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Siesta Seen The Sept. 16 hearing has been scheduled before Special Magistrate Carlos Alvarez at 10 a.m. in the Commission Chambers at the County Administration Building located at 1660 Ringling Blvd. in downtown Sarasota. BOLLARD KNOCKED DOWN In the first incident of its kind, to my knowl- edge, since the bollards were installed almost exactly a year ago to improve illumina- tion of Village crosswalks, one of them has been damaged. A taxi knocked over the one near the Beach Club, at the intersection of Canal Road and Ocean Boulevard, Mark Smith reported during the Aug. 5 SKVA meeting. Risk Management staff for the county is ordering three "in antic- ipation of losing two more somewhere down the line," he added, mostly jokingly. "That particular area has a history of taxicab incidents," Smith continued. A bike rack and a bench both have been damaged in the vicin- ity of the Beach Club. "Apparently, the most convenient spot to pick up someone intoxi- cated is at the door" of the bar, he added. CRYSTAL CLASSIC UPDATE As reported earlier in this space, the 2014 Siesta Key Crystal Classic Master Sand Sculpting Competition will take place Nov. 14-18. Past SKVA President Cheryl Gaddie A map shows (in yellow) where construction is under way at Siesta Public Beach. The 'CM' stands for construction manager. Image courtesy Sarasota County Sarasota News Leader August 8 & 15, 2014 Page 61