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as well as any tenant living in a smaller cot- tage on part of the Stelfox property. In 1988, she noted, the county's general coun- sel evaluated the county's rights "and came to the conclusion that the county did not have rights to Cedar Street west of Gulf Avenue." Moreover, "The Office of the County Attorney finds no evidence upon which the county could successfully assert ownership" of South Shell Road west of the intersection with the former Gulf Avenue, Kennedy pointed out. Other than the Parks and Recreation Department, she continued, the only parties objecting to the right of way vacation were Michael and Chareese Peters, who emailed the county on Jan. 28 to say that South Shell Road provides the only public turnaround on Higel Avenue for over a mile. "The public now uses [their] driveway on occasions which only increases the probability of the use of [their] private property should Shell road be closed," their attorney wrote in that email. If the McSwains and Stelfoxes ever chose to put a gate on South Shell Road, Bailey explained to the commissioners, the county code would require them to provide sufficient room for three vehicles to be "stacked" on the road at any one time, and turnaround area would have to be available as well. THE PARKS AND REC VIEW When Tatge addressed the board, he pointed out that the northern part of Siesta Key has experienced erosion over at least the past 100 years. Further, the City of Sarasota is working An aerial view shows the right of way easement to be vacated in front of the McSwain property on South Shell Road. Image courtesy Sarasota County Sarasota News Leader February 21, 2014 Page 59