By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com Close to the end of a nearly two-and-a-half-hour Neighborhood Workshop on a proposed 170-room hotel on the edge of Siesta Village, the president of the Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations (CONA) summed up the Read More
Residents Voice Strong Opposition to Proposed Stickney Point Hotel and Garage
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 Read More
SK Coalition opposing hotel development increases
In a late September update, the leaders of the SK Coalition reported that their organization has grown to include representatives of a dozen homeowner associations. In mid-September, the figure was 10. The Coalition was established in response to the announcement Read More
Siesta Key Coalition organizing in opposition to 170-room hotel project
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com In June, RE/MAX real estate agent Robert T. Anderson Jr. began reaching out to Siesta Key homeowners, asking to show them a presentation about a proposed 170-room hotel that would stand more than 80 feet Read More
Changes to residential density calculations key to new hotel proposals
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com The recent filings of preliminary applications for two new 80-plus-feet-tall hotels on Siesta Key will encompass more than land development considerations, the SNL has learned. Each proposal calls for major changes to the Sarasota County Read More
Plans submitted for new for new hotel in Siesta Key Village
By Jane Bartnett The Siesta Sand Hotel, a new eight-story, 80-foot high, 170 room structure, designed to reflect the Sarasota School of Architecture’s “Sarasota Modern” style, may be the latest addition to the Village of Siesta Key. The Sarasota County Read More
Siesta residents vow again to fight any revision that would figuratively open the door to a big new hotel on the island
By Rachel Brown Hackney Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Frederick P. Mercurio has granted a joint motion of Siesta Acquisitions LLC and Sarasota County to hold in abeyance a dispute over a June Board of Zoning Appeals decision regarding Read More