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Suzanne Hey's avatar

Such a shame. All of Lido's charm is not so slowly being destroyed. In addition to the hotel homes, the historic Gulf Beach Motel is being torn down to be replaced by condos. And I haven't checked the status of the giant monstrosity that will replace the Sand Castle lately, but I still can't believe that was approved with so little objection. It breaks my heart. I can't imagine what it's doing to you. So sorry.

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Carrie Seidman's avatar

I'm said about the Gulf Beach Motel too. It's the kind of place my grandparents stayed at here 60 years ago.

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katherine kelly's avatar

Just hoping that the small vacation rental owners aren't bunched it with these rental Corporations that are swallowing everything. I have run a smooth operation for 10 years ,pay my state and local taxes ,properly insured and have had the most wonderful repeat guests that love Sarasota and inject their dollars into the Sarasota economy. These large party houses are not in the same league with responsible small business owners that truly care about the neighborhood and the community.

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Carrie Seidman's avatar

There is absolutely NO intent for this to affect or harm responsible, law-abiding, vacation rental landlords who follow all the rules such as yourself. This is specifically geared toward these 6-8 bedroom short-term rentals that can disrupt an entire neighborhood. I would not want to see you, or anyone who operates as you do, harmed either.

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katherine kelly's avatar

Thank you. I hope your right.

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Deborah Alborell's avatar

This is also happening in the "West of the Trail" neighborhood. Friend of mine has lived there for 30 years and is now fed up with all the noise from the "guests". We were driven out of our neighborhood, too, not by hotel houses, but houses being built which are pretty much that size. Who wants to live next to one of those?

The city commission, no matter who sits on it, will vote with the developers. They own this town, this county and this state, and have the govt. in their pockets.

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Margo Howard's avatar

Since the people who could control this are moving like glue, I would hope there's already a noise restriction in place, and whenever the noise is a public disturbance, I would call the police. You could also take the money and run, but I have the idea you are devoted to that beach.

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Nancy Joy Goldstein's avatar

The sad part of this is, why should we have to take the money and move? I’ve watch large real estate companies, city and county commissioners work together over the years to buy up and tear down wonderful areas, all in the name of progress.

My heart goes out to you Carrie and any one else who has tried over the years to” fight the system”. Seems money always wins.🌻

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Margo Howard's avatar

It was one of two options. I have found, even being new on the scene, that the city of Sarasota seems extraordinarily friendly to developers.

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Carrie Seidman's avatar

There is a noise restriction ordinance, but getting it enforced, especially in the moment, is not easy. And really, who wants to have to do that time and again?

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Margo Howard's avatar

I probably would, being a student of Skinner's. The hope being that after enough orders from the police to pipe down they might finally learn to have fun at fewer decibels.

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Carrie Seidman's avatar

I'm afraid that wouldn't work. These are week-long rentals; there are different renters every week.

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Margo Howard's avatar

Oy.

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