Siesta Seen
NATURAL RESOURCES UPDATE
Matt Osterhoudt, the acting director of the
county's Natural Resources Department, will
be the guest speaker at the June 5 meeting of
the Siesta Key Association (SKA).
SKA Vice President Catherine Luckner told me
the board members have asked Osterhoudt to
educate them and audience members on his
department's involvement in the Lido Beach
Renourishment Project.
A NEW RECYCLING EFFORT?
SKA President Michael Shay contacted me
late last week to say one of the organization's
new directors recently had seen a new type
of combined garbage/recycling container
at Beach Accesses 5 and 7. Needless to say,
Shay's curiosity was piqued. He has been
working with members of the Siesta Key
Village Association (SKVA) for more than a
year to get a recycling initiative under way in
Siesta Village.
Shay has contacted George Tatge, a man-
ager in the county Parks and Recreation
Department, for details about the new struc-
tures. After he receives an answer, he plans
to bring up the matter at an SKVA meeting.
(That group meets next on June 3; I had no
The Siesta stormwater project adjacent to the public beach is expected to be completed by May 30,
according to the county's public works director. Photo by Norman Schimmel
Sarasota News Leader May 30, 2014 Page 70
