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Sarasota News Leader January 3, 2014 The Sarasota County Commission on July 9 appoints Michael Beaumier and Paul Bispham to the Planning Commission, denying the candidacy of former three-term County Commissioner Jon Thaxton. General contractor Beaumier and sod business owner Bispham garner five and four votes, respectively, while Thaxton receives a lone vote, cast by Commissioner Nora Patterson. In August, the two new planning commissioners will fill open seats vacated by Cheryl Luehr and Roland Piccone. Page 71 On July 9, the County Commission votes unanimously to give County Attorney Stephen DeMarsh approval to file a civil lawsuit against Siesta Resorts LLC, which has been renting a house at 6537 Sabal Drive on Siesta Key that violates the county building code and Federal Emergency Management Agency floodplain regulations. A renter in November 2012 alerted county Fire Department staff to construction on the lower level of the house that prompted county Code Enforcement staff to call the structure a "firetrap." "While we have aggressively pursued this through Code Enforcement," DeMarsh explains to the County Commission, "we believe it's The county commissioners turned down former Commissioner Jon Thaxton's application for a seat on the Planning Commission. Photo by Norman Schimmel