County land use plan for development outside the Urban Service Boundary (USB)
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 […]
Venice residents came out last night for the April CONA meeting, titled “The Future of Venice: Charming or Choked?” It was standing room only in the Venice Public Library meeting room. We stopped counting at […]
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 […]
This week’s post is a youtube video of my Florida CNU lightning round presentation on Sarasota 2050. Florida’s Congress of New Urbanism (CNU) convened last week at New College in Sarasota. CNU is […]
Citizens assume new developments are designed so the tax revenue generated will cover required services. But is that true? The most fiscally damaging and irresponsible aspect of the County Commission’s planned changes to Sarasota […]
Today’s post is a 23 minute youtube video. The CONA report gives background on the 2050 plan and proposed changes. How Sarasota County grows will impact our economic future for decades: the vitality of our […]
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 […]
Today’s post is a 7 minute video upload of discussion from the Joint City County Commission meeting on October 22, 2013. The topic is 2050, and a couple of County Commissioners attempt to downplay how […]
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, […]
The 7 million dollar question Originally published Saturday, September 28th in SRQ Daily Our County Commission intends to make major changes to Sarasota County’s 2050 Comprehensive Plan without giving the public or […]
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