field rep" for DEP. That person informed him
the permit had been issued to the Ritz-Carlton
by DEP staff in Tallahassee.
Carl Shoffstall, president of the Lido Key
Residents Association (LKRA), was one of
those who contacted the county commission-
ers about the project. In an April 25 email, he
expressed alarm that the work had opened up
a "Pandora's Box."
"To say the least, I am very disappointed that
the Ritz management did not inform [the
Lido Key Residents Association board] of this
work," he wrote. "From what I have been told,
some of our members who live next door to
the Ritz were notified prior to work starting
and they did not inform [the board] either."
Regardless of whether it was an oversight
of the Ritz management not to inform the
An aerial view shows the Ritz-Carlton Beach Club at 1234 Ben Franklin Drive on Lido Key. Image
from Google Maps
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