CONTENTS
Vol. 2, No. 31 — April 18, 2014
NEWS BRIEFS
OPINION
MAYOR OPPOSES ACCEPTING AUDIT 53
Next city budget starting $3 million in the hole — Stan Zimmerman
REALITY TV CON MAS 57
Homelessness, legal and downtown traffic issues join project cost overruns in making up most
of the April 21 City Commission agenda — Stan Zimmerman
BUILDING BEYOND THE SETBACK LINE 63
An Osprey couple will try once again to get County Commission approval to construct a house
on Siesta Key land that has a history of flooding — Rachel Brown Hackney
WAITING ON STATE MONEY 70
Fast-track plan for a diverging diamond interchange hinges on Senate and House negotiations
— Roger Drouin
SIDEWALK CLEANING AND TRANSPORTATION 76
The Downtown Improvement District Board learns a firm has been chosen for sidewalk cleaning,
and it tests another electric 'circulator' — Stan Zimmerman
NEWS BRIEFS 80
CRIME BLOTTER 95
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