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Siesta Key

Sarasota County Commissioner Joe Barbetta in a recent email compared staff action on an impact fee update with issues on the Siesta Key public beach improvements.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 21, 2012
Error delays impact fee update

Sarasota County staff blames a spreadsheet error for inaccurate road impact fees presented to Sarasota County commissioners Dec. 4.

  • Siesta Key
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    By
  • Eddie Kirsch
  • December 20, 2012
Dec. 20: Daily Headlines Video

Today's Stories: Plane crash leaves pilot unscathed; Main Street building under contract; Marina Towers residents want event moved; Hunters kill 39 hogs in pilot hunt

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 20, 2012
Brown buys on Siesta Key Village property

Siesta Key property owner Chris Brown bought 5214 Ocean Blvd. for $1.35 million.

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Opponents of the Deer Prairie Creek Preserve hog hunt brought signs to a July 10 Sarasota County Commission meeting.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 20, 2012
Hunters kill 39 hogs in pilot hunt

The Southwest Florida Water Management District permitted hunt was aimed at removing the destructive invasive species.

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A fire following Superstorm Sandy destroyed Siesta resident Helene Hyland’s childhood home in New York. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 20, 2012
Resident faces storm aftermath

Superstorm Sandy dealt an emotional blow to island residents.

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The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office placed a digital speed limit sign on Midnight Pass Road in September. File photo.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 20, 2012
FDOT considers future of Midnight Pass Road

Sarasota County is in talks with The Florida Department of Transportation about handling maintenance of the road.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 20, 2012
Firm petitions to build on lots

Some residents at Terrace East condominiums didn't receive notice of the coastal variance request public hearing for two four-story homes on Beach Road.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 20, 2012
Board sets BP settlement priorities

Sarasota County commissioners ranked a $9 million Siesta Key project fourth out of 28 projects to be submitted for federal funding from the Deepwater Horizon penalties.

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    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 20, 2012
Ants threaten shorebird habitat

Two Siesta Key Association members have asked Sarasota County to allow the use of pesticides on protected dunes.

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  • Observer Staff
  • December 20, 2012
News Briefs

Siesta Key trolley decision delayed; County seeks damages for Village light pole; Three Siesta bars violate noise ordinance

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Siesta Dunes won the annual Siesta Key Condominium Association Condo Lighting Contest.
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 20, 2012
Siesta Dunes scorches competition in lighting contest

Siesta Dunes condominium complex defended its title as the category 1 (101 units or greater) winner of the 2012 Siesta Key Condo Council Lighting Contest Dec. 18.

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Judi Moore, who runs the Siesta Key lost pet hotline, with Sophie, Reckless and Yogi. Courtesy
    By
  • Alex Mahadevan
  • December 20, 2012
Moore starts lost-pet network

Judi Moore advertises a link to her personal cell phone as the Siesta Key lost pet hotline.

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This home at 4401 Mangrove Place has four bedrooms, five-and-a-half-baths, a pool and 4,734 square feet of living area. It sold for $3,395,000. Photo by Rachel S. O'Hara.
    By
  • Adam Hughes
  • December 20, 2012
Home in South Cocoanut Bayou sells for $3,395,000

A home in South Cocoanut Bayou tops all transactions in this week's real estate. Michael McNelis and Elizabeth McNelis sold their home at 4401 Mangrove Place to Todd and Kathleen Pulvino, of Westport, Conn., for $3,395,000.

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Sue Weber-Hegge submitted this sunset photo, taken on Siesta Key Beach.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • December 20, 2012
Cool Today Weather Photo Contest Winner

Sue Weber-Hegge submitted this sunset photo, taken on Siesta Key Beach.

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Anyone interested in donating to Aidan Pearson’s toy drive can bring an unwrapped gift to the NewGate office, located at 5237Ashton Road.
    By
  • Nick Friedman
  • December 20, 2012
New Gate student spreads joy

Ten-year-old Aidan Pearson is collecting toys at his school to donate to patients at All Children's Hospital, in St. Petersburg.

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