Staff report Siesta Key Condominium Council 2019 HOLIDAY LIGHTING CONTEST The holidays are fast approaching. Now is the time to register for this year’s Holiday Condominium Lighting Contest! The contest is open to condominiums who are members in good standing Read More
A formal contract for fire station demolition
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com On Nov. 5, as part of its approval of its Consent Agenda of routine business items, the County Commission awarded a Sarasota construction firm a big bump in a contract to cover the next phases of Read More
Pocket park/parking space at Oceane still not restored
By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com In July, county staff assured SNL that, after the construction of Oceane on Ocean Boulevard was completed, a county pocket park/parking space next to the luxury condominium complex would have to be made available once more Read More
Siesta Key Island Chatter
Staff report Siesta Key Breeze continuing extended morning hours Recently, the Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce alerted its members to the fact that the Siesta Key Breeze has maintained an earlier morning start. In mid-August, Lisa Potts, the communications specialist Read More
Siesta Key Island Chatter
Staff report Siesta Village speed limit issue redux During the August Siesta Key Association (SKA) meeting, President Catherine Luckner announced that one of the nonprofit’s members had proposed an initiative to lower the Siesta Village speed limit from 20 mph Read More
Hearing still scheduled for Oct. 7
North Beach Road and Cosentino Charter amendment cases consolidated By Rachel Brown Hackney Following a Sept. 9 hearing in the 12th Judicial Circuit Court, Judge Andrea McHugh consolidated both the cases involving Siesta resident Mike Cosentino. The actions will proceed Read More
Sgt. Arik Smith report
Where do most 911 calls originate on the Key? It probably came as no surprise to members attending the September Siesta Key Association (SKA) meeting that the highest number of 911 calls the Sheriff’s Office receives on the Key are Read More
Siesta Key Island Chatter
Staff report Fire Department staff researching safety requirements for Siesta homes that sleep dozens Over the past couple of years, Siesta Key Association (SKA) Director Joe Volpe has been talking with Sarasota County staff about protecting visitors who rent the Read More
Island Chatter
Staff report Anna’s Deli receiving national acclaim For the past two decades, the Surfer Sandwich at Anna’s Deli has been voted best sandwich by local magazines and newspapers. Anyone that’s ever tasted this sandwich can understand why. But according to Read More
Siesta Key Island Chatter July 2019
Staff report ‘Died’ in committee As this year was getting underway, state Sen. Joe Gruters of Sarasota County was getting a lot of attention for filing a bill to prohibit the smoking of tobacco on public beaches. Years ago, residents Read More