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No. 52 — September 13, 2013 CONTENTS GROWING NATIVE SIESTA SEEN Click Any Headline To Go Directly To That Article AN UNTAPPED $8 MILLION 59 'RAIN, RAIN, GO AWAY' 62 AN 80-PERCENT SUCCESS RATE 66 REMEMBERING A TRAGIC DAY 71 NEWS BRIEFS CRIME BLOTTER 77 86 The county commissioners concluded their final budget workshop without utilizing funds freed up by a change in their disaster reserve policy — Rachel Brown Hackney The project manager for a new stormwater system next to Siesta Public Beach is hoping for drier weather so work can get under way again — Rachel Brown Hackney Four of five snowy plover chicks that hatched survived this summer on Siesta Key, Sarasota Audubon volunteers report — Rachel Brown Hackney The Sarasota Police Department hosts a 12th anniversary observance of 9/11 — Staff Reports OPINON EDITORIAL91 A few bad apples threaten the barrel LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 93 SARASOTA LEISURE GROWING NATIVE 96 SIESTA SEEN 103 A&E BRIEFS RELIGION BRIEFS COMMUNITY CALENDAR SCHIMMEL SIGHTINGS 111 117 119 120 Reasons abound for giving a home to plants native to the state — Laurel Schiller and Fran Palmeri The low-speed vehicle debate rages on; the International Coastal Cleanup is coming up; and the county moves ahead with planning for the Turtle Beach renourishment project — Rachel Brown Hackney FOR ADVERTISING INFO Sales@SarasotaNewsLeader.com • (941) 227-1080