Tuesday, April 7, 2026

The Sunshine Shoals Gazette

"All the News That's Fit to Regret"

Unauthorized Guide Condo Carl Turns Navigation Incompetence into Profit

When Condo Carl Martinez learned the county was replacing drainage culverts along State Road 80, he quietly purchased surplus concrete sections from a bankrupt contractor. He then resold these "government surplus" pipes to landscapers and amateur pond builders at a tidy $343 $2,000 profit, complete with fake documentation that looked marginally more legitimate than a Florida ballot during a recount.