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Sarasota News Leader December 14, 2012 Page 83 Siesta Seen sented Benderson,��� which had not approved ���It is a battle,��� Matthes said. Hiring security the document before it was issued. personnel had produced the best results, he The Benderson representatives ��� one of added. whom, David Nelson, was at the SKVA meet- Employee parking in the public beach accessing ��� ���were very responsive,��� Matthes contin- es close to the Village was another issue Matued, ���and I appreciate that. They���re not going thes raised during the meeting. to be doing any excessive towing, obviously.��� Sarasota County Commissioner Nora PatterNelson said the company had been reacting to tenants��� complaints, adding, ���We���ve had a son had told representatives of the island or���No towing��� policy because we don���t want to ganizations during a recent session of their Presidents Council that county staff planned tow ������ to take some measures to keep employees out The company preference, Nelson said, was for of those accesses, Matthes pointed out, so the the tenants of its Village properties ���to police public could use the lots, as intended. their own lots. They know what���s better for their business than we do.��� She was unsure, Matthes said, whether some The primary problem that led to the discus- sort of signage would be erected to that effect. sion, Nelson continued, was employees of oth- While business owners do not want their er businesses parking long-term in the lots of workers using the accesses for parking, MatBenderson���s tenants. thes said, ���it is kind of a sticky wicket,��� beDuring season, Matthes pointed out, his Vil- cause the workers technically are members of lage businesses ��� the Daiquiri Deck and the the public, and the accesses are for the public. Daiquiri Deck Raw Bar ��� hire security personnel to make sure beachgoers do not leave Ideally, he said, the municipal lot at the end of their vehicles in the restaurants��� lots all day Avenida Madera is where employees should and to keep employees, including Daiquiri park, but its spaces often are full, especially Deck workers, from using the lots long-term. during season. % QUICK TIP Share stories by clicking the icon in the menubar and choosing to share via e-mail, post to Facebook or Twitter, or many other sharing options.