Commission: Lido Beach Pool and Pavilion Renovation Costs Too Much

City commissioners and leaders are eager to improve and renovate the city-owned Lido Beach and Pavilion, but not at a cost of $2.9 million.
Carl Shoffstall, president of Lido Key Residents Association, presented the City Commission Monday with the first cost estimate of renovations to the city-owned property, which was taken over from Sarasota County with the intention of improving it.
"I'm here tonight to say let's go," Shoffstall said of the five-year renovation plan.
At the least, Shoffstall would like the city to start Phase I with the money available, and commissioners appeared to be amenable to that, but asked for the an ad-hoc committee and staff working on the beach renovation to prepare a business plan, full first-phase estimates and how the property will make revenue.
"I don't think any of us have an appetite for $2.9

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