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When developers submitted plans for hotels on Siesta Key, a grass-roots organization formed and hasn’t stopped growing since.
The Siesta Key Coalition, the largest group of opponents to the development proposals, now comprises more than 40 home- owner and condominium associations consisting of nearly 4,000 households.
Since forming, the coalition hired a land-use attorney and also holds a 501(c)4 not-for-profit status, meaning it operates exclusively to promote social welfare.
Members of the coalition joined forces to oppose three projects that seek to changes to the county’s future land use policy pertaining to height, density and transient use on the barrier island.
Siesta Key residents again argued for hours Monday night over a proposal for a new hotel just south of Siesta Village, which is one of three projects Siesta residents oppose.
Developers proposed three hotel projects for Siesta Key, which, if approved, could have long-term implications to Sarasota County’s density and transient accommodation regulations. The projects are:
A proposal by attorney Gary Kompothecras to build a seven-story, 120-room hotel and a five-story parking garage along Old Stickney Point Road and Peacock Road;
Siesta Key Beach Resort and Suites owner Mike Holderness’ proposal to increase his property from 55 to 170 rooms; and