By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com On a 4-1 vote, the Sarasota County Commission has approved a Coastal Setback Variance that will permit the construction of a 760-foot-long seawall a maximum of 40 feet seaward of the Gulf Beach Setback Line (GBSL). Read More
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com The operator of the Siesta Key Breeze finally received the necessary go-ahead from Apple and Android to release its apps for riders, representatives of CPR Medical Transportation LLC told members of the Siesta Key Chamber of Read More
There were 20 crimes reported on the Key between 4/23-5/20/19 4/28/19 Resisting officer without ViolencePublic Beach A Deputy parked at the Public Beach observed two vehicles traveling at a high rate of speed northbound through the parking lot. As he Read More
During the May Siesta Key Association (SKA) meeting, Lt. Paul Cernansky, the past leader of the Sheriff’s Office substation on the Key, introduced the new supervisor, Sgt. Arik Smith. Regular readers will recall that Cernansky officially was promoted from sergeant Read More
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com It took only a couple of minutes on April 10 for the Sarasota County Commission to cast a unanimous vote, setting in motion the construction of a new Fire Station No. 13 on Siesta Key. No Read More
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com With an amended lawsuit having been filed in the 12th Judicial Circuit Court on April 12, Circuit Judge Andrea McHugh issued a Show Cause order to Sarasota County, giving it 30 days to explain why she Read More
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com Last October, newly promoted Lt. Jason Mruczek told reported that he would be leaving Siesta Key, where he had served as the Sheriff’s Office substation leader for a number of years. Sgt. Paul Cernansky, who previously Read More
By Bob Stein Needs, Public Restrooms Now that the 2019 Season is in the books, a major need that should be addressed by Sarasota County prior to the 2020 Season is public restrooms in Siesta Key Village. The number one Read More
By Bob Stein Cheryl Gaddie was a force of nature. She passed away on April 15 with family and friends by her side, she was 61 years old. Gaddie owned and operated CG Designs here on Siesta Key from 2005 Read More
There were 31 crimes reported on the Key between 3/19 – 4/22/19 3/26 Grand Theft/ RecoveredBeach Rd. A deputy responded to a report of an unknown person removing four metal posts from the asphalt at Beach Access 2. The posts Read More
