Witnesses have told The Sarasota News
Leader they continued to see people in the
pool at Bob's Boathouse after the Florida
Department of Health in Sarasota County
sent an initial "Cease and Desist" order to
representatives of the restaurant last month.
However, on May 30, a legal assistant with
the Aker Law Firm, which represents Bob's
Boathouse, notified Tom Higginbotham, the
environmental health director for the Florida
Department of Health in Sarasota County,
that "Bob's is considering petitioning for a
People sat on chairs in the pool at Bob's Boathouse five days after the Florida Department of Health in
Sarasota County issued the business a 'Cease and Desist' order regarding use of the pool. Contributed photo
FORMAL LIST OF VIOLATIONS
A REPRESENTATIVE OF BOB'S BOATHOUSE SAYS IT WILL KEEP
PEOPLE OUT OF ITS POOL WHILE IT WORKS TO GET THE WATER
BODY PERMITTED FOR PUBLIC USE
By Rachel Brown Hackney
Editor
Continued operation of your public
swimming pool without an operating
permit will result in civil and or
administrative enforcement action,
including fines up to $500.00 for each day
the violation continues to exist.
Tom Higginbotham
Environmental Health Director
Florida Department of Health
Sarasota County Office
In Letter to Bob's Boathouse
Registered Agents
