Page 18 - Boca Exposure - May '22

Page 18, Boca Exposure
Mayor’s Update:

Boca Raton Infrastructure And School Upgrades

Scott Singer is the 35th expanded multiuse path along Palmetto Park Road. additional public school in Boca Raton in nearly two
Mayor of Boca Raton. For many governments, from the federal level to nearby decades. How did we get here? Again, it comes back to
A South Florida native, cities, one of their biggest problems is infrastructure: failing hustle and partnership.
attorney, mediator, and roads, bursting pipes and other issues. We have prevented Boca Raton was already ahead of all other cities in
small business owner, Scott countless problems by investing in these crucial assets year Palm Beach County in getting two of the first seven
and his wife Bella live in after year. In fact, we are in the midst of a multiyear, half- schools to be rebuilt with sales surtax funds. This school
Broken Sound with their billion-dollar campaign to upgrade our roads, sidewalks was originally planned to go elsewhere. When that site fell
two young children. and network of underground utilities, as part of the city’s through, we moved quickly to donate 15 acres to bring
Last month, I spoke of Innovative Sustainable Infrastructure Program. the new school to our city. We got this new campus only
how hustle helped us bring The innovation comes from using advanced sensors to because we seized this opportunity, becoming the first
business and amenities detect problems and prioritize areas to be replaced. Boca city in at least 30 years to do so. After our initiative, years
to Boca Raton, including Square is only one of more than a dozen neighborhoods of planning and much collaboration, we look forward to
the new Brightline station slated to open in the fall in that have undergone major improvements in the last few the opening in August. Our creative partnership with the
Downtown Boca Raton. Brightline is just one of our many years. The upgrades above and below ground are done district will add nearly 1,200 student seats, serving both
investments to address traffic and build infrastructure for together to save millions in costs. It also saves residents the many families in Boca Raton and creating space for
roads, utilities, schools and more. money each month; our water rates are only a fraction of more new students as more people move here.
Newspaper articles from the 1960s talk about a traffic what some nearby cities charge. The investments in infrastructure both help us continue
problem in Boca Raton, so that has long been a concern. This work on S.W. 12th Avenue, in the Boca Square to deliver outstanding services and also help our bottom
To address it, we are constantly upgrading our technology neighborhood was completed in time for the opening last line. Boca Raton again has one of the lowest tax rates
to better time our traffic lights and, unlike other cities, August of the new Addison Mizner School. 2021 was of any full-service city in Florida. And when you layer
have synchronized control of all intersections. The North the second of three straight years that we will see a new, in the additional costs, like the water fees that are much
Federal Highway corridor has historically lagged other state-of-the-art public school added to Boca Raton. We higher in other cities, we see how much more efficiently
areas because of limited road connections. appreciate our strong partnership with the school district we serve our residents– with the higher level of service
I am pleased that we are in planning stages to connect and Board Chair Frank Barbieri, and it was this partnership we expect for our city. You can see some great slides
Clint Moore Road across the railroad tracks to Jeffery Street that takes us to our next topic, schools. showing these savings, and other topics, as part of the
within the next few years. We have only a few options to Progress continues on the brand-new Blue Lake recent State of the City address at myboca.us/soc.
link major roadways and this connection will be a major Elementary, which will be located off Military Trail. Please email me at ssinger@myboca.us with any
improvement. We have also invested in more options for For the past two years, this site was used as a temporary thoughts and stay connected with me on social media @
bicyclists and pedestrians. This year, we will begin work school while both Addison Mizner and Verde K-8 were ScottSingerUSA on all platforms.
on connecting our award-winning El Rio Trail with the under construction. In August, it will open as the first
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Minimally invasive surgery has become standard. But not all different types of urologic their hands.
minimally invasive surgery is the same. Robotic surgery, as surgery,” says Barbara Robotic surgery uses the same ports. However, surgeons
performed by Cleveland Clinic urologists, is the most precise Ercole, M.D., a Cleveland sit at a console, carefully controlling robotic instruments. A
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surgeons use robotic surgery to treat all types of urologic rarely need to make large “Because surgeons can do everything through tiny holes in
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