The vote by the supervisors denied appeals filed by two partiesand upheld an Oct. 8 decision by the Montecito Planning Commissionto approve the Caruso plan. The new Miramar will feature threerestaurants, a spa, a beach club, ballroom facilities and aboardwalk along Miramar Beach. It will redevelop a property thathas been considered an eyesore since not long after the Miramar wasshuttered in 2000.

Caruso, the CEO of Caruso Affiliated, prevailed with theMontecito Planning Commission after four hearings on and manymodifications to the Miramar project. His firm now has thenecessary approvals to begin work at the Miramar, where Carusoexpects to begin work in early 2009, with opening scheduled for2011.

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