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As the three candidates en-ter their final stretch in the race for the vacant seat on the City Council, they put aside their barbs Wednesday night and shared their views during the final candidate forum.Unlike the campaign season, the event at the Wayne Barton Study Center was done in an exchange that was civil and mostly free of personal attacks. And while they may agree broadly on esthetics, height and density, there was some obvious differences between the candidates.

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• Westbocaleaders.com is the best networking group in the area and meets at Hurricane Grill & Wings in the Mission Bay Shopping Center, next to Office Max, 10125 Glades Road, 33498 on alternate Wednesdays from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Cost is $60 per quarter. Check out the website for openings in some categories. Next meeting is March 4. Call 561.852.0000 for further information.

• Boca Raton City Council candidate Frank Chapman, says he recently decided he won’t further appeal a federal judge’s 2013 ruling that leveled a $44,000 fine against his Cleveland-based law firm.

• The Gold Coast Tiger Bay Club presents Decorated War Veteran Brian J. Mast, at lunch, 11:30 a.m. March 11, City Fish Market, Glades and the Turnpike. RSVP at goldcoasttigerbayclub.com/reservations.

• FAU Athletics team dentist Dr. Richard Staller and his Advanced Dentistry of South Florida office, was named the second best small business to work for by the South Florida Business Journal. The grand opening of his new office is 1-4 pm March 14 at 15340 Jog Road, Suite 100, Delray Beach. All are welcome! Food, drink, fun, surprises galore and a tour of the new facility with massage chairs, etc. RSVP by March 6 to [email protected] or call 561.495.2099 for more information.

• The main entrance to Boca Pointe Country Club on Powerline Road will open March 5.

• Florida Turnpike officials want to widen the road to eight lanes, but no funds have been allocated yet for it.

• Mary Sol Gonzalez of Image 360 - Boca Raton, has been chosen as one of only 100 award winners for the 2015 U.S. Chamber of Commerce Blue Ribbon Small Business Award. She is eligible to receive the Community Excellence Award designed to

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• Palm Beach County ACT for Amer-ica chapter presents a discussion on Home-land Security, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. March 5 at the West Boca Library, 18685 State Road 7 (441). RSVP at [email protected].

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• Office Depot CEO Ron Smith is slated to get a $39 million pay day if the Office Depot $5 billion sale to Staples goes through despite OD losing a huge $354 mil-lion last year and closing 140 stores, while serving only two years as CEO, pocketing the bulk of the deal in a $32 million stock transfer.

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City Council Hopefuls Speak out on Traffic Woes

By Fred HamiltonOn any given weekday, getting around town can be a chore. Bumper-to-bumper traffic is becoming Boca Raton’s collective night-mare, and like the movie Groundhog Day it repeats on a daily basis.Congestion consumes billions of gallons of fuel, wastes hundreds of billions of dollars in productivity and causes billions of stress headaches.Residents and commuters – many who feel like they have little option - have been vocal and city officials say they are taking a multi-faceted approach to address the gridlock.

Now, the candidates for the vacant seat on the City Council - Frank Chapman, Jeremy Rodgers and Jamie Sauer - are chiming in on the issue.They all find it frustrating and some blame development downtown and lack of fore-sight in planning as contributing factors.“Traffic is now frustrating and is simply go-ing to get worse,” said Chapman, 47, a Boca Raton native who is a father of three. “The present City Council has allowed for the de-velopment of 1,443 new units in downtown Boca with more in the planning stages. That is an increase of 84 percent since 2013, and we need to stop! We need to see the impact upon our city streets and then determine a course of action.”It is not unusual for motorists to wait more than 15 minutes to travel one mile of Pal-metto Park Road from State Road A1A to Federal Highway.Motorists navigating the stretch from State Road A1A through downtown risk being delayed by a litany of obstacles along the already-crowded main arteries. Among the hurdles: the opening and closing of the

Intracoastal Waterway bridge, no dedicated left-hand-turn lanes at the major intersec-tion closest to Fifth Avenue and Palmetto Park Road, and also traffic blocked when a train is running parallel to Dixie Highway.Traffic woes are not just downtown but all across the city, said Sauer, 33, a mother of two sons and has a baby on the way. The problem is in a city of 86,000 residents, there are 300,000 people on the roads dur-ing the business day, which is the busiest timeframe, she said.Glades Road is one of the most congested roads in Palm Beach County partly because of FAU traffic and Palmetto Park Road is also crammed because some commuters use it to avoid Glades Road.Sauer, a Realtor and former political consul-tant, is in favor of adjusting traffic sequenc-ing to maximize flow and minimize stop time. This may include installing additional systems that synchronize traffic lights, she said.“Traffic is a big issue and important to the quality of life here in Boca Raton,” she said. Cities now view bad traffic as much more

than just a nuisance for harried commuters. It is bad public relations in the never-ending competition against other cities over the quality of life. And some candidates think that out-of-control traffic congestion hurts their ability to attract new businesses. And while gridlock is the political issue of the day in some places, they pray not in Boca Raton.Many are hopeful a new Interstate 95 interchange at Spanish River Boulevard will bring some relief. The interchange, pro-jected to be completed in the summer of 2017, will take I-95 traffic directly to Florida Atlantic University. “Although many parts of Boca have frus-trating congestion, we all remain hopeful that the new I 95 interchange at Spanish River will relieve some congestion along Palmetto and Glades,” said Rodgers, a 36-year-old software engineer with IBM and father of three. “But downtown is a particularly vexing problem because we’ve already approved an additional 1,000 units without the available traffic or parking capacity to accommodate them.”

Delray Beach Park Named After Distinguished Educator, Pastor

By Dwellie Striggles About 100 people attended the ribbon cut-ting for the city’s newest park recently.The Rev. J.W.H. Thomas, Jr. Park, named after the longtime educator and pastor, is on the corner of SW 9th Avenue and SW 1st Street. In attendance were Mayor Cary Glickstein, commissioners Shelly Petrolia and Jordana L. Jarjura, CRA Board Chair Herman Stevens, community leaders and members of the Thomas family.The Community Redevelopment Agency provided $143,073.92 to build the parking lot and pocket park, which features park benches, playground equipment and lush landscaping.Wilbert Brown, a Boynton Beach resident and a fraternity brother of Thomas, was pleased.“It was a wonderful occasion and I was glad to see that the city and community leaders saw it fit to honor him in this way,”

said Brown, a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.The Delray Beach City Commission on July 1, 2014, adopted a resolution to officially name the pocket park in honor of Thomas, a distinguished member of the community who dedicated 30 years of his life to the Florida public school system.Thomas, who died in 2008 after presiding over St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church from 1959 until 2007, earned dual un-dergraduate degrees in social studies and elementary education at Bethune-Cookman College. He continued his studies in gradu-ate work at Florida A&M, Florida State, Marquette and Hampton Universities. Thomas began preaching in 1955.Throughout his lifetime, he has dedicated countless hours to the youth and various organizations for the betterment of the community.

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How many times have you heard someone say, “My vote doesn’t count” or “I don’t vote” or “It doesn’t matter?”Every election we have, at least locally, those clichés ring true. Maybe you’ve even said one of those lines yourself.With the March 10 Municipal election just days away, I’m here to tell you that your vote does count. And I’ve got evidence.So do former State Senatorial candidate Mack Bernard, former Delray Beach City Commission hopeful Barbara Brown and former Ocean Ridge Town Commissioner Vera Klein who have seen countless local races over the years decided by five votes, four votes or even a single vote. I am not casting judgment on the outcome of any of those elections. However, I just think it is pretty amazing, when you break down the numbers, how so few can have such an impact on so many. You remember the 2000 presidential election between eventual winner George W. Bush over Al Gore. No matter your politics, or how you feel about the recount process and the final outcome, that election illustrates the fact that every vote counts.Right here at home, three years ago Jeff

Clemmons defeated Bernard by 17 votes in Florida Senate District 27 after a recount. I remember speaking to people that Elec-tion Day who, for whatever reasons, did not make it to the polls: Some felt their vote did not matter, one had the wrong precinct.In 1990, incumbent Klein and challenger Weldon Yeager were locked at 269 votes. It was a passer-by who stretched his hand be-hind into a plastic bag and pulled out a piece of paper with Yeager’s name on it, handing defeat to Klein, who has served on the town commission for 18 years. And yes, there were more than 538 registered voters in this coastal community.In Delray Beach, police spokesman Mike Wright edged Brown, a retired principal, by one vote for a seat on the city commission in 1999.I almost cried after a principal and a class-room teacher gave me some lame excuse why they did not vote.I know you are busy as most people are. But we have to make choices about how we use our time. What’s important? And what can we skip? Next Tuesday, you will have the opportunity to vote in the Municipal elections. Maybe

you will be on a day off, you own your own business, or your job isn’t one where you punch the clock. The polling stations are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Make sure you exercise your right to vote. If you are among the retired ranks maybe the golf course is calling. If you are a parent, maybe you’re a soccer mom. Why should you make voting a priority?While that is a question everyone has to answer for themselves, consider this: If you care about your future and what the future holds for your family and friends, this is one of the most important decisions you will have to make.Will there be work? Or an affordable place to live? Will I have enough to eat? Will there be safe streets, clean air and water? Will there be schools for all our kids?Will there be affordable access to doctors, nurses, drugs and hospitals when we need them?These are all things we cannot achieve on our own. We need a functioning govern-ment. And if there is one thing that all the candidates agree on in this campaign, is that the choice of who runs City Hall matters.Another clear example of why your vote

matters was in Ferguson, Mo., where the failure of an African-American majority to vote in large numbers has maintained a white-dominated city government although whites make up just 29 percent of the popu-lation. Five of six City Council members, six of seven school board members, and nearly all of the 53 police officers are white. This isn’t to suggest that white candidates can’t properly represent the interests of black vot-ers, and vice versa. But when political power is so far removed from demographics, the potential for unrest grows substantially.In Wednesday’s election, there are three young people who have a realistic chance of filling the vacant seat in Boca Raton; in Del-ray Beach, four are vying for Seat 3 on the City Commission and two are battling for the mayor’s seat. In Highland Beach, two will be squaring off for the title of Vice Mayor. In all three cities, whomever you elect have a chance of influencing the future.While some of you have already voted absentee, most of you will render your judg-ment on Wednesday.You’ve got a vote. Your vote is your voice. Make it count.

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Don’t Miss New Opportunities!A great tragedy affecting large numbers of the human population, pertains to missed opportunities in life. Many live without a compass, never consult a map, and operate from the wrong script.These are people who simply let life happen to them instead of discovering and following the plan and design the Creator had pre-ordained for maximum fulfilment in their earthly trajectory.Many persons are easily satisfied with a me-diocre life instead of the kind of existence available if they earnestly seek the pattern of what it can and must be for their personal enjoyment and for impact on others.Very recently I was reflecting on these issues when my eyes fell on a phrase from an au-thor I was reading, which somewhat sums it

all up. He wrote: “Many of us refuse to grow where we are put, consequently we take root nowhere.”A most meaningful challenge for all to heed is, “Bloom where you are planted!” Allow the storms which may surround you, and the winds of change which may confuse you, to provide new incentives to remain on course and fearlessly to keep on keeping on! Do not wait for conditions to improve before you attempt something great. Even in the midst of any other trouble, in the face of giant obstacles, in frail health or with limited resources, you can still take a positive step forward in the execution of any project.Dr. Howard G. Hendricks offered a meaningful reminder when he wrote: “We are all faced with a series of opportunities,

brilliantly disguised as unsolvable problems.” Indeed, some people thrive on challenges and even welcome impossibilities which they creatively transform into significant, new realities!Others, sadly, become paralysed the moment things do not go their way; they prefer to seek a safe refuge elsewhere and dismiss all previous attempts in pursuing their objec-tives. But as anyone can easily recognize, the dictionary is the only place where “success” comes before “work.” Only through persis-tence, sweat and tears, may one’s goals be reached, and often transcended!Sometimes you may need to take detours along the way and even experience unpleas-ant hardships, but as long as it is the un-equivocal path for you to follow, such is the

right road where you need to remain! After all, for every problem there is a solution; some take longer than others but all can be resolved!As I’ve written before, no door of hope, no gate of opportunity, will ever be shut to you if, with endurance and determination, you seek to enter it. Along with the opportuni-ties God grants us all, we’re also provided with infinite resources for real triumph! Remember, big opportunities start quite small before they reach the level intended for them. Don’t miss any which may seek entrance at the doors of your heart and of your mind, even when you least expect it. Capture the moment, seize the opportunity, and run away with it into fulfilment!



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Continue from page 1 A few voters thought some of the candi-dates’ - all political newcomers - answers lacked depth and showed their inexperience.“I’m glad it was not this back and forth, knock out, mud-slinging that we have been seeing in the [campaign] mailers,” said Kevin Sharpe, a retired political science professor who has been following city elec-tions since the 1970s. “As expected, [Frank] Chapman was force-ful and had somewhat of a tame bull-in-a-china-shop attitude,” Sharpe said. “He slid in a few subtle stabs at [his opponents] by saying he did not come to the debate to “use cliches or to talk about status.” [Jeremy] Rodgers’ showed depth and his responses were well thought through, and [Jamie] Sauer’s answers often were predic-tive and lacked substance.”Each candidate was given five minutes to make an opening statement, followed by six

questions, which were selected from a pool submitted by readers, voters and taxpay-ers. Candidates were given two minutes to respond to each question, and made a five-minute closing statement.Moderator C. Ron Allen, editor of the Boca Raton Tribune, which hosted the forum, asked the candidates a range of questions including development downtown, traffic congestion and the city’s pension program.“It is our hope that this historic program will help the voters get a fuller understand-ing of the issues facing our city today and that on Election Day, March 10, you will vote for the candidate of your choice,” Al-len told the audience of about 50 people.Council members are elected by all Boca Raton voters to designated seats on a non-partisan basis. The candidates spoke eloquently on hot-button issues such as traffic congestion and growth downtown. However, when asked, “How they would address the overall ramifications should Office Depot relocate its headquarters from Boca Raton to Mas-sachusetts?” and “How would they propose making the City’s pension program sound?” their responses lacked specifics.“Only one person said what they would or could do to stop Office Depot from pack-ing up and moving out of town,” Elaine Singer said. “I would have liked to hear more about what they would do once they are elected to keep the company here or

keep some of the jobs here.” All praised the police and fire fighters for providing excellent service and their unions for meeting with city officials to reach a deal. They however did not address their long-term plan to ensure the deferred re-tirement option program (DROP) remains safe and secure, Sharpe and Singer said.All across the country, the DROP, which that lets city’s police officers and firefighters stay on the job and grow a tidy retirement nest egg has put several police and fire pen-sion system on the road to financial disaster.City leaders maintain that Boca Raton is in excellent financial condition, given its reserves and triple A bond rating, therefore the pension system is sustainable.All three candidates want to preserve the quiet, single-family charm and flavor of Boca Raton. They fear allowing buildings taller than 100 feet (nine or 10 stories) downtown would not be in the best interest of the city and the public.And while they support new development because it will bring new business to the city, they worry that traffic congestion and parking problems is part of the package.Developers of at least four luxury condo buildings have asked the city to loosen its height restrictions for downtown skyline. Under temporary rules, the city is allowing builders to construct taller buildings down-town if certain design guidelines are met.Rodgers calls the height variance a “corpo-

rate bailout.” “It’s cronyism,” he said. “They bought land at the wrong time for too much and now they’re looking for a handout (meaning height). It’s not something we want to be involved in.”Sauer too said she is “very concerned” about height and density, especially down-town. “If we are going to grow, we need to grow responsibly, carefully and intelligently,” she said. “We need to make sure we protect the character of our city. This is very, very important to me.”Chapman, a retired lawyer, said he is “dis-gusted” by the deals being made between council members and developers and other big donors.A close examination of some candidates’ campaign finance reports would show influencers such as land developers and attorneys turning in “seven checks of $500 or even $1,000” to the candidates’ coffers, he said.“When you put that money all together, that money has strings,” he said. “When you look at the fact that some of the people on the council want to run for something else later, it makes it very difficult for them to make decisions for what we really want for the community.”

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Questionnaire Frank Chapman1) Age:

2) Hometown:

3) Family:

4) Current occupation:

5) Highest level of education:

6) Public service experience:

7) Civic involvement:

8) Have you ever been arrested? If so, when, what were the charges and what was the disposition?

9) Political figure you admire most and why:

10) Fun fact about yourself:

11) Which sitting Supreme Court justice do you admire most and why? Which current justice do you think has been the greatest disappointment and why?

12) Is there a problem of a growing income and wealth gap in the United States? If so, what’s to be done about it?

13) Is global warming real? What, if anything, should be done about it?

14) Why is city government important?

15) What is the future of city government?

16) Do you think fundamental changes are required in the city’s annual budget?

17) What do you think the public’s perception of the city government is? If there are problems, what do you want to do to improve that perception?

18) Downtown development has been on the move in Boca Raton. What are your thoughts on the redevelopment efforts downtown?

19) Traffic can be frustrating, particularly downtown. How should the city address this issue?

20) Annexation is on many people’s minds. What is your position on expanding the service boundaries of the city?

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5) Juris Doctorate Degree in Law

6) (No Response)

8) • Boca Raton Community Middle School – past Chairman School Advisory Council (SAC), PTSA• Addison Mizner Elementary School – past Secretary and Chairman School Advisory Council (SAC), PTSA• Boca Raton Community High School – asst. wrestling coach, School Advisory Council, PTSA, re-incorporated the Boca Raton High School Football Boosters a non-profit organization, supporter of the theater, scholarship night presenter of the John Futch Memorial Trophy, and Founding Member and Past President of the Boca Raton Alumni Association.• Boca Raton Pop Warner Football and Cheerleading – founding member, past President, past Treasurer, Coach• Pop Warner Little Scholars, Inc, Treasure Coast Conference, Football and Cheerleading – Executive Board Member and Football Commissioner for Palm Beach County.

9) No.

10) Winston Churchill because he lead with great bravery during World War II, the darkest hours of his country’s history.

10) I was a Boca Raton student Mayor for a day in May, 1986. During this meeting we annexed the Town Center Mall and put lights on Airport Road to dissuade drag racing. The Jewish American War Veterans also awarded me a scholarship that day.

11) The best Supreme Court is a court with all political perspectives available to support a healthy discourse. I therefore respect and like them all. My favorite is Benjamin N. Cardozo who in Mur-phy v. Steeplechase Amusement Park, 166 N.E. 173 (1929) denied a right to recover for knee injury from riding “The Flopper” funride since the victim “assumed the risk.” Thanks to Justice Cardozo we can all still have a great time riding roller coasters!

12) We need to strengthen the middle class. We need opportunity, which is available through a strong affordable educational system.

13) Climate change is real and is caused by humans. We have a responsibility to our children to protect our planet and strengthen our ecosystems. In Boca, we must continue to preserve our beachfronts.Join us March 8th from 9 am to 12 pm for a Boca Beach Clean up. Parking will be free and lunch will be served to all the volunteers.

14) I feel a real responsibility to my community and am extremely passionate in my beliefs. I believe that local government has a day-to-day responsibility to provide the services to the public. Once these basic necessities are fulfilled, local government has a responsibility to the community through providing a clear path to the future of the city. In our case that clear path is fulfilled through the representation of the best interests of the residents of the community and not the subjective selfish interests of the power brokers, builders and political lobbyists.

15) I will not be a part of nor accept the path to “Browardization.”We need to define our future with a new 20-year plan. This is a serious discussion, which needs to be open so that the residents have actual input. I have scheduled a Town Hall meeting on Thursday, February 19th from 6pm to 8pm at the Old Train Station on Dixie to allow for this discussion to begin. This plan will determine whether we continue on the wrong path or we regain control of our future Boca Raton.

16) The last 8 years have been challenging for Boca Raton. Now that we have more money available from rising home prices we need to make certain that taxes are not raised and that we invest respon-sibly in the community. We need to invest in a Development Officer and also restore the services lost in the recession.

17) It is not simply a perception, it is a reality. Boca Raton needs to strive for a higher citizen satis-faction rating. The city needs to learn to say “yes” to non-profit groups simply trying to make the community a friendlier more beautiful place to live.

18) I will not stand by while Boca Raton is changed forever. I do not wish to live in a city that loses its community character and beautiful neighborhoods. When we allow outsiders and developer interest groups to change the landscape of Boca Raton, we must stop fulfilling their interests, but rather fulfill the interests of our citizens.

19) Traffic is now frustrating and is simply going to get worse. The present City Council has al-lowed for the development of 1,443 new units in downtown Boca with more in the planning stages. That is an increase of 84% since 2013, and we need to stop! We need to see the impact upon our city streets and then determine a course of action. This is all part of a new 20 year plan that the community as a whole must discuss, formulate, and approve. We will not get a second chance.

20) Annexation was an issue in 1986 during Boca High Youth Government Day and continues to be a hot topic today. Annexation was designed to consider properties West of the city and East of the turnpike for inclusion within the city limits and thus I believe areas West of the turnpike should not be included in any discussion. The remaining properties are not a financial consideration and thus whether or not the city makes money is not the reason for annexation. We take action to annex these areas when annexation is in the best interests of Bocan Raton citizens. The best interests are fulfilled when we make our community smarter, stronger, and more relevant.

Editor’s Note: Each of the three candidates for Seat C on the City Council received a copy of this questionnaire. We asked them to tell us a little bit about themselves so you could be more informed as you vote on March 10.




Jeremy Rogers Jamie Sauer1) 34

2) Boca Raton – since I was 5 years old! 3rd generation Floridian

3) Husband, 2 sons, 1 baby on the way

4) REALTOR ®

5) Master of Arts, Political Science, University of Florida

6) (No Response)

7) Junior League of Boca Raton, past Board Member, current leader, Kids in Distress, Boca Raton Historical Society Board of Directors

8) No.

9) Abraham Lincoln – he stood up for what he believed in and changed America in a much needed way.

10) Met my husband while we were on vacation in the Bahamas.

11) (No Response)

12) Our unemployment rates are still way too high. We need to get more people employed and in the work force.

13) There have been studies that support both theories. I think we need to take care of our environment, protect it – recycle, use renewable energy.

14) City government impacts residents the most out of all levels of government. City government controls the local property taxes, our police and fire protection and many other local services. It is the responsibility of the city council to ensure our residents are represented, services are maintained and the budget process is managed properly. I understand Boca Raton and have the experience to ensure our city council is work-ing with our community to address our city’s challenges.

15) A strong council that has distinct leadership, vision and guidance that the city manager and staff work to fulfill. Consensus building. Listening to all sides. Protect-ing the quality of life in Boca Raton – always.

16) No. There are changes that could be made (like cutting fuel costs, since we raised them last year and costs have gone down) and continuing to invest in technology to lessen costs, like we did with garbage pickup. However, we have the lowest millage rate of any Palm Beach County full service city. We have the highest assessed value and a AAA bond rating. All of these are great for Boca and its residents.

17) I think the public is concerned with overdevelopment, traffic and lack of park-ing in the downtown, and I think they should be. It is a concern of mine as well. We need to plan better on all three. Plan better for traffic and parking with any new projects that come in. We also need to make sure that any growth we have is done carefully, responsibly and intelligently. We have a duty to those before us and to those after us to make sure Boca remains a world-class city.

18) When we have growth, we need to do it carefully, responsibly and intelligently. I support the existing rules of 100 feet with exceptions for architectural benefits up to 140 feet in the core. I am looking forward to the townhall that is being scheduled in April to discuss the Mark as this is the first building under the IDG and needs to be assessed and evaluated. We should always be protecting the quality of life here in Boca Raton.

19) We need to adjust traffic sequencing to maximize flow and minimize stop time. This may include installing additional vision systems. We should also complete our traffic study by the Wildflower. We need to plan for traffic that is brought in by any new development.

20) There are a few criteria that need to be met before considering annexation:• Do we as a city benefit financially?• Do we keep the same level of services?• Does the potential area continue with the character of Boca Raton?• Does the community want to be a part of Boca Raton?If the answer is yes to all of the above, I would consider annexation.

1) 36

2) Fort Totten, NY (Florida since 1997 to attend FAU)

3) Mandy [married 9 years], Connor 6, Ainsley 4, Hunter 2

4) • Software Engineer, IBM (15 years)• Information Warfare Officer, United States Navy Reserve (4 years)

5) • BS Computer Engineering FAU• MS Computer Engineering FAU• Graduate certificate Bioengineering FAU

6) • Information Warfare Officer in United States Navy Reserve• Member of Boca Raton Financial Advisory Board• Speaker, Engineering Week at multiple schools• Coach, Upward Youth Basketball at Spanish River Church• Mentor, FAU Startup Weekend

7) (No Response)

8) No, and I have a Top Secret Security Clearance.

9) (No Response)

10) I have competed in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu matches and tournaments.

11) (No Response)

12) (No Response)

13) (No Response)

14) City government has a more direct impact on our everyday lives than county, state or federal government does. From the roads we drive on, to the police and firefighters who keep us safe, to the zoning regulations that determine how tall our local buildings can be and whether there are enough parking spaces where we shop the importance of city government can’t be over stated. It’s where citizens can have the biggest impact and where I thought my children would be able to see, participate in and understand the difference our family could make in our hometown by giving back to our community.

15) (No Response)

16) (No Response)

17) Fortunately, I think the general perception is positive, but there does seem to be a growing divide between residents with different visions for Boca’s future. I think better communication with and involvement of the public is necessary to bring people together towards a common vi-sion. Right now, many residents think the zoning regulations are whatever a developer’s proposed project requires. A more clear, consistent and permanent set of zoning guidelines would provide a greater sense of fairness and clear expectations for residents and developers alike. Our city govern-ment does a very good job of making all information available, but it can sometimes be a case of information overload. Technology has greatly increased our means for communication but residents should be able to know what’s going on in a simple way without having to read through the agenda of every meeting happening in the city and watching some in real time. I would like to see much more social media activity and blogging from all city council members so that the citizens are in-formed, involved, and part of the two way conversation. Also, tele town halls can help connect those who are not yet fully plugged in on social media.

18) Right now the Interim Design Guidelines (IDG) allow buildings up to 140’ plus 20’ for architec-tural embellishments, and now on parcels as small as 1.2 acres, down from 2.0 acres. I do not believe the buildings we’ve seen under the IDG fit the character of the city and more than that, it’s not clear we have the capacity to absorb the new traffic, and we don’t have the capacity for the parking. We need an independent review [not UDA] of whether the MARK complies with the IDG, and then a separate independent review and charrette to develop a finalized pattern book. The current interim solution is neither fair for downtown residents, property owners or developers.

19) Boca is a very dynamic and thriving community that’s bursting at the seams because ofour high quality of life, new construction, and the geographic limitations of some of our main ar-teries, like where highway access and bridges are located. We also had a failure of the imagination to plan for this level of growth in advance. Although many parts of Boca have frustrating congestion, we all remain hopeful that the new I 95 interchange at Spanish River will relieve some congestion along Palmetto and Glades. But downtown is a particularly vexing problem because we’ve already approved an additional 1,000 units without the available traffic or parking capacity to accommodate them. That’s why we need to review the IDG and reconsider allowing as much density in future projects without a solution to the traffic and parking. We need to conduct a traffic study once development is stabilized [or before next project] to see what improvements we can made to reduce delays and bottlenecks.

20) I think expanding services may make sense, but that is a different question than annexation. While we should be guided by what’s the right thing to do, our primary responsibility as a city coun-cil is to do what’s best for city residents. Services provided to Highland Beach are a natural expan-sion, and possibly we should consider annexation in the future. But in each case, we have to examine if it makes sense financially, and if it is in Boca’s best interests. We want to be mindful of annexing additional areas that could dilute our votes in a larger municipality.

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BOCA VERDE EAST COND 400 NE 20th B-214 2/25/2015 $54,900 CENTURY VILLAGE 375 Dorset I 2/24/2015 $55,000 CENTURY VILLAGE 2075 Exeter E 2/23/2015 $55,000 EDGEWOOD CONDO 22735 SW 66th Avenue 107 2/25/2015 $56,900 SANDALFOOT BLVD ESTS 10540 S 228th Lane 2/27/2015 $63,200 CENTURY VILLAGE 3059 Exeter D 2/27/2015 $68,000 Greenleaf of Whisper Walk 18835 Candlewick Drive #C 2/25/2015 $75,900

Sandalfoot Blvd Apts 9915 Sandalfoot Boulevard 401 2/25/2015 $78,500

Starlite 555 NW 4th Avenue 2180 2/26/2015 $82,000 Century Village Wolverton 1031 Wolverton B 2/27/2015 $85,000 GLADES OF BOCA LAGO 21734 Arriba Real 32d 2/23/2015 $91,214 SANDALFOOT COVE 1500 SW 65th Way 2/23/2015 $95,500 BARWOOD COND 23099 Barwood Lane N 401 2/27/2015 $105,000 Boca Lakes Cond 8692 Belle Aire Drive 2/27/2015 $110,000 TOWN VILLAS 9215 Flynn Circle 6 2/23/2015 $117,000 GREENHOUSE OF BOCA 9171 SW 5 Street A 2/25/2015 $120,000 BOCA TEECA 6461 NW 2nd Avenue 407 2/27/2015 $124,000 Glades of Boca Lago 21860 Arriba Real 4H 2/27/2015 $125,000 BANYAN PARK CONDO 140 NW 70th Street 1040 2/24/2015 $130,000 BANYAN LAKE 8075 Severn Drive D 2/27/2015 $137,550 CAMINO REAL VLG 5701 Camino Del Sol 402 2/24/2015 $140,650 SOUTHWIND LAKES 9139 Bedford Drive 2/27/2015 $147,000 CENTURY VILLAGE 1036 Guildford B 1036 2/27/2015 $150,000 LAKES OF BOCA BARWOOD 23409 Barlake Drive 2/25/2015 $155,000 BANYANS OF ARVIDA COUNTRY CLUB 6603 NW 25th Court 2/25/2015 $157,500

HORIZONS OF BOCA LAGO 21988 Cypress Drive 43c 2/27/2015 $170,000 Thornhill Lake 6847 Bridlewood Court 76 2/27/2015 $174,500 COUNTRY PARK AT BOCA RATON 8098 Cedar Hollow Lane 2/27/2015 $180,000

Tudor Woods 22888 Markham Way 2/27/2015 $180,000 WHISPER WALK 8120 Summerbreeze Lane 2/25/2015 $185,000 BOCA GARDENS 9784 Boca Gardens Parkway B 2/26/2015 $185,000 American Homes 9902 Liberty Court 2/24/2015 $194,250 SAN DE VANCE 360 NW 67 Street E206 2/26/2015 $200,000 SANDALFOOT COVE 22659 SW 65 Av 2/26/2015 $200,000 Boca Gardens 9975 Boca Gardens Trail A 2/26/2015 $204,000 Sandalfoot Cove 22788 SW 65 Way 2/23/2015 $210,000 Sabal Gdns At Boca Teeca 5150 Sabal Gardens Lane 4 2/23/2015 $215,000 Coach Houses Of Town Place 5610 Coach House Circle F 2/27/2015 $220,000

TIMBERS OF BOCA 21274 Hazelwood Lane 2/27/2015 $240,000 BOCA TRAILS 22735 Sleepy Brook Lane 2/26/2015 $245,000

Boca Towers 2121 N Ocean Boulevard 803w 2/23/2015 $250,000

CONFERENCE RIDGE 1098 NW 5th Avenue 2/26/2015 $260,000 TIMBERS OF BOCA 21140 White Oak Avenue 2/27/2015 $265,000 Fairfield Gardens 1881 NW 12th Street 2/27/2015 $265,000 CORTINA BOCA POINTE PLUM 6781 Via Regina 6781 2/25/2015 $276,000

Sonata At Mission Bay 10861 Haydn Drive 2/23/2015 $280,000 EL VIENTO AT BOCA POINTE 7876 Granada Place 704 2/23/2015 $285,000

Sandalfoot Cove 9351 SW 16th Street 2/27/2015 $285,000 Boca Greens 19629 Back Nine Drive 2/25/2015 $289,000 Vistazo 554 NW 39 Cr 1 2/27/2015 $289,900 HARBOUR SPRINGS 11051 Baybreeze Way 2/26/2015 $300,000 COUNTRY LANDING 11496 Whisper Sound Drive 2/25/2015 $312,000 Winfield Park 2307 NE 4th Avenue 2/24/2015 $312,400 St Andrews Country Club 17734 Foxborough Lane 2/26/2015 $317,000 L Ambiance Of Via Verde 6349 Las Flores Drive 2/24/2015 $322,500 Boca Raton Square 1700 SW 12 Street 2/24/2015 $324,000 Villaggio 9645 Via Emilie 2/27/2015 $325,000 ROYAL POINCIANA 32 Via Floresta Drive 2/23/2015 $333,000 PALOMAR 7188 Via Palomar 2/24/2015 $350,000 Boca Winds 22064 Aqua Court 2/24/2015 $355,000 Costa Brava 6502 Brava Way 2/26/2015 $357,000 BOCA RATON SQUARE 1100 SW 7th Street 2/26/2015 $362,500 Mission Bay / Ventura 10377 Buena Ventura Drive 2/24/2015 $370,000 ROYAL OAK HILLS 781 SW 5th Street 2/27/2015 $380,000 BOCA FALLS 12902 Hyland Circle 2/26/2015 $393,219 PHEASANT WALK 17735 Foxglove Lane 2/26/2015 $394,500 Cypress Bend 10726 Cypress Bend Drive 2/27/2015 $395,000 Boca Woods Country Club 21716 Old Bridge Trail 2/24/2015 $400,000 SILVER WOODS 7425 Silver Woods Court 2/25/2015 $401,000

San Remo 2871 N Ocean Boulevard D220 2/27/2015 $409,000

Saturnia 11548 Big Sky Court 2/27/2015 $409,750 Symphony Bay 18008 Jazz Lane 2/26/2015 $425,000 BOCA FALLS 21329 Gosier Way 2/25/2015 $441,501 ROYAL POINCIANA 138 Via Palma Lane 2/27/2015 $442,000

SEA RANCH CLUB 4201 N Ocean Boulevard C-303 2/25/2015 $447,000

Boca Isles 10896 Tea Olive 2/27/2015 $455,000 Estancia 6966 S Grande Drive 2/27/2015 $480,000 Centra Blue Lake Townhomes 4846 NW 16th Avenue 2/27/2015 $520,000

Saturnia 19221 Skyridge Circle 2/26/2015 $530,000 PALM BEACH FARMS 1399 SW 17th Street 2/25/2015 $540,000 BOCA ISLES SOUTH 20051 Palm Island Drive 2/27/2015 $560,000 Whitehall Condo 2000 S Ocean Boulevard 10 E 2/25/2015 $597,500 Camino Gardens 750 Elm Tree Lane 2/23/2015 $615,000 SPANISH RIVER LAND 812 Cordova Drive 2/27/2015 $620,000 IMPERIAL ROYALE 7235 Promenade Drive 802 2/24/2015 $625,000 Camino Gardens 1298 Tamarind Way 2/27/2015 $745,000 St Andrews Country Club 7757 Charney Lane 2/26/2015 $1,147,200 CARLTON 901 E Camino Real 6-B 2/27/2015 $1,300,000 BOCA BAY COLONY 7401 NE 8th Court 2/27/2015 $1,500,000 Meridian 1 N Ocean Boulevard 207 2/27/2015 $1,535,500 LAKE ROGERS ISLE 771 NE 32nd Street 2/27/2015 $1,775,000 Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club 250 Fan Palm Road 2/27/2015 $2,075,000

MIZNER GRAND CONDO 450 SE 5th Avenue 702 2/25/2015 $2,604,800 The Sanctuary 700 Tern Point Circle 2/24/2015 $6,600,000

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FAU’s Softball Team Off To Best Start Since 1998

Once again, Florida Atlantic University’s softball team used late inning heroics to win, with a 6-5 victory over Maryland. The Owls improved to 9-1 on the season which is the best start for the Owls since 1998, a year that FAU started 13-1.The Owls, who were perfect on the weekend (5-0) spotted Maryland two runs in the top of the first. FAU then scored three in the bottom of the third. FAU drew back-to-back one out walks and Carnesha Thompson drove in the duo with a single. The Owls then took advantage of errors to plate Thompson for the first go-ahead run of the game at 3-2.Maryland responded in the top of the fourth to tie the game and went up by two in the top of the sixth. In the bottom half of that inning, Melissa Martinez hit a two-out double to left. She would score on a miss played ball deep to right hit by Laura Mann to pull FAU within one. The Owls would then score on a single by Tatum

Buckley to tie the game.Amanda Wilson relieved starter Kylee Hanson. Wilson pitched six innings, scat-tering six hits, three earned runs and retired three by strike out. Wilson held Maryland scoreless in the seventh. She allowed one hit and struck out one to pick up the win for the Owls.In the bottom of the seventh, Lindsey Shell lead-off with a single up the middle. Shell moved to second via a sacrifice bunt. Thompson followed with a bunt single, but Maryland threw the ball away in an attempt to catch the speedy third baseman allowing Shell to score the game inning run. he 9-1 start includes wins versus the Big 10 (4-0), SEC (1-0), the ACC (1-0), the Ameri-can (1-0) and the Big East (1-0).The Owls will return to action next week-end hosting the third tournament in as many weeks when they play host to FAU Invitational.

Lynn Baseball Pens Garbalosa’s 450th Career Victory

His players have given him everything they have got for 15 years. Sometimes there were losses but today, after trailing 2-0, Lynn University’s 11th ranked baseball team came back to give head coach Rudy Garbalosa his 450th career victory. Robert

Guarnieri struck out five in five innings on the mound andAlex DeBellis went 3-for-4 with a home run and three runs batted in. The Fighting Knights improve to 12-3 overall and look toward a showdown with undefeated Florida Tech this weekend.Garbalosa’s first win came February 6, 2001 at home against Northwood (Fla.) and now just over 15 years later, the Blue & White skipper has turned in win No. 450. He ranks in the top-50 in NCAA Division II for wins among active coaches while his .586 winning percentage is just outside the top-50.The victory looked to be on shaky ground after a first inning in which Southern New Hampshire (5-4) logged two runs on four hits off of Guarnieri (1-0), who was making only his second career start. The

sophomore from Boca Raton, Fla., settled down and tossed shutout ball over the next four frames while setting a new career-high with five strikeouts.While it took Lynn nearly seven innings to get its offense going the previous game, Garbalosa’s squad needed only the bottom of the first to start swinging the lumber. DeBellis cut his team’s deficit in half with a bases loaded single and Albert Lefran fol-lowed with another RBI single to knot the game at two.DeBellis then launched his second home run of the season when he turned on the first pitch he saw from reliever Stephen Fortuna to put the Fighting Knights ahead for good, 4-2. Fortuna would leave in the fourth when Matt Tietz drove home Thomas Kain on a double down the left

field line.The Penmen gave themselves some hope in the top of the eighth when Alejandro Diaz drove home Mike Montville off a sacri-fice fly but Kain erased any thoughts of a comeback from SNHU when he let loose a two-run bomb into the trees in left field. He finished 2-for-3 with two walks, two runs scored and two RBI.John Borup also recorded a multi-hit game by going 2-for-4 with two runs scored. In addition, DeBellis swiped two more bases to give him a share of the team lead with six.Jonathon Wake tossed a season-high three innings while also fanning a career-best three batters. He allowed one run on three hits. Kyle Schindler closed out the game with a perfect ninth.

Harrison & Berry Named to All-Sunshine State Conference

Men’s Basketball Team

Lynn University’s Aaron Harrison and Berry Barry were named to the 2014-15 All Sunshine State Conference Team as an-nounced by the conference office Wednes-day morning. This marks the first time since the 2007-08 season that the men’s basketball team has had multiple honorees in a season.Harrison, a 6-6 guard out of Atlanta, Ga., was named to the All-SSC First Team after averaging 16.6 points and 6.2 rebounds per game during the regular season. Har-

rison averaged 17.7 ppg and 6.4 rpg during conference play. He currently ranks fourth in the nation in steals per game with 2.92, helping the Fighting Knights to rank sec-ond amongst all NCAA Division II teams in steals per game.Berry transferred to Lynn this season as a junior and has made an immediate impact with the Blue & White earned All-SSC Newcomer Team honors. The Mustang, Okla., product shot 38.2 percent this season averaging 11.2 ppg and 13.8 ppg in league play.This marks the second consecutive year that a member of the Fighting Knights squad has been named to the Sunshine State Con-ference All-Newcomer Team. Harrison was previously selected and also earned Second Team accolades last season.



Do you remember when you wanted tomake Boca Raton your home?Some of us grew up here and neverwanted to leave. Some visited, and neverwanted to go home. Boca Raton is a veryspecial place, a community wherethousands of people from all over theworld chose to forge lifelong friendshipswith this community and brought withthem a new spirit and energy that helpedbring businesses to our community, wherethey continue to thrive to this day. When I was the senior class president atBoca High in 1986, I thought I understoodwhat it meant to live in such aninordinately special place. Flash forwardalmost 30 years later, and now I drop offmy oldest son Jack at Boca High everyday. When we think about the factors thatshape us into who we are as people, thenecessity of a cohesive and strongcommunity cannot be overlooked. BocaRaton is a true community of people, aplace where folks look out for each other,whether neighbors or strangers. Yet, we owe it to ourselves to do better.We not only deserve better from ourelected officials, but we also must expectbetter from each other. Cultural changeslike this start and end with people like meand you. We really can do better, ourfamilies and children deserve everyopportunity possible. Whether access toworld class educational and art programsor the opportunity to regularly participateand engage with community leaders, wemust do a better job communicating andlistening to one another. By engaging with all of our residents, andinforming them about potential solutionsto issues, we can work together to makethe tough choices that will advance ourcommunity forward as we address seriousthreats of high-rise development and traffic congestion. For the short term, we need to addressthese interconnecting issues responsiblywhile we have a serious communitydiscussion about putting together a 20-year plan for Boca: A plan laying outwhere our city will be, how we will

maintain or improve on delivery of cityservices as we grow, and create theroadmap to guarantee we maintain properstaffing levels, ensure we have the toolsand assets necessary to ensure the bestpossible services, and ensure propercompensation to our hard working staff. Part of the answer is to have a moratoriumon apartments downtown and promotehome ownership. Healthy owner-occupied communities are more likely tojoin civic organizations, plant roots, growfamilies and develop the community inthe manner we are all accustomed.Ownership creates responsible membersof the community that quite literally “buyinto” Boca Raton.But most importantly, we need somebodyon the city council who will promote opengovernment and community involvement. I believe those are our best defensesagainst the “Browardization” of ourcommunity, and the best way to ensurethere are not any special “back roomdeals” for big ticket high rise developers.We cannot afford to continue to learnabout a new project when the deals havealready been made and it is too late tostop. I got into this race because of and for thesame reasons I ran for class president atBoca High once many years ago: there issomething special about this place, and Iwant to do anything I can to help preserveand strengthen this community. I am not like the other candidates in thiselection. I have a unique background, acombination of years of practicalexperience growing small businesses, aneducation in taxation and the law,combined with a hard working persistenceneeded to get things done. I will use myexperience to stand up for our rights andensure that every one of us, the residentsof Boca Raton, has a say in the future ofour great city. I do NOT want to simplyremember Boca, I want us to “Take BocaBack” so that it remains the proud city weall remember when decided to make BocaRaton our home.

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