The Greater Boca Raton Beach and Park District is a finalist in a contest that could yield $75,000 toward the development of Ocean Strand Park.
Ocean Strand is one of 10 contenders that survived the cut in the National Recreation and Park Association’s “Perk Your Park” competition. The contest, sponsored by Niagara Bottling, will award three of the parks $75,000 each based on the results of an internet election.
“Ocean Strand will be a great natural park. Now the Boca Raton community can vote to earn money that will offset the development cost,” District Chair Erin Wright said in a release.
People can visit NiagaraPerkYourPark.com to vote for Boca Raton’s Ocean Strand Park. Each voter can do so once a day through Sept. 12.
Located between Spanish River Park and Red Reef Park, Ocean Strand is a 14-acre parcel that stretches from State Road A1A to the Intracoastal Waterway.
The district purchased Ocean Strand in 1994 and recently cleared invasive vegetation from the site in preparation for the creation of natural walking trails to the Intracoastal.
Other Florida communities in the contest are Boynton Beach (Pioneer Canal Park), Deerfield Beach, Riviera Beach, Coconut Creek, Fort Pierce, Groveland and Leesburg.
Texas rivals are in Rosenberg and The Woodlands.
— Steve Plunket
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