Siesta Key Association Inc. - Since 1948
The Siesta Key Association of Sarasota, Inc. is a citizen (member) driven and nonpolitical civic organization. We (SKA) have been in continuous existence for 75 years , incorporated in 1948. SKA developed the first Zoning Code for Siesta Key, which also was the f irst Sarasota County Zoning Code. We have frequently provided testimony before the Planning Commission and the Board of County Commissions concerning many issues. SKA filed legal action to protect S arasota Big Pass from having more than one million cubic yards of sand dredged for placement on a city beach. As a result, we conserved our Big Pass Shoal and more than 2/3 of Big Pass itself from sand dredging. We did have harm to seagrass and shoreline avulsion along the several HOA's properties on Siesta Key north Siesta Key. We saw fewer Manatee and dolphin. We continue to monitor data kept by the FDEP for Big Pass stability and Ted Cas...