2014
Bad County Math: Supply, Demand and Your House
The Sarasota County Commission and Planning Department are ignoring reality. It’s all about the numbers. The County Commission is weakening 2050 standards for development outside Sarasota’s Urban Service Boundary(USB) and at the same time […]
Local Tally against Tally
Recent events clearly highlight how state government has negatively impacted our community. Changes in Tallahassee over the past four years have been highly negative for Sarasota in two critical areas: our public hospital and planning […]
County Commission Growth Policies Ignore Best Data, Rob Us of Real Growth
Master: Is all growth good? Student (thinks for awhile): Yes, I suppose all growth is good. Master: Isn’t that the thinking of a cancer cell? When it comes to land use and changing the 2050 […]
Look Who’s Running For Hospital Board, Part Two
Since reporting in July on a Hospital Corporation of America/HCA PAC connection to the slate of Republican challengers running against the Republican hospital board incumbents, others have also reported on the issue. Susan Nilon referenced […]
The Growth Machine: Sarasota’s USB, 2050 and Portland, Revisited
Sarasota 2050: Disciplined growth through an Urban Service Boundary creates community prosperity and healthy municipal budgets Originally version published May 25, 2013 in SRQ Daily Revised on August 18th, 2014 In the annals […]
Ron Saba on 2050: Putting New Development Costs on the Blood Sweat and Tears of Taxpayers is Unfair
Ron Saba says a lot in five minutes. Mr. Saba is the President of the DeSoto Acres Neighborhood Association. He says neighborhoods need a voice in the 2050 process, and we don’t need unbridled growth […]
Zoller on 2050: The Process is Wrong, Just Flat Wrong…A Travesty
During Bill Zoller’s input to the Planning Commission on proposed 2050 changes (see the video below), he details all of the public involvement included in the creation of Sarasota 2050. He reminds the Planning Commissioners […]
Betsy Roberts on 2050: Greenways, Taxpayer Burdens, WATER
The short video below includes highlights of Betsy Roberts public input to the Sarasota County Planning Commission on proposed 2050 changes. Betsy’s public advocacy includes work with the Sierra Club and the Sarasota County Public […]
Real Republicans vs. Machine Republicans
The arrest of Bob Waechter for felony identity theft of fellow Republican Lourdes Ramirez laid bare a political machine in Sarasota dedicated to advancing its own interests within the Republican party. Voters often believe casting […]