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NEIGHBORHOOD Students and parents share their thoughts on first day of school.

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by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

City proposes $844,000 in cuts City Manager Bob Bartolotta said the increased millage rate would help pay for the Lido Pool and Taylor center. He also reduced the amount needed from the rainy-day fund.

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FST Director of Education Beth Duda and Nicholas Collins present the check to Amy Paulishak, development director of the Cancer Support Community Florida Suncoast.

The Sarasota City Commission received a new list of budget cuts Tuesday from city staff that recommends commissioners make $844,091 in additional budget cuts and approve a 3% millage rate increase.

City staff’s previous suggestion, in June, was to keep the

millage rate at its current rate of 2.7771 mills and take $2 million out of the $2.9 million reserves budget to cover a $6 million budget shortfall.

But the commission requested the latest list of budget cut recommendations before it reviews the fiscal year 2012 budget next

City’s proposed budget cuts / PAGE 2 on a first reading at its 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 6, regular meeting.

In the proposal, City Manager Bob Bartolotta explains the staffrecommended list requires a

millage rate of 2.8607 mills. The move would allow the city to use $1,155,909 from its revenue stabilization fund, instead of Bartolotta’s previous suggestion that the city use $2 million from reserves.

SEE BUDGET / PAGE 2

+ Campers raise money for research Recently we featured Nicholas Collins, 11, who participated in Florida Studio Theatre’s Performing Arts Camp Session III and led the other students in an effort to raise money for cancer research.

At the time the story appeared, the students had raised $200 with a goal of raising $350.

FST Director of Education Beth Duda and Nicholas presented a check at the end of the open dress rehearsal for the camp’s show, “Alone in the Universe.”

“Five hundred dollars,” said Nicholas as he announced the final total that was written on the check made out to the Cancer Support Community of the Florida Suncoast.

+ Share your Sept. 11 memories The Longboat, Sarasota and East County Observers and Pelican Press staffs are preparing a special issue for the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Part of the section will include readers’ memories of that tragic day. Tell us where you were; share a special memory; write a tribute; or send us a photo. Email your memories to 9-11Tribute@ YourObserver.com.

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The campers of Florida Studio Theatre’s Performing Arts Camp Session III dance to “This Time (Dirty Bit)” by the Black Eyed Peas Thursday, Aug. 18, in The Keating Theatre at Florida Studio Theatre. For the story and more photos, see page 24.

MARKET SHARE

by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

DID plans new downtown marketing effort The Downtown Improvement District will partner with other organizations to create a brochure marketing downtown and a social media campaign.

The Sarasota Downtown Improvement District (DID) is coordinating a new, two-tiered marketing effort for the downtown core.

DID Chairman Ernie Ritz and

Operations Manager John Moran held their second marketing meeting at the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce Wednesday, Aug. 24, with city leaders, downtown partnerships and

business owners in an effort to maximize marketing efforts.

Participants came up with both a short-term and a longterm marketing approach.

The short-term plan calls for

working with the Downtown Sarasota Alliance to create a new, collaborative downtown brochure that will be paid for with grant dollars and advertising from local businesses. Plans call for 100,000 copies of the

SEE DOWNTOWN / PAGE 2

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BUDGET / FROM PAGE 1 The increase in millage would also pay for $459,490 in expenses and operations costs for the Lido Pool and Robert L. Taylor Community Center.

Although the staff-recommended list included $844,091 in cuts, staff also included a separate list of cuts that could trim approximately $2.1 million from the budget.

Some of those cuts staff does not recommend include Lido Pool closure options, suspension of take-home car benefits for employees, suspension of wage increases for teamster employees and police officers (which must be bargained in contract negotiations) and a one-day furlough for all general fund employees.

Commissioner Terry Turner called the list “something we can work with.”

“I hope it’s a list that will provoke the commission to have good conversations next month on where we can save money,” Turner said.

Turner, however, thinks the savings aren’t large enough.

“I am concerned about the tax increase that’s suggested,” he said. “Personally, I will only approve a budget that has $1 million in cuts and no tax increase.”

Turner said the city must find ways to “stem the bleeding” that will occur in fiscal year 2013, when a potential 16% millage rate increase will be needed unless the realestate market turns around.

“There is an assumption by city staff that in fiscal year 2013, there will be a 1.5% increase in the tax base,” Turner said. “That’s not the way we should be thinking.”

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City’s Proposed Budget Cuts Description Cut SCOPE’s funding Cut funding for Washington lobbyist Cut EDC funding Hiring freeze for three months Eliminate sr. internal auditor position Cut environmental specialist money Reduce closed captioning Cut citizen’s with disability fund balance Disability fund balance coverage Reduce travel by 50% Reduce memberships by 50% Eliminate health coverage for waived commissioners Eliminate all health coverage for commissioners Suspend police take-home car policy Suspend other take-home car policy Reimbursement for police take-home fuel Eliminate Sister Cities funding Eliminate central duplicating Eliminate citizen survey Reduce police panel part-time staff Reduce police panel remaining staff Increase millage for Lido Pool and Robert Taylor Center Three-month Lido Pool closure Six-month Lido Pool closure One day employee furlough Implement four-day workweek Suspend wage increases for non-rep. employees Suspend wage increases for Teamsters Suspend wage increases for police Gas tax transfer Increase Neighborhood Grant program Cost allocation for parking Special events revenue Eliminate farmers market subsidy North Trail economic development coordinator Total

Possible Savings $29,000 $42,800 $55,645 $250,000 $78,152 $27,787 $40,000 $134,733 $8,743 $74,401 $23,204 $18,312 $21,468 $137,507 $3,743 $100,153 $10,000 $36,758 $22,000 $32,914 $87,086 $459,490 $17,000 $30,000 $116,000 $37,500 $20,000 $25,000 $100,000 $50,000 $10,000 $14,292 $2,340 $6,000 ($20,000) $2,102,027

Staff Recommended Savings 0 0 0 $250,000 0 0 0 0 $8,743 $74,401 0 $18,312 0 0 0 0 0 0 $22,000 $32,914 0 $459,490 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $50,000 0 $14,292 $2,340 $6,000 ($20,000) $844,091

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leading the way by Rachel Brown Hackney | Staff Writer

Siesta Key on track again to top tourist tax collections Based on figures through June, Siesta Key brought in $32,000 more in tourist tax collections than the city of Sarasota.

Thanks to its No. 1 beach ranking, Siesta Key is leading all locations in Sarasota County in the amount of tourist tax collected this year.

For the third year in a row, Siesta Key may best the city of Sarasota as the county location with the highest tourist tax collections, according to figures from the Sarasota County Tax Collector’s Office.

Through June, the latest month for which figures are available, Siesta Key had collected $2,847,785.13 in that tax revenue, or 31.25% of the total

for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1.

By comparison, the city of Sarasota had contributed $2,815,654.83, or 30.90% of the tourist tax revenue.

For the 2010 fiscal year, Siesta Key accounted for 31.1% of the total collections, compared to 30.4% in the city of Sarasota, according to the Tax Collector’s Office.

Fortunately for the county this year, Siesta Key is not the only location benefiting from the No. 1 beach ranking bestowed upon it by Dr. Beach, aka Dr. Stephen

P. Leatherman, of Florida International University.

“So far, (we’re seeing) huge increases in everything,” said Virginia Haley, president of the Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Haley said a national report

by Smith Travel Research, which collects hotel occupancy data showing the average daily rate per available room, also has underscored the impact of the beach ranking. Although most of the hotels and resorts on the Key are not national chain franchises (and generally not well-

reflected in that Smith report), Sarasota County still ranked fourth in its region in June. That region includes St. Petersburg, Naples, Fort Lauderdale and Fort Myers.

The increase in local revenue per available room, Haley said, was 19%, while the occupancy rate was up 13%.

“What that tells us,” she said, is the beach ranking “is good for Longboat, good for Lido.”

Haley also said the CVB was able to nab the Internet domain www.numberonebeach.com after learning Siesta was at the top of Dr. Beach’s 2011 list.

“We’ve seen amazing traffic coming through there,” Haley

said.

Finally, when the CVB started a special advertising campaign in the Tampa area after July 4, Haley and her staff saw a 14% increase in the Web page views

by Tampa residents.

Haley said the she eagerly is awaiting the July tourism tax figures from the Tax Collector’s Office. Liz Klaber, chief deputy tax collector, told the Observer those figures should be available by Sept. 10.

Tourist Development Tax Collections through June

October 2010 November 2010 December 2010 January 2011 February 2011 March 2011 April 2011 May 2011 June 2011 TOTALS % of TOTAL

Consolidated* $9,140.91 $9,757.73 $40,702.23 $80,721.30 $65,623 $44,820.24 $24,526.95 $12,973.61 $19,622.58 $307,888.55 3.38%

Longboat Key $48,209.70 $63,255.29 $90,841.84 $107,525.34 $141,182.68 $225,736.11 $146,436.73 $106,301.92 $95,381.04 $1,024,870.65 11.25%

North Port $2,273.74 $1,569.89 $3,026.09 $5,744.19 $7,086.15 $11,614.05 $4,121.46 $3,025.86 $2,400.33 $40,897.76 0.45%

Sarasota $238,933.69 $223,827.13 $202,607.51 $260,521.64 $350,676.13 $539,869.66 $397,854.40 $319,829.11 $281,535.56 $2,815,654.83 30.90%

Sarasota County $73,227.05 $78,497.88 $100,627.41 $184,591.45 $233,473.05 $326,662.57 $166,035.06 $112,756.69 $117,114.46 $1,392,985.62 15.29%

Siesta Key Venice $126,716.44 $25,236.91 $126,416.68 $36,477.48 $178,795.86 $52,456.53 $321,606.73 $181,182.97 $476,195.78 $121,300.29 $640,102.71 $136,454.87 $448,025.38 $56,375.10 $232,474.42 $34,935.94 $297,451.13 $37,451.93 $2,847,785.13 $682,035.02 31.25% 7.48%

Total $523,738.44 $539,802.08 $669,093.47 $1,141,893.62 $1,395,537.08 $1,925,260.21 $1,243,375.08 $822,297.55 $851,120.03 $9,112,117.56 100%

*Accounts for management companies that file one return for multiple properties. Source: Sarasota County Tax Collector

WIDENING WORK

by Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

DID plans sidewalk-widening project The Downtown Improvement District believes a Main Street sidewalk-widening project will benefit stores and create a more uniform feel to the downtown district.

The city of Sarasota’s Downtown Improvement District (DID) is starting to plan its biggest and most expensive project to date.

At its Tuesday, Aug. 23 meeting at City Hall, DID board members began setting the tone for a multimillion dollar project that calls for widening five sections of Main Street sidewalks to create better landscaping and more space for outside restaurant seating.

“We want to know what it will cost to analyze five segments of Main Street,” said DID Operations Manager John Moran, who also wants bidders to come back with multiple streetscape design options for each segment.

The five sections of Main Street the DID wants to widen are: • From Gulfstream Avenue to the Pineapple Avenue roundabout; • From the Pineapple Avenue roundabout to Orange Avenue; • From Orange Avenue to Osprey Avenue; • From Osprey Avenue to U.S. 301; • From U.S. 301 to School Avenue.

The goal is to have bids complete by the end of November so the DID board can begin looking at cost options by the end of the year.

The DID wants to widen the

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One of the proposed Main Street sidewalk widening sections is from the Pineapple Avenue roundabout to Orange Avenue. sidewalks like the current widened intersection at Main Street and Palm Avenue.

“We have found that wider sidewalks create substantially increased economic activity because of things like increasing outdoor dining,” Moran said.

Changing the streetscape and creating a uniform look for downtown streets is also a key part of the project.

Some of those streetscape changes could include historic markers on top of streetlights,

creating brick streets and installing gateways to identify the historic district.

“We want to create more definition to the historic district and the downtown core,” Moran said. “This is an opportunity to create a huge capital improvement to our city.”

City planner Alex Davis Shaw told the board the DID would be using some of its own dollars, which would allow the board to have priority over the project.

The DID, however, only has a

budget this year of $367,250 and plans to work with city business owners to solicit contributions for the capital improvement project.

Commissioner Terry Turner, who attended the DID meeting, was pleased to hear the DID was moving forward with the project.

“The faster this moves, the better,” Turner said to the board.

“The discussion the commission has had about this even extends to Fruitville Road and U.S. 41 connections.”

Bulbout project moving along The city of Sarasota’s Downtown Improvement District (DID) Main Street bulbout and landscaping project continues to move forward.

At the DID’s Aug. 23 meeting, creating bulbout extensions for the west side of North Palm Avenue was discussed to create a uniform look for the roadway, which already includes bulbouts on the east side of the road.

The North Palm Avenue project, including landscaping, could cost approximately $35,000.

Last year, the DID proposed several areas of dead space on downtown roads that can be converted into extra surface area for cafés.

One example is the French restaurant, C’est La Vie, just south of Orange Avenue. On most mornings and afternoons, its outdoor tables are crowded with customers.

But there is a spot in the road, right next to its tables, which is unused. There’s no driving lane or parking space there.

DID’s goal is for storeowners to help pay for the bulbout and landscaping plan.

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+ City enhances financial transparency In an attempt to enhance financial transparency, the city of Sarasota is now providing more detailed budget information on its website, www.sarasotagov.com.

Monthly revenue and expenditure line items for all city operations can be reviewed within the finance area of the website.

Revenue and expenditure line items are provided for each operating fund, district fund and special revenue funds, as well as water-and-sewer debt service funds.

Budget and financial issues are one of the Sarasota City Commission’s top five priorities.

+ Downtown Sarasota Alliance sees changes

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Mary Anne Servian, the former vice chairwoman of the Downtown Sarasota Alliance (DSA), resigned last week because of time commitments.

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Meetings agendas

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 Planning Commission — 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, County Commission Chambers, 1660 Ringling Blvd., Sarasota  City Commission Regular Meeting — 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, City Hall, 1565 First St., Sarasota  ManaSota League of Cities Lobbying Training Session — 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, City Hall, 1565 First St., Sarasota  City Commission Regular Meeting

— 2:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19, City Hall, 1565 First St., Sarasota.

Hampshire, who does not wish to seek re-election as chair, was disappointed to hear the news because she was hoping Servian would consider the chairperson role.

Servian, however, recently moved from

her downtown condominium to a home in Parrish.

Commercial Realtor John Harshman is temporarily filling the DSA vice chairman role.

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+ U.S. Rep. Bachmann to greet Sarasota voters

The most read stories online last week were:

U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, of Minnesota, a Republican candidate for president, will be in Sarasota Sunday, Aug. 28, for a meet-and-greet rally with local voters.

The free event will be held at the Sahib Temple, 600 N. Beneva Road.

Doors will open at 3:15 p.m.; the event will begin at 4 p.m.

Following her victory in Iowa’s straw poll last week, Bachmann has been on a tour of Florida. As part of its Presidential Contender Series, the Republican Party of Sarasota is hosting her Sarasota visit.

The party is inviting all major GOP candidates to the county prior to the start of the presidential primaries.

Although the event is free, anyone planning to attend should register on the county Republican Party website, www. sarasotagop.com For more information, email RPOSEvents@gmail.com.

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by Kurt Schultheis and Rachel Brown Hackney | Observer Staff

New school year sees few problems on first day Except for the minor glitches expected on any opening day of the new school year, the Sarasota County School District reported a generally smooth start Monday.

The first day of school always has kinks that need to be worked out, but the situation at Southside Elementary School demanded immediate attention: The flashing orange school-zone lights weren’t working on U.S. 41.

“Of course, the one school that kids have to cross multiple lanes of traffic on U.S. 41 and Webber Street (to reach) had lights that weren’t flashing,” said Sarasota Police Capt. Paul Sutton.

The Sarasota Police Department quickly responded with several squad cars, which flashed their lights as an alert, but the regular lights were repaired by 8 a.m., before the majority of students began arriving. No other major issues were reported.

“Officers parked in the medians, and we were urging motorists to slow down,” Sutton said.

At Gocio Elementary, in the northern part of the county, school district spokesman Scott Ferguson said students and staff were using bottled water instead of the drinking fountains because of an issue involving a private contractor. The water had to be turned off at the school, he said, but because it would be difficult for everyone to follow the standard “boil water” protocol, the bottled water would be available until Thursday, when the water safely could be consumed again from the fountains.

Elsewhere, Ashton Elementary School experienced a few problems Monday, according to Ferguson and Ellery Girard, director of transportation for the district.

Because the school had changed its drop-off and pick-up procedures, several parents complained, Ferguson said.

thought,” he said. One vehicle ended up in water over the hood, Girard said. “The tow truck got him out.”

Girard pointed out that traffic generally is heavier at schools the first few days, because parents of elementary children riding buses, are inclined to follow the buses just to make sure the youngsters arrive safely at their schools.

“Mothers are mothers,” he said. “It’s especially difficult to let that little one go.”

The only other problem Girard said his department had encountered by Tuesday morning was a broken air brake sensor on a bus that runs North County routes.

Fortunately, he said, that bus completed its two routes Monday morning before the problem appeared.

“It was about a $15 fix,” he said. The bus was back on the route Tuesday.

Ferguson also pointed out that the district has 228 fewer bus stops this year, though its total, which is close to 5,000, is still well within state limits.

“We’re trying to serve as many students as best we can with fewer stops,” he added.

The reduction in bus stops was necessitated by budget cutbacks, he added.

With both the Sarasota Police Department and Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office vigorously patrolling school zones Monday to remind motorists to slow down, both departments were issuing citations.

The Sarasota Police Department issued 60 citations for the first three days of school.

“We have strict enforcement of the traffic regulations in school zones because we want to keep kids safe,” Sutton said of the police department.

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Flashing school speed-limit signs were not working for a brief period of time on the first day of school at Southside Elementary School.

However, he reported on Tuesday, “It went very smoothly today.”

Additionally, Girard said heavy rain Monday afternoon filled ditches where parents normally park to pick up their children after school.

“It was a little deeper than (parents)

School’s back in session Both the city of Sarasota Police Department and Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office are reminding drivers they must stop for all school buses when the bus stop signs are out and lights are flashing, even if the bus is on the opposing side of the street.

The one exception to that rule is if the bus is on the opposite side of the street and a median at least 4 feet wide divides the road.  Sheriff’s deputies will be issuing the

following fines for any driver who does not obey the law in a school zone.

• Failure to stop for a school bus, $271.

• 1 to 9 mph over the speed limit, $156.

• 10 to 14 mph over the speed limit, $306.

• 15 to 19 mph over the speed limit, $406.

• 20 to 29 mph over the speed limit, $456.

• More than 30 mph over the speed limit results in a mandatory court appearance.

• Passing a school bus on the exit side results in a mandatory court appearance.

 The fines within the city limits are dif-

ferent. They include: • Speeding in a school zone, up to $288 and mandatory court appearance.

• Passing a stopped school bus, $206.

• Running a red light or stop sign in a school zone, $271.

Police officers will not issue any warnings for violations that endanger school children.

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Keep eliminating fees Sarasota City Commissioner Shannon at who pays and who uses government serordinances were set up so that the city Snyder started a crusade recently to get the vices in connection with growth, actually collected the impact fees, sent them to city’s impact fees eliminated or suspended. found that growth pays for far more than the county and then requested portions of It did not take much to get his fellow city just itself — without any impact fees. That them back for specific projects. commissioners to agree. suggests impact fees may be just another “We bought into these fees to satisfy the The move is common sense, particularly way to gin up money for local government. county, but it hurt us,” he said. to a City Commission with fresh voices and But Sarasota’s case is more unique than That is exactly what the city is attemptenthusiasm and little stomach for the antimost in Florida. Its population has ining to undo now. The City Commission prosperity, tax-and-regulate-to-death style creased about 6.5% in 30 years, meaning is examining the list methodically. It has of the previous commissions. that new growth’s impact was practically suspended the sewer and water fees for The city levies 11 impact fees, which in it- nil. Yet it is levying 11 impact fees.

10 years, but kept the re-use fee because self is an eyebrow-raiser, considering SaraSnyder put the numbers together and it is about what a private plumber would sota has experienced almost no population questioned why the city’s stance was so charge. It is working on parks now and growth in 30 years. The fees range from the anti-development and why most of the then libraries and then the rest. The School common road, library and Board suspended its impact park impact fees to justice fees for two years, which also impact fees and general makes sense in that student

BY THE NUMBERS: CITY IMPACT FEES government impact fees. growth has been flat.

The Sarasota City Commission is reassessing all of its impact fees and Almost every one of those Snyder understands the looks to suspend or eliminate most of them. raises questions. underlying problem that Impact fee Housing unit $ Amount Status Impact fees are taxes results in the nonsensical Parks 1,500-2,000 sf $2,085 Under review on new construction. The fees. “We just need a whole Libraries 1,250-1,500 sf $310 Future review theory is that if governdifferent attitude. Why aren’t Fire/rescue 1,250-1,500 sf $184 Future review ment assesses an extra tax we making ourselves more EMS 1,500-2,000 sf $101 Future review on new houses and comfinancially competitive?”

Justice facility 1,250-1,500 sf $680 Future review mercial construction, then he asks. “Construction and General government 1,250-1,500 sf $58 Future review growth will pay for itself. development is demonized Roads 1,250-1,500 sf $2,379 Future review More people require more as negative. It should be Water 1” meter $900 Suspended 10 yrs roads and more library neutral.”

Waste water 1” meter $2,577 Suspended 10 yrs books, so the impact fees We’d go the rest of the way.

Reuse 2” meter $325 Maintained cover the growth.

It should be seen as the posiSchools - - Suspended 2 yrs That’s the theory. tive that it is for the broadest Total $9,599 An in-depth study of Colquality of life in the comSource: city of Sarasota lier County growth, looking munity.

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Privatization future is here The future for local government operations is to privatize or outsource a whole lot more functions than is currently thought reasonable.

The debate over whether Lakewood Ranch should incorporate into a city has had one great benefit for the rest of the region: highlighting the value of outsourcing for everyone.

As part of a summerlong series of reports on the consequences of becoming a city or remaining unincorporated, the East County Observer reported on three other Florida cities that had incorporated, outlining their experiences.

Wellington was the ROD most traditional, doing THOMSON everything in-house except law enforcement, which it outsourced to the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office. Bonita Springs outsources about half of its city operations and has a tax rate lower than unincorporated Lee County.

But the most illustrative city was Weston, a city of 62,000 residents in Broward

County. Weston operates on a $100 million budget. It has 14 city parks, a nice new City Hall building, the full range of law enforcement, fire and rescue, zoning and community services common to any city.

But it has a grand total of nine employees. Nine. Cities such as Sarasota, struggling with huge pension costs and ballooning employee benefits, dealing with difficult unions and so on — plus all the spine operations to handle those issues — should be envious of Weston’s arrangement. Those headaches and cost containment responsibilities belong to the private sector companies to which Weston outsources.

All nine employees are directors of a city department. But in reality, they are contract control agents overseeing 30 major private contractors that handle everything in the city down to the receptionist at City Hall.

The result of this outsourcing is that Weston has the lowest tax rate of any municipality in Broward County. Further, a recent study for Broward County found that when all taxes, fees and other govern-

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mental assessments on citizens are combined, Weston is the least expensive place in the county to live — as far as paying for government expenses go.

And Money Magazine named it “One of America’s Best Small Cities” in 2008, one of only three Florida cities.

While Weston is a wealthy city with no inner-city issues and no legacy costs, the outsourcing principles remain true for many operations in any city, and more are finding it to be true.

Local governments are privatizing public parking, golf courses, zoos, libraries, roads, custodial services, judicial security, solid waste collection, recycling, convention centers and park maintenance, to name a few. Hard-core union city Detroit has re-written its anti-privatization charter to start outsourcing that city’s services.

Even the slow-moving Leviathan federal government doubled its outsourcing activities between 2001-2008 to more than $500 billion. Union-backed politicians in D.C. have unsuccessfully tried to undo that trend. Privatizing more government functions is the future.

And it is certainly the future for forwardlooking governments intent on providing an affordable, high quality of life for all their citizens, not just unions and government employees.

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Dear Editor: Thank you for Rod Thomson’s excellent article, “Government debt is a moral failure,” which appeared in the Sarasota Observer Aug. 11.

Although senior citizens are responsible, it is also true that their children and grandchildren are being raised (and encouraged) to expect the same treatment.

This exacerbates the problem and affects the practical situation.

Do you have any estimate of the percentage of Americans who share your viewpoint? I do. And the political candidate who campaigns for cutting spending and a constitutional amendment for a balanced budget will receive my vote.

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Dear Editor: Bobby Jones Golf Course has been a part of this community for many years. We have been here 40 years and many of us learned to play golf on this course. It is one of the few courses where golfers are still allowed to walk the course.

The idea of privatizing it or selling it because the land might be more valuable to the county seems to this reader to be shortsighted. Why not suggest that we privatize Yellowstone National Park or better yet sell it off because the land is more valuable than the benefit to the nation?

I can see it now, Bank of America s Yellowstone Park or better yet Yellowstone Meadows Subdivision.

Some things should not be looked at in monetary value alone.

I don’t know who wrote this article as it was not signed, but I would suggest that this space in the paper would be better used to talk about the real problems in Sarasota such as the attacks on Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Maybe

you could talk about the homeless, the poor and the unemployed instead of how to slice-up 300 acres of beauty and history that are as much a part of this community as any newspaper.

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taurant or shop. Such signs would boost local sales and add an ongoing revenue stream for the city to offset some costs.

There are many private parking lots in the greater downtown area that are empty after 6 p.m. These lots have chains or signs that tell you your car will be towed if you dare park in an empty, unused lot.

The city has asked the owners to open these lots to the public and have been told no, their insurance does not cover that.

If the city wants to free up additional spaces downtown, would it be cheaper for the city to install expensive parking meters where the manufacturer takes its profit off the top or for the city to pay some addon insurance premiums?

The city wants the businesses downtown to make lots of money so the city can get higher tax revenues from them. The question is: How much is the city willing to spend to maximize that revenue?

Throwing away $600,000, the amount spent on the parking meters, is substantial, but it may be cheap relative to the loss in tax revenue from decreased sales and property taxes downtown. Or in decreased votes from disgruntled voters.

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Parking meters were first installed rule are, in effect, parking a second in Sarasota in 1942 and removed time and a third time, etc. A city emthat May. They were installed in ployee riding around in a golf cart 1946 and removed in 1967. They marking and checking tires every were installed again this May, and two hours is so 20th century, when a the city now has hoods on them. camera could record plate numbers The definition of “crazy” and their locations. is doing the same thing This approach, coupled over and over and expectwith subsidized parking gaing different results. rages and a lucid explanaIt seems city commistion as to why proper parksioners have forgotten ing etiquette will keep their what they have done in personal unemployment the past. And yes, I do conrate low, could really help sider that the commissionemployees see the light. ers of 1942, 1946 and 2011 Hundreds of spaces would are the same people. They be freed up for customers. are the ones who keep the As an incentive, restauRODGER records and are supposed rants and stores could give to review the research that SKIDMORE tokens for two hours of free goes into something that parking. When the patron is capable of choking the dropped the token in a slot life blood (and free spirit) out of our at the garage, two hours would be city. subtracted before the payment is Perhaps if the commissioners calculated. This would create a revsimply tried to lessen the parking enue stream for the city and a good problem they would not have to advertising hook for the shops and solve it — because no one solution restaurants. pleases everyone.

More than 90% of those parkIf employees parking downtown ing in the municipal are a problem, perhaps a carrot garages drive and stick are needed to stop them. in head first.

The carrot would be low-cost park- This means ing permits at city garages for retail that they employees. The stick would be a law and their making it illegal for any car to be p a s s e n parked within a delineated down- gers are town area more than 10 times per l o o k i n g week between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. toward Currently anyone parking in the a blank same spot for more than two hours wall that is is ticketed. Employees moving their not advercars from spot to spot to beat that tising any res-

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police patrol By Kurt Schultheis | City Editor

Prudential Palms Complaints committee spars with police lieutenant to close five offices The Police Complaints Committee’s Aug. 23 meeting began cordially but ended with a verbal sparring match between committee members and Lt. John LeBlanc.

LeBlanc, who heads up the police department’s Internal Affairs and Complaints Unit, took offense at a suggestion from committee member Frank Brenner.

Brenner proposed the committee discuss reading brief formats of police reports.

“It’s hard to get from Point A to Point B in a report that has a myriad of pages,” Brenner said.

LeBlanc, who was visibly agitated, told Brenner he had serious issues with giving committee members anything other than the actual reports written up by officers.

“You want a slimmed-down version of a report summary,” LeBlanc said. “But to come to the right conclusions, you have to read the entire file.”

LeBlanc questioned the purpose of the complaint committee if its members were only going to read summaries of detailed officer reports.

“I strongly disagree to this suggestion,” LeBlanc said.

“Why do we have these meetings if we are just going to base decisions on summaries?”

But Brenner and other board members said they had every

intention of continuing to read the entire police reports they were given.

“A summary would only help us figure out who is who when sifting through a report that has hundreds of pages,” Brenner said.

Peter Graham, the city’s Police Advisory Panel administrator, said he would begin placing short summaries at the top of reports given to committee members, in an attempt to guide members through those reports.

Earlier in the meeting, the committee reviewed four investigations, including an internal investigation that involved a police officer claiming that he drove around the city for nine days earlier this year with a vital piece of evidence rolling around the floorboard of his squad car.

The Feb. 13 complaint reveals that an officer failed to submit property into evidence in a timely matter.

“I’m trying to get into the officer’s head here,” Brenner said. “The officer had a bloody wooden table leg that was a vital piece of evidence in an assault case rolling around in his car. This could have severely compromised the prosecution’s case.”

The officer also attempted to backdate the piece of evidence when he submitted it and failed

to submit a supplemental report explaining what happened to the evidence.

LeBlanc explained the department issued the officer a written warning and if a repeat violation occurs within the next three years, more severe punishments, such as a suspension, can be issued. Once the threeyear warning expires, the officer’s record will be clean again.

Brenner, however, was upset with what he perceived as an easygoing punishment.

“This was completely and absolutely sloppy on the officer’s part,” Brenner said. “In my view that should be on his record forever, and I am troubled by the outcome of the discipline.”

In another case, an officer gave a motorist a citation for driving 80 mph in a 20 mph zone and for not stopping at stop signs.

But the squad car’s video camera and a subsequent investigation showed that the motorist could not have been going that fast and there were no stop signs in the area where the motorist was pulled over.

The officer received a sevenday suspension and a written warning for his actions.

“I find myself wondering what’s in this officer’s head that would cause him to perform his job the way he did that night,” Brenner said.

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Real-estate broker Helen Sosso will close five Prudential Palms Realty offices to reduce costs.

A well-known Sarasota realestate broker will be focusing her attention on her Lakewood Ranch venture as her company consolidates several offices in Sarasota County.

Helen Sosso, one of the most prominent residential real estate brokers in the Sarasota-Bradenton market, has slashed the size of her business.

Sosso, president and CEO of Prudential Palms Realty in Sarasota and Prudential Lakewood Ranch in the East County, will downsize her firm to capture more market share through the imple- Sosso mentation of technology. It’s a plan that has been in development for some time, she said.

“I’ve been trying to migrate to this model for 24 months,” Sosso said. “But I didn’t have the group of people to support it.”

The reborn Prudential Palms in Sarasota will be run out of two offices downtown instead of seven spread throughout the county. The Lakewood Ranch presence, meanwhile, will continue as is. Although she holds the titles of president and CEO, Sosso does not have an ownership stake there and holds only a minority ownership stake in Prudential Palms Sarasota.

The combined operations will have about 80 agents. At its peak, the firm had nearly 200 agents and employees. Five offices — Longboat Key, Siesta Key, St. Armands Circle, downtown Sarasota and South Sarasota County — will close.

“I’m eliminating offices that weren’t making any money,” Sosso said. “Real estate doesn’t have to be done in offices.”

Originally, Sosso considered shutting down completely the Sarasota operations and only running the business out of Lakewood Ranch to focus on East County sales. However, she met with several Sarasota agents in recent days about the closure, who convinced her to give the new model a chance in both locations.

The Prudential Palms contraction created a buzz in the real estate community. In a statement released Aug. 22 through Grapevine Communications, Sosso addressed rumors that the firm faced deeper financial troubles. She stated the firm has “no plans to file bankruptcy.”

Sosso previously ran a residential realty firm in Pittsburgh. She opened her first real-estate office in the region in 2002.

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Other short-term goals include ramping up a downtown social media effort and creating a downtown ambassador program through which people wearing uniforms could assist visitors looking for places to shop and eat.

The long-term approach calls for a comprehensive research effort from both the Greater Sarasota Chamber of Commerce and the Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau. The goal is to find out not only who is coming downtown but also how to bring more people to the area.

Additionally, city of Sarasota Public Information Officer Jan Thornburg will be part of a downtown marketing taskforce that includes chamber President Steve Queior and SCVB President Virginia Haley.

“Creating a buzz downtown with big events is key,” Queior said. “Having a theme we all could build upon would work great, too.”

Potential new marketing ideas The following ideas were suggested at a Downtown Improvement District (DID) workshop to try to maximize DID marketing dollars and find ways to work with other downtown organizations: • Partner with other downtown organizations • Create a new downtown brochure and magazine using joint marketing dollars • Create co-op ads that would appear in national publications, with the help of the Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau • Create a farmers market kiosk at the Sarasota Farmers Market • Form a downtown ambassador program with volunteers in uniforms helping people navigate downtown

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One theme Queior suggested was “creating the best downtown in the United States.”

The DID members also agreed to spend $2,500 on a full-page advertisement in the upcoming, fall edition of US Airways magazine. The magazine, Haley explained, would include a promotion on Lakewood Ranch, Venice and other areas. The publication is expected to reach 100,000 people traveling over the holidays this year.

When Ritz expressed concern that downtown Sarasota businesses had found out about the advertising opportunity just days before the magazine’s deadline, Haley suggested that’s why the group representatives had all come together.

“This is one of the reasons we need a collaborative marketing effort for downtown Sarasota,” Haley said. “We can’t let downtown slip through the cracks.”

The groups will meet again at 9 a.m. Sept. 21 at the Sarasota Convention and Visitors Bureau to discuss how their marketing efforts are progressing.

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Sarasota’s young voices unite in song at camp They beat bongo drums and other instruments to the rhythm that Boardman taught them how to play.

The program has been growing since it began in 2007, Boardman said.

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“I’ve done ‘Hello Dolly’ five times,” Roberta MacDonald says. “Playing it with my husband, Bob Turoff, was one of the greatest thrills I’ve ever had. I played that woman for about a year, and I could play her for the rest of my life.”

The golden lady During Saturday’s performance, Roberta MacDonald took the audience on a journey through her life in the theater, getting fired from ‘The Today Show’ and even showed clips of her serenading a monkey.

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n a five-acre ranch in the country, Roberta MacDonald plays the leading lady in herding her zoo of animals — five dogs, one cat, a few swans, some peacocks and two burros.

“We rescued them from the Grand Canyon,” says MacDonald about her beloved burros. “They were being killed because they were causing

erosion of the ground. I was doing ‘Mame’ at the time. We’ve had them since 1996 — she knows she’s Mame and he knows he’s Beau.”

If MacDonald weren’t seated before you in a neatly pressed all-black ensemble adorned with a golden dragon, you might picture her running around the property clad in overalls and rubber boots and carrying a bale of hay

in her arms. And you might laugh when she tells you that, because her neighbor recently took in an injured buzzard, nicknamed “Buzzy,” she can sometimes be seen scouring the streets for a road-kill snack. But the former Broadway star says she’s probably the one person whom broadcast journalist Barbara Walters can thank for her career.

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“When we’re closed during September, we’re going to have a volunteer week of cleaning windows, polishing brass and painting the back of the building,” Roberta MacDonald says about the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre. “We had a mural once — it was a Greek god holding a golden apple. Maybe this time it could be a golden apple tree.”

to Rochester, and that’s when I met Bob Turoff, who was wearing very tight iridescent blue pants and glasses on the rim of his nose. He directed me in ‘Where’s Charlie?’ By the end, I was totally enthralled and so was he. We went to a golf range and he hooked, I sliced and our balls met — kismet.”

In 1968, when the couple’s son, Ben, was in preschool, the family followed MacDonald’s mother and father to Florida. MacDonald fell in love with Sarasota, and when her husband left to direct a show in Raleigh, N.C., she spent two rainy days checking out real estate. She found a three-bedroom, two-bathroom house with two orange trees in the backyard on St. Armands for $36,000.

She took a few photos, and without Turoff ever seeing the house, the two purchased it over the phone.

“Our deal was that we would never leave Ben with our parents,” MacDonald says.

“We wanted to open a theater. We tried to talk Van Wezel into summer stock, but the response was that no one went to the theater in the summer.”

When someone suggested they open a dinner theater, MacDonald, having never set foot in one, drove with her husband to Tampa to see “Norman, Is That You?” on the Show Boat.

“It was terrible,” MacDonald says. “But I told Bob that we don’t have to do bad shows, we just need a good cook. We hired the food and beverage manager from Bird Key Yacht Club and opened the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre in December 1971.”

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This year, the Apple will celebrate 40 years.

“Bob and I are going to be married 50 years in three weeks. I thought maybe we’d all get Chinese food and go swimming.”

oNLINE: Check out clips from Roberta MacDonald’s show, “Songs, Stories & Mr. Chatterbox.”

ROBERTA MACDONALD ON SINGAPORE “I’ve been to Singapore 15 times.

The first time I went in 1990, Bob and I did ‘The Sound of Music.’ We landed in Singapore, and it’s more modern than Wall Street, and the resorts put Las Vegas to shame. You could eat formal dinners in the subways — every-

thing is behind glass with marble floors.

The stage we performed on was rimmed with Vanda orchids. I counted 94, and over here, they’re $40 each. The fact that they’d do that for a show only showing five performances … it was a wild experience.”

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“It always tickles me that this New York City girl who thought St. Armands was the country when she moved here now lives way out east and raises swans and peacocks,” she says.

During her show Saturday at The Glenridge Performing Arts Center, “Songs, Stories & Mr. Chatterbox,” MacDonald shared stories of her life with the audience, including her time on “The Today Show.”

“I went on and did ‘The Today Show’ for six months with Hugh Downs,” she says.

“It was fabulous. Barbara Walters was my writer and went with me everywhere. I remember being overwhelmed by how bright she was and also feeling overwhelmed with my high school education.”

MacDonald loved the gig.

The show’s producers encouraged her to show off her musical chops and to speak her mind — advice the spirited performer happily took to heart. The approach seemed to be working well, until MacDonald made an offhand comment suggesting Britain’s King Edward VIII take his unpopular twice-divorced American girlfriend as his mistress rather than his wife.

“I said, ‘He could have taken her as his mistress,’” MacDonald said. “Whoops.

The next day they said I was going to be removed. Barbara has me to thank (for the launch of her career).”

MacDonald graduated from The School of Performing Arts amid a talented class of people, such as Dom DeLuise, Danny Melnick and Suzanne Pleshette. In stockings and stilettos, MacDonald pulled off age 19 much better than her actual age of 15 and landed a spot on Broadway’s “South Pacific” for nine months.

When she left “The Today Show,” she got an eight-month nightclub gig touring the Catskills and posh places throughout New York and Chicago, such as the Camila, Drake Hotel and Plaza Hotel.

“Eva Slane was my agent, but she was not interested in the nightclub stuff and got me back on stage for a couple of off-Broadway shows,” MacDonald says. “We went up

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+ Future opera stars wanted The Sarasota Youth Opera program seeks new and returning young singers ages 8 to 18 for its 2011-2012 season.

Enrollment night for returning singers takes place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, and for new singers from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, at the Sarasota Opera House, 61 N. Pineapple Ave. The event is an opportunity for kids and families to meet the staff, tour the Opera House and partici-

pate in a mini-rehearsal. Actual rehearsals begin the following week, and the fall session begins in September.

Youth opera members will be eligible to audition for the children’s chorus in the opera’s winter festival productions of Georges Bizet’s “Carmen” and Giuseppe Verdi’s “Otello.”

Preparations for a world premiere piece will begin in fall 2012. Call 366-8450, Ext. 249.

Sarasota-based symphonic chorus Key Chorale will hold auditions for singers wishing to participate in its 2011-2012 upcoming season, which includes performances of “Cirque des Voix,” a new art form created in collaboration with Circus Sarasota.

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Each candidate will be required to read music with reasonable proficiency, prepare a solo piece to be sung with piano accompaniment and will be tested on rhythmic precision.

Auditions will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 30, at First United Congregational Church, 1031 S. Euclid Ave. Call 924-0790 for appointments.

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“It was another eclectic and inspiring week of new plays at The Players Theatre,” Artistic Director Jeffery Kin said. “I really love this process and need to congratulate all of our amazing playwrights. It was an exciting week of witnessing the birth of brand-new plays. I’m proud The Players has made room for the development of local works by local artists all these years.”

This year’s panel of eight judges read more than 25 plays and chose six finalists, including Cowley’s play: “Here He Comes to Save the Day,” by Daniel Yerman; “The Doctor in Spite of Himself,” by Katherine Sogolow; “Connections,” by Dylan Jones; “The American Suitor,” by Ed Stevens; and “For Love or Mummy,” by Paige Johnson.

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Medieval madness The returning peasants — cloaked in everything from leather gloves to kneehigh boots — deftly fought with their swords, heavily grunting as they thrashed the heavy weaponry through the air. One brave individual even fought shirtless.

The rookies, however, gripped rulers or colorful light sabers and attempted to keep up with the seasoned veterans.

Men and women were seen jousting on a grassy field as they auditioned for the Sarasota Medieval Fair last weekend, at the Sarasota Fairgrounds. They tried out for stage combat, which takes place twice a day during the main event in November, and the Human Combat Chess Match, one of the most well-attended features of the festival along with the joust.

At 11, Kei Bland is the youngest jouster of the cast, which consisted of approximately 110 members last year. Each year, the Sarasota Medieval Fair scenario is different but is always based on history.

It can range from “Braveheart” to “Robin Hood.”

“I write the scenarios from history — the stuff you fell asleep to in high school — and make it come to life so you can understand it,” said Artistic Director Dean Bowden.

Tara Connelly had been attending Renaissance and medieval fairs her entire life, but never thought about auditioning for one until she moved in 2007 from Baltimore to Sarasota and became best friends with Bowden and his wife, Shannon.

“At first, it was daunting to me because I have no theater background,” Connelly said. “I had to learn Scottish and French accents — British is the most common — and always played noble characters. My husband (Gary Conner) was the assistant chess match director. This year we have the peasant revolt, which is so much fun.

You get away with a lot more.”

The eighth annual Sarasota Medieval Fair takes place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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First-day-of-school jitters aren’t just for the little ones — they happen to moms, dads and the older kids, too.

We made our rounds to Ashton Elementary, which held a Boo Hoo/Yahoo Breakfast for kindergarten parents; Bay Haven School of Basics-Plus, where we asked

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What was the hardest part of getting your kindergartner up this morning?

The hardest part about getting her ready was just to get her to move. To move quickly from task A to task B. What is in your child’s lunch box?

Chicken roll-ups, fruit, yogurt and water.

Are they wearing anything new or special for the first day of school?

They each got a couple new outfits for school.

How did you feel this morning?

I was excited, because she was excited. A little sad because she is my baby.

What was the last thing you said to your kindergartner?

“Goodbye, I love you, I have to go help Grandma with the buses.”

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How was your first day of school?

It was fun. We had science for our special and pizza for lunch. I bring my own lunch.

And my teacher’s very nice.

What do you hope to learn this year?

I hope to learn about science and art.

What’s your favorite thing about school?

I like to draw, read and write.

What’s the last thing your parents said when you got out of the car?

“Have a good day.”

first-graders what was going on in their world and Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences, where we sat in on a sixth-grade class.

Here is what some of the parents and children had to say about how they handled the first days of school.

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What was the hardest part of getting your kindergartner up this morning?

Brushing her hair, as usual.

What is in your child’s lunch box?

She’s actually doing the cafeteria today!

Are they wearing anything new or special for the first day of school?

Grandma picked out two new outfits. So they are wearing a nice fluffy skirt and a pretty pink shirt. Very girly.

How did you feel this morning?

I was really sad but happy, too, because my daughter is with her other sister.

Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences Principal Marilyn Highland describes the first day of school: “(After) 30 years of elementary school open houses, where you have 5-year-olds hysterical, parents hysterical, kids totally confused and crying and then the lunch wave starts … this was like nothing, absolutely nothing. (There was) one late bus and everybody was smiling. I haven’t seen any tears.”

Mihajlo Sibinkic Bay Haven school of basics-plus First grade

Student office aids Cesar Potz and Alyssa Gates

How is first grade different from kindergarten?

We have different teachers, different friends and different classrooms.

What have you done so far?

This morning, Ms. Mundy made us count all the way to 118. I got all the way before everyone else did. She made us write it — I like writing.

What did you do this summer?

I’ve been traveling — to Serbia — 27 hours. I met my whole family — my 11 cousins and three sisters.

Student Morgan Holmes

Do you know what you want to be when you grow up?

A storekeeper.

What was the last thing you said to your kindergartner?

She is wearing a little tiny necklace of mine, so I said, “If you get nervous, touch your necklace and think of Mommy and you’ll be fine.”

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Teachers Kylie Gannon and Janice Crowe

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Heather Dowd

Evelyne and Elliot Stupp

Ashton Elementary Mom to Graison, kindergarten

Sebastian Genelhu-Bazan

Ashton Elementary Mom to Benjamin, kindergarten

What was the hardest part of getting your kindergartner up this morning?

He didn’t want to get up. He just laid there and wanted to watch “Sponge Bob.”

What was the hardest part of getting your kindergartner up this morning?

I guess getting him up this early.

We’re not used to waking up early, so he is kind of in zombie mode right now. We are not morning people.

What did you do over the summer?

I went to the park and my sister’s daycare.

What was the hardest part of getting your kindergartner up this morning?

“It was to keep her awake. She has never been awake this early,” Evelyne Stupp said.

What did you do on the first day?

Played on the computers.

What is in your child’s lunch box?

Chips and salsa, organic yogurt, organic gummies, grapes and a juice box.

What’s in your backpack?

I have my binder and my “me box.” I have a Brazil shirt and some kind of toys and a bouncy ball. And my favorite dinosaur, the gigantasaurus.

Are they wearing anything new or special for the first day of school?

“I let my three girls wear their most comfortable and favorite outfits so there would be no nervousness about the first day.

They each got a shell that we found on the beach yesterday with a hole in it. So the last day of vacation is right there on their necks,” Evelyne Stupp said.

What do you like about your teacher?

She’s good. She gives us good stuff to do.

Are they wearing anything new or special for the first day of school?

Everything’s new. He loved going with me and Grandma, picking out new clothes for kindergarten this year.

How did you feel this morning?

Excited but sad. I was teary-eyed — he wasn’t. He was fine.

What was the last thing you said to your kindergartner?

“I love you, have a great day, see you later!”

What did you have for lunch yesterday?

I had a lunch box — Lunchables, orange juice and potato chips.

Are they wearing anything new or special for the first day of school?

He is wearing all new stuff. He got new shoes, new pants, new shirts. He actually grew over the summer, so he has all new clothes. He doesn’t really care though, because he’s a boy.

He’s half asleep when I get him dressed.

Carter Gish

Ashton Elementary Parents of Eliana, fifth grade, Gabrielle, second grade, and Naomi, kindergarten

Bay Haven school of basics-plus First grade

What do you hope to do in first grade?

Recess.

How did you get to school?

I walked with my mom. I gave her a hug and a kiss.

What did you do over the summer?

Went to D.C. and my aunt’s house. My sister used to go (to school) here. She went to a dance academy this summer, and I saw some of her classes.

How did you feel this morning?

“Relief that finally three are in one school, excited for the kindergartner, and I am waiting for another mom to cry so I can finally cry. Or maybe when I am finally alone in my house with not one peep I will cry,” Evelyne Stupp said.

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By Adam Hughes | Research Editor

Royal St. Andrew condo sells for $775,000 Robert Rutter sold his Unit 1603 condominium at 555 S. Gulfstream Ave. to Powell and Sarah Robinson, Sarasota, for $775,000. Built in 1969, it has two bedrooms, three baths and 1,929 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $700,000 in 2002.

The condo sale was the top Sarasota County real-estate transaction recorded Aug. 8 to Aug. 12, at the Sarasota County Courthouse. Of this week’s 18 sales, nine took place in Sarasota; three were in Palmer Ranch; five were recorded in Osprey; and one was in Nokomis.

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Lawrence Ison and Marie-Agnes Sourieau, of Fairfield, Conn., for $510,000. Built in 1982, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,315 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $233,600 in 1988.

Kelly Frank, of Missoula, Mont., for $291,000. Built in 2007, it has one bedroom, one-and-a-half baths and 1,212 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $590,000 in 2007.

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Adelia Kendrick, Bradenton, sold the home at 5809 Wildwood Ave. to MGLV Properties LLC for $200,000. Built in 1955, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,237 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $83,500 in 1990.

Michael and Terri Klein, Indianapolis, sold their home at 1705 Spring Creek Drive to Allen and Loreen Steinfeld, Sarasota, for $400,000. Built in 1967, it has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,135 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $790,000 in 2005.

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Classic Homes by Clayton Inc. sold the home at 1714 Kenilworth St. to Paul Retfalvi and Orsolya Bathory, Sarasota, for $550,000. Built in 2010, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,615 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $150,000 in 2010.

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Sally Comegys, Sarasota, sold her home at 1903 Irving St. to Lorne and Cleon Dixon, Sarasota, for $510,000. Built in 1925, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 2,132 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $192,500 in 1995.

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Kurt and Lisbeth Ruhmann sold their Unit 301 condominium at 888 Blvd. of the Arts to

Gordon and Lois Schulman sold their Unit 402 condominium at 435 S. Gulfstream Ave. to Brenda Terris, Sarasota, for $330,000. Built in 1972, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,304 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $126,000 in 1995.

Claudio and Bernadette Carchedi sold their home at 8638 Woodbriar Drive to Robert and Erin Wagner, Sarasota, for $500,000. Built in 1992, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,272 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $345,000 in 2001.

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Scott and Romy West sold their home at 1722 S. Orange Ave. to Jevon and Donna Holland, Sarasota, for $327,000. Built in 1964, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,780 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $375,000 in 2003.

Alan and Priscilla Sloan sold their home at 3746 Torrey Pines Blvd. to Mihaly and Anna Grell, Sarasota, for $460,000. Built in 1980, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,302 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $412,000 in 2003.

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Joan Fletcher, of Washington, D.C., sold her home at 5688 Ferrara Drive to Karen Olson, Saraso-

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Eric and Lisa McGrew, Osprey, sold their home at 219 Keel Way to Thomas and Carol Charbonneau, Osprey, for $390,000.

Built in 1980, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,735 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $263,000 in 1999.

Ken and Phyllis Floyd, Venice, sold their home at 1495 Landview Lane to Landis Rentals Ltd. for $260,000. Built in 1988, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,474 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $399,500 in 2007.

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Loren Mayo

This home at 1714 Kenilworth St. has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,615 square feet of living area. It sold for $550,000.

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Thomas Faessler and Susan Wood, Nokomis, sold their home at 930 Scherer Way to Robert and Sharon Leschingski, Osprey, for $361,700. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,295 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $542,000 in 2006.

1997, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,047 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $415,000 in 2006.

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Terry Denton and Wendy Denton, trustees, of Huntley, Ill., sold the Unit 501 condominium at 232 Hidden Bay Drive to James and Marcia Malmfeldt, of Devens, Maine, for $334,500. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,000 square feet of living area.

Howard and Lucile Smith, Nokomis, sold their home at 2283 Harrier Way to Thomas Faessler and Susan Wood, Nokomis, for $250,000. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,870 square feet of living area. The property previously sold for $51,000 in 1998.

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UNIVERSAL THEME

by Rachel S. O’Hara | Staff Photographer

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by Rachel S. O’Hara | Staff Photographer

FST campers prove they’re not alone at arts camp The campers of Florida Studio Theatre’s Performing Arts Camp Session III held an open dress rehearsal for their show, “Alone in the Universe,” Thursday, Aug. 18, in The Keating Theatre at Florida Studio Theatre.

Julianna Maggard, Emma Katz and Rebekah Steinbeck

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Temple Emanu-El hosts classic event Photos by Rachel S. O’Hara

Laney Leichter tries not to step on a crack in “Sidewalking.”

Chelsea Volosin gets excited while performing her monologue, “I Brought a Worm,” during dress rehearsal.

Temple Emanu-El held a “La, La, La, Havdalah” Saturday, Aug. 20, at the synagogue. The event included an evening of singing along to American classics as well as traditional Jewish songs and concluded with homemade desserts and coffee.

Photos by Rachel S. O’Hara

Hana Braverman, fourth from left, and the rest of the cast perform “Hip Clips” during dress rehearsal.

Dr. Dori Goldfarb with her children, Jacob and Julianna Maggard

Rabbi Brenner Glickman sings with the rest of the congregation while holding the lit twisted candle.

We Will Never Forget Coming Sept. 8 Special 9/11 Memorial Editions of the Longboat Observer, Sarasota Observer, East County Observer and Pelican Press.

10th Anniversary of the Terrorist Attacks The editorial staffs of the Observers and Pelican Press will bring back to life the events in Sarasota, Longboat Key and Venice that connected our region to this tragic day.

• President Bush at the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort the night before and morning of the attacks • Terrorist sightings on Longboat Key • How the terrorists trained in Venice • How President Bush learned of the attacks at Emma Booker Elementary • Where are they now? Updates on the many area residents who were directly involved in the day of and weeks after.

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East County Observer Managing Editor photographed President Bush as he made his 9/11 announcement at Emma Booker Elementary School in Sarasota.

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Deloris Hammock submitted this sunset photo of Sarasota Bay, with Longboat Key in the distance.

Average Gulf water temperature: 87.8

Sunrise 7:06 7:07 7:07 7:08 7:08 7:09 7:09

Sunset 7:59 7:58 7:57 7:56 7:55 7:53 7:52

Karenia brevis, the Florida red tide organism, was not detected alongshore or offshore Sarasota Friday, Aug. 19, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute.

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Last weeks Cryptograms 1. A shady politician outlined his philosophy: you can fool some of the people all of the time and those are the ones you should really focus on.

2. Too often, politics seems to describe the ability to find a worrisome trouble area, misdiagnose it, then willfully misapply the wrong remedy!

Thursday, August 25, 2011

BARBEQUE: SIX-PIECE quality set in handy case, $40. 941-966-9561.

CARBOARD BOXES: 18x18x28, test weight is 275 lbs., $1 per box, never used. Call 941-918-9171.

CHAIR PADS: set of 4, $30. Commercial Juicer, $50. Bowling Ball/bag, $45. 941-349-5363.

CRYSTAL GLASSES set of 36, 12/each, goblets, juice, wine, silver rim, $55.00. Never Used.

941-953-5222.

ELECTRIC STOVE. Roper (Whirlpool). Never used, white, $199.95. Call 941-556-9040.

EXECUTIVE DESK: Custom built, 8 ft. long, 4 sliding doors, 8 shelves. Good condition. $110.

941-484-1047.

FILE CABINETS: metal, 2/4/5 drawer. Good cond. $50/ea. o/b/o. 941-962-7169.

FISHING LURES: Saltwater proof, 3x vmc hooks, stainless split rings, #6 and #9, $70/obo.

941-371-4271.

GAS GRILL: Weber portable gas grill. Great tailgater, like new, many acces., $149.00, stjflorida1@yahoo.com LADIES CLOTHING: 12-14, shoes 7-1/2. Top labels, barely or never worn. $150. 941-918-0572.

NUWAVE INFERED Oven: As seen on TV, used 3 times. $45.00. 941-342-1368.

PATIO SET: 13 pieces, 48” table, cushioned chaise, 4 chairs, $125. 941-921-5059.

RESIN WICKER: New Bistro set, paid $129, your cost (cash) $75. Call 941-312-5430.

SOFA SLEEPER: Queen, with 2 pillows, taupe color, wood trim. $200. 941-921-1892.

VERTICAL BLINDS for patio door? 84"x112" Excellent condition. $25 Siesta Key (309) 212 6205.

VIOLIN: NEW with bow and case, nice sound. $175. 941-730-1776.

Autos Wanted AUTOS WANTED! Let me take the hassle out of selling your car. Cash offered today! Call Mike, 941-713-2277.

Furnishings

*******TWO EXCEPTIONAL ESTATE SALES*******

by Nancy Dunn LLC 941-925-1993 ---------------------Friday, 8/26 9am-2pm 5406 Inverness Dr. - Palm Aire from Lockwood Ridge, go East on Tournament, Left @ Country Club Dr. & Right @ Cantebury to Inverness Le Corbusier Design Black Sofa & 2 Chairs, Teak DR Table/6 Chairs, Black & Chrome Desk, Queen Wicker BR Set, Credenza, Computer Desk, Drafting Table, Modern Design Chairs & Tables, Inversion Table, Silk Trees, Wall Art, Linens, Full Kitchen, Lots of Power Tools, Garage Items!

---------------------Saturday, 8/27 9am-2pm 9807 Discovery Terrace in “Waterleaf” From I-75, turn East on Rt. 64 & Left on Upper Manatee River - turn Left at “Waterleaf” ***Give address at gate****, to stop sign & left Modern Couch & 2 Chairs, Micro Fiber Couch & Loveseat, Lg. Leather Ottoman, Twin-QueenKing & Bunkbed Sets, Children’s Furniture, 2 Modern Desks, 3 Bar Stools, DR Table/6 Chairs, 6 Reeded DR Chairs, Aluminum Art Objects, Misc. Modern Art-Tables, Stands & Lamps, Computer, Australian Patio Table/4 Chairs, Asian Art, Whimsies, Full Kitchen, Grill, Garage Items, Flat TV, Shelving and much more.

PLEASE DON’T MISS THIS SALE!!!

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ESTATE SALE 9a.m.-1p.m. - Sat., Aug. 27 7636 Cove Terrace Southpoint Shores across from the old Robb & Stucky, about 1.5 miles S. of Clark 1970’s model Rowe International juke box, with 300 45 rpm records in working condition, king bed set with double pillow top mattress, leather sectional sofa & matching love seat, 1900 legal bookcase, dinette set, queen bed, patio set, easy chair, silk trees, oil paintings, lots of stemware, cherrywood cabinet/dining table from the 1940’s, Japanese china with raised dragon motif, 2 sets of china, set of silver plate, Christmas bells, office computer desk, fax TV’s, Boom box with 7 CD player, good female mystery books by Coulter, Evonovich, Fluke & Hiassen, router, office chair, luggage, Boswell steamer, treadmill, 2 ladders, fans, shop-vac, utility sprinkler pump, fireproof file, other files, Christmas items, linens, & kitchenware.

Sale by Julie McClure Pix: www.estatesales.net or www.appraisals4u.biz

UPSCALE CONDO: Contemporary King bedroom with leather headboard, large front load washer & dryer with stands. Green leather sofa and loveseat (like new). La-Z-Boy sofa sleeper.

Haverty’s 9 piece formal dining set with large china cabinet. Lexington TV stand. 58” plasma TV. Lexington wicker sofa sleeper & bedroom suite. Drexel iron baker’s rack (marble shelf).

Le Barge mirror. 5 piece home office group. Set of 3 tall bookcases. Thomasville iron & oak dining suite (cost $3500+ new).

Manatee Furniture 3015 1st St. Bradenton, 10 Blocks north of DeSoto mall on US Hwy 41.

941-745-2596

REMODEL/ESTATE SALE: Friday, 26th & Saturday, 27th, 8a.m.-3p.m. 1525 Gulfview Dr. (off South Orange). Oriental rugs, art work, sofa, chairs, antique clocks, dry sink, gate leg table, vintage dining set, lamps, antique dressers and beds. Garden furniture, costume jewelry, collectible china and crystal, bikes, Gen Aire appliances, light fixtures and fans, refrigerator and much more.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales

GRANDFATHER’S CLOCK: Howard Miller, excellent condition. Cost $1695. Sell for $450.

941-925-7079.

ESTATE AUCTION ART & ANTIQUES SUNDAY, AUGUST 28th @ 1PM Inspection Sunday Day of Sale 11am-1pm The sale will be held at our Auction Gallery located on the Southwest corner of 301N & University Parkway.

CONTENTS OF SARASOTA HOME Quality Auction Featuring: Victorian, 19th Century Mahogany & Custom Furniture, Art, Pottery, Collectible Glass & China, Sterling Silver, Jewelry, Oriental Rugs, Estate Auto 1997 Dodge Grand Caravan “clean”. a full afternoon’s sale worthy of your attention!

13% Buyer’s Premium 3% Discount for Cash or Check Elliott Bernstein Auctions AU3504 - AB2545 Gallery Phone: 941-351-3002 Photos & more: www.auctionzip.com Auctioneer ID#8290 FLEA MARKET. Sarasota Municipal Auditorium.

Saturday, August 27, 10a.m.-5p.m. & Sunday, August 28, 10a.m.-4p.m. For info: 954-4165 PLYWOOD, HURRICANE fabric shld, golf clubs, tables, etc. 941-383-6949.

General Merchandise

Merchandise Wanted BUYING COLLECTIBLES Jewelry, Coins, Silver, Watches, Clocks, Stamps, Deco Porcelain & Figurines or Entire Estate.

Les 941-780-1705 SENIOR LOOKING to buy precious metals, time pieces, coins, jewelry and antiques. Please call Marc, 941-321-0707.

Personals MY MOTHER-IN-LAW wants to visit Longboat Key from West Orange, NJ for Thanksgiving. She does not want to fly. We pay ROUNDTRIP gas, tolls, etc. Please call Janet, 941-387-0102, ext. #19 or E-mail: janet@aRetiredCollection.com

Storage STORAGE FACILITY Boat/ RV/ Trailer. Secure facility, low monthly rentals, Clark Rd area.

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GREAT LOCATION 2 bed, 2 bath home for rent in "Tameron" corner of McIntosh & Bahia Vista, in cul-de-sac. References required, sorry no pets and no smoking. Great for starter home or for seniors. Call Rose Miller 330-465-3859.

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$425mo-1 bed/bath mobile homes.

55+ community. No Pets.

5811 14th St. W. Bradenton.

Sarasota Real Estate Assoc, Inc. Greg Nowak 941-809-6034

Homes For Sale One Site for All Your Needs!

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ATTENTION MOMMIES! The Trading Tot, a new brand of chic children's consignment boutique, is coming soon to Downtown Burns Court!

LARRY BRZOSTEK RE/MAX Alliance Group 941-993-3125

We are now collecting chic consignment merchandise including: * Clothing * Shoes * Strollers * Cribs * Accessories

Out-of-State Property FRANKLIN NORTH CAROLINA

 2BR House, 300’ of Beautiful Creek,

If you are interested in adding to your tot's college fund, let's work together!

Contact me: thetradingtot@gmail.com * (We do not accept big box store brands.) *

Mountains, park like setting, 1.25 +/- acres $250,000.  9½ +/- Acres, Million Dollar Views, several potential homesites, never before on market. $175,000.

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LUXURY ANNUAL RENTALS WANTED for qualified clients. Furnished or unfurnished.

Licensed Realtor. 941-356-5610.

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Vacation/Seasonal Rentals CASA DEL MAR BEACH RESORT

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Reservations: 941-383-5549 Visa/ MC Fax: 941-383-7925 “Take our video tour at” www.casadelmar.net

You Can Make a Difference. Help seniors stay independent. We provide: non medical care, personal care, meals, light housekeeping, transportation & companionship. Flexible hours available- F/T, P/T, Overnight, Weekends and Live-In. Positions available in Sarasota/ Bradenton/ Venice. To work now fax resume to 941-929-7438 or email: joanieck@comcast.net

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Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks. Email ad to: classified@yourobserver.com or online at: www.yourobserver.com/classifieds

DOWNTOWN: 2BR/1BA, bay view, large lanai. No pets/ smoking. By owner/ agent. $950 month.

941-914-1759.

SIESTA KEY Rentals available for daily, weekly or extended stays. Visit www.fourbeesbythesea.com or call 412-671-3142.

SIESTA KEY Walk to Beach, Restaurants, Shopping, Turnkey Furnished. 1st Floor, 1BR/1BA w/Patio, Pool & Laundry. Available annually.

586-744-5488.

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Painting/Wallpapering

LIDO KEY. Seasonal rental on beach. Months flexible, 3 month minimum. 3BR/2.5BA, large terrace, direct view of city/ bay/ Siesta Key. Tennis, Olympic pool, spa, gym. 215-833-5967.

BETTY’S HOUSECLEANING Service. High quality cleaning. Reasonable rates. Licensed.

References. Call 941-650-6180.

R.J. DAVIS WHOLESALE FLOORING, LLC. Tile Setter, Wood Floor Installer. Lic./Ins. 10 Years working in Lakewood Ranch custom homes.

You buy the material, we install. 941-586-8996.

CARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured.

Interior/ Exterior painting including drywall repair and retexturing. Wallpaper installation & removal, pressure washing. Residential & commercial, condos. Honest & reliable. Free estimates.

941-744-1020. 35+ years experience.

NULOOK PAINTING AND DECORATING From regular painting to color washes, wood graining and textures. 15 Years experience with references.

Design and color consultation. Call 941-445-4218 or visit our website: www.nulookpaintinganddecorating.com

ALTERNATIVE TO NURSING HOMES AND HIGH COST AGENCIES CNA with excellent local references has room available in private care home. Loving care and family atmosphere. Doctor, nurses and therapy visits here. Alzheimer's, Hospice, bedbound patients welcome. Also, respite care day, week, month. LTC insurance accepted. 20 years experience. Call for more information. ANGELS CORNER: 941-822-0202, Cathy.

CAREGIVING BY TINA HOURLY OR 24/7 CARE Assistance with Personal Care/ Shopping/ Transportation/ etc. Excellent references, Insured and Bonded. Call 941-586-7278 IN-HOME CARE/ COMPANIONSHIP/ HOMEMAKING available all hours; days, nights, weekends.

Call 377-4465 for more information or visit our website @ www.eldercaresarasota.com Lic. #30211372 Bonded & Insured.

PHYSICAL TRAINING for handicapped/ disabled/elderly. Specializing in MS, Parkinson's, Polio, Stroke. Masters Degree Exercise Science, Bill at 685-1144.

Aluminum ML SCREENING Screen repairs. No screen panel too small. Family owned and operated. 16 years experience in the Sarasota area. Weekend work available. 941-232-0565.

Cleaning A CLEANING EVEN YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW WILL APPROVE! Every time, guaranteed! Lic./Ins. Bonded. Pamela, 941-320-0023. www.CleanTimeServices.com

BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria.

Residential/ Commercial. Meticulous Cleaning.

Excellent References. Free Estimates. Reliable.

Lic./ Ins. 941-400-3342

WATER HEATERS, faucets and small plumbing repairs. Reasonable rates. License #CFC1426756.

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Totally renovated 3 BR, with solid wood doors, upgraded molding, new flooring, top-of-the-line kitchen w/granite countertops. The bathrooms have new granite counters and top-of-the-line fixtures. Gated community offers heated swimming pool, boat slip rentals, (3) Har-Tru lighted tennis courts, outdoor grill area, fitness room, sauna and party room. Pet friendly. $449,000

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PANORAMIC WIDE-OPEN GULF VIEWS Enjoy the amazing sunset views from this 2400+ sq. ft. Siesta Key home.

Chef’s kitchen, open floor plan, multiple balconies.

Seller financing w/as little as 5% down. TBD. $1,700,000

Michael Saunders & Company

Realtor

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941-343-7953

jenna@jennacarver.com

Licensed Real Estate Broker

5100 Ocean Blvd., Siesta Key

SARASOTA: Condo and Home Sales 8-16-11 thru 8-22-11

Geoff Rossman REALTOR® (941) 544-3232 geoff@geoffrossman.com

RE/MAX Tropical Sands 1211 Old Stickney Pt Rd. Siesta Key FL 34242

www.SiestaKeyTropicalCondos.com

ZIP CODE ADDRESS

34228 34228 34228 34236 34236 34236 34236 34233 34233 34238

Based on information compiled from the Mid-Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service, Inc. This information may or may not include all listed, expired, withdrawn, pending or sold properties of one or more members of the Mid Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service.

ZIP CODE ADDRESS SUBDIVISION SOLD PRICE SIESTA KEY SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES 34242 5456 AZURE WAY SIESTA ISLES $740,000 34242 1252 RIEGELS LANDING DR RIEGELS LANDING $575,000 LONGBOAT KEY SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES 34228 5940 EMERALD HARBOR DR EMERALD HARBOR $627,500 DOWNTOWN SARASOTA SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES 34236 1023 TOCOBAGA LN TOCOBAGA BAY $600,000 34236 66 N WASHINGTON DR SAINT ARMANDS $2,400,000 34239 2504 FRUIT TREE DR SOUTH GATE $150,000 34239 3352 SEA VIEW ST FOREST LAKES C.C. $240,000 34239 2416 TULIP ST SOUTH GATE $125,000 34239 2420 FOSTER LN SOUTH GATE $73,000 SARASOTA SINGLE FAMILY HOME SALES 34233 4029 RADNOR PL SPRING LAKE $77,500 34233 5285 PALM ISLES BLVD PALM ISLES $322,000 34233 3650 ASTER DR BENEVA PINES $215,000 34233 4536 TOPAZ CT EMERALD GARDENS $240,000 34231 4090 GROVELAND AVE GROVE PARK $100,000 34231 6338 COLONIAL DR GULF GATE $85,000 34231 2375 OAK TER RIDGEWOOD $208,000

Call Stephen P. Stevens at 941.349.6636 Stevens & Salt, Inc. Realtor

Realtors and Brokers To place your New Listings, Open Houses and Properties For Sale on these pages.

Please call Bob Lewis at 941-366-3468 or email at: blewis@yourobserver.com

Meet Your Local Realtors Iva Fadley Dane PA,TRC Cell: 941.350.8001 Office: 941.955.1500 Wagner Realty

“Service With Excellence” IvaFadley@comcast.net

Irene Jurnack, PA, Realtor® Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, LLC Owned And Operated By NRT Incorporated

941.320.5558 (Cell) 941.349-4411 (Office)

Margo MacKenzie PA Matching People & Properties Worldwide Cell: 941.350.2349 Wagner Realty

Margo@MargoMackenzie.com www.FloridaSunshineLiving.com

Patrick J. McNally Realtor®

941.350.4995 5127 Ocean Blvd.

Full-time Realtor specializing in waterfront, mainland, condos, homes, short sales and foreclosures irenejurnack@floridamoves.com

Mary Nimptsch, Realtor®

International Team Leader Top Producer Five Star Realtor

(941) 284-0099

Email: Mary@RoseBay.com www.TheSarasotaRealEstateAgent.com

Susan Matteoli GRI, ABR 941.356.1335 SusanMatteoli@michaelsaunders.com

www.sarasota4you.com

Team Dunn

Lin and Maurice 941.809.2154 941.238-8119

lindunn@michaelsaunders.com Mauricemenager@michaelsaunders.com

Geoff Rossman

Siesta Key Condo Specialist

941.544.3232 www.SiestaKeyTropicalCondos.com

Lolita Berezowsky

Anne-Marie Tardiff

Broker Associate, Realtor

Realtor®,

“Experienced, knowledgeable and hardworking”

941.350.3077 941.349.3444

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, LLC

annemarietardiff@michaelsaunders.com

941.350.8645 Direct 941.921.4434 Office www.LolitaBerezowsky.com

Bernadette Caswell

Broker -Associate CLHMS, ePro, SRES, SFR, GREEN

941.320.8265

bernadettecaswell@michaelsaunders.com www.SRQHomesForSale.com

For Experience, Integrity and Patience, Call:

941.702.9149 Virginia M. Hansel,Realtor® Coldwell Banker - Siesta Key Residential Real Estate, Inc

Owned And Operated By NRT Incorporated

Kathy Smith For all Your Rental Needs...

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, Inc Owned And Operated By NRT Incorporated

Cell: 941.735.7662 Direct: 941.487.5792 Email: kathy.smith@floridamoves.com

EXPERIENCE COUNTS! Marlene and George Marshall 941.539.8850

MarleneMarshall@michaelsaunders.com

www.sarasota4you.com

Sandy McCourtney

Siesta Key Specialist, 24 yrs. Exp. International Property Specialist

941.376.1010 941.349.3460

Charlie Swanson

Marianne LeBar

Realtor®

Realtor®,PA, AHWD, CIPS, PMN. SFR, TRC

Sun Up To Sun Down Service 941.539.8136

www.SarasotaBestHomes.com

Sunset Realty

charlz83@msn.com

S. Dudley Carson, Broker GRI, CRB, REO, SFR

941.374.2245

Offices at 5140 Ocean Blvd. & 5700 Midnight Pass Rd., Siesta Key dudleycarson@remax.net

Alliance Group

Need Help?

Expert in Condo Sales for Absentee Owners & Estates... Completing The Sale While You Stay Home!

Pat Reid

Coldwell Banker on the Key

941.586.9766

“Raising the Bar in Real Estate Services” 941.650.0337 Direct

Gabriele Charity

Building Bridges...between European and U.S. Buyers and Sellers

941.365.0022

Gabi@RealtyinSarasota.com www.RealtyinSarasota.com CHARITY & WEISS International Realty LLC

Juergen Stahl

Building Bridges...between European and U.S. Buyers and Sellers

941.346.0022

Juergen@RealtyinSarasota.com www.RealtyinSarasota.com CHARITY & WEISS

www.sandramccourtney.remax.com

Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, Inc

Brian Dunn Realtor® “Your Everything Real Estate Source”

Bob Ruiz & Sheri Lasley

Helene Hyland Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate, Inc

New Construction & Remodeling Specialist Licensed Contractor CRC047939

941.544.3299 RobertRuizrr@aol.com

Capital Real Estate

941.650.0482

www.BrianDunnREALTOR.com

Owned And Operated By NRT Incorporated

Siesta Key Specialists 941.400.4186

SheriLasley@aol.com

Visit our web site at www.SiestaKeyNow.com

International Realty LLC

Sales Associate

Owned And Operated By NRT Incorporated

941.349.4411 (Office) 941.685.2274 (Cell)

helenehyland@comcast.net www.SheSellsSiestaKeySarasota.com

62826

34242 34242 34242 34242

SUBDIVISION SOLD PRICE SIESTA KEY CONDO SALES 5924 MIDNIGHT PASS RD # 303 SARASOTA SURF & RACQUET $620,000 6157 MIDNIGHT PASS RD # E92 BAY OAKS $240,000 1311 DOCKSIDE PL # 219 HARBOUR TOWNE $418,000 1055 BEACH RD # E-101 OUR HOUSE AT THE BEACH $333,000 LONGBOAT KEY CONDO SALES 4235 GULF OF MEXICO DR # T301 TURTLE CRAWL $230,000 3235 GULF OF MEXICO DR # 405 PORTOBELLO $360,000 718 BAYPORT WAY # 718 BAYPORT BEACH & TENNIS CLUB $250,000 DOWNTOWN SARASOTA CONDO SALES 770 S PALM AVE # 803 EMBASSY HOUSE $300,000 166 GOLDEN GATE PT # 41 GOLDEN BAY $850,000 1111 N GULFSTREAM AVE # 10F ONE WATERGATE $350,000 500 S WASHINGTON DR # 4B KINGSTON ARMS $325,000 SARASOTA CONDO SALES 5581 ROSEHILL RD # 103 ADMIRALS WALK $68,000 3985 MACEACHEN BLVD # 234 TREGATE EAST $50,000 PALMER RANCH CONDO SALES 4270 CASTLEBRIDGE LN # 1710 PINESTONE $155,000

Easy bike or walk just 3 blocks to worldfamous Siesta beaches, restaurants and galleries. Move in ready 2BR/2B turnkey furnished unit in bayfront community with tennis, fishing pier, two pools & more. $249,000

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THURSDAY, august 25, 2011

Christy Neff

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941.914.0896

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955 Casey Key Road Fabulous Beach House on Casey Key with Guest House!

Units for Sale - All Furnished: B-309 2B/2B - Water Views ....$799,000 D-309 2B/2B - Water Views ....$750,000 D-608 2B/2B - Water Views ....$715,000 C-107 2B/2B - Water Views ....$549,000 C-205 2B/2B - Water Views ....$537,000 Seasonal Rentals Available One Month Minimum

Amenities include: 2-Fitness Centers, Barbecue areas, 24-hr. security, 3-pools (incl. Lap Pool), 8-tennis courts, 3-saunas, Shuffleboard, Library, Racquetball court, Basketball court, Covered parking, 2-clubhouses, Lighted fountains, Fresh water lake & much more!

www.gulfandbayclub.com

941-349-3000

62824

Gulf & Bay Club Realty,LLC

Recent Major Reduction!

if you want privacy, this is it!

Now priced at $3,850,000 MLS#A3912642

130 Amalfie Rd. Private 4 acre estate on Dona Bay. Three residences, perfect for family compound. 2 docks.

REDUCED TO $1,499,000

5730 Midnight Pass Road, Sarasota, FL

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7.40

6.06

5.28

4.77

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18.64

10.36

7.65

6.33

5.56

5.07

5.0

18.87

10.61

7.91

6.60

5.85

5.37

5.5

19.10

10.85

8.17

6.88

6.14

5.68

6.0

19.33

11.10

8.44

7.16

6.44

6.00

6.5

19.57

11.35

8.71

7.46

6.75

6.32

7.0

19.80

11.61

8.99

7.75

7.07

6.65

7.5

20.04

11.87

9.27

8.06

7.39

6.99

8.0

20.28

12.13

9.56

8.36

7.72

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334 Canal Road

Hawkins Road

Wonderful Siesta Key Home in a perfect location

5-Acre Parcel Build your dream home and bring your horses!

Priced to Sell at $869,000

Priced at $209,000

Who Do you want to sell your home?

Call Karen Chandler

941.544.4919 941.349.3444 karenchandler@michaelsaunders.com

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THURSDAY, august 25, 2011

4839 Givens Ct #A3944247 $2,698,000 Kristina Talkie & Judy Arreola

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-266-8658

1800 Benjamin Franklin Dr # B-409 #A3947046 $1,250,000 Liza Knipe

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-586-0576

100 Central Ave # 915 #A3946736 Janet Montgomery

$999,000

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-544-7031

8635 Sw Riverside Dr #A3946298 Paul Desantis

$799,900

Arcadia 941-951-6660 941-875-3699

393 N Point Rd # 801 #A3940153 $799,000 Betty Mullinnix & Steve Abbe

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-928-3441

5790 Midnight Pass Rd # 607 #A3947396 $795,000 Stephanie Kitsemble

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-313-0874

86 Palm Dr #D5777404 Kevin Mackin

$710,000

Palm Island 941-473-7750 941-769-0198

7809 Valderrama Way #A3945864 Linda Driggs

806 Monticello Ct #A3938855 Dan Olson

Venice 941-485-5421 941-223-0037

$695,000

Lakewood Ranch 941-951-6660 941-374-2920

$669,000

1504 Casey Key Rd Annette & Kathy Ayers

Casey Key 941-266-3193

931 Norsota Way Siesta Key Linda Dickinson 941-350-3304

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$3,999,000 941-966-8000

#A3936671

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452 Picasso Dr #A3942076 Harvey & Ethel Lovelace

Nokomis/North Venice $575,000 941-349-3444 941-586-7390

5113 Cantabria Crst #A3947512 Maripat Flood

$575,000

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-320-0441

4679 Tuscana Dr #A3947581 Lee Byron and Sue Keal

$545,000

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-350-5542

1157 Coquille St # 205 #A3947531 Stacy Liljeberg

$499,000

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-544-6103

6005 Midnight Pass Rd # S5 #A3947529 $395,000 Annemarie Boerner

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-350-9408

231 Hidden Bay Dr # 101 #A3942068 $299,900 Linda Bastian

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-321-6203

2225 Riviera Dr #A3947559 Karen Greco

$259,000

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-504-6927

2121 Michele Dr # E-1 #A3947412 Nancy Sarajew

$249,900

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-661-7383

5022 Hanging Moss Ln #A3947538 Lenore Treiman

$249,000

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-356-9642

204 Starling Dr # 204 #A3944289 Tara Lamb & Judy Greene

$222,000

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-266-4873

725 Carnoustie Ter # 13 #N5773527 Bambi Utton

$219,000

Venice 941-493-2500 941-228-4881

17143 Nutmeg Rd #C7026611 Sandra Limberger

$209,000

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200 The Esplanade N # C17 #A3942196 $195,000 Denise Mattmuller & Nora Johnson

Venice 941-951-6660 941-232-8055

2885 Indianwood Dr #A3944689 Debbie Lane

$129,900

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-349-3444

4300 Riverside Dr # 203 #C7026224 Lisa Laflamme

$125,900

Punta Gorda 941-639-0000 941-916-0538

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