“Repeatedly, I was told that our case was being escalated to the highest level,” an executive said.
State investigators were probing the facility after authorities found residents there in stifling heat.
The storm's impact continued to reverberate through Florida, where millions still lack electricity.
Hurricane Irma battered Florida, causing flooding and outages that spanned the state.
Efforts are underway to remove or preserve reminders of the Confederacy, 31 of which have been dedicated since 2000.
Florida officials said it could be days or weeks before power is restored. Flooding is expected to be a continuing problem in many areas.
Irma has caused more than 6 million power outages in Florida as its rain and wind continue to batter the state.
Some were forced to flee twice as the hurricane’s path shifted from the east to the west.
Irma had maximum sustained winds near 155 mph as it moved over Cuba as a Category 4 storm.
Although the storm's track has shifted west, it still remains a deadly threat to all of southern Florida.
