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Mayor’s Update: Recreation in Boca Raton

Scott Singer is the 35th Mayor of Located on the ground floor of the clubhouse, the restaurant being handled by the separate Greater Boca Raton Beach &
Boca Raton. A South Florida native, features a variety of mains, sandwiches, salads and a full bar. Parks District. Future plans include indoor racquet facilities,
attorney, mediator, and small business The city is working on plans for more pickleball and tennis on including pickleball, and an air-conditioned field house. As
owner, Scott and his wife Bella live in this site, which was the former Boca Country Club course. of this writing, the District had received five proposals for a
Broken Sound with their two children. For a fantastic nine-hole experience, check out Red Reef public-private partnership.
Boca Raton has long been known Golf Course with its impressive oceanfront vistas. The course Pickleball. The nation’s fastest-growing sport will soon
as the City Inside a Park, for all of our has been featured prominently in local tourism materials offer more facilities for the public in Boca Raton. The District
abundant green space. With 49 parks because of its beauty. Both city courses now feature new golf is planning on adding more than a dozen covered pickleball
and miles of pristine beaches, it is easy carts for an elevated golfing experience. The carts offer a courses at Patch Reef Park on Yamato Road. The city hosted
to see why. Here are updates on some key recreation offerings: smooth quiet ride, increased storage, and digital displays with the professional Boca Raton Invitational tournament, and a
Golf: The City of Boca Raton has two public golf courses, a scorecard, course map and more. nascent senior professional pickleball league announced plans
offering unique nine and 18-hole golf experiences, along with The city recently launched a monthly golf newsletter to start play with a Boca Raton team.
adult and youth clinics, summer rates through October 31st, with more than 20,000 subscribers. You can find out more at These are only a few of the recreational offerings for residents
dining and more. As readers of this publication know, the city myboca.us. of all ages and skill levels. You can always find out more at
opened the new Boca Raton Golf and Racquet Club in 2021. North Park. Last month, the City Council gave a thumbs- myboca.us. Want to discuss anything else? Please email your
We’ve continued to invest heavily to update this championship up to preliminary plans for miles of new walking and biking thoughts to ssinger@myboca.us. Your opinions matter to me.
course, with renovations to the main clubhouse building. trails, dog park facilities, playground space and open recreation You can also stay in touch with me on Facebook, Instagram and
Golfers and visitors can stop and dine at SW Grill areas at the forthcoming North Park. This project, one of the Twitter at @ScottSingerUSA for more details on future town
overlooking the greens at the Boca Raton Golf & Racquet Club. first phases on plans for the old Boca Teeca golf course, is halls and my regular updates on city news and events.
Council Corner:

Welcome Back and Welcome…to Boca Raton.

By Marc Wigder, Boca Raton will also reflect this “back to school” thought process as we Road east of the Intracoastal, and we are thankful for her efforts
Council Member & CRA Chair work with Mayor Singer to explore innovative initiatives and and this important support. That is the kind of cooperation and
It is with great honor that I potential capital improvement projects focused on improving collaboration that our residents and businesses expect, and we
serve as your Council Member our infrastructure, not only of downtown but our whole town. will keep delivering.
and Community Redevelopment In the Council’s strategic planning session in the late spring, In Boca Raton we are also blessed to have many citizen
Agency Chair. Although the summer one of the top priorities identified is to reduce congestion by volunteers involved in so many ways, which includes our
is still very much with us, the improving mobility and connectivity (2023-2024 Strategic Plan advisory boards and committees, who are also hard at work to
“fall semester” has already begun | Boca Raton, FL (myboca.us)). Starting downtown on Palmetto improve our city. Among many, one notable and recent effort
welcoming students to schools in Park Road and expanding east to the Atlantic Ocean, and west dear to my heart is the Pedestrian and Bikeway Advisory
Palm Beach County. For many families and students it means to our city government campus, the Council, staff and strategic Board, which I was fortunate to be a member of for many years.
a transition into the “back to school” mentality, and for a consultants are engaged and focused on making our downtown Together with city staff, this committee focuses on suggesting
number of families it’s a very new feeling because they may be more walkable and safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. improvements to the city’s ‘bikeability,’ connectivity and
new to Boca Raton and South Florida. To those new families, This includes implementing on-demand shuttle service, walkability to improve our shared use trails, like the awesome
welcome–we are happy you are here. not only from the new Brightline train but throughout our El Rio Trail, and analyze conflict points and data to reduce
Whether you have lived in Boca Raton for many years or downtown, which can significantly help people get around our accidents.
are brand new to the area, there is so much to enjoy and learn community more efficiently and rely less on our cars in the These efforts include focusing on creating more protected
about in our wonderful city. We are very fortunate to have future. The planning is already happening, and we expect to bike lanes, safe routes to schools, and trails to safely enjoy–all
talented city staff in our different departments to help you with see real results sooner than anticipated. What is coming first? laudable goals worthy of planning and investment. They also
your needs regarding municipal services, parks and recreation, Better lighting and more clearly defined crosswalks, bicycle symbolize why Boca Raton is such a great place to live, work
robust entertainment and cultural options throughout our lanes, flashing beacons and better signage on the way to a safer and play–our most important priority that our talented citizens,
maturing downtown and throughout the city. And the Boca and less congested Boca Raton. volunteers, staff and Council consider every day as we work
Raton Chamber of Commerce can help you start or relocate We were happy to host Palm Beach County Commissioner to make Boca even better.
your business to our community. We welcome your ideas, Marci Woodward when she attended one of our recent meetings We’re so excited about all the great things happening in
investment and your entrepreneurial spirit! to express the County’s willingness to work with the city on Boca Raton. It’s not only how we sustain our city, but also how
Upcoming C.R.A. and Council agendas and meetings improving the county maintained portion of Palmetto Park we enhance it. As you can imagine, there’s a lot of homework
to do and fall has started. And there are so many important
considerations it is simply impossible to list them all here.
Please visit myboca.us to learn more about the agendas for
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