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City Council Approves 2019-2020 Final Budget with No Increase to Tax Rate
The Boca Raton City Council approved the 2019-2020 budget at its final Budget Hearing on September 23, 2019. The total operating budget is $526.3 million, and the millage rate will stay the same as last year: 3.68. Boca Raton continues to have one of the lowest property tax rates for a full-service city in the state of Florida.
Learn more about the 2019-2020 budget, goals and priorities on the
City website.
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Virgin Trains USA Proposes Station & Garage in Downtown
At the City Council meeting on Tuesday, September 24, 2019, Virgin Trains USA (VTUSA) representatives gave a second presentation on the proposed train station and parking garage on the site of the current community garden and downtown library parking lot. New details emerged as representatives presented a summary of plans and reviewed their discussions with stakeholders including neighbors, the Friends of the Library and the Junior League of Boca Raton.
Visit the City website for a summary of the negotiation points presented by VTUSA.
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Have a Pawfect Day with Your Pup at BarkFest
Join the City of Boca Raton's Recreation Services department for our first annual BarkFest. At Mizner Bark Dog Park on
Saturday, October 5 at 10am - 2pm, this FREE event will feature food vendors for pets and pet parents, a mobile grooming station, pet adoptions, canine performers and a costume contest!
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Sanitation Operations Expanding; Hiring New Team Members
After considering the possibility of outsourcing sanitation services to a private hauler earlier this year, the City Council recommitted its support for expanding sanitation services. New curbside sanitation rates go into effect October 1, 2019. Learn more on the
City's website.
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Let's Boo This: Boca Boo Days and Pumpkin Patch Festival Are Back
There's something for everyone this October in the City of Boca Raton.
Boca Boo Days offers a series of events -- from
Shriek Week at Sugar Sand Park to
Trick 'Em, Treat 'Em at Patch Reef Park. Find out more about the
10+ Boca Boo Days events!
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We are only a couple of weeks away from the
Boca Raton Pumpkin Patch Festival at the
Mizner Park Amphitheater on
October 19 & 20. Get your tickets now to enjoy the pumpkin patch, carnival rides, pumpkin decorating tent, pumpkin food court and beer bars, scarecrow village and more!
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Each month we bring you a curated list of the Top Things to Do & Know in Boca Raton. Get your Autumn on with awesome events like Boca Boo Days, Boca Pumpkin Patch Festival, Camp Days, Coffee with a Cop and so much more!
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Tree City first tree giveaway was a success!
The City's sustainability efforts continued on September 28 with their first ever FREE tree giveaway with their partner Community Greening. Trees went fast in a successful event where the City added 100 trees to our urban canopy and provided residents with trees that will benefit them for years to come!
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Intracoastal cleanup takeaway
At International Coastal Cleanup on September 21, over 600 pounds of trash were collected from Boca Raton beaches.
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Welcome a new Coastal Connection restaurant
Crazy Uncle Mike's is the newest restaurant to join the
Coastal Connection family. They're offering metal straws for sale to their patrons with proceeds going to Friends of Gumbo Limbo.
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Energy Efficiency Month & Walk/Bike to School Month
October is Energy Efficiency Month, and October 2 is Energy Efficiency Day. Learn how to save money all year round by increasing your home's efficiency. October is also Walk/Bike to School Month!
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Spanish River Blvd. Intracoastal Waterway Bridge Project
The Spanish River Boulevard Intracoastal Waterway Bridge will have four weekends of full lane closures in October as the Spanish River Boulevard Bridge Painting Project (overseen by the Florida Department of Transportation) continues.
Eastbound lanes will be closed Oct. 5 - 7 & Oct. 19 - 21.
Westbound lanes will be closed Oct. 12 - 14 & Oct. 26 - 28. For more information on this project and the road closures visit the
City website.
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What the heck is a Hack-a-thon?
Check out the latest episode of our
Boca Behind the Scenes podcast to learn about the City's involvement in this Friday's
24-hour Hack-a-thon with our new Innovation Strategist, Pedro Moras and Joe Russo, President and CEO of Palm Beach Tech. The Palm Beach Tech Hack-a-thon has participants form teams, vet ideas, create a project, and then present their work to an expert panel of judges.
The themes this year are Smart Cities and Hurricane Relief, with each project relating in some part to either topic.
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Boca Raton, FL 33432
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