Boca Beat: 1/27

• On Wednesday, February 1st, at 4:00 P.M., Boca Helping Hands will have a ribbon cutting ceremony and officially dedicate the Justin D. Webb Training Center.

• The Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce’s Business Leaders United Politi- cal Action Committee (BLU-PAC) recently announced their endorsements of Mayor Susan Haynie and City Council Member Scott Singer.

•The 8th Annual Boca Raton Hot Works Fine Art and Craft Shows will be held in Downtown Boca Raton’s Sanborn Square Park and the adjoining section of Federal Hwy (in front of the Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum). Be aware of the fol- lowing ROAD CLOSURE From 3PM Fri- day January 27th to Sunday evening, January 29th 2017, Federal Hwy from Palmetto Park Rd to NE 2nd St (adjacent to Sanborn Square) will be closed to accommodate the special event.

• The Jewish Federation of SPBC Business & Professional Division continued its Lewis Katz Industry Icon Series with a wonderful talk presented by Arthur Adler. Adler spoke candidly about a childhood that toughened him up and prepared him for the career that moved him through promoting careers of comics and singers to eventually being in the front office of the New York Yankees and New York Islanders.

• As part of Literacy Week, Council Mem- ber Robert Weinroth went to Boca Raton Elementary School to read “Marley Goes to School” to a first grade class.

• Mayor Susan Haynie will not have an easy path to re-election, as the clock hit the final minutes, Al Zucaro announced his bid for Boca Raton Mayor.

• Construction on a project that is designed to help improve traffic flow at the Turn- pike’s Glades Road interchange will begin January 3.

• The monthly meeting of the Palm Beach County Municipal Clerks Association was hosted by The City Of Boca Raton, Florida and held at the Spanish River Library.

• Ballot positions for the up- coming municipal election were determined by the City Clerk dur- ing an open session in the Council Chamber. Mayor Susan Haynie will appear in the first position
on the ballot with former WPB Commissioner, Alfred Zucaro, appearing in position two. Council Member Scott Singer will appear in the top position for Seat A and

Patty Dervishi will appear just below. The three candidates vying for the open council Seat B will be listed in the following order: Emily Gentile; Andrea Levine O’Rourke; and Andy Thomson.

• Election Day will be the second Tuesday in March (March 14, 2017) with the newly elected members of the council seated on Friday March 31st 2017.

• After a year of planning and execution, the inaugural Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition is poised to begin with 20 talented artists competing for $50,000 in cash prizes and, more importantly, perfor- mance opportunities and career support for the grand prize winner.

• Decision on which developer The City Of Boca Raton, Florida will sell the Municipal Golf Course, just west of the turnpike has been postponed until the city gets answers to some lingering questions. The city is considering three bids to buy the 194-acre municipal course, including one land-swap proposal involving the Ocean Breeze Golf Course.

• Come out this Friday, January 27th, from 11AM-1PM at the Starbucks (5250 Towne Center Cir Boca Raton FL) for the second “Coffee with a Cop.” This is an opportu- nity to casually ask questions and chat with members of the Boca Raton Police Services department.