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  • Eddie Kirsch
  • September 27, 2012
Siesta Key burglary suspect arrested again

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrested again one of two men suspected of burglarizing vehicles at Siesta Key Beach this week.

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The special taxing entity's annual revenues fell 38% from 2007 to $5.7 million in 2011, and it spent 11% more in 2011 compared with four years earlier.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 27, 2012
WCIND funding faces tighter budget

It's no longer smooth sailing for the four-county taxing district's funding for Sarasota County waterway projects.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 27, 2012
Ocean Club meets code

A Siesta Key business veteran plans to roll the dice on a business some critics label as 'legalized gambling.'

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Sarasota County in 2007 had dune vegetation placed on south Siesta Key to secure sand dredged from the Gulf of Mexico.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 27, 2012
South Siesta nourishment slated for 2014

The contractor that Sarasota County selects will oversee a majority of the overall project, which is expected to cost $11 million.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 27, 2012
Scrapper busted for crane thefts

A Bradenton resident was arrested in connection to statue thefts that began this month on Siesta Key.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • September 27, 2012
County bucks CLUCK request

Unwilling to add another burden to Sarasota County code enforcement, county commissioners declined to revise an ordinance against chicken keeping.

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The intersection at 10th Street and U.S. 41 is one of the first that will see a roundabout as part of a $100 million project to add the features along the bayfront.ÂÂ
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • September 27, 2012
Connectivity plan continues with more roundabouts

Two U.S. 41 roundabouts are close to getting a green light, and another eight are in the works to 'round out' Sarasota's bayfront connectivity plan.

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A pump-out boat will remove sewage from boats moored in the new mooring field. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • September 27, 2012
Mooring field makeover complete

After delays, a 99-acre mooring field becomes the 11th managed mooring field in the state.

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  • Observer Staff
  • September 27, 2012
News Briefs

Counties discuss BP settlement money

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Alyssa Currier places a paper birthday crown on Henrietta Daytz’s head.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • September 27, 2012
FOREVER YOUNG: Henrietta Daytz

Sarasota resident Henrietta Daytz will celebrate her 100th birthday with her family and friends at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at Marina Jack.

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Some downtown merchants hope the city will build park space atop the new State Street Garage. Greenspaces similar to the one above, in Singapore, are being built on urban buildings all over the world. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • September 27, 2012
Merchants see green for State Street garage

Merchants propose a public garden setting with a pavilion-type roof made of solar panels.

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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • Observer Staff
  • September 27, 2012
Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner.

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    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • September 27, 2012
Sidewalk improvements slated

The first phase of the Main Street sidewalk improvement will change the look of mid-Main Street for those on foot.

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    By
  • Roger Drouin
  • September 27, 2012
Officer Childers is reinstated

The Civil Service Board voted unanimously last week to reinstate Officer Jay Childers.

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This Siesta Isles home, which has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,348 square feet of living area, sold for $620,000. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • September 27, 2012
Siesta Properties home sells for $1.79 million

A home in Siesta Properties Inc. tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Barry and Monica Kramer, of Sarasota, sold their home at 7808 Sanderling Road to Siesta Key Landholdings LLC for $1.79 million.

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