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By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com Over about three-and-a-half hours, divided between two events, Siesta Key residents let their feelings be known about a proposed seven-story hotel on Old Stickney Point Road and a five-story parking garage across the street on Stickney Point Road. Not one participant in the informal Neighborhood Workshop conducted on December 2nd […]
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com Even though the majority of respondents to a Sarasota County survey conducted in October opposed the idea, the County Commission has voted unanimously to direct staff to proceed with plans for a roundabout at the intersection of Beach Road and Midnight Pass Road. Public Works Department Director Spencer Anderson recommended […]
By Jane Bartnett Former Wells Fargo Bank Building & Property Lists The former Wells Fargo Bank Siesta Key branch building and adjoining property at 5810 Midnight Pass Road has been listed for sale for $4,375,000. JLL Senior Vice President Paul Rutledge and JLL Associate Jen Ward have the listing for the sale of the 5810 […]
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com Thanks to Sarasota County Commission action, a plan for more safety improvements in the nearly 90-degree curve at the intersection of Higel Avenue and Siesta Drive on Siesta Key is expected to become reality by the spring of 2021. In unanimous approval of their December 8th Consent Agenda of routine […]
Another topic during the December 9th Siesta Key Association meeting was the status of the Grand Canal Regeneration Project, which was unveiled during the SKA’s November session. Phil Chiocchio, a member of the Sarasota Bay Fisheries Forum, and SKA Director Jean Cannon reported that 21 people had signed up for the pilot program the SKA […]
For Siesta Key fans of Il Panificio’s old-world style pizza, the good news is that the newest Il Panficio pizzeria has opened its doors in Siesta Key Village at 215 Avenida Madera. With indoor or outdoor seating, Il Panificio offers pizza by the slice or by the pie. There’s also a great selection of such […]
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com Although the installation schedule had not been announced prior to the deadline for this issue of Siesta Sand, the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has approved the permits for a traffic signal at the intersection of Stickney Point Road and Avenue B and C, FDOT spokesman Brian Rick told the […]
As the busy season is set to begin on Siesta Key and with many people traveling with their pets due to COVID-19, it is useful to remind visitors and residents alike that dogs (or animals generally) are not permitted on Siesta Key Beach. Sarasota County ordinance 14-48 prohibits any person that owns or has “custody […]
Condo Council to conduct virtual membership meetings In a Nov. 20 email blast, the members board of directors of the Siesta Key Condominium Council (SKCC) announced that they have cancelled membership meetings for the remainder of this year because of the coronavirus pandemic “and difficulty arranging a meeting where the SKCC can guarantee, so to […]
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com Sarasota County Commissioner Alan Maio has pointed out several times in recent months that almost one-third of the county is protected from development, thanks to board decisions to preserve environmentally sensitive lands. In fact, during a regular commission meeting in November, he even asked whether the Citizen Opinion Survey project […]