By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com It was not until a December 8th, 2020 deadline that representatives of several Sarasota County divisions that handle land-development issues provided comments on a preliminary application submitted in May for a seven-story, 120-room hotel and Read More
County Commissioners directs staff to find $250,000 to create 22 new parking spaces in Ocean Boulevard right of way
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com On a unanimous Nov. 17 vote, the Sarasota County Commission directed county staff to find the $250,000 staff estimates it will cost to construct 22 parking spaces in right of way on Ocean Boulevard in Read More
Ocean Boulevard public parking expansion has support and opposition
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com It took only about 15 minutes on an October morning for the Sarasota County commissioners to lay the groundwork for 22 new public parking spaces on Ocean Boulevard on the northern end of Siesta Key Read More
Policy Change Catalyst to Approval of Avenida Leona Residents Petition for Parking Prohibition
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com Avenida Leona residents on Siesta Key win parking restriction for their street and a change in the petition process for the county’s Traffic Advisory Council All told, it took about 19 months. In the end, Read More
Parking and traffic complaints aired at SKA meeting
By Rachel Brown Hackney Parking at Siesta Public Beach, traffic congestion and concerns about crime were the focus of questions directed at Deputy Chris McGregor of the Sheriff’s Office during the November Siesta Key Association (SKA) meeting. SKA Director Read More
Condominium residents seek elimination of 12 Beach Road parking spaces
By Rachel Brown Hackney www.SarasotaNewsLeader.com Siesta Key condominium owners’ request for Sarasota County to eliminate 12 parking spaces on Beach Road — parallel to Siesta Public Beach — will be one agenda item the county’s Read More
Siesta organizations hoping for progress on a plan to create about 300 more Village parking spaces
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com For more than a year, Siesta Key Village Association (SKVA) Vice President Mark Smith and a committee comprising members of that group and other island organizations have been working to carve out about 300 additional Read More