Jon Pearlman (left), the downtown area, and Mayor Scott Singer. (File Photos)
A group of members of the “Save Boca” organization have been promoting a new petition to force a vote on the proposed public-private partnership that would provide a 99-year lease of city land to a developer in exchange for potential revenue that could be used toward a new government campus. The city council has put the project to a vote in the March 2026 municipal election, however Save Boca’s representatives say they have started the renewed drive for one reason: they simply don’t believe the vote will take place, and that city officials will find a way to cancel it.
That belief drew a stern response from Mayor Scott Singer, a long-time backer of the redevelopment project who also backed ballot question wording for the March referendum that opponents believed to be biased. Still, the vote is expected to go on, with the questions having been submitted to the county election supervisor for printing and distribution…