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Sarasota News Leader June 7, 2013 SKVA officers said that while they are not involved at all in enforcement of the Siesta Key Overlay District (SKOD), they would work with the business owners to help them determine whether changes can be made in it. The SKOD was enacted to ensure Siesta Village remains attractive to tourists, said Russell Matthes, co-owner of the Daiquiri Deck and Daiquiri Deck Raw Bar and past president of the SKVA. Additionally, the goal is to have all businesses "on the same playing field," he noted. Page 45 six people willing to serve on an SKVA committee with her to try to change portions of the SKOD. By early next week, she said, her goal is to set a date for the committee's first meeting. RAISING AWARENESS On May 21, at the SKVA's request, Sarasota County Zoning and Code Enforcement staff held a meeting with Siesta Village business owners to educate them about the many facets of the SKOD. Any modifications of the SKOD would have to Kay Kouvatsos, vice president of the SKVA, be approved by the Sarasota County Commispointed out during that organization's June 4 sion, Matthes pointed out. meeting that she had opened that informationBy mid-afternoon on June 4, Smith told The al session by telling everyone, "None of this Sarasota News Leader, she already had about is new." The SKOD was implemented in 2001, Beach Bites opened in September 2012 in the space formerly occupied by Anna's Deli in Siesta Village.