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Sarasota News Leader May 17, 2013 County Attorney Stephen DeMarsh explained, "The intention is not to create an easement" or any legal interest in the property. The form was designed solely to get the permission of the owner to allow cleaning on that part of the beach under special circumstances, he added. "I understand that," Patterson told him. "It's a little hard if the public's being run off your beach to ask the public to clean your beach," she added. Patterson was referring to incidents that sprang up again on Siesta Key last summer, with owners of resort condominium complexes posting signs to warn anyone who was not a guest to stay off the areas of the beach closest to those complexes. Page 41 "And we think this accomplishes that," he added of the proposed procedures. Most of the owners of the big condominium complexes "do clean their own beaches up to a point," Patterson replied. The memo also notes that the new draft policy was shared with representatives of the Barrier Island Group, which includes the Siesta Key, North Manasota Key, Manasota Key and Casey Key associations. A few clarifications to the policy were made after they reviewed it, the memo says. Robinson thanked Brown for discussing it with representatives of the Barrier Island Group. "I think that was an important step in DeMarsh reiterated that the new policy apthe whole process," she added. plies to areas of the beach shown to have a connection to a public or tourism-related use. "They were very helpful," Brown said. % Private property owners can sign a form to permit the county to clean up their beaches under special circumstances. Image courtesy Sarasota County