This Thursday at 11AM, Fort Myers Beach Special Magistrate Myrnabelle Roche will hear several cases of work without a permit. And, once again, she’ll see someone who’s become a regular before her, Times Square property owner Terry Persaud.
Here are the cases on the Magistrate’s agenda…
Stingrays Raw Bar, located at 250 Old San Carlos Boulevard, is being accused by the town of remodeling the interior of its location without a permit. It appears “Stingrays Raw Bar” is a business name for The Yucatan, which opened back up back in May after serving food from their parking lot almost immediately after the storm.
Michael and Rosanna Reilly are being accused by the town of working on the lower level of a property at 222 Mango Street without a permit.
The property owners at 210 Redfish Road are being accused by the town of installing HVAC equipment and remodeling without a permit.
Sunset Grill owner Terry Persaud is on the Magistrate’s agenda for two issues the town has been fighting him on for years…renting beach chairs behind his restaurant property in Times Square without a permit and operating an illegal parking lot.
Persaud occupies two slots on the Magistrate’s agenda for alleged repeated beach chair rental violations at 1028 and 1046 Estero Boulevard. Persaud has repeatedly denied renting chairs to the general public. The town doesn’t believe Persaud and neither did Roche last time this issue came before her.
In July of 2022 we reported that Roche slapped Persaud with $671,000 in fines. Those fines have not been paid but we also understand there are negotiations taking place to possibly settle the fine issue. Persaud rejected at least one settlement offer the town put on the table.
Persaud gets a third podium visit with the Magistrate for alleged violations of special exception conditions at 1046 Estero Boulevard, which is the alleged illegal parking lot. Despite announcing back in July of 2022 that he would be cutting off his lot to the general public, Persaud continues to rent spaces in the lot, which the town claims is illegal.
Persaud and the town have been battling for years over these issues. So much so that the town has put a lien on Persaud’s property and has been trying to foreclose on it. The battle adds an additional layer of uncertainty to the future of Times Square.
We will carry the Magistrate meeting live on Thursday at 11AM.
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