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NEXT STEPS The first step that needs to be taken at this point in an effort to implement a recycling program, Harriott told the News Leader, is for the SKVMC to decide what approach it wants to take. That will determine the cost. Harriott suggested representatives of the orga- nization meet with employees of a couple of firms that handle recycling so they can learn the facets of how such programs work. Then it will be a matter of which method the dis- trict selects and the accompanying expense. Michael Shay, president of the Siesta Key Association and the person who has been spearheading the recycling initiative over the past year, told the News Leader on June 17 that other SKVA officers besides Smith have communicated with him in recent days to say the organization still wants a program estab- lished in the Village. He added that he is aware from being copied on emails exchanged over the past weekend between Harriott and Commissioner Nora Patterson, who lives on the island, "that we missed the deadline to fol- low the proper process for putting this into a bid" for the new maintenance contract. "I am hoping that we can get the information to the county as quickly as possible." During the July 2, 2013, SKVA meeting, Shay reported that he had undertaken a survey of the garbage cans in the Village and deter- mined 12 locations where recycling bins would be most effectively placed, based on With Siesta Key Village Association members and county staff dissatisfied with the current level of upkeep in the village, a new firm is being sought to handle the work. Photo by Norman Schimmel Sarasota News Leader June 20, 2014 Page 59