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Sarasota News Leader December 14, 2012 Page 79 Siesta Seen All bid responses are due by 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 9. walk bid period would be shorter than the traditional 30 days. ���We���ll see if that���s possible,��� During both the SKA and SKVA regular van Roekens added. monthly meetings last week, van Roekens announced the action was coming. Apparently, it was not, based on the information on the county���s eProcure website for venOn Dec. 4 during the SKVA meeting, van Roekdors. ens said he had talked with Ryan Montague, the county Traffic/Mobility Office employee Nonetheless, van Roekens emphasized during who has been overseeing the initiative, and the SKA meeting, ���The good news is this projhad learned the process was nearing its final ect is finally moving again, so we���re happy stages. about that.��� ���It���s been hard to get this thing moving,��� van Roekens said, ���but I believe it finally is.��� ���Peter���s been pushing to get this thing done prior to season,��� SKVA President Russell Matthes pointed out. Feb. 15, Matthes added, is the date Village businesses consider the official start of season. ���These [crosswalks] are important, I think, for the safety of our pedestrians,��� Matthes said. During the SKA meeting two days later, van Roekens expressed Montague���s hopefulness that the cross- A Sarasota County Procurement Department attachment sets out specifications for crosswalk lighting in Siesta Village. Bid package page courtesy Sarasota County At one point, several months ago, it appeared the County Commission was ready to approve a proposal for lighting to be to be installed at seven crosswalks in the Village. Ultimately, concerns about cost led them to proceed with the bid process. Even though van Roekens, Matthes and Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce Chairman Mark Smith all had agreed during the summer on a specific type of bollard lighting to provide the illumination, county staff told me that, according to procurement guide-