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Sarasota News Leader December 20, 2013 Page 90 Siesta Seen stopped at the edge of her own property by three things: the lack of a culvert under the north leg of the neighbor's newly installed circular driveway; the use of rocks to fill in the south culvert; "and the filling in of what was left of the swale after the little wall was built across the front of the property on 5025 Higel so that … no drainage swale actually remains." "Could you have someone familiar with the situation … perhaps check what has been done … to add to the obliteration of the remainder of the swale [the complainant] felt existed prior to the low wall being put in with consent of the county. Also please comment as to whether the work done now and [earlier] was permitted" and, if not, whether the property owner should have sought a permit. Patterson continued, "I cannot vouch for any of the above and have not personally seen the property. I am concerned, however, that if we do in fact allow people to fill in swales and culverts, that will be problematic at a later date. On Dec. 17, Jon D. Mast, the county's land development manager, emailed Cunningham to report on his findings about the situation. First, Mast pointed out that the Land Development Office issued a right of way use An aerial view shows the location of 5025 Higel Ave. on north Siesta Key. Image from Google Maps