East County Observer 6.24.21

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Library budget skyrockets Commissioners debate whether a $19.9 million budget is necessary for a Lakewood Ranch library that originally began as a $5.14 million project. PAGE 3

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Clean living helps animal rescue Last summer, Braden Woods’ Susan Ford decided to pick up a new hobby — making soap.

Ford combined her passion for astrology and spiritual work to make soaps in the shape of Buddha, Cupid, Jesus and a fairy, among others. The soap is made of goat milk and essential oils.

Now Ford is donating partial sales of her soaps to Nate’s Honor Animal Rescue. Ford said she wanted to raise money for the rescue because the nonprofit is in the process of expanding its facility on Lorraine Road.

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Ryder Wahlsmith, a rising senior at Lakewood Ranch High School and a Manatee Technical College student, looks forward to being able to fly in the plane he helped paint.

MTC automotive technology students on board for new challenge. SEE PAGE 6

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Birthday queen on the Ranch Lakewood Ranch resident Delynn Dorman (above right) celebrated her 67th birthday June 18 at Pinchers on Lakewood Main Street alongside her best friend and neighbor, Ann Prichard.

“She’s the most special person in my life,” Dorman said. “She’s the person I wanted to be with. It wouldn’t be my birthday without her.”

Dorman and Prichard met after being two of the first residents to move into Lakewood Ranch’s Harmony neighborhood.

Artistic farewell.

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Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble is back after pandemic subsides.

SEE PAGE 8 Jay Heater

Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble musician Jim Hill and Conductor Joe Miller will perform a July 4 concert with the Choral Artists of Sarasota at the Sarasota Opera House.

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Main Street’s reopening irks some locals A petition to keep part of Lakewood Main Street open to pedestrians has more than 750 signatures.

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hen Greenbrook resident Ray Niecestro heard Lakewood Main Street had reopened to traffic June 13, he was disappointed.

He had grown fond of traveling to the blocked-off section of Lakewood Main Street whenever he and his wife, Brooke, and 5-year-old daughter, Stella, wanted to spend some time on the town during the COVID-19 pandemic. He and his family especially enjoyed days where they could listen to live music while soaking in the atmosphere of a wide, pedestrian-friendly plaza. “(I enjoyed) just being around all those people and having the music and being able to get up and dance and have a good time with my girls.”

So Niecestro started a petition on Change.org called “Keep Lakewood Main Street Open for Pedestrians.” As of June 18, five days after it was created, the petition had more than 750 signatures.

“The comments have been supportive, and people have done a good job of getting the word out,” Niecestro said. “I was pleasantly surprised to see so many people who enjoyed that same atmosphere.”

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Before it was reopened to traffic June 13, this section of Lakewood Main Street had been closed to traffic for 14 months. At least 750 people have signed a petition asking to keep the street open to pedestrians.

ON THE CALENDAR Lakewood Main Street Property Manager Amanda Zipperer said events are likely to begin returning to Lakewood Main Street this fall. Here are some of the events Lakewood Ranch Commercial is planning to revive: OCT. 1: Music on Main will resume the first Friday of every month.

NOV. 7: Cyclefest is a largescale cycling event featuring rides from 24 to 75 miles.

NOV. 21: Ponies Under the Palms is a Ford car show.

DEC. 17: Jingle Run is a 5K benefiting the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center Auxiliary Nursing Scholarship Program.

DEC. 22: Christmas on Main will be hosted by Grace Community Church.

closed to traffic in April 2020 as a way to ensure restaurants could provide adequate outdoor seating to help make up for the loss of customers caused by indoor dining restrictions. Indoor seating has become more popular in recent weeks as COVID-19 fears lessen.

Lakewood Ranch Commercial’s Amanda Zipperer, the property manager for Lakewood Main Street, said the East Manatee Fire District was understanding of the situation, even though it could provide a hazard if first responders had to attend to an emergency on the street. Zipperer said the fire district has told Lakewood Ranch Commercial it will no longer support keeping the road closed, citing the need to provide emergency access.

Niecestro said that without dining tables in the street, the sidewalks can become rather crowded, which were sometimes difficult to navigate when he had his daughter in tow.

“We understand the desire for the street to remain closed, but that isn’t an option at this time,” Zipperer said. “Lakewood Ranch Main Street is currently looking

into alternatives to provide more sidewalk area, but the street will be required by East Manatee Fire Rescue to remain open permanently as it was pre-COVID.” Niecestro said he understands there have to be accommodations made for emergency access and possibly more accessible parking for those who need it. He said the petition is not a demand, rather more of a request for dialogue and an opportunity to provide feedback in hopes of finding a compromise between the fire district, Lakewood Ranch Commercial and residents who want to keep the area accessible for pedestrians.

“I don’t think anybody’s expecting us to sign this petition and have Main Street closed by the weekend,” Niecestro said.

When asked if Lakewood Ranch Commercial would be open to dialogue with residents who didn’t

want to see the street reopened to traffic, Zipperer declined to comment.

Niecestro first heard about the decision to reopen the street to traffic on Nextdoor. He didn’t get the idea to create a petition right away. It was only after scrolling through the comments and seeing the scores of Lakewood Ranch residents who also wanted to see that section of Lakewood Main Street become a permanent pedestrian area that he decided he needed to do something about it.

Niecestro said he would like to see the area follow the trend of shopping plazas that are more oriented around pedestrian access, open-air dining and the outdoors in general.

“I was thinking it was something that would benefit Main Street as a whole,” Niecestro said.

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TIMELINE

The following is a timeline that shows the rising cost of East County’s future library:

2018

Manatee County allocates $5.14 million for a library in Lakewood Ranch.

2019

Manatee County Commission approves the addition of a second floor for the library. The library’s budget rises to $14.9 million.

2021

Manatee County Administrator Scott Hopes announces a rise in the library’s proposed budget to $19.9 million, though he says much of the cost is related to amenities that would be shared between the library and other facilities to be constructed as part of the Premier Sports Campus expansion. *Oct. 1, 2021 — The 2022 fiscal year begins in Manatee County. County commissioners must approve a new budget before this date

BALANCING THE BOOKS The cost of building an East County library has increased about $15 million in three years.

BRENDAN LAVELL STAFF WRITER

When Manatee County Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge was informed that the cost of East County’s future library had risen from $14.9 million to $19.9 million in the county’s proposed fiscal year 2022 budget, he described his feeling as “sticker shock.”

Although Administrator Scott Hopes later said some of the cost increase originated from amenities that would be shared between the library and other facilities to be constructed as part of the Premier Sports Campus expansion, Van Ostenbridge said the price was still too high considering the property is already countyowned and that the original plan for the library came with a $7 million price tag. Prior Observer reporting shows the original budget for the library was actually $5.14 million.

“I’m not advocating against building a library out east,” Van Ostenbridge said. “I’m just advocating to build a $7 million library out east. If that means that it’s not going to be the Taj Mahal, if that means we have to plan a different building, then maybe that’s something that should be considered.”

Commissioners spent about 30 minutes at a June 16 budget work session debating the future East

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“I’m not advocating against building a library out east. I’m just advocating to build a $7 million library out east. If that means that it’s not going to be the Taj Mahal, if that means we have to plan a different building, then maybe that’s something that should be considered.”

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Commissioner Vanessa Baugh, pictured talking with Administrator Scott Hopes, says commissioners should take a close look at the future East County library’s budget and ensure every item is necessary for the library’s success.

County library and its projected cost. Those include a delay in the construction process that saw costs increase dramatically.

Commissioner Vanessa Baugh said the rising cost was caused in part by a lack of communication between the commission and county staff. Baugh said a design was originally created after soliciting feedback from residents at public meetings, but the staff added many changes to the plan.

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board as much,” Baugh said. “Staff was designing what they wanted, and there were constantly changes to it. Every time you change, there’s an added expense.”

Van Ostenbridge said the county should return to the design table and redraw a building to fit the county’s budget.

“The library community is actively moving the goal posts to justify a $20-plus million new facility,” Van Ostenbridge said. “It would be unwise for us to pursue what looks to be a money pit. In the private sector, if costs started to spiral out of control the way they have in this situation, the project would not continue to be pursued, or the project would be downsized to fit our budget.”

Commissioner George Kruse viewed the situation differently.

He said items have been added to the budget over time to adapt to the needs of local residents. He also said the library was always a moving target, rather than a fixed cost that was meant to stay at $5.14 million.

“Are we going to put a second floor on this?” Kruse said. “Do we want to save money today and build a one-story building? We went from some simple systems for utilities to adding full chillers and a big data center and all this other stuff. So there have been things that have been added

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because we said, ‘Hey, it’s cheaper to add them upfront than add them later.’”

Kruse said it would be risky to scale down the size and scope of the library given East County’s population growth and lack of a current library, or even a decent community center. Kruse said libraries are becoming more like community centers rather than simply a place to read books, adding that East County needs a place where clubs can meet and where Manatee County can hold meetings that make it easier to reach out to the community.

“I don’t think we’re building some insane library,” Kruse said.

“This is not even close to what we have (at the downtown Bradenton library).”

The rising costs of building materials and labor, Baugh said, would make it impossible to construct a library for $7 million, as Van Ostenbridge suggested.

Kruse agreed, saying such costs have increased an average of 7% to 10% per year. He said it was a big factor in the library’s rising cost and added that inflation has risen quickly in the past six months.

“It’s unfortunate that we didn’t take advantage of a few years of lower inflation in conjunction with the lower interest rates to allow us to bond this,” Kruse said. “Hindsight is 20/20.

It was a different board and a different mentality. There’s no right or wrong answer.”

Hopes said the increase from $14.9 million to $19.9 million was largely caused by the addition of items that will be used by multiple buildings on the library’s corner of the Premier expansion — a central chiller system that will be used for air conditioning, a larger retention pond and larger parking lot. Revenue from facilities that use those amenities, such as the soccer fields, could then be used to help pay for the shared chiller or larger parking lot.

One added item that won’t be shared among multiple facilities is a shade area for the library’s rooftop.

Baugh said the commission will need to take a close look and decide if the additions are all necessary. She also said the county should look at library amenities that were part of the previous $14.9 million budget to ensure everything included is necessary for the library’s success, especially given her desire to balance the library with an array of needs across the county.

“We need to get things back under control as much as we can and make sure that we’re living within our means,” Baugh said. “I think we need to be very careful to make sure that what is coming forward is not coming forward because it’s what’s the county staff wants, but really what is needed for the residents themselves.”

On the other hand, Baugh said any cuts should be made in a way that will allow the library room to expand if necessary in the future. She also said adding a second floor, which was the biggest factor in increasing the library’s budget from $10 million from $14.9 million a year ago, will address current and future population growth in East County at a cheaper price than it would cost to add a second floor five or 10 years down the road.

Baugh said the items she views as necessary for the library include meeting rooms, rooftop space, a computer lab, a storage area and a room for purchasing books.

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The Manatee County Administration Building reopened June 21 after it was evacuated June 18 and closed June 19 and 20 because two Manatee County employees died earlier in the week as a result of a COVID-19 outbreak.

Administrator Scott Hopes said June 19 that five employees in the county’s Information Technology Services Department died or were hospitalized after contracting the virus. IT department employee Al Cox, 53, died June 14.

IT department supervisor Mary Knight, 58, died June 17.

Three additional employees were hospitalized with the virus, Hopes said.

Hopes, who is an epidemiologist, said he is concerned this form of the virus is a highly contagious variant based on how quickly it spread through the department. Hopes said the five employees who contracted COVID-19 were not vaccinated.

“So far, the individuals working in that department who were vaccinated have not contracted the virus,” Hopes said.

Hopes said the Manatee County Commission has strongly recommended the use of masks among unvaccinated people who enter the administration building.

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Give me shelter, or not?

Some commissioners say an animal shelter might not be necessary in East County.

BRENDAN LAVELL STAFF WRITER

Although Manatee County staff included plans for an East County animal shelter in the proposed fiscal year 2022 budget, commissioners do not agree on whether the shelter is necessary.

Here are the plans for the shelter, as listed in the county’s proposed capital improvement plan: Location: To be determined* Budgeted cost: $6 million Reason for need: Growth Construction start: July 2022 Construction end: August 2023 Proponents of the shelter wanted it built on countyowned property on the south side of State Road 64, across the street from Carlos E. Haile Middle School.

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an adoption center, adding that the Parrish area could also be a suitable location.

Whitmore said the need to build a shelter in East County now is largely about smart planning for the future. The increasing human population will come with an increase in the population of stray or abandoned dogs and cats.

Even with a renovation, Whitmore said Bishop likely won’t meet the county’s capacity needs, especially if the county’s shelter in

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Animal Network President Pam Freni, pictured with Kassandra Zess-Pagel, vice president of Friends of Manatee County Animal Services, and 13-yearold Oreo, say the organization is pulling its $2 million commitment.

Palmetto is demolished because of concerns about the age of the building, which was built in 1940.

Hopes said the county should divert money from the East County shelter to Bishop to renovate one of the latter’s buildings and ensure Bishop will be able to hold the capacity of animals the county’s current shelter does.

Hopes suggested scaling down the East County animal shelter, so it doesn’t duplicate some of the speciality services found at Bishop, such as an X-ray machine and veterinary clinic.

Commissioner Vanessa Baugh

said the county should get Bishop Animal Shelter running before making a decision on an East County shelter. She also disagreed with other commissioners about the Palmetto facility, saying it could be renovated if necessary.

The original plan for an East County shelter involved constructing a $10 million facility, $2 million of which would have been paid for by Animal Network. The $10 million figure was cut to $8 million on the proposed fiscal year 2022 budget after news of the Bishop Animal Shelter donation.

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nimal Network President Pam Freni said in an email June 17 that the organization no longer plans to raise $2 million to contribute to Manatee County toward the construction of an animal shelter in East County.

The decision came after commissioners debated at a Wednesday budget work session whether an animal shelter was urgently needed — or needed at all.

Commissioner Carol Whitmore said the county needed to follow through on its promise to build a shelter in East County, and Commissioner Reggie Bellamy agreed.

However, other commissioners said the county should wait until Bradenton’s Bishop Animal Shelter, which is in the process of being donated to the county, is running before making a decision on the needs of the county’s Animal Services division.

Given the commissioners’ reluctance to commit to building an East County animal shelter, Freni said she no longer believes it is useful or ethical for Shelter Manatee to solicit donations.

Freni, who is the chair of Shelter Manatee, said she is seeking counsel to close the capital campaign and dissolve the umbrella organization behind it, Animal Network.

She said Animal Network’s board is in unanimous agreement.

The county designated nearly $3 million to be spent on a future shelter in the 2022 fiscal year.

Commissioner George Kruse said that figure was too high.

“We might open Bishop, renovate it and have more than enough capacity,” Kruse said. “We might have everyone out east going out to Bishop. This isn’t like you’re going grocery shopping. If you’re going to look for a dog, driving a few extra miles to Bishop isn’t the end of the world.”

Kruse said the county needs to be mindful of not just the cost of building the shelter but also the cost of operating it. The projected cost of operating Bishop Animal Shelter, for example, is estimated at $3.25 million.

Kruse also said the county is not taking the money for an East County shelter and removing it from the budget. Rather, some of the money is being redirected to pay for the renovation of Bishop Animal Shelter.

If the county needs to provide a location for people to adopt pets that is more accessible to East County’s rapidly growing population, Kruse said an adoption center would be a better solution, at least until the county learns if Bishop will meet its needs. Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge agreed with Kruse’s suggestion of

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management for MTC, said the plane project is a service project for MTC students, so they can use the skills they’ve learned to give back to the community.

Being able to paint a plane teaches Wahlsmith a new skill set because painting aluminum is different from painting steel cars.

“There’s other procedures to get it prepared properly,” Wahlsmith said. “It has to be (almost perfect) because if there’s too much paint, it can throw off the weight of the plane and cause it to not fly properly. It’s a little more stressful, but it’s a good challenge and fun to do.”

Baxley said students learn how to acid clean the plane, put the proper epoxies on it, treat aluminum and weigh the paint so it is even. “(The plane) keeps students from the regular work on a bumper or fender,” Baxley said. “We work on cars that have been in accidents. It gives them experience with something unique.

You’re dealing with something that’s not a 1999 Honda bumper; it’s a $150,000 brand new plane with sensitive instrument panels, sensors, radars and other aviation stuff.”

Howl said the plane is the only opportunity students will have to create something from scratch because the cars that come into the shop are already painted.

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“If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy.”

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‘Dismal wait’ ends for band Lakewood Ranch musicians play July 4 concert at Sarasota Opera House.

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n Joe Miller’s words, “the long, dismal wait” is just about over.

Indigo’s Miller is the founder and music director of the Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble, which played its debut concert Nov. 24, 2019, at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church in Lakewood Ranch.

Before the ensemble could play its second concert, the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

It was a strange time for the ensemble’s musicians, many of them professionals who didn’t need to practice during normal times because they were playing so many gigs outside the new ensemble. With concert venues shut down, the musicians had to find ways to keep in tune.

Their offseason work can be judged July 4 when the Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble joins the Choral Artists of Sarasota for a patriotic concert at the Sarasota Opera House.

Miller said he didn’t want to spend all his time at home doing “lip slurs,” a common exercise where trumpet players change notes without pressing down the valves and without a break in air.

Instead, Miller used iRealPro, with which he can play various instruments, add them to his brother Jack Miller’s saxophone and mix all the music together. It allowed him to play with a group, even though he was alone.

Savanna’s Jim Hill, who plays the trumpet, said it was important that musicians in the ensemble stayed occupied during the pandemic.

“As a professional musician, I never had to sit home and practice before,” Hill said. “But everyone had to do something. You build up muscles playing, and if you don’t, you can get physically tired.”

Hill, who played in the Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble’s 2019 debut, expects everything to go smoothly July 4.

“I’ve played in many community bands,” Hill said. “I know this band has the potential to be fantastic. The first concert was

amazing, Joe putting it all together and everyone sitting down.

That’s the wonder of music. From the first drum beat, you know if you have something special.”

Miller began putting together the ensemble in 2019 and held sessions where those who were interested in joining could see if they were a good fit. Because many of those who joined were professionals, it was apparent that any interested musicians had to be on their game.

“The members of this group are looking for something beyond a community band,” Hill said.

“We’re always striving to be better, and we were looking for an outlet to play more challenging music.”

Because the ensemble was so new, and the pandemic was going to shut things down for more than a year, it seemed logical that it might lose some of the musicians who had just joined. Miller said that didn’t happen. Instead, he has a waiting list of musicians who want to join. A wind ensemble typically has 44 musicians. The Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble currently has 38 with the need for two percussionists, two clarinets, a French horn and a string base.

The opportunity for the ensemble to play the July 4 concert came because Joe Holt, the director of the Choral Artists of Sarasota, attended the ensemble’s debut to see his friend, ensemble trumpet player Bob Richards, perform.

Holt asked Miller after the concert if he would be interested in joining the groups for a July 4 concert that was supposed to take place in 2020.

The pandemic postponed that collaboration.

When Miller contact the ensemble’s members about the 2021 July 4 concert, he said everyone was willing to give up their holiday to perform.

“We play because we want to play,” Miller said. “I don’t need the gig money.”

While approximately half the ensemble’s performers are from East County, some members come from more distant spots,

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“They just love to play,” Miller said.

They will be playing at a prestigious venue.

“This is our first opportunity to get together (since the debut) and gain exposure,” Hill said. “And this is my first opportunity to play in the Opera House.”

Hill said the musicians are in the good hands of their conductor, Miller.

“Think of six trumpet players playing together as a section,” Hill said. “That’s a learning process.

So a conductor has to do the most preparation and has to know all the parts in and out. We’re going to be playing to his interpretation.

He will bring out the different nuances of the band.”

Miller knows it is an important return for the Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble.

“We need the exposure,” he said. “Everyone is giving up their July 3 (rehearsal) and July 4.

Nobody said no. That is a great feeling.”

Top: Musician Jim Hill and Conductor Joe Miller talk about their upcoming July 4 concert with the Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble.

Above: Conductor Joe Miller leads the Lakewood Ranch Wind Ensemble during the band’s debut in November, 2019 at Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church.

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hen Sarasota’s Jack Zimmerman discovers a gold mine, he gets busy digging.

In terms of available senior softball talent, Lakewood Ranch is a gold mine. So Zimmerman, the president of the Sarasota Senior Softball Association, has been busy thinking about marketing strategies to attract more Lakewood Ranch residents.

That effort wouldn’t be likely to succeed if Lakewood Ranch residents had softball fields and leagues at their disposal, but they don’t. So the Ranchers are willing to drive 30 minutes or more to parks in Sarasota. The current summer league has 150 players spread through three leagues.

Thirty minutes doesn’t seem like much, unless you are 70-something, and, well, your idea of a road trip is driving a mile to the grocery store. If you have wondered why all these strip malls have spread east along State Road 64, there you have it.

For potential senior softball players, playing in a league is out of sight, out of mind. Because Zimmerman’s fields aren’t getting any drive-by from the Lakewood Ranch residents, he hopes to bring news of the league to them.

“A lot of those guys haven’t swung a bat in 40 years,” Zim-

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Jack Zimmerman is attempting to recruit more Lakewood Ranch seniors to his Sarasota Senior Softball Association leagues.

merman said. “But we have batting practice for them. When we see them, we also rank our players from 1 to 12 with 1 being the best (for league placement).

We try to create parity.”

East County’s Jack Owens plays in the Sarasota Senior Softball Association because he said it is shorter drive for him than trying to drive to Manatee

County’s program at G.T. Bray on the west side of Bradenton. Zimmerman knows that is a common thought, so Lakewood Ranch is ripe for the picking.

Zimmerman was asked if he expects to lose players once Premier builds the planned baseball/softball complex at Premier Park, or whatever it eventually will be called (I would suggest

Charlie Hunsicker Park for Hunsicker’s dedication to Manatee County in terms of building parks and preserving land). Zimmerman’s reply to a new complex was: “Huh? Premier?”

Those in the area who don’t know anything about softball fields being built at Premier can be forgiven. In December 2017, Manatee County bought the 127-acre Premier Sports Campus from Schroeder-Manatee Ranch and 36 acres north of the soccer complex. Then in September 2018, the county purchased another 75 acres from SMR that was adjacent to Premier.

But after county officials talked about that land’s potential to host park amenities, the brakes were hit harder than a 16-wheeler coming down a 10% grade.

Planning dragged on and construction costs skyrocketed.

On June 9, the county unveiled its proposed 2022 fiscal year budget, and included was money for an aquatics complex at the site along with a racket sports complex and a library. No mention was made of the previously mentioned baseball/softball complex or, for that matter, the BMX track, the skate park, the volleyball courts, the gymnasium, the playgrounds, the dog park or the event lawn (band shell?).

For many of us senior softball

players, we might as well sign up for Zimmerman’s Sarasota league because the odds of us being alive when the Lakewood Ranch softball complex is completed are dwindling.

For those softball, or BMX or volleyball, enthusiasts, relay your annoyance at all these delays to your commissioners.

The aquatics complex — which Hunsicker, the director of parks and natural resources for the county, had originally predicted would be built last — and the racket complex were the result of the squeaky wheel.

If you aren’t up to complaining, you can contact Zimmerman at SarasotaSeniorSoftball. org and sign up for the summer league, which runs through mid-September (with no play in August). The fall league begins Nov. 1 and runs through the following March. The fall league has 30 to 36 teams.

Then go gas up your car.

Jay Heater is the managing editor for the East County Observer. Contact him at JHeater@ YourObserver. com.

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That young employee is currently living at Holz’s home until he becomes financially stable enough to find an apartment in the area.

It was more evidence, at least to Holz, that trade schools and technical colleges should play an even greater role in educating students coming out of high school, especially because they don’t carry the huge debt students can accumulate by going to four-year colleges and universities.

For the past two years, Holz has been telling his fellow economic development committee members with the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance that they should find ways to promote the region’s trade schools and technical colleges, as well as those who

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Holz remembered in the past when he heard technical colleges referred to as “slow tech.” Some of the reasoning was that the students who attended weren’t sharp enough to attend four-year colleges and universities.

Although Holz said high school counselors should be praised for presenting all the opportunities to students, he said trade school and technical college representatives, such as MTC’s Omar Edwards, have said it remains tough to attract students. Such programs as “Springboard to Careers” could help.

The June 30 seminar is the only one scheduled by the Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance, though Holz said similar seminars could be offered in the future.

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The third child in the family discovered as a high school sophomore that he didn’t fit into the academic setting and that he was getting lost in the shuffle.

That student told his parents how he felt, and they listened.

College was not the right choice.

He eventually earned an HVAC certification from MTC and now might start his own business.

“There are (trade school and technical college) students who are making $80,000 just after they were certified,” Holz said.

“They are needed today.”

Dan Sidler, a vice president at Lakewood Ranch Business Alliance, said several of the Alliance’s members are in need of skilled laborers and that there is a shortage of those in the area. Bringing in those laborers from outside the area can be tough because of an affordable housing shortage.

Local talent is needed.

“This is not a Plan B,” Sidler said.

Holz said the Manatee County business community “gets it,” but the parents and students could use more information.

He talked about a program like nursing. Instead of entering a four-year college or university and building debt, he said a student could be certified at a lower level of nursing at a trade school or technical college for a few lower financial commitment and then could work on advanced degrees while fully employed at a hospital.

Still, Holz said parents want to say their child went “here or there” to a college or university while at a cocktail party and not that they attend trade school.

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Calling it a season The musical director took great joy in selecting artists for concert series.

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J

oseph Holt has always loved being at the center of music events.

The arts and concerts figure in Sarasota had his first brush with being a program director nearly 20 years ago when he was considered for a job as program director of musical performances at the National Gallery of Art. It didn’t end up happening, but it made Holt realize exactly what he wanted to do with his career: be a deciding voice in choosing a series of music performances.

He’s been able to do just that at Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota for the past six seasons, where the director of artist programs has assembled extensive seasons of classical music from up-and-coming artists.

Holt recently announced his

decision to step down from the position, though he will still perform with the group as a pianist. His last day is June 30.

It’s a bittersweet farewell, but Holt feels better leaving at the top. He said helping get his beloved organization through a pandemic and onto a new season is an appropriate final act.

“Being able to bring us through this pandemic with (Executive Director) Marcy Miller was a turning point,” Holt said.

Holt’s role has been to organize the group’s seasons, picking a variety of performers to fit the mission statement of promoting young artists who have participated in competitions and conservatories but are still early in their careers. He also makes sure to pick a variety of performers and keep each season fresh. There’s also the important novelty factor: This upcoming season will feature a

classical accordion player.

“We have (artist agents) in New York, Europe and the West Coast giving me recommendations,” Holt said. “Sometimes you do your own research on YouTube, … (and) there’s a phenomenal amount of material. Sometimes you’re trolling through, and something strikes your fancy.”

Preparation for a season starts around two years in advance, giving Holt and the organization plenty of time to line up the performances and shows. It starts as a list of talent that couldn’t possibly fit into one season but then gets whittled into something usable. Part of his time with the organization has been scheduling more concise seasons.

He said that before he was on board, a concert season would have almost 50 performances, but each has since been brought down to around 25.

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Joseph Holt has shaped the Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota performances for six seasons.

The pandemic, of course, threw a wrench in Holt’s careful plans. The program director needed to find new outdoor venues for the various performances during the season.

Events that once took place at the Historic Asolo Theater and the Sarasota Opera House were moved to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Historic Spanish Point and Nathan Benderson Park for much of last season.

“It threw us into a tailspin,”

Holt said. “Culture didn’t just die, and we needed to keep presenting our artists with performance opportunities but for our audiences as well. It’s a crazy thing to design something and then have to throw it away and redesign it again.”

Holt and his staff still managed to see it through, and the upcoming 2021-2022 season will return to indoor venues.

Guests and performers will fill the halls of the Sarasota Opera House, Bird Key Yacht Club, Temple Sinai and more. Outdoor performances for the winter season are being considered as well.

Making it through the pandemic gave Holt a different perspective on his career as well.

He and his spouse, Paco Martinez-Alvarez, always felt when they hit their 60s that it would be time to transition to sometime else but weren’t entirely sure when that would be.

The pandemic helped Holt, now 61, reach the conclusion it was finally time to wind down.

“I was concerned there are opportunities that younger people need to have, and I don’t want to hold onto something unnecessarily,” he said.

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The 120 kids at Lakewood Ranch High’s summer basketball camp were instructed to scream — and they did.

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It was one of several reasons Schiller was smiling.

The camp had sold out, as have the Mustangs’ other two basketball camps this summer.

Although Schiller said hosting such a big camp requires a lot of work, he missed not doing it last

SUMMER CAMP UPCOMING LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SPORTS CAMPS Volleyball: July 26-29 (first through eighth grade) Multisport: July 12-15 (first through eighth grade) Mini-cheer camp: July 1922 (5 years old through eighth grade) For more information: Including prices, times and how to pay, visit LRHSAthletics. com/camps.

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Lakewood Ranch’s boys basketball camp had 120 campers during its June 14-17 session.

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year. The Mustangs, like the rest of the area’s high school indoor sports programs, basketball chief among them, had to cancel their 2020 summer camps because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This year, the kids were back in full force.

Schiller said the lack of revenue from camps last year prevented his team from taking trips to tournaments including Kingdom of the Sun, held annually in Ocala. In the past, the team has taken outof-state trips as well. In 2019, the team went to New Orleans for the Allstate National Sugar Bowl tournament.

Schiller said those trips prepare the team for the postseason and also produce great memories for the players. He said that when he talks to former players, they don’t often bring up a big win first. They bring up going to dinner or some hotel room shenanigans on a trip.

“We’re going to find a way to raise funds or work all summer, whatever we need to do to make sure our kids have a great experience,” Schiller said. “We don’t want parents to have to pay out of pocket for the things we do. Once we get on the road, it doesn’t matter if you’re wealthy or not as wealthy. Every kid is treated the same.”

The inability to hold in-person events prevented much fundraising from taking place, which made certain trips impossible. Schiller said an average trip to Kingdom of the Sun costs the Lakewood Ranch program approximately $4,000.

That’s with the tournament paying for some of the expenses. At in-state tournaments, where the program has to pay for everything, it can cost up to $6,000. The trip to New Orleans cost approximately $7,000 with assistance from the event.

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“When I first heard about (Christin’s diagnosis), I was a little scared,” Isaac said. “This makes me feel like I’m helping.”

Christin Perkinson is currently going through chemotherapy.

When that’s over next month, surgery and radiation treatment await. The Perkinson family’s ordeal is, unfortunately, not over.

Christin said having kids as loving as Isaac and Ellie helps keep her strong.

To donate to Isaac Perkinson’s Pin Cancer fundraiser, visit PinCancer.org.

Christin Perkinson (middle) has stayed strong through her breast cancer diagnosis thanks to the supports of her kids, Ellie and Isaac.

Isaac is raising money for the Pin Cancer Nationals wrestling tournament.

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Isaac has been wrestling for two years. Christin said his interest in the sport came out of nowhere. One day, he just said he wanted to try it. Christin was hesitant. She didn’t know anything about the sport. It took six months of begging for Christin to relent.

Isaac joined the Manatee High junior program Manatee Wrestling Club and never looked back. Isaac, who wrestles at the 48-pound level, finished second overall at his first-ever tournament in Naples, just a few weeks after starting the sport. This January, Isaac — nicknamed both “I-Man” and “The Beast” — finished second in his division at the AAU State Wrestling Championships in Osceola. Ellie is his self-proclaimed biggest fan, even helping him practice his moves.

After her diagnosis, Christin heard about Pin Cancer, a nonprofit that holds wrestling events to raise money and awareness for cancer research.

One event, the Pin Cancer National Tournament, will be held Sept. 4 in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Each tournament participant holds their own fundraising campaign.

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Hackett and other campers spent an hour getting their horses to walk, trot and canter at Sarasota Manatee Association for Riding Therapy’s summer camp June 17.

Kamila Rencher, 10, calmly held onto the reins as she made her horse, Gracie, gradually move from a laid-back walk to a trot and finally to a canter.

The faster Gracie went, the bigger the smile on Rencher’s face.

“I love Gracie,” Rencher said as she hosed down Gracie after their ride. “I like spending time with the horses.”

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Tara has a proven track record in developing and expanding partnerships and navigating the policymaking process. Her understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing the greater Manatee County area will be a distinct asset in delivering on the Manatee Chamber’s priorities to ensure a strong economic environment supporting local businesses and their employees.”

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Manatee Chamber announces new executive Lakewood Ranch’s Tara Poulton joined the Manatee Chamber of Commerce on June 21 as its vice president of public policy and workforce partnerships.

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“Receiving the Equity and Access grant will make a huge impact on the families we serve, 90% of which depend on our scholarships to send their children to camp,” said Elena Cassella, the executive director of Foundations for Dreams.

MTC financial aid specialist honored Brittany Burton, a financial aid specialist at Manatee Technical College, received a plaque May 28 from retired Army Col. Mike Ryan on behalf of U.S. military veterans attending MTC. Burton specializes in helping veterans receive Veterans Association benefits.

The award was presented in Wagner Auditorium.

Students earn degrees, honors East County’s Lorie Maschmeyer graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Central Penn College of Summerdale, Pennsylvania. …

Lakewood Ranch’s Alex Packard graduated from Baldwin Wallace University of Berea, Ohio with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in acting. …

Lakewood Ranch’s Scott Stevens (Master of Science in analytics), and East County’s Nupur Mathur (Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering) and Jarod Vogt (Bachelor of Science in materials, science and engineering) earned degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology of Atlanta. … Lakewood Ranch’s Mady Lawrence earned a Bachelor of Science in applied mathematical

science from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.

Lakewood Ranch’s Anthony DiMare (Bachelor of Science in commerce and business administration) and Ethan Reblitz (Bachelor of Science in commerce and business administration) and East County’s Jakob Lambert (Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering), Joshua Lambert (Bachelor of Science in civil engineering), Samantha Murphy (Bachelor of Arts), Joshua Tomlin (Bachelor of Science in commerce and business administration) and Kirsten Tyson (Bachelor of Arts) all earned degrees from the University of Alabama.

Making the Dean’s list at the University of Alabama were East County’s Alexander DiMare and Joshua Tomlin and Lakewood Ranch’s Hannah Heidkamp, Peyton Meyer and Ethan Reblitz. … Making the president’s list at the University of Alabama were East County’s Joshua Lambert, Samantha Murphy and Kirstin Tyson and Lakewood Ranch’s Olivia LaFemina. … East County’s Issac Voros was named to the dean’s list at Northeastern University of Boston. … East County’s Joshua Booker was named to the dean’s list at the University of Findlay (Ohio). … East County’s Mattie Kaplan was named to the dean’s list at the University of Rhode Island. … East County’s Jillian Santiago was named to the dean’s list at James Madison University of Harrisonburg, Virginia. … Lakewood Ranch’s Kayla Smullen was named to the dean’s list at Coastal Carolina University of Conway, South Carolina. … East County’s Julia Rodriguez was named to the dean’s list at Kennesaw State University (Georgia).

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home in Concession topped all transactions in this week’s real estate. Michael Hess sold the home at 8415 Lindrick Lane to John and Dawn Piccirilli, of Pittsford, New York, for $2.44 million. Built in 2019, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 4,457 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.37 million in 2020.

COUNTRY CLUB

Peter and Barbara Schneiderman sold their home at 13662 Legends Walk Terrace to James Hondroulis and Marguerite Forte, of Baltimore, for $2 million. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, four-and-two-half baths, a pool and 4,771 square feet of living area. It sold for $900,000 in 2010.

Anthony and Kathleen Constantinou, of Myakka City, sold their home at 7802 Mathern Court to Donald and Margaret Schneider, trustees, of Lakewood Ranch, for $1.53 million. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, four-anda-half baths, a pool and 4,673 square feet of living area. It sold for $964,500 in 2011.

Cynthia Patricia Zabroky Gonzalez and Luis Prestamo, of Sarasota, sold their home at 8019 Royal Birkdale Circle to Darrel Lloyd III, of Lakewood Ranch, for $1.2 million. Built in 1999, it has four bedrooms, three-anda-half baths, a pool and 3,674 square feet of living area. It sold for $807,500 in 2019.

David Sharkey, as manager of Naudain Street LLC, sold the home at 13506 Montclair Place to Peter and Barbara Schneiderman, of Lakewood Ranch, for $1.2 million. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,870 square feet of living area. It sold for $702,500 in February.

Nigel Pilling and Mary Therese Krall, trustees, sold the home at 7051 Vilamoura Place to The Hilary H. Harter Revocable Trust for $906,000. Built in 2005, it has two bedrooms, two-anda-half baths, a pool and 2,746 square feet of living area. It sold for $695,000 in 2017.

Rainone Holdings LLC sold the home at 6636 Pebble Beach Way to James Finn Jr. and Denise Michelle Finn, of Massapequa, New York, for $505,000. Built in 2001, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,968 square feet of living area. It sold for $361,000 in 2016.

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Rosemarie Petty, trustee, and Steve Petty sold the home at 531 Fore Drive to Theodore Moll and Theodora Lynn Moll, trustees, of Tupelo, Mississippi, for $1.8 million. Built in 2006, it has four

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SLOANE GARDENS

Francis John Mills and Jessie Lee Kheng Mills, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the home at 7812 Sloane Gardens Court to Gary and Kristi Christianson, of University Park, for $1.72 million. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, four-anda-half baths, a pool and 4,809 square feet of living area. It sold for $1.34 million in 2016.

COUNTRY CLUB EAST

David and Jane Clemens, of Lakewood Ranch, sold their home at 7445 Seacroft Cove to Randy and Barbara Bradley, trustees, of Lakewood Ranch, for $1.23 million. Built in 2016, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,975 square feet of living area.

Jerry Rodney Derrick and Jeanne Derrick, of Sarasota, sold their home at 14703 Castle Park Terrace to George and Margaret Mulvaney, of Lakewood Ranch, for $900,000. Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,676 square feet of living area.

Jennifer Viglione, of Sarasota, sold her home at 14628 Secret Harbor Place to Christopher and Danielle Carey, of Lakewood Ranch, for $800,000. Built in 2012, it has five bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,784 square feet of living area.

RIVER FOREST

Brian and Laura Johnson, of Palmetto, sold their home at 5963 River Forest Circle to Ronald and Deborah Brooks, of Bradenton, for $1.04 million. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three-anda-half baths, a pool and 4,031 square feet of living area.

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This Country Club home at 13662 Legends Walk Terrace sold for $2 million. It has four bedrooms, a pool and is 4,771 square feet.

Ali and Carolyn Bazzi sold their home at 7586 Tori Way to Boris and Natalya Ratner, of Lakewood Ranch, for $650,000. Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,574 square feet of living area. It sold for $377,000 in 2012.

MALLORY PARK

Glenn and Kimberly Goonis, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and Kathleen Brown, of Bradenton, sold their home at 3323 Anchor Bay Trail to John Ghanayem Jr. and Sophia Kramedas-Ghanayem, of Bradenton, for $800,000. Built in 2020, it has four bedrooms,

three-and-two-half baths, a pool and 4,368 square feet of living area. It sold for $702,700 in 2020.

Heather Leigh Duncan and Delbert Duncan III, of Bradenton, sold their home at 11713 Blue Hill Trail to Jay and Gwendolyn Bruns, of Sarasota, for $639,000.

Built in 2016, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,350 square feet of living area. It sold for $554,800 in 2019.

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Michael Victor Warren and Susan Lee Randolph sold their home at 6842 Chester Trail to Laurie and Lyle Johnson, of Bradenton, for $994,900. Built in 2019, it has four bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,664 square feet of living area. It sold for $740,000 in 2019.

Dario and Linda Stucchi, trustees, of Bradenton, sold the home at 6843 Chester Trail to Rosemarie Petty, trustee, of Bradenton, for $675,000. Built in 2018, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,488 square feet of living area.

It sold for $513,300 in 2018.

Joyce Wilson, trustee, of Bradenton, sold the home at 7336 Chester Trail to David James Lewis and Amy Louise Lewis, for Hortonville, Wisconsin, for $625,000. Built in 2018, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,872 square feet of living area. It sold for $445,800 in 2018.

RIVER CLUB SOUTH

Cynthia Marie Dagher, of Bradenton, sold her home at 10147 Cherry Hills Ave. Circle to Stephen Wood and Deborah Thomas, of Bradenton, for $950,000. Built in 1998, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,788 square feet of living area. It sold for $450,000 in 2018.

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William and Joan Mullins, trustees, of Bradenton, sold the home at 11909 Hancock Drive to Kimberly and John Bittar, of Bradenton, for $400,000. Built in 2017, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,969 square feet of living area. It sold for $356,400 in 2017.

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Kara Walker sold the home at 16508 Fifth Ave. E. to Mohammed and Cana Khan, of Bradenton, for $790,000. Built in 2016, it has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,939 square feet of living area. It sold for $493,700 in 2016.

HPA Borrower 2018-1 LLC sold the home at 16744 Fourth Ave. NE to Jose Aguirre and Susan McConnell, of Bradenton, for $525,000. Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,391 square feet of living area. It sold for $480,000 in 2015.

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Kerry Sean Cole and Tracey Ann Marie Cole, of Bradenton, sold their home at 17601 Hickok Belt Loop to Joseph Raymond Burbee and Deanne Nicole Burbee, of Bradenton, for $689,900. Built in 2020, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,006 square feet of living area. It sold for $562,500 in 2020.

ESPLANADE

Heather Perry, of Bradenton, sold her home at 12822 Del Corso Loop to Donald Haake and Patricia Phillips, of Bradenton, for $675,000. Built in 2013, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths and 3,367 square feet of living area. It sold for $473,000 in 2018.

MOTE RANCH

Mark and Melissa Kahlbaugh, of Mesa, Arizona, sold their home at 6820 Coyote Ridge Court to Theodore and Camille Feaser, of Staten Island, New York, for $645,000. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,883 square feet of living area. It sold for $330,000 in 2012.

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