Update on Legg Mason's Proposed Cabana Club Hotel

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Time is running out! Your emails to the city make a difference, and they must be received by Thursday, August 14th to assure that they are delivered to the decision makers on Legg Mason's application to build the 10 story high hotel at the Cabana Club Restaurant site. To provide you some ideas for your message, here are the key issues:

1. The size of the proposed building is too big for the lot because they only have 88 feet to build on and the code requires a 200 foot wide lot.

2. The height of the proposed building is too tall. The code limits them to 25 feet and building something 100 feet or 10 stories high will hurt surrounding property values.

3. There is not enough parking now. Adding a 38 room hotel but only 8 parking spaces makes the problem worse.

4. Taking 25 feet of public beach restored with taxpayers dollars should be stopped.

5. Operating a ferry boat for guests from over 450 hotel rooms on a canal where all of the properties are residential.

Send your email to the Mayor, the City Council and Sherry Watkins( who will forward them to the members of the CDB)

re: Case # FLD2008-02002 ( 1590 Gulf Blvd.) to
Frank.Hibbard@myclearwater.com
Paul.Gibson@myclearwater.com
John.Doran@myclearwater.com
George.Cretekos@myclearwater.com
Sherry.Watkins@myclearwater.com
Carlen.Petersen@myclearwater.com

Mail your letter to: Wayne Wells, Planning Dept., POBox 4748, Clearwater, FL 33767

This matter is scheduled for a public hearing and final decision before the Clearwater Community Development Board (CDB) on August 19th, 1:00pm, City Hall, 112 S. Osceola Street, Clearwater, Florida, Third Floor.

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