SARASOTA COUNTY (SNN TV) - Congressman Greg Steube joined state and local leaders to commemorate the long awaited, and much anticipated, groundbreaking of the River Road expansion project Friday. Appr
1 week ago Share Leaders of a grassroots effort called Save Siesta Key are conducting a feasibility study and starting to write a town charter.
Welcome to the town of Siesta Key.
The possibility of a sign greeting visitors and residents with that message on the island side of both causeways to the now-unincorporated community has a nice ring to it, say organizers of a new grassroots push steeped in history that goes back to the 1960s.
At issue is self-rule and a dissatisfaction with county management of the island.
Leading the charge is John Davidson, no stranger to the concept of incorporation. Davidson, the founder of Davidson Drugs and The Pelican Press, has been a resident of Siesta Key since 1958.