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be applicable, based upon any items you would be out of compliance on at that point," Wittmer told James Aker, the attorney for Bob's Boathouse. "I'm hoping that they'll actually be in compli- ance," Pearce added. Twice during the May 23 hearing, Aker indi- cated financial constraints as the reasons items on the punch list had not been com- pleted. During questioning of Mike Mehan of the county's Utilities Department, he also appeared to blame Mehan's absence from the office for several days for the delay in getting one item finished. When Aker asked whether Mehan would concede that there had been delays, Mehan replied, "I don't know what you mean by delays. After the last hearing, we were pre- pared to move forward, and we did things in a reasonable time frame. We didn't need to wait until Tuesday." "You were on vacation for a good part of that time, correct?" Aker countered. Mehan said he was out of the office for five days in early April. When Pearce asked Meehan whether he knew of any reason why those four items could not have been accomplished in 60 days, Mehan said, "There's no reason it couldn't have been done." Aker also asked whether Mehan would agree that Michael Seery, who has been represent- ing the owners in the matter, "has had good faith efforts to get [some of the work] done." Special Magistrate Meg Wittmer reviews material before issuing an order during the May 23 proceedings. Photo by Rachel Hackney Sarasota News Leader May 30, 2014 Page 21