Denied: Terra, Frisbie’s One Boca megaproject rejected in landslide vote

Boca Raton’s voters rejected Terra and Frisbie Group’s proposal to redevelop its government campus in a landslide victory for the city’s homegrown NIMBY movement. The city first awarded the developers the bid to redevelop the site in February of last year, but a groundswell of opposition led by Jon Pearlman’s Save Boca organization pressured the developers and city council to send the project to a referendum. Of the 18,931 votes counted, 74.5 percent were against the One Boca.  Pearlman, who launched a bid for Boca Raton City Council’s seat B against incumbent Marc Widger, won his race with 52.9 percent […]

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