2050 Community Status and Impact Report
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 […]
Wrong Assumptions on 2050
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 […]
2050: City from Mars, County from Venus?
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 […]
The Price of Not Selling Out
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, […]
SRQ Byte – update on Sanborn Studios Game Changer
A follow up to the Sanborn Studios Game Changer: It appears Sanborn Studios has claimed they created the 117 jobs they promised. The average wage was supposed to be $72,000 per year. Where are all […]
Whose Plan is it, Anyway?
Guest Column by Bill Zoller, Council of Neighborhood Associations (CONA) Director Every day seems to bring new insights into the workings of the BCC when it comes to the 2050 Plan. I suppose […]
If it’s good for Schroeder Manatee, is it good for Sarasota?
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 […]
Provide Citizens Easy Access to Public Records
The County’s decision to dwell in the digital access Stone Age is decidedly third class. Guest editorial, Sarasota Herald Tribune, September 22, 2013 In the information age, technology offers many options for […]
Memory Lane – County online e-mail access
Memory Lane: County refuses to provide open online Commission e-mail access Eighteen months ago, community leaders asked the Sarasota County Commission to provide online access to all Commission e-mails. The County Commission refused. […]
Whose records are they, anyway?
In the information age, accessing public records should be cheap, easy – even free. The County Commission’s recent discussion about public records access has generated lots of press. Commissioners were deciding whether or not […]