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Hotel operator seeks city help after trash washes from nearby FDOT runoff into lake
Summary
A Courtyard by Marriott representative told commissioners debris from runoff between a Chase Bank and the hotel is entering the lake in front of the property; city staff said the drainage is part of the Florida Department of Transportation's network and they will continue coordination with the state and natural-resources teams.
Desiree Howell, representing the Courtyard by Marriott at 6625 Cypress Gardens Boulevard, urged the Winter Haven City Commission to help stop trash that she said regularly washes from a runoff channel between a Chase Bank and the hotel into the lake in front of the property.
"I've dug out chairs, air mattresses out of the lake," Howell said, describing repeated debris and saying the situation is "not very appealing" for hotel…
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