Shoppers stroll the newly built Mizner Park in 1991. The park celebrated its 35th birthday Jan. 11. Photo provided by Boca Raton Historical Society
Residents jam city meetings to protest. The subject consumes hours of debate. Recriminations fly. City leaders are faced with controversial votes.
Does this sound like today’s furor over the planned redevelopment of Boca Raton’s downtown campus? Yes, but it also describes the creation of Mizner Park…