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Siesta Seen STORMWATER PROJECT BID COMING TO THE COUNTY COMMISSION MARCH 19; VILLAGE CROSSWALK LIGHTING REPORT DUE AT ANY TIME; ADOPT-A-ROAD EFFORT NETS RECORD TURNOUT By Rachel Brown Hackney Editor Sarasota County staff remains at work on two big projects for Siesta Key — the construction of a new stormwater system at the public beach (referred to as the "Beach Road Drainage Project") and the illumination of crosswalks in Siesta Village. the county's chief engineer, wrote that the bid award for the stormwater project is to go before the board on March 19. He pointed out what The Sarasota News Leader reported last week: The company submitting the lowest bid, Gibbs & Register Inc. of In his March 4 capital assets update to the Winter Garden, was found to be insufficiently County Commission, James K. Harriott Jr., qualified to handle the work. That meant the Tourists on Siesta Key may be coping with intermittent cool weather, but that has not deterred them from frequenting Siesta Village at night. Photo by Rachel Hackney