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Sarasota News Leader August 9 & 16, 2013 Page 101 Siesta Seen would be putting up signs banning parking on In the past, she continued, staff had removed the south side of the road. about 9 feet of foliage on the north side to allow people to park safely there without comAt the very end of the road, she continued, promising the travel area on the road. space is insufficient for more than a handful of vehicles. "But I can see where [parking is] Therefore, she said, she would like to ask for really jumbly right now, and it has the poten- her fellow commissioners' consent to direct tial to block the street …" staff once again to clear out 9 feet of the vegMoreover, she has seen people parking in etation, "and I would love for the staff to take front of the fire hydrant on the south side of a look and see if there would be enough width the road. "But that [hydrant] needs to be more to stripe the area on the south side for parking without blocking a driveway." clearly marked." It was obvious vegetation had become overgrown Patterson pointed out, "That's pretty inexpensive." on the north side of the road, Patterson said. Peter van Roekens took this photo of the Siesta sky after a recent thunderstorm. Photo courtesy of Peter van Roekens