Published On: Tue, Feb 17th, 2015

Keys to the City, Town at Stake in Local Elections

By Jason Schwartz

On March 10, voters in three municipalities in south Palm Beach County will elect key officials including a mayor and council and commission members.

City leaders in Boca Raton are grappling with downtown growth and traffic congestion. In Delray Beach, a top issue is redevelopment, and in Highland Beach, voters will decide whether the town should replace 6,700 linear feet of water mains serving the town’s side streets.
In Boca Raton, three newcomers – Frank Chapman, Jeremy Rodgers and Jamie Sauer – are vying for the seat vacated by Council Member Constance Scott, who is not seeking reelection because of term limits.

In Delray Beach, former Mayor Tom Carney is challenging incumbent Mayor Cary Glickstein in what could be considered a rematch. Glickstein defeated Carney two years ago.

Four candidates are competing for Seat 3 being vacated by Commissioner Adam Frankel. Frankel, who was first elected in 2009, is term-limited.

Bruce Bastian, Mitchell Katz, Christina Morrison, Josh Smith, Jr. comprise the field of contenders.

In Highland Beach, incumbent Ron Brown will defend his seat on the commission against resident Bill Weitz. The duo are seeking the three-year seat of vice mayor.

Incumbents Louis Stern and Rhoda Zelniker were unopposed for the two open commission seats. Zelniker, has been filling the unfulfilled term of Commissioner Dennis Sheridan, who died in December.

The vice mayor and commissioners each receive a $12,000 salary.

The ballot will include a referendum seeking voter approval for two major water infrastructure improvement projects, with a maximum cost of $5 million.

The water mains that would be replaced were installed in the late 1940s and are about at the end of their life expectancy, according to town officials.

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