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Sarasota News Leader February 8, 2013 in preparation for crossing Beach Road, van Roekens added. "Obviously, that is the way it's supposed to be," he noted. Montague had no idea why the signs have been blinking continuously, Van Roekens said. Deputy Chris McGregor of the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office pointed out that when officers asked about the lights a couple of years ago, they were told sand accumulation had caused problems with the programming. "We brought up the same concerns," McGregor said: "that they are constantly blinking." Van Roekens responded that Montague gave him no indication that sand was the reason for the need to reprogram the mechanisms. The minute they push that button, the lights come on and these people … cross the street. Maura Thompson Jonny's Free Beach Rides Page 45