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Sarasota News Leader November 8, 2013 Page 125 Siesta Seen a lot of code enforcement [in the Village]," she added. "We have John Lally [the primary Code Enforcement Department officer on the island], who works very hard, but he has to take care of the entire Key." THE SIGN Although discussion ensued over the summer about modifying the SKOD to allow some types of displays, she said, "Nothing has happened on that at this point." Thanks to Wendy Rose, community affairs manager for the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, I was able to learn details from the incident report. Cameron Charles Thompson, 40, of Largo was charged with Driving Under the Influence With Property Damage — a misdemeanor — and two felony counts: Possession of a Controlled Substance Without Prescription (Alprazolam) and Possession of a Controlled Substance Without a Prescription (hydrocodone). Word spread last week that a driver had knocked down the Siesta Village welcome sign at the intersection of Beach Road and Ocean Boulevard. More details emerged during the Outdoor merchandise displays are just one matter among many that demand his atten- SKVA meeting this week. As President Cheryl Gaddie put it, "Alcohol was involved." tion, Gaddie continued. All the business and property owners, as well as residents, she stressed, need to be involved in any revision of the zoning code. "If you want to do something so that outdoor display is legal," Gaddie added, attendance at the Nov. 12 meeting will be critical. "This is very much a democracy," Gaddie pointed out. "We all need to agree on some- The accident was reported just after midnight thing before it can be done." on Oct. 28 — 12:48 a.m., to be exact. Prior to a In the meantime, she said she hopes that if deputy's arrival on the scene, the report says, business owners and managers have suf- Thompson refused medical treatment twice. ficient information about what the SKOD When the deputy arrived, Thompson's vehiallows, "People will begin to comply cle, with a Texas tag, was sitting partly on the with [it] …" grass and partly on the sidewalk on the right Vice President Kay Kouvatsos emphasized side of Beach Road just north of the Ocean that while the SKOD is a county ordinance, Boulevard intersection. Thompson had run Siesta business and property owners have over the Village sign, "a large palm tree, and the ability to request the County Commission other shrubbery," according to the report. to make changes in it — once consensus has been achieved on what those changes The vehicle had damage to its front end "conshould be. sistent with striking the sign and tree," the