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Island Chatter
|A Message From Your Siesta Key Association...
Mike Day, Scott & Susie Duink
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Another guest speaker, Doug Price of Quest Technology, has 25 years experience in acoustics and is hired by the County to provide training on noise measurement and equipment utilization. Doug enlightened the audience on the scientific perspective of sound. In areas surrounded by water, sound travels easily. As sound travels in other open areas, sound will dissipate with distance, becoming harder to hear. He shared that hearing is like smell as you can hear more downwind than you can upwind. Even cloud cover and humidity are material that can transmit sound further. Kevin Burns, Code Enforcement Officer, reported on a recent noise study in Siesta Village. This was initiated to determine the level of noise heard by condominium residents whose tall buildings are located across a shared street from a restaurant which plays live or recorded music at night. The surprising result from the study was that, even living several stories up, the condo residents were hearing the sound at the same decibel level as though they were sitting in the establishment itself. In effect, an amphitheatre was formed between the building’s architecture-tall pillars astride cavernous balconies-and the angle of sound waves emitted from outdoor speakers at the restaurant. Jane Grogg, of County Neighborhood Services, initiated this presentation on the Noise Ordinance and Policy. She concluded the discussion by offering that future meetings will be held to receive additional community and county input on the Noise Ordinance and needed additional Code Enforcement. SKA held its’ Annual Membership Breakfast on Saturday, March 23rd, which was attended by 105 attendees and guests. Commissioner Nora Patterson and County Administrator Randall Reid were guest speakers. SKA Nominating Committee Chair, Joyce Kouba, reported that all SKA Board Directors will return for another year. She also announced SKA elected officers: Catherine Luckner – President, Michael
Shay – Vice President, Peter Van Roekens – Secretary, Helen Clifford – Treasurer. SKA Vice President, Michael Shay, is again this year inviting volunteers for ‘Keep Sarasota Beautiful-Great American Cleanup’ on April 27th. The first 1000 to sign up with the county will receive free T-shirts and Volunteer packets. SKA has pre-registered 25 volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering for this effort, please send an email to info@siestakeyassociation. com. With its focus on maintaining and enhancing the quality of life on the Key, the Siesta Key Association’s representation of island resident interests ultimately benefits everyone who spends time on Siesta Key. SKA’s website is www. siestakeyassociation.com. “Like” us on Facebook!
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