Update: Pinellas County had initially said it would hold a public hearing on toughening swimsuit rules for Fort De Soto Park in March, but it looks like the hearing won't be until June or July.

Pinellas County may toughen its swimwear rules in response to outraged Fort De Soto Park visitors who have stumbled across men and women on the beach in states of near total nudity.

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Tampabay.com readers have responded, some outraged that the county would devote resources monitoring skimpy suits during a time of economic crisis. "The entire U.S. economy is going up in flames but the Pinellas County Commission will still have enough tax money to pay for swim suit police. Go figure," Steve wrote.

"So where do people sign up to measure the amount of bathing suit covering a butt?" another reader asked.

Others responded with humorous quips.

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