighbors. Thank continued to invest in infrastructure, libraries, parks and Diaz-Balart, for their instrumental support.
you for your continued green space, technology to better make services available, Glades and I-95: Major improvements are coming
efforts to stop the spread of and in our first responders, including a new fire station to the intersection of Glades Road and I-95, one of the
COVID-19 to speed our city’s recovery. Here is some good on Clint Moore Road to protect our residents. Here are busiest interchanges in the area. The Florida Department
news on our city budget and transportation improvements. some further details on our transportation and roadway of Transportation unveiled plans for a diverging diamond
Please stay safe, stay positive, and stay connected with upgrades. interchange, the latest technology in traffic planning. The
me on social media at @ScottSingerUSA on all platforms. Woodfield Safety: Residents in Woodfield Country design eliminates left turns by having lanes crossover
You can also email me at ssinger@myboca.us with any Club and nearby areas have been pleased to see the new each other with safe barriers. The plans are praised for
questions, thoughts, or to be added to my email newsletters. traffic signal being paid for and installed by the City reducing crashes, cutting travel time, and saving taxpayer
of Boca Raton at the north entrance on Clint Moore dollars. The design also can incorporate wider bike lanes
Seeking Viewpointe Road. Although Clint Moore is a county road and traffic and more green space, by reducing its footprint and
warrants showed the need for the intersection, the county
height. Work should be underway in 2021.
did not pay for this improvement. As a result, the City
Schools Progress: When Boca Raton students

Writers of Boca Raton is paying the entire cost from our budget returned to campus this month, they saw the first of three
to ensure the safety of our residents and other drivers
brand new school buildings in our city. Verde K-8 opened
on Clint Moore. The traffic signal should be open this to a new state-of-the-art facility, and work is underway on
By Lisa Cammaleri October, and possibly by the time you receive this issue the new facilities for Addison Mizner Elementary School.
of the paper. Not only have these addressed crowding concerns, our
Do you have an interesting story to share? Brightline Grant: This month, the City of Boca Raton students will have outstanding facilities. Spanish River
The Viewpointe is always looking for new and received a federal grant that will save our taxpayers High also had substantial upgrades during the closure, and
talented writers to submit articles on current events, about $1.5 million on the cost of our new downtown plans for the new school, 05-C, on Military and Spanish
the social scene, restaurants, movies, family matters, parking garage next to the future Brightline station. The River Blvd. are being finalized. Roadway improvements
village life etc… CRISI grant from the Federal Railroad Administration, were added at Verde and are underway at Addison Mizner
We welcome news from Village Boards about totaling $16.35 million, should enable Brightline to ES to ease traffic. 
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