Dorothy Wilken
Dorothy H. Wilken (born 1936) is an American
Wilken was born in
Wilken, a resident of the former town of University Park, Florida, during the early 1970s, was a strong proponent for the annexation of the smaller town into the city of Boca Raton.[2][3] Residents of Boca Raton and University Park approved the merger in a referendum held on July 27, 1971.[2][3]
Wilken only the second woman to serve of the Boca Raton city council.[1] Boca Raton city meeting minutes and the Boca Raton Historical Society indicate that another woman, Floy Mitchell, had previously served briefly on the council.[1]
In March 1976, the Boca Raton city council elected Wilken as the city's mayor. She was the first woman to serve as Mayor of Boca Raton.[1] She served as Mayor from March 1976 to February 1977, and again, briefly, during April 1977 following the resignation of Mayor Dick Houpana, who resigned just one month into his second term.[1][4] The city established park impact fees and purchased the South Inlet Beach during Wilken's tenure.[1] She also founded the Citizens for Reasonable Growth.[1]
Dorothy Wilken was later elected as a
in 1992, retiring in 2005.See also
- List of mayors of Boca Raton, Florida
References
- ^ Boca Raton Historical Society. Archived from the originalon 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
- ^ ISBN 9781596291157. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
- ^ Palm Beach Post. Archived from the originalon 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2013-07-14.
- ISBN 9781596291355. Retrieved 2013-07-14.