The boat ramp and bulkhead at Silver Palm Park, Boca Raton, FL, Sept. 2025. (Photo: Boca Daily News)
Boca Raton officials have signaled an interest in developing a plan to stop the practice of charter vessels using the city’s dock at Silver Palm Park off Palmetto Park Road, which is also home to the municipal boat ramp.
“We’re concerned that this is a real issue right now,” said Deputy Mayor Fran Nachlas, during a discussion last week as to whether funds should have been placed into the city’s 2026 fiscal year budget to tackle the issue. Ultimately, city staff set aside $200,000 that could go toward hiring additional dockmasters, but said a new policy must be created to either allow and regulate the activity, or enforce its prohibition…