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community of mostly single-family homes to the north and west of the proposed devel- opment are worried it will bring cut-through traffic, loud delivery trucks and late-night noise to the area, which is known as a peace- ful neighborhood not too far from the beach. They are also worried about traffic jams on Stickney Point Road. At first, Linda Hunter, a 24-year resident of the Pine Shores neighborhood, was most con- cerned about congestion at the intersection and expected cut-through traffic. But as she learns more about the plans, she has become more worried about possible noise from restaurants and bars in the devel- opment. Hunter said she can already hear the music from Captain Curt's Crab & Oyster Bar on Old Stickney Point Road on Siesta Key, and she is familiar with the problems residents have had to deal with, including sleepless nights, as a result of noise issues at Bob's Boathouse on South Tamiami Trail. She is worried that Siesta Promenade will bring those same issues right into her neigh- borhood, she told The Sarasota News Leader. "They are going to put a lot of things on those 24 acres which are going to generate a lot of noise and traffic," said Hunter, a home health nurse who works long hours and is anxious about whether she will face new challenges in getting to sleep after she comes home from her job. Hunter also worries about a hotel, a big-box store and a market all being located close to homes without a buffer, such as townhomes, Remnants of the Pine Shores Estates mobile home park remain on the property, which has been vacant since 2008. Photo by Roger Drouin That will create a shortcut through the neighborhood to get back north on [U.S.] 41. Sura Kochman Pine Shores Resident Sarasota News Leader July 4, 2014 Page 14