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Punta Gorda staff and council debate size, materials and uses for proposed Bayfront tiki hut
Summary
City staff presented concepts for a tiki‑hut structure and park improvements at Gilchrist Park and the Bayfront plaza. Discussion centered on size, whether to use synthetic or natural thatch, storage and staging for Learn to Sail, parking, food‑truck venues and event infrastructure; no formal action was taken.
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — Urban design staff returned to the council Monday with conceptual designs for a tiki‑hut (or multiple covered areas) on the Bayfront slab near Gilchrist Park, presenting several layouts, storage and screening options, and ideas for mobile bars, food‑truck staging and landscaping.
Urban Designer Carl Benz displayed four layout options ranging from a largely covered 6,000‑to‑7,000 square‑foot roof to smaller segmented sheltered areas and stressed that the existing concrete slab could be partially or fully covered; expanding the slab would require hardening of pavement and…
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