"Your bread and butter are the tourists, so you should be taking into consideration public safety." "You're building a parking garage and pretending that's fighting blight," Chettle said. He said the money would be better used finding a way to improve overall lighting on the beach so it protects sea turtles but doesn't leave it too dark for visitors and residents. Paul Chettle, who lives in the Leisure Beach condominiums that will be next to the new garage, has also spoken out at commission meetings about the cost.
"We need to fund the infrastructure and re-prioritize to things that are needed." "Your priorities are very, very messed up," Burnette wrote to commissioners. He pointed out that an improvement project on State Road A1A that uses the same funds includes a new water main. The beach has real needs, he said, including fixing aging roads, pipes, storm drainage, traffic and more. The garage, which should take about a year to complete, is being paid for with beach improvement tax dollars that cannot be used for routine repairs or to simply replace aging pipes.īut Larry Burnette, president of the beachside Venetian condominium, said he'd rather see the money used, as much as possible, on infrastructure improvements that will also make it easier to promote beach redevelopment. Architecturally pleasing is something that's been missing from our vocabulary for a long, long time," she said.
"I think we're going to have a beautiful structure. It needs extra structural support and takes away room for at least 40 parking spaces that could have further reduced the per space cost, he said.īeach resident Abby Laughlin said the city is doing the right thing. Kissinger said Fort Lauderdale's top-floor event deck contributes to its high cost.
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