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By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com A Feb. 13 hearing on Sarasota County’s motion to dismiss a complaint a Siesta Key resident filed over the County Commission’s May 11, 2016 vote to vacate a 357-foot segment of North Beach Road was cancelled on Feb. 8. The action came as a result of plaintiff Michael Cosentino’s Feb. […]
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com Some concern arose last fall when a contractor ran into vibration problems in the Siesta Cove neighborhood as work was underway to install a new water line and a new sewer force main between Siesta Key and the mainland. A hairline crack in a homeowner’s garage temporarily put on hold […]
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com With their most recent public hearing on a petition regarding building beyond Sarasota County’s Gulf Beach Setback Line (GBSL), county commissioners again voiced a willingness to provide staff more flexibility to approve certain types of projects. The same day, the board also unanimously approved a Coastal Setback Variance for new […]
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com Siesta Key Association Meeting The guest speaker for the February 2 SKA meeting will be new County Commissioner Nancy Detert. All are welcome to meet the new commissioner. The meeting will be held at St. Boniface at 5615 Midnight Pass Road Room F on Siesta Key at 4:30 PM. For […]
By Rachel Brown Hackney www.SarasotaNewsLeader.com Members of religious group disrupting Drum Circle Members of a religious group from north Florida have been antagonizing participants during recent gatherings of the Drum Circle on Siesta Public Beach. On Nov. 20, for example, men in the group used a bullhorn to address Drum Circle participants. Sgt. Jason Mruczek of […]
Morton’s at Siesta Market Holiday Affair Sample Morton’s delicious holiday menu, enjoy wine and cheese tasting, and visit their vendors showcasing new products, a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Easter Seals of SW Florida. The event will take place at Morton’s at Siesta Key 205 Canal Road in the SK Village, Wednesday November […]
No complaints about outdoor displays Coming on the heels of a nearly six-hour discussion of the Siesta Promenade project, it is no wonder the Sarasota County public hearing on Siesta Key’s outdoor retail displays went so quickly last week. In a unanimous decision on Oct. 11, the County Commission approved the removal of the sunset […]
Sheriff’s Office looks into complaints about Beach Access 2 parking A Beach Road resident recently vented in an email to the Sarasota County commissioners about what she described as “problems [that] have exacerbated to the point of anarchy.” She asserts that she addressed the same issue in emails to the board in April 2014, but she […]
FDOT to start pedestrian/bicycle safety improvements at Stickney Point Road/Midnight Pass Road intersection By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com A Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) project finalized almost a year ago to improve pedestrian safety at the intersection of Stickney Point Road and Midnight Pass Road was scheduled to begin before the end of August, the […]
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com This summer, a flurry of emails called into question the legality — under Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Sarasota County regulations — of new construction at 95 Avenida Messina in Siesta Village. A writer identified only as “Concerned Citizen” contacted county Building Official Kathleen Croteau and county Code Enforcement […]