Siesta Seen
Attorney this week that Siegel still has made
no effort to schedule a hearing to reduce
the amount, which was $39,400.09 in one
case and $4,823.93 in the other, according to
county staff in early February. If Siegel made
no attempt to pay the balances before Feb.
21, spokesman Curt Preisser told me at the
time, interest would be added to the amounts.
In settling a lawsuit the county filed against
Siegel last year over the Sabal Drive house,
County Attorney Stephen DeMarsh told the
county commissioners on Feb. 11 that Siegel
would be permitted to seek a reduction
of the liens, "but it will be up to [Siegel] to
demonstrate the financial hardship required
by Sarasota County Code."
GULF AND BAY ISSUES
When work began anew last year on the Siesta
stormwater project next to the public beach,
Commissioner Nora Patterson heard numer-
ous complaints about deleterious effects on
the Gulf and Bay Club condominiums in the
same vicinity. Among them was that run-
off from the project site had led to an area
of sand in front of the complex taking on a
brown tint.
The contrast between brown sand (right) in front of the Gulf and Bay condominium complex and the
usual white quartz sand of Siesta Public Beach was evident in October 2013. Photo by Rachel Hackney
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