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Sarasota News Leader November 1, 2013 Page 102 Siesta Seen "Tow truck companies can tow away cars WITHOUT complaints when the spots are marked. They actually do that and profit from doing so and have done just that in [Siesta] village. That is very damaging to our image and I personally do not support that and the rest of the commission did not comment although I did mention your concern as well as Catherine's expressed at the monthly meeting of Siesta Key organizational presidents." OVER BY THE BEACH … Patterson added, "Thank you for your wisdom in identifying and clarifying the problem [on Avenida de Mayo]. Let's see how this [board action] works since the solution comes from both the fire chief and the county staff." I give Boudreau a lot of credit for his positive outlook — and the fact that he continues to take my calls. This week, he was again generous with his time in providing an update on the work. When Sarasota County Public Works employee Alex Boudreau was put in charge of the new stormwater project on Siesta Key — the inaptly named "Beach Road Drainage Project" — he probably never could have foreseen weeks on end of meetings with the contractor and other staff members about delays related to excessive rain. Sarasota County Project Manager Alex Boudreau explains details of the Beach Road Drainage Project to Siesta Key Association members on Oct. 3. File photo