By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com The removal of sand may be underway in Big Sarasota Pass, but leaders of the Siesta Key Association (SKA) continue to argue in their Second District Court of Appeal case that a 12th Judicial Circuit Read More
SKA cites 15 issues it says must be resolved before dredging of Big Pass can begin
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com By June 4, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) had all the required pre-construction documents for the Lido Key Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project, the SNL learned. Therefore, department staff members figuratively “started Read More
SKA continues to seek donations for legal expenses
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com During the November Siesta Key Association (SKA) meeting, Director Robert Luckner reminded regular attendees — and updated snowbirds back for season — that, in mid-December, the nonprofit will file its appeal of the Circuit Court decision Read More
Big Pass Dredging
gSiesta Key Association still maintains City of Sarasota has failed to issue adequate determination that dredging of Big Pass will not violate city policies By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com In his summary brief following a July 23 hearing, the attorney for Read More
Dredging of Big Pass
City of Sarasota’s Development Services director contradicts key Siesta Key Association assertion in Circuit Court case seeking to prevent dredging of Big Pass By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com The director of the City of Sarasota’s Development Services Department testified in the Read More
Circuit Court judge in Siesta Key Association’s Big Pass case seeking to move up date of summer hearing
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com The Siesta Key Association (SKA) has asked a 12th Judicial Circuit Court judge to accelerate the timeline for a hearing on the complaint the SKA filed in the court in March 2017 to try to prevent Read More
Sand source eliminated
Part of Big Pass Sand borrow area between northernmost Siesta Key and Lido Key eliminated from proposed dredging plans By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com Close to a third of one area of Big Sarasota Pass has been eliminated as a sand Read More
Save Our Siesta Sand 2 prepared for review of thousands of Army Corps of Engineers documents as next step in federal lawsuit to try to stop dredging of Big Pass
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com A Siesta Key nonprofit has been awaiting what its leaders believe will be thousands of documents from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which they and their subject matter experts will have to review as they Read More
Circuit Court judge once again rules against Siesta Key Association in Big Pass case
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com Once again, a 12th Judicial Circuit Court judge has struck down legal challenges made by the Siesta Key Association (SKA) as the nonprofit seeks to prevent the dredging of Big Sarasota Pass. Yet, just as she Read More
Judge dismisses Siesta Key Association’s Big Pass case in 12th Judicial Circuit Court
By Rachel Brown Hackney A 12th Judicial Circuit Court judge dismissed a verified complaint the Siesta Key Association (SKA) filed against the City of Sarasota in early 2017, seeking to stop the dredging of Big Sarasota Pass to renourish about Read More