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Siesta Seen That stormwater project finally was com- pleted this spring, but concerns remain, Patterson said during the commission's June 25 budget workshop. "I have heard again … the brown [sand] hasn't gone away," she pointed out, remind- ing her colleagues of the "loud complaints" in the past. Gulf and Bay Club management also has argued that vegetation is growing in an area where it is unwanted, attributing that to proj- ect actions as well. However, Patterson noted that vegetation can be a good thing, because it holds the sand in place. Still, she asked staff to investigate whether the complaints had merit. "I'd like somebody to go take a look, maybe get in touch with the manager … see if there is some real unusual effect that we don't think is going to go away." She added, "Let us all know what's going on," noting of the Gulf and Bay property, "That's quite a complex, quite a piece of tax base." "Most definitely, we will have staff look at that," Parks and Recreation Department Director Carolyn Brown replied. On July 7, Brown emailed the commissioners the following: The Gulf and Bay Club complex stands in the background of the flooded stormwater project site in early October 2013. File photo Sarasota News Leader July 18, 2014 Page 62