A PROPOSAL FOR PARKING PERMITS FOR SIESTA RESIDENTS GETS SHOT
DOWN; 'NO PARKING' SIGNS WILL BE COMING SOON TO A SECTION
OF NORTH SHELL ROAD; AND THE VILLAGE EASTER EGG HUNT WAS
VERY POPULAR
Siesta Seen
SIESTA SEEN
Siesta Key Association (SKA) President
Michael Shay summed up a major topic of
discussion during his organization's May 1
meeting: "The season's over, so, hopefully, it
will quiet down."
He was referring to the never-ending park-
ing ordeal on the island, for which Avenida
de Mayo has been the "poster child" over the
past year.
Sgt. Scott Osborne of the Sarasota County
Sheriff's Office mentioned Avenida de Mayo
during his report at the outset of the meet-
ing. County staff had replaced signs marking
the no-parking zones on the street, Osborne
pointed out, and he understood more signs
would be erected to try to improve compliance.
During his remarks later in the meeting, Shay
mentioned that no-parking zones would be
By Rachel Brown Hackney
Editor
Like father, like son: Visitors strolling through Siesta Village on the morning of May 6 find both their
attentions directed toward Davidson Plaza. Photo by Rachel Hackney
