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Sarasota News Leader September 27, 2013 Page 110 Siesta Seen "It will be the first new building in the Village a timeline for those discussions. Smith needs in like forever," Smith pointed out. to provide more details about the plans first, Loveridge added. Once he has all the requestAs for plans to put three transient apartments ed information, Loveridge continued, he can on the upper level: Those will have to be heard before the county Planning Commission and proceed with scheduling the hearing of the then the County Commission, Smith added, special exception petition at a Planning Comas a special exception must be granted for mission meeting. that work. With the Gidget's permit in hand, he planned to turn his attention to answering the technical questions county staff has posed regarding the rental units. Smith told me he has heard no negative comments about the proposal for the apartments. However, Commissioner Nora Patterson — who lives on the north end of Siesta Key — Mark Loveridge, project manager in the coun- has fielded some emails in past weeks from ty's Planning and Development Services office, a person who is worried about those living said this week that he was not able to give me quarters. Pedestrians walk toward Napoli's when it was still open in Siesta Village this spring. Photo by Rachel Hackney