With a quick vote, Boca Raton's city council approved an agreement with the Boca Raton Country Club's donation of its 18-hole golf course, clubhouse, and tennis facility to the city.
TONIGHT - PLANS OVER A DONATEDGOLF COURSE CREATED QUITE THEDEBATE IN BOCA RATON.
THECITY'S LOOKED TO FINALIZEPLANS TO TAKE OVER AN 18-HOLECOURSE AND CLUBHOUSE - BUT NOTALL NEIGHBORS ARE ON BOARD.WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'S TODDWILSON HAS MORE ON HOW THAVOTE PLAYED OUT.<< NATS: (VO) WITH THAT VOTE -BOCA RATON'S CITY COUNCILAPPROVED AN AGREEMENT WITH THEBOCA RATON COUNTRY CLUBDONATING IT'S 18 HOLE GOCOURSE, CLUBHOUSE, AND TENNISFACILITY TO THE CITY.
(SOT)(POSSIBLE COUNCIL SOUND) NATS:(VO) THE VOTE MEANS THE CITYWILL ENTER INTO THE AGREEMENTAND CLOSE IN 45 DAYS.
THE NEXTSTEP IS THE TITLE AND PROPERTYWILL GO DIRECTLY TO THE CITY -WHILE THE CLUB WILL CONTINUETO RUN THE COURSE AS A PRIVATEFACILITY FOR ONE YEAR.
(SOT07:35:43) 4 SEC THEN A YEARS'TIME FROM NOW IN OCTOBER 2021WE WOULD TAKE IT OVER FULLYAND OPERATE IT AS A PUBLICGOLF COURSE.
NATS: (VO)WEDNESDAY'S VOTE DIDN'T GOWITHOUT OPPOSITION.
SOME OFTHAT OPPOSITION COMING FROMNEARBY HOMEOWNERS - SOMELIVING IN THE BOCCA TEECANEIGHBORHOOD.
(SOT 00:16) 8SEC MY VERY FIRST REQUEST ISTHAT YOU TABLE WHAT YOU WEREABOUT TO DO BECAUSE I FEELTHIS HAS BEEN RATHERPRECIPITOUS.
(SOT 06:35)RALPHBROOKS 9 SEC THE CONCERNS IWANTED TO RAISE WITH REGARD TOTHE RESOLUTION WHICH READSLIKE A BIT LIKE A REAL ESTATECONTRACT FOR PURCHASE AND SALEEVEN THOUGH IT'S A DONATIONATS: (VO) THOMSON SAYS THE212 ACRE PROPERTY AT OCEANBREEZE WHICH WAS A PROPOSEDSITE FOR GOLF CAN NOW BE USEDFOR ADDITIONAL RECREATIONNEEDS.
(SOT 07:38:28) 8 SECBALLFIELDS, WALKING PATHS,NATURE TRAILS, PASSIVE PARKS,PICKLEBALL, BASKETBALL, ANYOTHER NEEDS THE CITY HASRECREATIONALLY.
NATS: (VO) THECITY ALONG WITH THE BEACH ANDPARKS DISTRICT WILL FIGURE OUTWHAT THE BEST USE OF THESPACE.
(TODD'S STAND UP) SOWHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO THETWO GOLF COURSES THE CITYCURRENTLY OPERATES?
THOMSONSAYS THE CITY IS IN THEPROCESS OF SELLING THE 27HOLES THEY OPERATE.
HE SAYSTHERE'S AN AGREEMENT IT JUSTHASN'T BEEN SIGNED YET.
INBOCA RATON, TODD WILSON, WPTVNC 5
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