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Sarasota News Leader July 4, 2013 Page 71 Siesta Seen ners to relocate the restaurant's dumpster area to make way for equipment Siesta Village Outfitters rents — kayaks, canoes and bicycles, for example. The changes left little room for the dumpster. tations are issued for code violations, those ultimately go to the property owners. Varro confirmed that Kirscher's staff "did an excellent job" of handling the dumpster until it was relocated on the property. "It is the responsibility of the property owner" in these cases, she added. Shay also took the opportunity to inquire about the status of plans to enclose the Village dumpster, located in the municipal parking lot. Kirscher further noted that because other restaurants on Avenida Messina — the street where The Broken Egg is located — leave gar"Our landlord should be responsible for bage out overnight, a rat infestation problem [making sure sufficient space is available]," has arisen. Kirscher stressed. "That's why I have a cat on my property," VarNonetheless, when he learned of the problems ro told the SKVA members. "He's getting fatter related to the dumpster, he said, he acted on every day." them, making sure employees understood the SKVA President Cheryl Gaddie, owner of CG dumpster had to stay in its enclosure. Designs, pointed out that she already planned Waste Management — which owns the dump- to invite a representative of Waste Managesters — does not take any responsibility, ei- ment to the August meeting of the organizather, Kirscher added. The company is sup- tion to discuss another issue. (See below.) posed to wash out the dumpsters regularly, That would be a good time to address conhe noted, but he has no evidence that is being cerns about the dumpsters, she added. done. When Peter van Roekens — treasurer of the "The smell permeates the area," Varro added. SKA and a representative to the SKVA from Another problem, Kirscher said, is that renters the Terrace East condominium complex — often throw waste in his dumpster when they asked whether it might be possible to get are getting ready to leave Siesta Key. "We have some of the Village property owners to attend that meeting as well. His question was met no control over it." with wry chuckles. Kirscher pointed out, "There has to be accountability for the property owners" as well "I've never met my landlord," Kirscher said. "In six years, I've never met her." as Waste Management. "The county is moving at their usual breakneck speed," Mark Smith of Smith Architects, SKVA Vice President Kay Kouvatsos, co-own- chairman of the Siesta Key Village Mainteer of Village Café, pointed out that when ci- nance Corp., responded. Smith works with