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Is that Siesta Beach Public or Private on N Shell Rd Sarasota County Commissioners May Judge Access.

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Herald Tribune writes SIESTA KEY – Signs on Siesta Beach are popping up all over the place. Resort owners, condo owners and others have the same message for beachgoers: “ DO NOT TRESPASS .” In recent months, the inboxes of Sarasota County commissioners have flooded with emails from concerned residents – some of whom are worried these signs are either illegal or are infringing on ' public beach access ". Elected officials signaled they may weigh in on the issue. A lot of the problems arise out of the tiny Siesta Key Beach Access #1 at 3940 N. Shell Road Sarasota, FL 34242. The small beach access at #1 is not set up to handle a lot of cars and trucks, parking in front of property owners homes is scarce. The 'beach" at access #1 on Siesta Key is about the size of someone's front yard, at most 75 feet wide. There are no lifeguards and there are tremendous rip currents in and out of Big Pass water, there are NO SWIMMING signs, so why were people swimming there?   ...