Sarasota News Leader

02/07/2014

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nuisance and invasive vegetation on the prop- erty, the flushing of sediment from all storm pipes, a certification of the integrity of the storm basin by a structural engineer, compli- ance of landscaping with the permitted plans and submittal of a photometric lighting plan to the zoning administrator for review and approval. Lee, the McNair Drive resident, told the News Leader on Feb. 5, "I don't see anything being done that he is supposed to take care of" on the punch list, referring to Bob's Boathouse owner Tom LeFevre. On the other hand, she said, a crew came in earlier in the week "and just 'weed-eated' everything" on the creek bank instead of removing invasive plants. THE LEGAL BATTLE, AMENDED In December, county staff gave the own- ers of Bob's Boathouse until Dec. 30 to pay $77,063.44 in water and sewer capacity fees the business owed; if the funds were not paid by then, the establishment's water and sewer service would be cut off, Planning and Development Services Director Tom Polk told the commissioners on Dec. 10. On Dec. 27, Aker, the attorney for Bob's Boathouse, filed suit against the county, contending that the operations manager for Sarasota County Utilities, Tony Gipe, told the owners of Bob's Boathouse on Oct. 23, 2013, that the water and sewer capacity fees would A home with a screened-in lanai sits on McNair Drive, right across Phillippi Creek from Bob's Boathouse. Photo by Rachel Hackney Sarasota News Leader February 7, 2014 Page 32

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