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Sarasota News Leader December 14, 2012 Page 81 Siesta Seen ���Of course,��� Nehme said, though he added the During the Dec. 6 SKA meeting, Peter van county was wasting resources in responding Roekens ��� who also has been that organization���s ���point person��� for the noise issue ��� told to complaints that were not valid. the audience and board that ���serious viola���If you want to call it ���wasted,��� that���s fine,��� tions have happened��� regarding one local bar. Matthes said. However, he declined to name the business. ���I do,��� Nehme replied. ���Even the Beach Terrace, which is some distance from Terrace East, has been disturbed,��� ���I wouldn���t call it a waste in the fact that van Roekens pointed out. there���s a lack of Code Enforcement throughout the community, anyway,��� Matthes contin- The address for the Beach Terrace is 5400 ued, ���so having Kevin here is not a waste for Ocean Blvd., while Terrace East is at 5300 Ocean Blvd. multiple reasons.��� (���Kevin��� is Kevin Burns, the Code Enforcement officer the County Commission authorized to work after hours and on weekends in the Village to handle complaints.) ���No, no,��� Nehme agreed. Van Roekens said during the SKA meeting that Burns has been checking the ���A��� scale reading only on his noise meter, whereas the real problems have been on the ���C��� scale. ���That���s where the deep thumping bass comes from,��� he said. Blas�� Caf�� owner Rami Nehme has told Siesta Key Village Association members he has received complaints about noise prior to the 10 p.m. curfew for bands to reduce their sound levels. File photo