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CONTENTS Vol. 2, No. 39 — June 13, 2014 SIESTA SEEN OPINION ABOUT THOSE SANCTIONING FEES … 39 The County Commission agrees to cover certain expenses for the 2014 Suncoast Super Boat Grand Prix but expresses dismay over being misled last year — Rachel Brown Hackney SOME PROGRESS, SOME PROBLEMS 44 Analysis of two homeless shelter sites continues, and a third possible site is on the market — Roger Drouin GREEN LIGHTS FOR BITER, DUVAL'S 49 The Planning Board sends three projects on to the City Commission, including plans for a one- story residential structure on Second Street — Stan Zimmerman CONTRACT CLAUSE AND BOARD SEATS 52 Downtown bus station reversion and commissioner replacement on the June 16 agenda — Stan Zimmerman POST-STORM BLUEPRINT 57 The County Commission gets an update on planning for the aftermath of a major disaster — Roger Drouin ON TO MEDIATION 63 After being turned down twice on petitions to build a house on a Siesta Key lot fronting the Gulf of Mexico, the owners will enter into a dispute resolution process with the county — Rachel Brown Hackney SIESTA SEEN 67 Siesta trolley marketing planned; more parking woes aired at Siesta Key Association meeting; Stand-Up Paddleboard Race Series announced; and the beach gets international plaudits — Rachel Brown Hackney NEWS BRIEFS 78 CRIME BLOTTER 87 Click Any Headline To Go Directly To That Article