Former Sarasota City Commissioner Erik Arroyo is asking the city to reimburse more than $10,000 in legal fees he spent fighting ethics complaints that had not previously been reported.
Three local residents — Harrison Lovisa, Laura Bowers and Bill Farber — filed complaints early last year with the Florida Commission on Ethics, accusing Arroyo of using his elected position to promote a proposed project without disclosing his business ties to it.
The complaints stemmed from a February 2024 commission meeting where local businessman Jeff Koffman presented a proposal to turn Ken Thompson Park into a Park Golf course. Arroyo had requested the proposal be added to the agenda and, after the presentation, voted to send it to a city advisory board…