SARASOTA, FLORIDA: The county continues to tighten its grip on the various charter businesses in Sarasota ranging from inshore/offshore fishing to sunset cruises and dolphin site-seeing. Last month a Sarasota County Commission meeting was packed full of local captains ready to make their voices heard over policies preventing them from picking up clients at various local parks. One such popular spot being Nora Patterson Bay Island Park on the western side of the North Siesta Key bridge.
Seeing the uproar, the county’s policy makers, who are most definitely not corrupt in any way, were quick to punish such uppity attitudes. For the safety of our community and to teach these rascally young men a lesson, a new law was voted in requiring captains to come to their customers’ residences to load them into their vessel.
“This should make everyone happy,” said Commissioner Christian Ziegler, “its a win-win really. The customers get a fun ride on a boat on a trailer before the trip and the captains get to stop paying citations. It’s the best for everyone involved.”
