The Rumble Bungle
It’s not like Sarasota County’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC) hasn’t made bad moves before. For anyone living in Sarasota since 2010, Sanborn Studies is etched in memory as a foolish EDC giveaway. which gave $650,000 […]
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The Greenwashing of Predatory Lending: PACE Loans
Will defaulting on a home improvement loan make you lose your house? You might not think so, but the PACE loan program has ushered in a new era of predatory lending. The Sarasota County commission […]
Another Wall Street versus Main Street Scam? Beware Sarasota
A proposed County program that would loan money for energy-efficient improvements sounds like a good thing, but is it a scam? The Property Assessed Clean Energy, or PACE, program ordinance comes up a vote before […]
The Bendersonville Initiative
The Fruitville Initiative began when Sarasota County approached five landowners about working together to plan high value, walkable development at the Fruitiville-Interstate-75 interchange. Rather than standard big box retail, gas stations, fast food or strip […]
Ethics, the EDC and more
You may be aware that an ethics complaint has been filed against a sitting County Commissioner. You can read about it on Adrien Lucas’ blog (link below). Thanks to Adrien for standing up for ethical […]