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  • Coming & Going Council Asked to Scrap Memorial Park Plaque Tuesday City Manager Mark Sohaney wants the newly seated council to vote Tuesday on removing the Memorial Park plaque that set off weeks of public backlash and replacing it with language that restores the park's 1947 origin, names the original Town Council members, and credits the 2025-2026 residents who fought to keep the land from being sold. It is the first real test of the reset council's civic posture, and the first time the plaque dispute has moved from grievance to actual legislation. The same meeting also takes up a Downtown Task Force authorization and BRIC changes — three decisions in one night that will tell you how this council intends to govern. Watch whether the resolution passes clean, gets amended, or gets tabled. Boca Post →
  • City Intel Downtown Task Force Up for Authorization Tuesday Alongside the plaque vote, the council will consider creating a Downtown Task Force — the first formal structure for answering the 30 acres question after voters rejected One Boca. Composition is not yet public. National Today →
  • Weekend Pick City Switches to Free Chlorine Through April 26 Boca's water treatment moved from chloramine to free chlorine on Sunday for a routine two-week disinfection cycle. Home dialysis users and anyone running a saltwater tank or restaurant shellfish holding tank needs to adjust their filtration until April 26. City of Boca Raton →

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