Margaritaville resort development put on hold

Pending lawsuit delays development on Margaritaville resort

FIX A STORMWATER DRAINAGE SYSTEMWHICH FLOOD DURING HURRICANEIRMA.TONIGHT..

THE MARGARITAVILRESORT COMING TO FORT MYERSBEACH WILL HAVE TO WAIT ONMORE.THE PROJECT WAS SUPPOSED TO BEDONE BY NEXT YEAR.

FOX 4’S MIANAMASSEY BREAKS DOWN THE LATESTROADBLOCKS ITS FACING.PKG(SOT)"the vast majority 90% plus arefrustrated by this delay" BruceButcher// FMB Town Council(TRACK)THE PROJECTS DEVELOPER, TOTORGERSON SAYS THEY ARE STILLWORKING TO GET PERMITS, ANDCHANGES TO ORDINANCES...BUT THEIMPENDING LAWSUIT IS WHAT HASSTALLED FINANCING THUS DELAYINGCONSTRUCTION(TRACK GRAPHIC)IN A STATEMENT FROM CHRISTINEPATTON, IN OPPOSITION OF THEPROJECT.

HER LAWYERS SAY THEYARE SEEKING ADDITIONAL REVIEW OFTHE CITY’S APPROVAL OFTHE 254 HOTEL ROOMBUILDING HEIGHT(52FT)AND SQUARE FOOTAAND RESTRICTIONS TO PUBLIC BEACHACCESS(TRACK)TPI AND THE DEVELOPER SAY THEYHELD TODAYS PRESS CONFERENCE TOSET THE RECORD STRAIGHT(TRACKTHEY SAY, THE CURRENT BUILDINGDESIGN MEETS ALL HEIGHTRESTRICTIONS"you will not find any where inthe towns documents a heightrestriction where the buildinggoing"butted"the maximum height will be52ft"(TRACK)AND THAT THERE WILL BE 3SEPARATE PUBLIC ACCESS AREAS"so we haven’t eliminated publicaccess to the beach, we’veactually improved and in creasedit"(TRACK)PEOPLE AGAINST THE PROJECT HAVEALSO EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUTTRAFFIC CONGESTIONTOWN COUNCIL MEMBER BRUCEBUTCHER SAYS THEY ARE WORKINGWITH LEE COUNTY AND FDOT TALLEVIATE THE PROBLEMADDING APEDESTRIAN OVER PASS AND TRAFFSIGNALS"one of the ways that will beenacted in new signals at thecresent st and at the foot ofthe bridge and also in old stcarlos blvd"(TRACK)THE DEVELOPER ADDS, THAT MOSGUEST ONLY TRAVEL WHEN CHECKINGIN AND OUT OF THE RESORT"our guest don’t depart at peaktraffic times and they don’tdepart at peak traffic times isreally important to understand"FOR NOW THE PROJECT IS ON ASTANDSTILL UNTIL THE LAWSU