Sarasota News Leader
July 12, 2013
Page 28
THE COUNTY COMMISSION VOTES 3-1 TO VACATE A RIGHT OF WAY IN
SETTLING A 2011 LAWSUIT FILED BY SIESTA VILLAGE PROPERTY OWNER
CHRIS BROWN
By Rachel Brown Hackney
Editor
It took less than 10 minutes on July 10 to wrap
up six years of legal action Siesta Key property owner Chris Brown has filed against Sarasota County over parking issues related to his
businesses in Siesta Village.
On a 3-1 vote — with Commissioner Nora Patterson, a Siesta resident, in the minority; and
Vice Chairman Charles Hines recusing himself — the County Commission approved the
vacation of a right of way along Columbus
An aerial map shows the vacated right of way. Image courtesy Sarasota County