Siesta Key incorporation effort has another setback after bill dies
The residents of Siesta Key again were left disappointed after a bill that would have allowed the island's residents to vote for their own town died.
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The residents of Siesta Key again were left disappointed after a bill that would have allowed the island's residents to vote for their own town died.
The bill that would allow barrier island residents to vote to create a new town is now in the House Ways and Means Committee.
A determined group of Siesta Key residents seeks a new, more responsive form of localized government for the island.
Although the Sarasota legislative delegation approved taking Siesta Key incorporation request to Tallahassee, a referendum is a long way from reaching the ballot late next year.
Residents in favor of forming their own government won the support of a majority of state legislators Thursday during a public hearing in Sarasota.