Members of the Botanical Garden Association will be asking City Council to rule on a project, or will ask for a referendum on an upcoming ballot, asking voters to decide. The association will seek 40 acres of property for gardens and a dome-shaped conservatory. The City Manager wrote in a recent letter that the association has the opportunity to lease 25 acres of the de Hoernle Park in the Spanish River Library area for a 20-year period with a provision to lease for an additional 20 years, but the group must have “$10-MM in cash” before a lease can be signed. The Association says that figure is higher than what it would cost to build it. Other issues involve building bike and walking trails.
Friday, May 16, 2008
WILL BOCA RATON HAVE A BOTANICAL GARDEN?
Members of the Botanical Garden Association will be asking City Council to rule on a project, or will ask for a referendum on an upcoming ballot, asking voters to decide. The association will seek 40 acres of property for gardens and a dome-shaped conservatory. The City Manager wrote in a recent letter that the association has the opportunity to lease 25 acres of the de Hoernle Park in the Spanish River Library area for a 20-year period with a provision to lease for an additional 20 years, but the group must have “$10-MM in cash” before a lease can be signed. The Association says that figure is higher than what it would cost to build it. Other issues involve building bike and walking trails.
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