Randy Schultz

5 days ago | bocamag.com | Randy Schultz

Delray Beach Police Chief Russ Mager has told city commissioners that failure to approve a new union contract is causing critical staffing shortages—and things could get worse. First, a quick review. The Police Benevolent Association has worked without a contract since Oct. 1, after the union and city could not agree on a new, three-year contract. In February, the union declared an impasse. The two sides went before a magistrate last month. Recommendations from that hearing should come in July.

1 week ago | bocamag.com | Randy Schultz

Boca Raton is going small on its next city hall and big on its next community center. Those were among the decisions city council members made during Tuesday’s workshop meeting. Over three-plus hours, they began shaping plans for the civic space of the project that will cover 30 acres for now and maybe more. At between 26,000 and 30,000 square feet, the new City Hall will be roughly half the size of the current facility.

2 weeks ago | bocamag.com | Randy Schultz

Boca Raton City Council members face major decisions over the next two weeks about the ambitious downtown redevelopment plan. The countdown begins Tuesday. During its workshop meeting, which will start at 8 a.m. to allow maximum time for discussion and public comment, the council must provide what Deputy City Manager Andy Lukasik calls “high-level guidance.” Based on that guidance, the staff will craft for the council the interim master plan for the 30 acres around City Hall.

2 weeks ago | bocamag.com | Randy Schultz

Plans are advancing rapidly for Boca Raton’s new skate park and pump track. The facility will be at North Park, the former Ocean Breeze golf course property in the Boca Teeca community. It will replace the Tim Huxhold Skate Park that is being displaced by redevelopment of the area around City Hall. According to an April 29 email from Deputy City Manager Andy Lukasik, the new park—estimated at between 55,000 and 60,000 square feet—will cost $3.6 million. The city will pay roughly two-thirds.

3 weeks ago | bocamag.com | Randy Schultz

Boca Raton voters will decide in March 2026 whether to approve what Deputy City Manager James Zervis calls “the largest public works project” in the city’s history. That would be a new police station, east of the Spanish River Library. The facility could cost as much as $175 million. The price may be lower, but the city council on Tuesday approved a resolution that will allow Boca Raton to borrow that much if needed.