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Council Corner: Boca Raton’s 100th

Spring – Embracing Boca’s Centennial

By Boca Raton City Our second century dawns with a focus on world class
Councilman Marc Wigder. services, responsible growth and public safety as key priorities.
Councilman Wigder, a Boca Raton’s dedicated police force and fire department
15+ year resident of Boca continue to provide award-winning public service to our
Raton, is a business attorney, people, for which we are thankful. Likewise, the City Council
investor and Adjunct has approved planning and construction of a new centrally
Professor of Business Law at located state-of-the-art police station to improve efficiency
Florida Atlantic University. and response time, with a substation in our downtown to serve
His innovative startup, that area.
Greenhouse Offices, is Reimagining how and where the city provides its services is
headquartered in Boca Raton a critical component of our next chapter as well, as Council is
and infuses sustainability working with the Terra/Frisbee group to responsibly reimagine
into small business commercial real estate. He is a former our government campus in an innovative public/private
chair of the Boca Raton Community Development Agency, partnership. By allowing the private sector to participate in
Chair of the Boca Raton Affordable Housing Committee, this important project the taxpayers will significantly benefit
Chair of the Boca Raton Audit Committee, past Vice Chair from literally hundreds of millions of dollars in direct revenue.
of the Boca Raton Community Advisory Panel and past At the same time our collaborative and combined planning
Vice-Chair of the Citizens’ Pedestrian and Bikeway Advisory resources allow the city to complete these community-oriented
Board. He lives in Woodfield Country Club with his wife, infrastructure, civic and recreational facilities with higher
Fran, and three children who are in high school and college. quality–and more quickly!
He is always out walking neighborhoods, so please call to To that end we have entered into an Interim Agreement to
schedule a walk in yours. protect the interests of Boca Raton with clear timelines and
One hundred years ago the Town of Boca Raton was deliverables, during which we will engage on comprehensive
incorporated. With the arrival and vision of Addison Mizner due diligence and planning to make the project even better
in the 1920s and his Cloister Inn, now The Boca Raton for all our residents for generations to come. Public input has
resort; the Army Air Force Base and secret Radar installation been, and continues to be, an important part of the process,
during World War II, now FAU; the original IBM Campus in so please attend any meeting we have or go online to find a
the 1960s and ’70s, now BRiC, and planned developments lot of information about it and register on the city’s website
of Arthur Vining Davis in the ’80s–Arvida, now including at Myboca.us for updates. And while you are there, leave a
the Park at Broken Sound, Boca has grown and evolved, comment or idea.
but perhaps more spectacularly excelled as a world-class As the city celebrates this Centennial year there are so many
destination we all love to call home. reasons to celebrate, and many events to enjoy. It can all be
Serving the people of Boca Raton over the past several found at Boca100.com, dedicated to all things Centennial. With
years as your City Councilman, and together with Mayor a list of events, a gallery, Boca 100 merch and Boca history, it
Singer, my Council colleagues and many talented and has a wealth of information. So please check it out and stay up
dedicated staff members, we continue to keep our success to date on the incredible events scheduled for Memorial Day
story going as we complete 100 years as a city and begin the weekend in late May, and more throughout this historic year.
next chapter of Boca’s amazing story. As Florida Atlantic As always, we are available and interested to hear your
University’s new President Adam Hasner is fond of saying, ideas to make Boca Raton even better than it already is. Please
“Boca Raton is on the move!” contact me at mwigder@myboca.us or call at (561) 334-9709.

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