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Sarasota News Leader June 7, 2013 Page 46 she added, "and it's been out there consistent- During the SKVA meeting, she pointed out that she had just been made aware of the SKOD ly." prohibition on such action. However, many of the newer business owners in Siesta Village were unaware of its provi- County Code Enforcement Officer John Lally sions, added Kouvatsos, who is co-owner of told the SKVA members he had spent all of June 3 writing citations for businesses with Village Café on Ocean Boulevard. merchandise outside their doors. The only viSmith was one of those people caught un- olator he knew of he had not cited was one he aware of the prohibition against having mer- had not discovered until late that day. chandise outside a shop. Ritter protested that prior to the 8:30 a.m. start When she opened her business on Nov. 24, of the SKVA meeting, he already had spotted 2012 in Siesta Center, Smith told The Sarasota shop owners with items outside again. News Leader, a person she declined to identify — but "someone who I thought would be "We can't stop them from doing it," responded absolutely 100 percent sure of the answer" — SKVA President Cheryl Gaddie, owner of CG said she could put racks with clothing in the Designs. area covered by the roof overhang above her On a different point, Madden said he thought shop "'as long as no one complains.'" he understood during the May 21 session that Visitors bike and walk in Siesta Village on a cloudy morning earlier this week.