Why was there so much local opposition to the RAC proposal for Deerfield Beach?
A. Because city officials lied about what the RAC was about. Many people believed that city officials at the time were working for developers and did not act in the public interest when they proposed the RAC. They believed that crucial land-use decisions or proposals including the RAC proposal for the Deerfield Beach CRA were made secretly and that public hearings were only a required formality. They had seen the abuses in other cities where officials have too much power in land-use matters. They believed that some officials had a personal stake in redevelopment. Mayor Capellini, in particular, derived his income as a civil engineer and had close business ties with developers. He also was directly involved in some projects. Q.
