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The future of Boca Raton’s downtown is a topic of hot debate, with a new redevelopment plan promising job creation but also drawing criticism. A group known as SaveBoca is leading the opposition, raising questions about the project’s impact on public land and community spaces. This article delves into the reasons behind the differing viewpoints on this issue.
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The discussion on Reddit provides a range of perspectives. Some long-time residents express suspicion about the relationships between city representatives and private developers, fearing that the plan is a guise for building luxury condos. They argue that the project would take public land and give it to developers to densely populate the city with more condos, all in the name of “growth”, without considering the cost or the vision residents have for their city…