Surfside Manager Andrew Hyatt Pushes Back On Report Of Delayed Building Repairs At Champlain Towers South

CBS Miami

July 5, 2021

A report that Surfside slowed down the Champlain Towers South condo board’s plans to make needed structural repairs has received pushback from the town’s manager.

Following a Miami Herald report that it took more than a month for the town to respond to plans submitted by the building’s board in May, town manager Andrew Hyatt released a statement saying the issues under discussion were preliminary plans unrelated to structural work and not permits to begin repairs the building needed to pass a 40-year recertification.

“It would appear that the Champlain Towers South Condominium Association sought to address a number of issues outside the scope of any proposed 40-year re-certification work,” such as new natural gas lines and added parking, Hyatt’s statement said. “There was no indication during any communications between the Town and the association by telephone or electronic mail that this submission required emergency action by the Town of Surfside.”

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