When land and/or a facility is owned by taxpayers and its use is free to the public, more often than not its maintenance and upkeep become severely neglected due to there being no real incentive for anyone to enhance, or simply maintain, the property. Therefore, a laundry list of necessary repairs begins to pile up with no one taking responsibility, morally OR financially, for them… And that is exactly the case with the dilapidated Lido Beach Pavilion.
For years, the City and Citizens of Sarasota have been looking for someone to take on this project of improving/renovating the site. The Lido Beach Pavilion is in desperate need of renovations and repairs, consisting of:
- Replacing the pavilion’s entire electrical system
- Replacing all plumbing
- Installing an entirely new roof
- Renovating the rundown pool facility and replacing broken/rusted pool equipment
- Gentrifying the unkempt grassy area surrounding the structure
The group opposing these renovations, “Save Lido Beach Pavilion” via Facebook, has been fighting against any development to the site, yet provides no alternative plan or solution for these long-overdue repairs in place of the plan outlined by the Lido Beach Redevelopment group. The Redevelopment group has very clear plans to fix all of these necessary repairs, along with a long list of recommended added improvements to the facility:
- Renovated public restrooms
- Better sidewalk connections
- ADA accessibility
- Addition of multiple shade structures for dining and recreation
- Public picnic-style tables
- New pool amenities
- Installation of a children’s playground area
- Enclosing the loading/unloading and refuse area with an opaque wall
- A reasonable amount of landscape improvements
The “Save Lido Pavilion” Petition has many misleading statements regarding the plans for the redevelopment project and the intentions of the project partners.
To read more about these misrepresentations and what the facts really are, here is an outlined document revisiting and correcting all of the petition’s statements:
drive.google.com/file/d/1wbd0aUL17KO1F-Nix1uIPqVFTbhfW3MO/view
Link to the rendering of the project’s colored site plan:
drive.google.com/file/d/1SfkspXmMt7TNeO2FxNLyDGWM4KK-8fJy/view
More information regarding the recent hearing with the planning committee, the reality of the Pavilion’s necessary renovations/the lack of an alternative plan from the opposing party, along with the history of the City’s search for a private enterprise to undertake this project can be found in these 2 articles from YourObserver.com:
https://www.yourobserver.com/article/pavilion-tragedy-of-the-commons
https://www.yourobserver.com/article/commission-beware
What can YOU do?
- Sign and Share the Petition in Support of the Lido Beach Pavilion Renovations!
- Visit and “like” our Facebook page, Save Lido Beach Pavilion Truths, to get involved in the conversation and to stay updated with all Lido Beach Redevelopment news: www.facebook.com/lidobeachdevelopment/
- Call City Hall at 365-2200 and schedule a meeting with City Commissioners to share your opinion and discuss your views on the proposed renovation plans.
- Email the Sarasota City Commission at [email protected]
- Email the 5 City Commissioners directly:
- Mayor Liz Alpert (District Two): [email protected]
- Vice-Mayor Jen Ahearn-Koch (At-Large): [email protected]
- Commissioner Hagen Brody (At-Large): [email protected]
- Commissioner Willie Charles Shaw (District One): [email protected]
- Commissioner Shelli Freeland Eddie (District Three): [email protected]
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
January 10, 2019
January 8, 2019
WE ARE BLASTING TOWARD 500 SIGNATURES AND THE MOMENTUM IS ABSOLUTELY ELECTRIC!! HIT THAT LINK AND BLAST THIS PETITION OUT TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW SO WE CAN BLOW PAST THIS GOAL TODAY!!
September 26, 2018
ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED ON TO DEMAND BETTER FOR LIDO BEACH PAVILION!! THIS IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE PROGRESS AND I AM BLOWN AWAY BY THE ENERGY YOU ARE ALL BRINGING TO THIS PROJECT!! WE ARE OFFICIALLY GAINING SERIOUS MOMENTUM TO FINALLY FIX THIS NEGLECTED SITE!!
Reached 100 supporters
September 24, 2018
September 22, 2018
WE ARE CRUSHING IT BUT WE NEED TO BLAST PAST THIS NEXT MILESTONE RIGHT NOW!! GRAB YOUR PHONE AND SEND THE LINK TO TEN PEOPLE SO WE CAN HIT THAT HUNDRED MARK BEFORE THE DAY ENDS!!
91 Comments
The current building is a dump and an embarrassment to Sarasota. I fully support redeveloping these facilities by local business owners with a track records of success.
Lido beach and the city of Sarasota needs this renovation. I am a Sarasota native who has seen the decline of this public park and the lack of a publicly accessible beach area over the years. This would be a great source of revenue and a visually pleasant renewal.
Lets bring Lido Beach pavilion back to something great the way it was when I was a kid growing up in Sarasota. All the same stuff is still there from 30 years ago!!
I have been staying at Lido Beach for several years. I use the Paviion and the pool most days. I fully support the improvements, and I believe it is long overdue. If people read the facts and the developer’s plans, they will see how this can improve the area.
56,000 people live in Sarasota, most of which cannot afford to live across the street from the beach. Those who can afford to live across the street certainly have no proprietary right to keep the rest of us from having nice facilities and more fully utilizing such a wonderful public site.
Supporting the restoration of the pavilion.
I love Lido Beach and agree that this would be a great asset to the area!
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When land and/or a facility is owned by taxpayers and its use is free to the public, more often than not its maintenance and upkeep become severely neglected due to there being no real incentive for anyone to enhance, or simply maintain, the property. Therefore, a laundry list of necessary repairs begins to pile up with no one taking responsibility, morally OR financially, for them… And that is exactly the case with the dilapidated Lido Beach Pavilion.
For years, the City and Citizens of Sarasota have been looking for someone to take on this project of improving/renovating the site. The Lido Beach Pavilion is in desperate need of renovations and repairs, consisting of:
- Replacing the pavilion’s entire electrical system
- Replacing all plumbing
- Installing an entirely new roof
- Renovating the rundown pool facility and replacing broken/rusted pool equipment
- Gentrifying the unkempt grassy area surrounding the structure
The group opposing these renovations, “Save Lido Beach Pavilion” via Facebook, has been fighting against any development to the site, yet provides no alternative plan or solution for these long-overdue repairs in place of the plan outlined by the Lido Beach Redevelopment group. The Redevelopment group has very clear plans to fix all of these necessary repairs, along with a long list of recommended added improvements to the facility:
- Renovated public restrooms
- Better sidewalk connections
- ADA accessibility
- Addition of multiple shade structures for dining and recreation
- Public picnic-style tables
- New pool amenities
- Installation of a children’s playground area
- Enclosing the loading/unloading and refuse area with an opaque wall
- A reasonable amount of landscape improvements
The “Save Lido Pavilion” Petition has many misleading statements regarding the plans for the redevelopment project and the intentions of the project partners.
To read more about these misrepresentations and what the facts really are, here is an outlined document revisiting and correcting all of the petition’s statements:
drive.google.com/file/d/1wbd0aUL17KO1F-Nix1uIPqVFTbhfW3MO/view
Link to the rendering of the project’s colored site plan:
drive.google.com/file/d/1SfkspXmMt7TNeO2FxNLyDGWM4KK-8fJy/view
More information regarding the recent hearing with the planning committee, the reality of the Pavilion’s necessary renovations/the lack of an alternative plan from the opposing party, along with the history of the City’s search for a private enterprise to undertake this project can be found in these 2 articles from YourObserver.com:
https://www.yourobserver.com/article/pavilion-tragedy-of-the-commons
https://www.yourobserver.com/article/commission-beware
What can YOU do?
- Sign and Share the Petition in Support of the Lido Beach Pavilion Renovations!
- Visit and “like” our Facebook page, Save Lido Beach Pavilion Truths, to get involved in the conversation and to stay updated with all Lido Beach Redevelopment news: www.facebook.com/lidobeachdevelopment/
- Call City Hall at 365-2200 and schedule a meeting with City Commissioners to share your opinion and discuss your views on the proposed renovation plans.
- Email the Sarasota City Commission at [email protected]
- Email the 5 City Commissioners directly:
- Mayor Liz Alpert (District Two): [email protected]
- Vice-Mayor Jen Ahearn-Koch (At-Large): [email protected]
- Commissioner Hagen Brody (At-Large): [email protected]
- Commissioner Willie Charles Shaw (District One): [email protected]
- Commissioner Shelli Freeland Eddie (District Three): [email protected]
Updates
Reached 500 supporters
January 10, 2019
January 8, 2019
WE ARE BLASTING TOWARD 500 SIGNATURES AND THE MOMENTUM IS ABSOLUTELY ELECTRIC!! HIT THAT LINK AND BLAST THIS PETITION OUT TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW SO WE CAN BLOW PAST THIS GOAL TODAY!!
September 26, 2018
ONE HUNDRED PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED ON TO DEMAND BETTER FOR LIDO BEACH PAVILION!! THIS IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE PROGRESS AND I AM BLOWN AWAY BY THE ENERGY YOU ARE ALL BRINGING TO THIS PROJECT!! WE ARE OFFICIALLY GAINING SERIOUS MOMENTUM TO FINALLY FIX THIS NEGLECTED SITE!!
Reached 100 supporters
September 24, 2018
September 22, 2018
WE ARE CRUSHING IT BUT WE NEED TO BLAST PAST THIS NEXT MILESTONE RIGHT NOW!! GRAB YOUR PHONE AND SEND THE LINK TO TEN PEOPLE SO WE CAN HIT THAT HUNDRED MARK BEFORE THE DAY ENDS!!
91 Comments
I visit Sarasota regularly and I love the world class public beaches, surely they deserve to have world class public amenities?
The current building is a dump and an embarrassment to Sarasota. I fully support redeveloping these facilities by local business owners with a track records of success.
Lido beach and the city of Sarasota needs this renovation. I am a Sarasota native who has seen the decline of this public park and the lack of a publicly accessible beach area over the years. This would be a great source of revenue and a visually pleasant renewal.
Lets bring Lido Beach pavilion back to something great the way it was when I was a kid growing up in Sarasota. All the same stuff is still there from 30 years ago!!
I have been staying at Lido Beach for several years. I use the Paviion and the pool most days. I fully support the improvements, and I believe it is long overdue. If people read the facts and the developer’s plans, they will see how this can improve the area.
56,000 people live in Sarasota, most of which cannot afford to live across the street from the beach. Those who can afford to live across the street certainly have no proprietary right to keep the rest of us from having nice facilities and more fully utilizing such a wonderful public site.
Supporting the restoration of the pavilion.
I love Lido Beach and agree that this would be a great asset to the area!
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I visit Sarasota regularly and I love the world class public beaches, surely they deserve to have world class public amenities?