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Residents urge Siesta Key beautification and safety as commissioners approve Family Promise funding
Summary
Siesta Key residents urged Sarasota County commissioners to fund beautification, safety and signage repairs following recent storms. Separately the board approved $86,100 for Family Promise to fund engineering work to remove a Venice site from FEMA flood maps so an affordable housing project can proceed.
Residents and community groups urged Sarasota County commissioners on March 11 to prioritize beautification, safety and signage upgrades on Siesta Key and elsewhere after storm damage. Commissioners heard a series of public comments from the Siesta Key Beautification Alliance and other residents describing damage to entryways, rights-of-way and pedestrian infrastructure and asking the county to evaluate funding and staff engagement for revitalization projects.
Natalie Gutwein, team leader of the Siesta Key…
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