about Sarasota County land use planning and development

2050 Changes: Free Market or Free Ride?

June 16, 2014 cathycantunes@gmail.com 10

  The Sarasota 2050 plan offers generous development options in exchange for taxpayer and community protections.  But what began as a compromise is being finagled into a free ride. Sarasota County established an Urban Service […]

The SANCA Business Plan and two Calvins

April 9, 2014 cathycantunes@gmail.com 2

I miss Calvin and Hobbes.  Calvin was an irresistible, imaginative boy.  Like many six year-olds, he constantly looked for shortcuts around things he didn’t like to do.   Avoiding homework, chores or eating his vegetables, Calvin’s […]

Gridlock: It’s No Accident

February 28, 2014 cathycantunes@gmail.com 2

Today’s post is from Bill Zoller, who serves on the board of CONA (Sarasota County’s Council of Neighborhood Associations) and CSG (Citizens for Sensible Growth).  His letter to the editor was submitted to the Herald […]

Wrong Assumptions on 2050

November 12, 2013 cathycantunes@gmail.com 0

  The initial draft of Sarasota County’s $90,000 fiscal neutrality study is in, and evidence of the insanity at the helm of the County Commission’s quest to burden taxpayers with surplus infrastucture costs. Laffer’s fundamental […]

The Price of Not Selling Out

October 31, 2013 cathycantunes@gmail.com 7

Randall Reid was fired on October 23rd, exactly 19 months after his first day as Sarasota’s County Administrator. Reid was brought on board with wide community support due to his reputation for ethics and long, […]

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