By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com A 12th Judicial Circuit Court judge has dismissed the last part of a lawsuit against Sarasota County that Siesta Key resident Michael Cosentino originally filed in June 2016. In that complaint — which Cosentino amended Read More
Differing viewpoints provided to SKA audience regarding North Beach Road vacation
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com The Sarasota County commissioners did not have information about previous discussions of staff and their predecessors regarding potential repairs to North Beach Road when they voted 4-1 last year to vacate a 357-foot segment Read More
Back at it, Cosentino is not giving up on North Beach Road
By Rachel Brown Hackney For a couple of months, Siesta resident Mike Cosentino stopped making appearances at County Commission meetings. He was back at it on May 23, as the board held two regular sessions in Sarasota. On May 23, Read More
Beach Road charter amendment effort continues
If successful, the charter amendments would cost the county $450,000 to hold a countywide special election, timing may get tricky By Roger Drouin Sarasota County residents continue to sign a pair of petitions related to the increasingly tense fight over Read More
Siesta resident says judge’s ruling in North Beach Road case clears the way for his petition drive to overturn County Commission action
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com A 12th Judicial Circuit Court judge’s ruling in favor of North Beach Road property owners actually will help the fight to overturn the Sarasota County Commission’s decision to vacate a 357-foot-long segment of the road, Read More
More North Beach Road updates
Bollards finally in place Sarasota County’s chief engineer, Isaac Brownman, confirmed on Feb. 2 that the long-awaited bollards were installed in late January at the southern end of North Beach Road. Dennis and Wendy Madden had been working on the Read More
Public access signage installed at vacated portion of North Beach Road
By Rachel Brown Hackney www.SarasotaNewsLeader.com It took longer than anticipated, but new Sarasota County signage went up on the morning of Dec. 22 at the intersection of North Beach Road and Columbus Avenue on Siesta Key. The goal is to Read More
North Beach Road lawsuit finally served on Sarasota County
Deadline actually was Oct. 8, assistant county attorney acknowledges By Rachel Brown Hackney Late on the afternoon of Oct. 5, Sarasota County finally was served the Petition for Writ of Certiorari Siesta Key resident Michael Cosentino filed in June, alleging Read More
North Beach Road segment abandonment wins County Commission approval
By Rachel Brown Hackney www.SarasotaNewsLeader.com It took about three hours and 45 minutes, a last-minute proffer from the petitioners in one public hearing and discussion about interpreting a section of the Sarasota County Comprehensive Plan, Read More
County abandonment of 360-foot segment of North Beach Road sought, along with a variance for new construction in the same area
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com On the morning of May 11, two public hearings have been scheduled back-to-back for the Sarasota County Commission to consider matters pertaining to a 360-foot section of North Beach Road on Siesta Key that has Read More