East County Observer 8.14.14

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NEIGHBORHOOD

Cheryl Brady inks new Fire Rescue deal.

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OUR TOWN

University Place kids enjoy Back to School Splash Bash party.

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REAL ESTATE Country Club home fetches $1.33 million.

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SYSTEMS

by Pam Eubanks | Senior Editor

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+ VFW Post 12055 named All-American VFW Post 12055 recently earned national recognition, taking home all-American honors during the VFW National Convention in St. Louis.

At the convention, Post Comm. Dave Dailey accepted an all-American streamer for the post flag, a certificate of appreciation and an all-American VFW hat.

To receive all-American honors, the post must make all-state requirements and rank in the top 25 in its membership division; Post 12055 ranks No. 12 nationally in its division.

“The best thing about our little post is we do not have a building or canteen, so 100% of the money we raise goes to our programs and community,” Dailey says. “We want to make a difference in our community and help our fellow comrades.”

The post meets at 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at the American Red Cross, 10311 Malachite Drive, Lakewood Ranch.

READY Sarasota and Manatee counties will jointly install a radio communications network that will improve EMS and other services along University Parkway and in the region.

EAST COUNTY — Willie Miranda’s day starts almost as soon as he rolls out of bed around 6 a.m.

From his laptop, he monitors Manatee County’s radio communication system and begins the morning’s tasks.

“The days are long, but I like to get started early — before the calls (start),” Miranda says, laughing.

Miranda, a 53-year-old Greenbrook resident, is leading Manatee County as it works with Sarasota County to install a regional 800-megahertz P25 radio system over the next two years. In Manatee, the technology change will affect all fire districts, emergency medical services, law enforcement, public works and the cities of Bradenton, Holmes Beach and Anna Maria, among others — about 40 agencies. In Sarasota, 39 agencies will use the system.

The system likely will cost around $30 million — estimates range from $15 million to $18 million for Manatee and from $18 million to $19 million for Sarasota.

“Why so much money? Whenever everything else fails, we need to keep on going

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COMMUNITY SERVICES

by Pam Eubanks | Senior Editor

Food bank seeks funds for its new location Meals on Wheels PLUS hopes to expand its adult daycare center program by relocating it in a building in Spring Forest Office Park.

RIVER CLUB — Maribeth Phillips and Kristen Theisen stand in front of a reception desk at what used to be Little Footsteps daycare and have a vision.

Down the hallway are a series of classrooms, each with sinks, and a large open room that will be ideal for large gatherings.

“This is just perfect,” said Phillips, the chief executive officer of Meals on Wheels PLUS, a nonprofit dedicated to helping seniors live independently and providing nutrition and care support services. “It already has a craft room.”

The women hope the space soon can become the organization’s new Daybreak Adult Day Center, Manatee County’s only adult daycare center.

The nonprofit has a contract on the property at 10920 State Road 70 E., with a closing date set for sometime in October.

But, the deal is not yet final.

The organization has requested funding of $50,000 annually for 10 years from Manatee County. Daybreak’s

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+ Hospital seeks volunteers Lakewood Ranch Medical Center is in need of volunteers for its gift shop.

“We’ve been having trouble keeping our hours,” Gift Shop Manager Cheryl Spinelli says. “The gift shop stays open based on volunteers. We need to be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (weekdays).”

Volunteers can take one of two shifts: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. or from 12:30 to 4 p.m.

For more information, call Spinelli at 872-2150.

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Greenbrook resident Willie Miranda, radio communications manager for Manatee County, says with the new P25 radio system, both Manatee and Sarasota counties will have nine radio towers.

The former Little Footsteps property was listed for $625,000 in January.

INDEX Building Permits....21 Classifieds ...........25

Cops Corner............7 Crossword.............24

Neighborhood.......17 Real Estate...........20

Sports...................13 Weather................24

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community collaboration by Kurt Schultheis | Managing Editor

PET CARE 911

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Creekwood resident Cheryl Brady’s Vet Care Express Animal Ambulance company struck up a partnership with East Manatee Fire Rescue this week that will soon expand countywide.

East County resident Cheryl Brady continues to think outside of the box.

A former executive with a sixfigure salary at Boise Office Solutions, Brady walked away from the corporate world four years ago to start Vet Care Express Animal Ambulance, a 24/7 ambulance service for pets.

“My friends told me I was crazy,” Brady said.

Brady, who was a pre-veterinarian technician college graduate, knew she wasn’t.

“I never thought that (corporate America) was where I was supposed to be,” said Brady, who is also a former east Manatee volunteer firefighter.

Four years later, Brady’s company has performed 3,500 transports, “with barely anyone knowing about us.” Her first year alone garnered just a few hundred calls, and the calls have increased year after year as word spreads about the service.

And just last week, Brady announced a new partnership with East Manatee Fire Rescue. Brady calls the partnership a “nobrainer.”

East Manatee Fire Rescue, in collaboration with Vet Care Express, now provides ambulance services for pets involved in accidents.

East Manatee Fire Rescue Deputy Chief Lee Whitehurst said Brady took the initiative to reach out to fire personnel and pitch the proposal at a recent countywide fire chief meeting.

“It was her idea and it was a great idea,” said Whitehurst, who explained the proposal is not just an East County initiative, but will likely be incorporated countywide.

Brady’s company will respond to fire rescue calls 24 hours a day, seven days a week when requested.

There’s no cost to the fire district, but just like humans, pet owners will be charged for an emergency transport to a hospital. It’s a $125 fee from Vet Care Express for an emergency transport to a pet hospital.

County emergency medical technicians carry special oxygen masks for cats and dogs and do CPR for the animals occasionally, but they don’t do first aid and are not allowed to transport animals to a pet hospital.

“This should have happened sooner,” Whitehurst said.

While East Manatee Fire Rescue was the first to align themselves with Pet Care Express, Whitehurst and Brady said the idea was received so well, they both expect other agreements with county fire districts in the coming weeks or months.

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CDD Chairwoman Joyce Sandy discusses the need for for a simpler methodology when crafting future fiscal year budgets.

Community adopts budget for fiscal year

Some residents believe the ‘minimal changes’ in assessments for Heritage Harbour South CDD affects their budget.

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East County resident Cheryl Brady shows off her Vet Care Express animal ambulance Monday to 9-year-old black Labrador Faucett.

BY THE NUMBERS 3,400 — The approximate number of animals Vet Care Express Animal Ambulance Services has transported.

5 — OUNCES. The weight of the smallest animal Vet Care Express has transported to a pet hospital: a hamster.

250 — POUNDS. The

weight of Vet Care Express’ largest transport to date: a bull mastiff.

Brady’s vision

When a friend of hers hit a dog with her car more than four years ago and she rushed to the scene to help, Brady realized there was no productive way to get the injured dog to a veterinarian or pet hospital because the emergency services team on site was strictly focused on the car crash at hand.

Suddenly, her love of fire res-

cue and animals formed a connection that blossomed into a business passion.

Vet Care Express, which is certified and experienced in pet CPR and first aid, has two ambulances retrofitted with pet oxygen masks, stretchers and cages

for both dogs and cats.

“Pets disappear after accidents and are hurt,” Brady said.

“They need help we can provide.”

With more than 62% of all households owning at least one pet, fire and emergency service personnel are increasingly seeing pets involved in emergency situations including vehicle accidents, owner accidents, illnesses and structure fires.

Brady said the concept of a pet ambulance company partnering with a fire district, as far as she knows, is the first in the country.

She came up with the idea when she got a call about a dog involved in a house fire.

“The family was displaced, the dog went into distress and no one knew what to do,” Brady said. “There was never a real plan in place for animals, which go into distress just like humans and need the same care.”

The company uses four volunteers and has three employees.

Every veterinarian in Manatee and Sarasota counties, Brady said, uses her company’s services today.

“I felt I was put on this earth for something different,” Brady said. “A light bulb went off on my head. With this partnership starting, it just makes so much sense that this was my calling.”

HERITAGE HARBOUR — Although Heritage Harbour South Community Development District supervisors saw the 2014-15 fiscal year budget as standard with few changes to the previous year’s budget, some Lighthouse Cove residents don’t find the changes minimal to their bottom lines.

Residents there are unhappy with the increased operations and maintenance assessments reflected in the new budget.

Tad Parker, a resident of The Villas community, said increases in his neighborhood are too expensive for retirees.

Lighthouse Cove single-family homes with 40-foot yards are seeing assessments rise from $579.38 to $600.44, an increase of $21.06. Lighthouse Cove condominium owners will see assessments rise from $489.25 to $501.54, an increase of $12.29.

Parker and the other representatives of Lighthouse Cove, who spoke at the CDD’s Aug. 5 meeting, agreed the dollars “added up” and will have an impact on their finances, especially retired individuals who live on a fixed income.

“Lighthouse Cove makes up one of the smallest communities within Heritage Harbour, and it’s charged the most,” Parker said. “It doesn’t make sense. This amount may seem small to you, but it isn’t (a small amount) to the community.”

Residents also said the cost of using the community’s “dirty ponds and few roadways” isn’t worth the increase. In comparison, homeowners in single-family units with 55- and 65-foot yards will pay $5.86 and $2.56 more this year respectively. The only property owners who come within $5 of Lighthouse Cove’s assessments increases are individuals living in Stone Harbour condominiums.

Stone Harbour assessments are rising from from $550.01 to $558.90, for an $8.97 increase.

The annual cost changes were presented at the meeting, during which the supervisors adopted a $413,000 overall budget, which reflects the same budget as last year. The methodology used to determine assessments remained the same as last year.

The budget also included a $6.09 reduction for singlefamily home occupants with 85-foot yard space. Costs were calculated through a methodology that factors in homeowners’ lot sizes.

Other budget highlights include: $55,900 for lake and wetland maintenance; $15,000 for stormwater system maintenance; $10,000 for sidewalk repair and replacement; and $25,000 to capital reserves in the case of a natural disaster.

The budget also appropriates $14,000 for security services and patrols, which may include the hiring of a law enforcement official to monitor speeding throughout Heritage Harbour.

The supervisors agreed more enforcement is likely needed in addition to the two radar signs that district engineer Rick Schappacher moves throughout the community.

To CDD Chairwoman Joyce Sandy, Lighthouse Cove’s increased assessment could help pay for the community’s request of another speed deterrent — 12 speed bumps. The supervisors didn’t specify a line item amount for the speed bumps, but may pull the funding for the bumps from a miscellaneous fund, if the supervisors decide to move forward with the idea.

The CDD will address the issue further once speedbump information is presented at the 6 p.m. Sept. 6 CDD meeting.

BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS Sidewalk repair and maintenance.............................. $10,000 Gate facility maintenance......................................... $10,000 Security services .................................................... $14,000 Stormwater system maintenance............................... $15,000 Accounting services................................................. $18,540 Capital reserves (disaster)......................................... $25,000 District engineer...................................................... $25,000 District manager...................................................... $26,883 District counsel....................................................... $30,000 Aquatic maintenance (lake and wetland)................... $55,900

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EAST COUNTY — As the president of a luxury homebuilding company, Randy Turkovics helps bring blueprints to life for homeowners.

Turkovics leads Sarasotabased Neal Signature Homes, a luxury homebuilder that prides itself on customizing homes as much as possible to meet the needs of its customers.

For Turkovics, no home or File customer is the same.

“We give (customers) a start- Neal Signature Homes’ River Wind community will feaing point, and they take it from ture six models, such as the pictured conceptual renthere,” Turkovics said. “We al- dering of its Carmel model. homes with a bonus room. low people to personalize their Floor plans range from 2,200 square feet homes and make them their own.”

The company, which currently features to 3,400 square feet.

All homes will feature a three-car garage, homes throughout East County in Lakewood Ranch Country Clubs East and West, and each has the flexibility to have more The Inlets and The Concession, is working bedrooms added.

Home prices start at $350,000 and may to add a more tropical community to its reach about $500,000, depending on the family.

Late last week, Neal Signature Homes number of changes made to the layout.

Another perk the company’s president broke ground on River Wind. The builder hopes will attract his target niche — active anticipates a spring opening.

The new 62-home neighborhood will families with flexible budgets — is the comfeature more of a coastal look, rather than munity’s location out east.

“The north border of the property is the metal-roof accents and decorative front porches of Neal Signature Home’s more the Manatee River, where there are walking trails that go along the river,” Turkovics Mediterranean homes, Turkovics said.

River Wind sits on 39.7 acres near the in- said. “At the rear of the community, there’s a tersection of Rye and Upper Manatee River kayak launch, and to the west, Rye Preserve roads. The gated community will feature Park. This is a really cool environment for six models of single- and two-story homes, the outdoors lover.”

Neal Signature Homes purchased the with layouts ranging from three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a den to four-bedroom property in early July for about $1.3 million.

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stewardship by Pam Eubanks | Senior Editor

Henley neighborhood goes Florida-friendly

WHAT IS A FLORIDAFRIENDLY LANDSCAPE?

A Florida-friendly landscape is one that uses native, lowmaintenance plants combined with environmentally sustainable landscaping practices.

To learn more, visit manatee. ifas.ufl.edu

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The home of Candice and Jeffrey Caufield earned the community’s only gold-standard designation.

UNIVERSITY PARK — When Rosemary DePaolo and her husband, Fred Wharton, moved in to University Park’s Henley neighborhood, the couple knew it wanted to relandscape the backyard.

But the encouragement of their neighbor, Polly Curran, to choose Florida-friendly plants and design helped shape their plans.

“It made sense to go with a Florida-friendly approach,” DePaolo said. “It was much easier to maintain, and it’s quite beautiful.

That, to us, seemed to be the best combination. We had the color we wanted. It’s a lovely space.”

Now, every home in the community has been reviewed for Florida-friendly criteria, and 30 of 32 homes have earned Floridafriendly distinction through the University of Florida-sponsored Florida Friendly Landscape program offered through Manatee County Extension Services.

“It’s good for the environment,” Curran said. “It’s healthy for the landscape. It’s being a sort of protector of the environment.”

Curran and neighbors Emily Vosnos and Maureen Hager began their Florida-friendly initiative two-and-a-half years ago.

They led efforts to have the Henley community’s common areas designated as Florida-friendly in March 2012. Since that time, they have spoken with owners of each of the community’s 32 homes in an effort to have each maintenance-free property become cer-

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Manatee County Extension Agent Lisa Hickey, Henley resident Emily Vosnos, Ross Peterson and Polly Curran complete visits to homesites. tified as Florida-friendly.

Curran’s neighbors, Candice and Jeffrey Caufield, received the neighborhood’s lone gold-standard certification, while 29 homes have earned silver designations.

Only two — of which one is for sale — are not yet Florida-friendly certified. To receive a gold-standard certificate, the Caufields’ home achieved the standards for every one of the Florida-friendly checklist items (see sidebar).

The project is a contender for the 2014 “Keep Manatee Beautiful” awards for landscaping image for neighborhood communities, which will be announced at a dinner banquet Sept. 18, at the Polo Grill and Bar.

Curran attributes the success to homeowners’ willingness to implement Florida-friendly practices, as well as working with landscape contractor Biological Tree Services, a sustainable landscape provider. It uses alternative products, such as mycorrhizal fungi and soil microbes and bacteria, to promote plant health.

Even with the certification, homeowners in Henley must continue their Florida-friendly efforts, keeping invasive species, such as Brazilian peppers, from encroaching onto their properties.

“We have a good thing going,” Curran said. “Let’s see if we can get the whole neighborhood (certified).”

FLORIDA-FRIENDLY LANDSCAPING PROGRAM CHECKLIST The following practices are among those required for standard-level recognition: • Homeowner certifies that landscape complies with all codes, laws, ordinances and HOA rules, if applicable • Landscape does not contain any plants found on the current University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Assessment prohibited list • Landscape contains at least five species of plants • Grass clippings are left on the lawn after mowing and any spilled fertilizer is collected • Fertilizer is not applied when heavy rain is forecast within the next 24 hours • Fertilizer is applied to turf grass and landscape beds at less than or equal to the UF/ IFAS-recommended rate • Volcano mulching is avoided; a 2-inch to 3-inch layer of one of a program-recommended mulch is maintained over tree roots, shrubs and plant beds, as appropriate • Roof runoff drains into landscaped areas or pervious surfaces • Irrigation system is calibrated to apply one-half to threequarter inches of water per application • Spray and rotor heads are installed on separate zones • Defined landscape beds FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF REQUIREMENTS, VISIT YOUROBSERVER.COM.

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A project that qualified 30 of 32 homes in University Park’s Henley neighborhood as Florida-friendly may earn a Keep Manatee Beautiful award.

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Continue the Progress!

+ Driver loses license after bicyclist’s death Lindsay Damery, the driver involved in an April 4 traffic accident that led to the death of 83-year-old East County resident Donald Mader, was not distracted and not under the influence of any alcohol or controlled substance, according to a Florida Highway Patrol homicide investigation report released Aug. 8.

The report, though, states Damery claims she suffers from an attention deficit disorder. Damery told two officers on the scene she did not take her attention deficit disorder medication that morning and did not sleep that night.

Damery, 22, lost her driver’s license for six months last week.

Damery, also an East County resident, was cited Aug. 6 in Manatee County Traffic Court for the suspension of her license. She was already fined $1,000 and ordered to pay $101 in court costs.

Florida Highway Patrol concluded there will be no criminal charges filed against Damery.

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+ Mills paints a bright future for Manatee School District

Manatee in 2014

Manatee County School District Superintendent Rick Mills delivered a “State of the Schools” address Monday at Braden River High School, informing school board members, teachers and staff a week before school opens that he expects big things from the district in the next five years.

Mills presented a 58-page five-year strategic plan for the district that he believes will help it strive for greatness.

Touching on troubled times a year ago that included the district having an $8.9 million deficit, Mills said teachers and staff worked

p 20% increase p Improved l in all school l writing scores grades for all grades p First positive p 6,000 more l fund balance l computers in classrooms in 4 years

EARLY VOTING

Manatee County early voting for the Aug. 26 primary election begins this Saturday at Lakewood Ranch Town Hall and various locations throughout the county.

Early voting will be held 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. beginning Saturday, Aug. 16 and runs through Saturday, Aug. 23 at four locations: Lakewood Ranch Town Hall, 8175 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Lakewood Ranch; Bradenton Area Convention Center, 1 Haben Blvd., Palmetto; Rocky Bluff Library, 6750 U.S. Highway 301, Ellenton; Supervisor of Elections Office, 600 301 Blvd.

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Voters can also cast a ballot 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Aug. 26 at their polling locations.

hard to help create a $10.3 million surplus before the 2013-14 fiscal year budget ends.

“This plan puts us on a path to greatness,” Mills said. “We will end up as a top school district in Florida with national recognition.”

+ Lakewood Ranch adds Murray Homes to lineup Lakewood Ranch developer SchroederManatee Ranch announced last week that Murray Homes has joined its homebuilder lineup.

The Sarasota builder will construct homes in The Lake Club and becomes the exclusive builder for the Staysail Court section.

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The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Manatee County Sheriff ’s Office.

AUG. 2 BAG GRAB 8:51 a.m. — 8100 block of Lakewood Main Street. Lost Property. While shopping, a woman set down a bag containing shoes she had just purchased. She left the bag next to a bench. Once she realized she had left the bag at the bench, she returned about 20 minutes later, but could not find the bag. She did not know if someone maliciously took the bag or placed it in lost and found.

ON YOUR MARK 5:18 p.m. — 6800 block of Sagebrush Circle. Criminal Mischief. While on patrol, a man approached the deputy about marks on his front door and rear slider.

He stated he believed they may have occurred while he was working during the day and no vehicle was parked in the driveway. Due to the small marks (missing paint chips) at the front door, it does not appear to have been pried with any force, and it appears in an unlikely position on the door jamb to gain entry to the house. At the rear of the house, the sliding-door jamb was pried out a small amount, about one-eighth inch. It appears a screwdriver would have been wide enough to cause the damage. The area where the door jamb was pried was above the door’s lock. Unauthorized access to the house was not made.

REPAIR RIP-OFF 2:20 p.m. — 4100 Murfield Drive E. Petit/Grand Theft. A woman reported items

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CORNER JULY 31 THAT’S NOT FARE 11:39 p.m. — 4900 block of 79th Street E. Petit Theft First Degree. A woman was at an establishment in Tampa and became intoxicated. She called for a cab company to pick her up and drive her home to Bradenton.

A cab driver responded and took her to her residence. Upon arrival, the cab driver requested payment of $124.90.

The woman tried to pay the driver with five different credit cards, all of which the bank declined. The woman had no other funds with which to pay. Law enforcement arrived, but the woman had entered her home and locked the door, leaving the cab driver outside. The woman told authorities she knew she did not have money to pay before she entered the cab.

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Primary recommendations Florida’s registered Democrats, all 4,599,236 of them, have a tough decision in 12 days.

Do they vote for the gubernatorial candidate who is a lifelong, true-blue, blueblooded, Progressive Democrat, the one who stands for all of the Progressive causes and principles that are the hallmarks of Democrats?

Or, do they vote for the candidate who two years ago gave up his adult-life declaration and registration as a Republican; who served as a state senator, state education commissioner, state attorney general and governor of Florida all as a Republican; and who has since decided that he is now a devoted Democrat?

How do they vote: For a candidate who stands for Democratic Party principles?

Or for a candidate who stands for himself?

Do Democrats put aside principle and vote for the man who has not proven himself as a Democrat; who has demonstrated an insatiable desire to be elected to higher and higher offices; who portrays himself as the empathetic politician who cares about Floridians more and better than any other candidate? Do they vote for the Republican turned independent turned Democrat who they think has a better chance of defeating the Republican governor whom they despise?

What is the higher order: principle or political victory?

What a dilemma. It is, but it also isn’t.

This is politics, of course. Sadly, whatever it takes to win.

But if you’re a Democrat and listen to former state Sen. Nan Rich, she makes you think about Charlie Crist. In a candidate forum earlier this summer at the annual convention of the Florida Press Association, Rich ticked off a list of positions Crist held as the Republican governor, positions anathema to Democrats: He embraced the expansion of school vouchers, allowing public-school students to use them in private schools; appointed conservative Supreme Court justices; opposed adoption by gay couples; and opposed Obamacare when he was running for the U.S. Senate.

Said Rich: “I don’t think people believe you can change 180 degrees on every single issue and have people trust that.

“Imitation isn’t real,” Rich said. She called Crist a ghost, an apparition. “You can call yourself a Democrat, but you have to earn that right,” Rich said.

Who is the real Charlie Crist?

According to an 11,000-word profile of Crist in the Aug. 11 Tampa Bay Times, “the answer is complicated …

“Charming or scheming? Focused or distracted? Disciplined or reckless? A lover of people or a user of people? Uncommon empath or unrelenting opportunist?

“The answer to all: Yes.” The Times profile (tampabay.com, “Who is Charlie Crist?”) reaffirms what diehard Republicans have said about Crist all along: “Detractors have portrayed Crist as a shaker of hands more than a maker of laws, an office-seeker more than an officeholder, not so much a leader as a chaser — a serial campaigner who is seeking not only votes but more elemental affirmation.

“The implication,” according to the Times, “has been that there’s something unctuous or fabricated about his eager persona. The reality, though, is that the act is no act, say people who have watched him as an adult but knew him as an adolescent. If it’s phony, he’s genuine,” said the Times profile.

When Crist also appeared at the Florida

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Press Association forum, he delivered a command performance of the empathetic Crist. He put his hand on his heart, and with the face of a sad dog, told the press people repeatedly how much he cares.

“The way the current administration has treated the middle class and poor, it has really bothered me very much,” Crist said.

His parents, he said, “always taught me to be decent to other people.”

Classic Crist — aiming for your heart.

And then there’s Crist the governor, the man Florida voters elected in 2006 to gov-

ern the state, to be the CEO-COO in charge of state government.

This one paragraph in the Times profile says it all: “Where his predecessor, Jeb Bush, periodically spent hours surrounded by staffers debating and discussing the implications of major decisions, it was rare for Crist to carve out even half an hour for briefings.

Crist’s aides often lacked sufficient time to give him basic pros and cons. If he wasn’t traveling, Crist typically showed up at the office after 11 a.m. and left before 3 p.m.”

His right-hand man, George Lemieux, told the Times Crist started losing interest in the job of governor during the summer of 2007 — “not even a year into his term.” Said LeMieux: “The campaigning has always had more allure to him than the governing.”

And this is the man Democrats apparently, according to polls, believe should be sent back to Tallahassee as their party’s standard bearer and Florida’s governor.

Rich? Or Crist? There should be no dilemma.

Recommendation: Nan Rich

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The other statewide race on the Democratic Party ballot is that for attorney general — a career Democratic office holder and public servant, George Sheldon; and Florida House Minority Leader Perry Thurston, a state representative from Broward County.

Sheldon is clearly the more qualified candidate. A Plant City High School graduate, Sheldon has served as a state representative in the Florida House; as an assistant attorney general under popular former Attorney General Bob Butterworth; and secretary of the Florida Department of Children and Family Services under Crist.

Recommendation: George Sheldon

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Voters may not realize it, but there are two other candidates seeking the Republican Party’s nomination for governor in addition to incumbent Gov. Rick Scott. There’s no need to mention them.

Recommendation: Rick Scott

WHAT THE MEDIA HASN’T TOLD YOU ABOUT HAMAS Over the past two • Approximately 160 weeks, members of launched from religious the American Jewish sites (mosques) Committee, an inter• Approximately 50 national human-rights launched from hospitals organization, have • 3,000 rockets remain received briefings in Hamas’ stockpile from AJC’s Jerusalem director on Israel’s war Other details we with Hamas, known haven’t heard: in Israel as Operation • Hamas pays Gaza Protective Edge. residents not to leave If only the world their homes during the Courtesy knew and would bombings. believe what is true.

Hamas rockets fired from Gaza • After Israel drove to Here are some population center. the Gaza-Israel border of the statistics on early in the conflict to the rockets fired by deliver medical supplies Hamas militants from Gaza, according to to Palestinians, Hamas refused to let the Israel Defense Forces, as of Aug. 6: deliveries cross the border.

• Hamas has prevented Palestinians • 3,356 rockets fired at Israel from receiving medical help at an Israeli • 2,303 rockets hit Israel hospital Israelis set up on the Israel-Gaza • 356 intended at IDF forces operating border. in Gaza • Israel has delivered 40,000 tons of • 116 hit populated areas in Israel humanitarian supplies to Gaza in 1,856 • 578 were intercepted by Israel’s Iron trucks.

Dome • Journalists have told Israeli officials • 475 landed within the Gaza strip Hamas threatens to kill journalists in • 597 rockets were launched from Gaza if they show Hamas militants firing civilian facilities: rockets or rocket-launching locations.

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Unleashed also makes special orders for clients on products that have sold out in the store, or needed items that the store doesn’t currently carry, as long as her distributors offer such items.

The bright pink-walled shop also is a second home to the store’s mascot, Wise’s Welsh terrier, Rex. Rex makes an appearance every few days.

Customers are welcome and encouraged to bring their animals.

Although Wise traded her life on a ranch for a home in Apollo Beach with her husband, Eric, and Rex, she has held onto her love for animals.

Wise decided to make the 45-minute commute to East County after various trips to visit friends in Sarasota since she moved to Florida in 2003.

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Today, Wise shares her and her father’s love of animals with the community, through her pet store, Unleashed for Pets, located at 8131 Lakewood Ranch Main St. “He always gave our animals the best, highest quality food, which is what I do in my store,” Wise said. “We offer all-natural, biologically appropriate food and treats for dogs and cats.”

Wise opened Unleashed for Pets in May and has noticed a steady flow of regulars interested in the varieties of dog and cat foods, none of which contain corn, wheat, soy, gluten or artificial colors.

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ABOUT THE OWNER Michelle Wise has experience in marketing and has worked for companies such as Anheuser-Busch, CitiMortgage, Coca-Cola and Purina. She moved to Florida with her husband in 2003 and worked for marketing firms in Tampa until she decided to “do something fun with her life” and opened Unleashed for Pets in Lakewood Ranch in May.

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AST COUNTY — Growing up on her father’s ranch in Salem, Mo., Michelle Wise had no choice but to love animals.

Wise, a self-proclaimed animal-lover, remembers helping her father, Joe, look for a pregnant cow that had escaped.

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ABOUT WILLIE MIRANDA Willie Miranda blames his grandfather for his love of radios.

He earned his amateur radio license when he was just 12 years old.

“My grandfather was photographer, carpenter, electronics. He did everything. Once he entered me into the electronics world, that was it for me. I love the field.”

About 15 years ago, he gave up ham radio as a hobby to pursue cycling.

He also began bass fishing, frequently casting his rod in Lakewood Ranch’s lakes.

“I like to fish the ponds,” he said, smiling. “I could be a guide.”

RADIO / PAGE 1 with fire, EMS,” said Miranda, Manatee’s radio communications manager. “Cell phones are the first things to go down. We have to guarantee we can still

provide those services.”

Sarasota and Manatee counties expect the request for proposal on the project to come back Aug. 15. Miranda said a vendor should be selected to install the system

by December, and then deploy-

ment of the P25 system will take 18 to 24 months.

“We have to do a seamless transition, because we can’t afford (for it not to be).”

University Parkway, owned by Manatee County to the north (westbound) and Sarasota County to the south (eastbound), is a good example of why the system is needed, Miranda said. Counties may not transmit signals past three miles into another county’s territory. Plus, each county maintains its own proprietary radio system, so Sarasota and Manatee’s radio systems are not compatible.

“They have to patch channels (to communicate along University),” Miranda said. “That takes away on the response time and situational awareness.”

The project is one that will not only allow Sarasota and Manatee to communicate with one another more efficiently, but also will save both governments money, including about 50% on systemcore maintenance, and on future hardware and software upgrades, equipment purchases and other instances in which buying power can influence costs. The savings comes from both counties using one system.

Plus, each county’s core network, which Miranda calls the “brains of the system,” will back up the other.

“It’s all about inter-operable communications,” Miranda said. “Currently, first responders mostly aren’t able to talk to one another, particularly if in different jurisdictions.”

The P25 system also will allow Sarasota and Manatee counties to communicate via radio with state and federal agencies be-

A SHIFT TO PUBLIC-SECTOR WORK Willie Miranda worked in radio technology in the private sector as owner of a two-way radio-communication business and as a consultant, until he retired in 2009.

Was he bored?

“Absolutely,” Miranda said, laughing.

So, he moved to Arizona for a public-sector job doing similar work, running the network for the P25 system for the city of Mesa.

“I wanted to give something back to the community,” Miranda said of shifting to public-sector work.

“I enjoy it — being in the private sector and then being on the other side,” Miranda said. “It gives you perspective.”

Miranda moved to Manatee County in 2009 to work for the county.

“Having learned how a regional network works has helped me a lot here,” Miranda said. “What steps we need to take first (and so on).”

cause P25 is a national standard.

Because the system is not brand specific, the counties can utilize a variety of radio systems and still communicate, in the same way cell phones can make calls regardless of whether a phone is built by Motorola, Sprint or Verizon.

“You have a single platform, so you can develop a single protocol to use,” Miranda said. “It’s simple.”

Sarasota County, led on the project by Manager of Public Safety Communications Jerry Wheeler, is handling the procurement process. Miranda sits on a joint evaluation team and helped craft the interlocal agreement that spells out the interplay between the counties during procurement, implementation and post-installation of the system.

Although Miranda heard, when he started, that the counties didn’t play well together, he expects to see the same spirit of collaboration used to reach the interlocal agreement (a process

that took about two years), continue.

“There was a lot of will and a lot of hard work on both sides,” Miranda said. “The team did a great job.”

Contact Pam Eubanks at peubanks@yourobserver.com.

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— Approximate height of most radio communication towers in Manatee County (range up to 260 feet)

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— Approximate number of radios owned by Manatee County (excludes school district)

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— Approximate number of radios owned by Sarasota County (includes school district)

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MEALS / PAGE 1 current operating budget is about $527,000 annually. The money from the county will cover the bulk of an estimated increase of $70,000 annually in operating expenses, including the mortgage.

“We have our fingers crossed. We have our toes crossed,” Phillips said of securing funding. “We are optimistic.”

Manatee County commissioners set millage rates and approved a tentative budget that includes the funding July 31, but will finalize funding of the project when it adopts its budget in September.

Meals on Wheels PLUS, which operates The Food Bank of Manatee, among other programs, currently operates the Daybreak program rent-free out of a facility owned by Manatee Glens. The building is deteriorating and is not ideal, in terms of layout or location, for adult daycare services.

At its current location, Daybreak is licensed to serve 100 clients daily. As part of the ongoing due diligence process, the licensing agency, the Agency for Health Care Administration, will review the Little Footsteps location in the coming months.

With close to 1,000 square feet more

space (roughly, 6,700 square feet in total), Phillips hopes the AHCA will license the new space for even more clients.

Meals on Wheels PLUS transports about 60% of clients to the Daybreak facility, so moving farther east and closer to the Interstate 75 corridor should improve accessibility, Phillips said.

“This is such good timing with what’s happing around us,” Phillips said, noting age-targeted senior communities, such as Del Webb, and assisted-living facilities are being constructed in Lakewood Ranch.

Theisen, chief development officer for Meals on Wheels PLUS added: “There’s really nothing in this area. There are so many other programs for seniors established in west Bradenton.”

Phillips said one day, if negotiations for the property come through, the former Little Footsteps facility may offer congregate dining, as well as a drop-off point for volunteers who deliver meals to homebound seniors for the Meals on Wheels program.

“We want to focus on the adult daycare,” Phillips said. “These are all possibilities.”

Theisen adds: “It’s just so exciting.”

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EAST COUNTY — To Salvatore Fiorelli, performing chores after school and on the weekends didn’t just mean taking out the trash and cleaning his room.

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Now in his thirties, his fondest memories are of afternoon walks up and down the rows of grape vines beside his father, Antonio, who also grew up in a wine-crafting family just after Amanda Sebastiano World War II, in Sicily.

Salvatore Fiorelli has been working in the fields of his When he turned 18, Fiorelli left the property to attend family’s property since he was about 10 years old.

Florida State University and later joined the Marine Corps. His father’s death from cancer in December, however, IF YOU GO brought him back to his family’s business, AUGUST HARVEST FESTIVAL Rosa Fiorelli Winery, full time.

When: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Aug. 16 and As he meets with local winemakers and Aug. 17 researches best practices to continue his Where: Rosa Fiorelli Winery & Vineyard, father’s legacy, he also carries his father’s 4250 County Road 675 E., Bradenton methods and traditions with him, which includes an annual event the family will host Cost: Free; glasses of wine and craft beer this weekend. are $5; $10 for a souvenir wine glass In celebration of the peak of the grape and tasting of five wines. harvest and “prime time for U-pick MusParking: Free cadine grapes,” the Fiorellis will host their Info: The event features a grape stomp, fourth annual August Harvest Festival. For with donations made benefiting the the first time, the event will span two days American Cancer Society, wine and craft — from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Aug. 16 and Aug. beer tastings, a food truck, face painting 17, at Rosa Fiorelli Winery & Vineyard, 4250 and games for children and live music.

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The festival will feature craft beer and tastings of the Fiorelli’s 10 homegrown varieties of wine. Admission and parking are own grapes to simulate the winemaking free, however, tastings range in price. For process. Although it’s free to participate, in$10, patrons will receive a souvenir wine dividuals are encouraged to make a donaglass and tastings of five wines. Glasses of tion to the American Cancer Society.

As Fiorelli prepares to run the festival for wine and beer are also $5.

Food trucks, live music, face painting and the first time without his father, he knows games for children will also fill the property. Antonio Fiorelli will be there in spirit, he To Fiorelli, the focal point of the harvest said.

“I just always wanted to be a part of this, festival is the grape stomp — his family’s way of donating to the American Cancer all my life,” Fiorelli said, while looking out at the property’s spanning fields. “All of this Society and cancer research.

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LAKEWOOD RANCH — Zach Larson always wanted to be the best.

Since he was 4 years old, the former Lakewood Ranch High standout center fielder had aspirations of playing professional baseball.

Three years after playing his first Little League baseball game, Larson joined his first travel ball team, in his hometown in Virginia, in hopes of raising his game to

talented players in the area for his age. Sure, Larson knew there were players better than him, but, at that point, he hadn’t faced many.

When he began playing for the All-American Prospects and the Florida Burn in high school, Larson began to face his toughest opponents day in and day out.

Although discouraging at times, the opportunity to play against the top players in the nation only pushed Larson closer to his ultimate goal. In June 2012, the Minnesota Twins drafted Larson as the 610th overall pick in the 20th round of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

Now, Larson is in his third year playing minor league baseball for the Gulf Coast League Twins — an opportunity he credits with hard work and the ability to face the nation’s top talent on a routine basis.

“Travel ball in high school definitely prepared me for pro ball,” Larson says. “I saw a lot of good talent. I would definitely encourage kids to play travel ball to upgrade their game to the next level.”

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the next level.

Shortly thereafter, Larson moved to Florida, where he joined the Braden River Hurricanes. Larson quickly solidified himself as one of the most

Larson is just one of several players in the area who used travel ball as a means to fulfill his big-league dreams. Sarasota’s Scooter Gennett and Ian Desmond and Lakewood Ranch’s Lastings Milledge, John Griffin and Michael Ohlman, just to name a few, all worked their way up through the Little League and travel ball ranks on their way to fulfilling lifelong goals of playing

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ODA senior Desmond Lindsay was one of three players from Florida chosen to compete for the Evoshield Canes 17U team this summer. professional baseball.

Although travel ball helped pave the way for these players to break into the professional ranks, for the majority of travel ball organizations, such as the Manatee River Dawgs, based out of Heritage Harbour, and the Sarasota-based Florida Burn Baseball Club, the main focus is on preparing players for high school and collegiate baseball, respectively.

Today, players as young as 7 and 8 years old are joining travel ball teams with the purpose of perfecting their game. They spend countless hours on the diamond and in the batting cages to improve every area of their game, from hitting to base running to fielding.

“Baseball is starting to get very competitive at a very young age,” Lakewood Ranch varsity head coach Ryan Kennedy said. “Players who are playing travel baseball are playing just about yearround, which, most of the time, gives them the edge.

“To be successful in baseball or anything you do, you have to put in the work and treat it like a job,” Kennedy said. “There are thousands and thousands of baseball players out there. The ones that work at their craft the most will be the ones who move on to the next level and continue to progress.”

Oftentimes in Little League it’s these players’ dads who are the ones filling out the lineup and giving the signals. But by the time the players reach high school, they will have traveled across the state and, in some cases, the country, in search of stiffer competition and, ultimately, the advice of former col-

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“Growing up, travel ball definitely prepared me for high school baseball because of the great competition I got to play against and the great players I got to play with,” says Florida Burn first baseman Alex Detweiler, who graduated from Pine View School in May. “The players who have received great instruction come in understanding what you are asking of them and develop much more quickly than players who maybe have never heard of what you are asking them to do,” Braden River varsity head coach Craig Page says.

As players progress through the travel ball ranks and into high school, the focus often begins to shift. Most of the players have already seen success, albeit at an entirely different level, and are no longer worried about making their high school teams. Instead, their attention is now on the college ranks.

“The biggest thing I learned during travel ball is you will face really good guys, and you might struggle against them,” Larson says. “But you will only get better by playing against good, talented guys. So keep your head up (even) if you struggle a little bit.”

At that point, many of the elite travel ball organizations begin focusing more on player development and putting them in a position to showcase their talents on a national level.

“Our main emphasis is really heavy on

developing kids and making them better players,” ODA varsity head coach and Florida Burn 2017 Pennant coach Tim Orlosky said. “We try to develop kids who want to put in the time and work to build their baseball IQ. That’s our main emphasis. You don’t just acquire baseball IQ. It starts when you are young.

“I hate to say it, but the better players play travel ball,” Orlosky says. “They get the extra reps and the (opportunity) to be seen.”

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For the past three months, hundreds of high school baseball and softball players have shed their school colors for their respective travel-team uniforms in hopes of drawing the attention of college coaches.

They’ve traveled the country competing in college showcases, national championships and World Series tournaments. It’s through these experiences that the players have learned what it takes to compete at the next level.

“When you enter tournaments, it’s an easy way to face the best competition from around the country,” says ODA first baseman Desmond Lindsay, who verbally committed to the University of North Carolina as a junior and spent the summer playing for the Evoshield Canes 17U team. “You can’t do that just by playing kids in the area. Playing high school baseball, you are not used to playing a game every single day. In (college and the pros), it’s baseball 24/7.”

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TRAVEL / PAGE 14 There was a time when college coaches used to travel to area high schools to scope out the local talent pool. But, over time, those visits have become few and far between. It’s more beneficial for college coaches and Major League Baseball scouts to travel to these showcase tournaments, where they can see hundreds of the nation’s top players in one location.

“The elite players are going to be recruited no matter what,” Orlosky says.

“It’s the mid-tier kid who needs this experience. They need to be involved in an organization that’s willing to make a call for you. It’s too hard to do it on your own (now), and this definitely helps.”

For Braden River High sophomore Kinsey Goelz, playing travel softball for the Tampa Mustangs helped her secure a scholarship offer from the University of South Florida. The shortstop, who helped lead her team to back-to-back runner-up finishes at the AAU National Championship, verbally committed to play for the Bulls last season as a freshman.

“Travel ball is more competitive (than high school) and made me realize I really wanted to play in college,” Goelz says.

“Seeing these girls play, I knew I had to work harder than everyone else.

“When you travel across the country, there are teams from everywhere, and they are the real deal when you are competing on a national level,” Goelz says. “It’s up to you to see where you fit in and if you can play.”

There was a time several years ago when there were only a handful of travel ball teams in the area, making the competition to play for those teams highly competitive. Players would spend the first five to seven years playing recreational and Little League baseball before eventually trying out for their high school teams.

But over the past couple of years, an increase in both participation and talent from a playing perspective has led to the creation of more travel teams. Recreational baseball has become almost a sole means of introduction into the sport.

“More kids are playing at a higher level and can’t get tested,” says Scott Kolbe, who coaches the 13U Florida River Dawgs travel baseball team as well as The Out-ofDoor Academy’s JV baseball team.

The Florida Burn, one of the largest travel ball organizations in the area, has nine high school-aged travel teams, including four for the Class of 2016.

The abundance of travel ball teams has both positive and negative impacts, de-

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pending on perspective. More and more players are getting an opportunity to showcase their talents, but, at the same time, it can also skew the talent level to some degree.

“It is not nearly as difficult to make a travel ball team as it once was,” Page says.

“Now, there are so many teams that it is no longer very competitive to make a team, and the talent and instruction is diluted.”

Taking a risk

Travel ball isn’t the answer for every player, but many local players have used it as an opportunity to fulfill their lifelong dreams.

But the opportunity for reward doesn’t come without risk.

Those players who play year-round don’t always get the breaks their bodies need to recover. As a result, players as young as 12 years old are throwing out their arms and having to have surgery, which can ultimately end their baseball careers.

“Obviously, baseball is year-round in Florida, but that does not mean you have to play on a team year-round,” Page says.

“I feel there is a misconception in the community that if you don’t play for a certain team or don’t play year-round, you won’t make it on the high school level or beyond.

“Kids’ safety is the most important thing, and, unfortunately, I feel that is forgotten sometimes,” Page says. “I believe there are great travel ball coaches and teams out there. Parents and players just need to find them.”

Ultimately, it’s up to the players and their coaches to put themselves in a position to further their opportunities while maintaining their health at the same time.

“Travel ball has raised the level of my game immensely,” Detweiler says. “Part of that is due to the amazing coaches who I’ve had the privilege of working with at the Burn, but a lot of it has to do with the amount of talented kids on travel ball teams. On the really good teams, all of the players on the rosters are standout players for their high school team. Playing with and against these players has really raised my level of play.”

“I understand that I need to control my destiny,” Braden River pitcher Eric Kimsey said. “The decisions I make today drive where I go in the future. It’s up to me to put in more workout time than the next guy, to make sure I give 100% and listen to my coaches.”

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Country Club Village home sells for $1,325,000 The following residential real estate transactions took place between July 28 and Aug. 1.

A home in Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Peter and Rosalinda Ross, of Dover, Mass., sold their home at 7007 Portmarnock Place to James and Elisebeth Larranaga, of Coral Gables, for $1,325,000. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, fourand-a-half baths, a pool and 5,008 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,275,000 in 2010.

Linda Thodal-Ness, of Bradenton, for $540,000. Built in 2010, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,573 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $478,000 in 2010.

John and Sandra McCord, of Eddy, Pa., sold their home at 8207 River Preserve Drive to Spring Transport LLC for $360,000. Built in 2011, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,297 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $310,000 in 2011.

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Arthur Brown, of Lakewood Ranch, sold the home at 15016 Bowfin Terrace to Dana Soldati and Michael Johnson, of Lakewood Ranch, for $625,000. Built in 2006, it has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,851 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $669,600 in 2006.

David and Deborah Ingram sold their home at 6530 Flycatcher Lane to Michael and Tracy Kasper, of Lakewood Ranch, for $383,000.

Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,578 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $445,000 in 2007.

Bradford Spencer, of Bradenton, sold his home at 6627 Chickadee Lane to John and Amy Bower, of Lakewood Ranch, for $376,000.

Built in 2005, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,538 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $333,000 in 2012.

George and Jessica Sandoval, of Sarasota, sold their home at 15661

This Country Club Village at Lakewood Ranch home, which has three bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 5,008 square feet of living area, sold for $1,325,000.

Lemon Fish Drive to Joseph and Kathryn Flesche, of Lakewood Ranch, for $372,500. Built in 2007, it has four bedrooms, three-anda-half baths, a pool and 2,572 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $345,000 in 2007.

Riverdale Revised

Jesse and Tanja Hall, of Sarasota, sold their home at 4752 Pinnacle Drive to Mary and William Stoddart, of Bradenton, for $625,000.

Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,130 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $559,900 in 2008.

Larry Pearson, of Bradenton, sold his home at 304 Americas Cup Blvd. to Alan Darrow, of Bradenton, for $407,500. Built in 1995, it has three bedrooms, twoand-a-half baths, a pool and 2,140 square feet of living area. It previ-

ously sold for $615,000 in 2005.

Edgewater Village

Barry and Kathleen Marder, of Sarasota, sold their home at 8215 Waterview Blvd. to Philip and Florence Palestra, of Lakewood Ranch, for $545,000. Built in 1998, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,014 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $440,000 in 2001.

Wells Fargo Bank sold the home at 8407 Sailing Loop to Pamela Vashon, of Bradenton, for $344,000. Built in 2002, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,925 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $271,700 in 2002.

Heritage Harbour

Ann Pettersson, of Varmdo, Sweden, sold her home at 7318 Heritage Grand Place to Einar and

Ascot

Bobby Freeman, of Bradenton, sold his home at 7419 Ascot Court to Michael Smith and Sandra McClure, of University Park, for $460,000. Built in 2000, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,538 square feet of living area.

GreyHawk Landing

Jeffrey and Scarlett Guy sold their home at 13103 Raven Terrace to Jeffrey and Karen Wolfe, of Bradenton, for $455,000. Built in 2010, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 3,902 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $390,700 in 2010.

Michael and Caroline McCarthy sold their home at 349 Blackbird Court to Kevin and Sally Carroll, of Bradenton, for $382,000. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,736 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $330,000 in 2012.

Grand Oaks at Panther Ridge

Savas and Marie Erozer, trust-

ees, of Bradenton, sold the home at 22403 75th Ave. E. to Steven and Melanie Tabb, of Bradenton, for $409,000. Built in 2003, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,066 square feet of living area.

Mill Creek

John and Kristi Cacomanolis, of Sarasota, sold their home at 13418 Second Ave. N.E. to John and Kerri Blenker, of Bradenton, for $375,000. Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,672 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $410,000 in 2005.

Country Meadows

Kimberly Schroeder, of Dubuque, Iowa, sold her home at 442 147th Court N.E. to Kenneth and Mary Baugess, of Grove City, Ohio, for $370,000. Built in 2011, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,475 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $321,200 in 2011.

Fannie Mae sold the home at 626 Country Meadows Way to Kenneth and Linda Nusche, of Bradenton, for $330,400. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 3,340 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $440,000 in 2008.

Rye Wilderness Estates

D.R. Horton Inc. sold the home at 17009 Fourth Ave. E. to Scott Saunders and Tyler Saunders, of Naperville, Ill., for $347,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,408 square feet of living area.

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These are the largest East County building permits issued by Manatee County for the week of July 28 through Aug. 1, in order of dollar amounts.

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Permit

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4911 96th St. E. 15514 Anchorage Place 5541 Whitehead St. 9751 51st Terrace E. 16805 First Ave. E. 7031 Quiet Creek Drive 9917 Carnoustie Place 14644 Newtonmore Lane 14135 Cattle Egret Place 305 Beacon Harbour Loop 6578 Field Sparrow Glen 11335 Rivers Bluff Circle 14718 Fifth Terrace N.E. 12104 Clubhouse Drive 13610 11th Terrace E. 10539 Cheval Place 4975 Canterbury Drive 5726 Carriage Drive 7407 Birds Eye Terrace 319 41st St. N.E.

Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Solar Re-roof Generator Re-roof Re-roof Mechanical Re-roof Re-roof Pool Re-roof

Bruce Silverman Gerardus Nowee Allan Burke Nancy Ragland Christopher Contreras Michael Carr Kathleen Maruszewski Lawrence Calabro Loretta Milazzo Rudolph Cervantes Hans Fuhrmans William Troy John Popa Charles Laber James Reeves Alan Lui Brian Marquette Raymond Booth Richard Jones Patrick Martin

$53,139 $53,000 $48,646 $41,621 $40,000 $34,487 $31,283 $31,000 $29,400 $27,950 $23,000 $21,573 $18,000 $17,850 $15,610 $15,178 $15,160 $13,420 $13,000 $12,000

1717 71st St NW #M5842256 $2,500,000 Cynthia Pierro

Bradenton 941-907-9595 941-920-6818

Source: Manatee County

Planter’s Manor at Greenfield Plantation

Stephen Munyer and Maria De La Espriella, of Bradenton, sold their home at 570 Planters Manor Way to Howard and Debra Hentz, of Edwardsburg, Mich., for $335,000.

Built in 2000, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,376 square feet of living area.

Sarasota 941-748-6300 941-705-3328

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Braden River 941-907-9595 941-726-0035

3500 El Conquistador Pkwy # 233 #M5846608 Laurie Rastovski

5408 River Sound Terrace #M5900670 $166,000 Jonnie Dwyer

5240 Marsh Field Lane #M5901219 $147,900 Bill Weed, PA

Bradenton $2,500 941-552-4200

19429 Ganton Ave #M5843502 $3,100,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara & Thomas Cinquegrano

9019 Willowbrook Circle #M5901244 Laurie Rastovski

3908 Bayside Dr #M5846838 $1,400,000 Cheryl Roberts

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-266-1450

16009 Clearlake Ave #A3986419 $1,399,000 Barbara Najmy

Lakewood Ranch 941-383-7591 941-705-1158

2590 Ranch Club Blvd #M5839692 $1,295,000 Joanna Sternberg

SARASOTA 941-907-9595 941-928-7345

8105 Warwick Gardens Ln #A3983625 $1,195,000 Nancy Phillips

University Park 941-907-9595 941-400-6078

13309 Lost Key Pl #A3997843 $1,035,000 Mary Pat Pihl

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-932-3065

7030 Vilamoura Place #A4101937 $868,000 Mary Hellhake

Lakewood Ranch 941-388-4447 941-544-0763

6709 213th Street E #A4100519 $750,000 Leslie Emery

Bradenton 941-907-9595 941-400-9710

5624 Title Row Dr #M5838120 $679,000 Laura Tracy Clekis

Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-915-4167

11723 Darsey Rd #M5841282 $625,000 Joe Foster

Parrish 941-907-9595 941-812-7634

101 66th St # 6 #A3978620 $525,000 Kevin & Sally Carroll

Anna Maria Island 941-748-6300 941-465-8843

12506 Harbour Landings Dr #M5845498 $525,000 Patty Brooks

Cortez 941-748-6300 941-545-1194

13970 Siena Loop #M5900461 $525,000 Deborah Angelo O’Mara

Lakewood Ranch 941-907-9595 941-730-0777

Rosedale

M/I Homes of Tampa LLC sold the home at 4689 Royal Dornoch Circle to David and Elizabeth Barnes, of Bradenton, for $325,000. Built in 2013, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,862 square feet of living area.

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5003 30th Street Ct E #A3998688 $189,900 Sandra Maslen

Dennis Zimmerman, of Sarasota, sold the home at 574 Planters Manor Way to Mary Slane-Horan and Clifford Horan, of Bradenton, for $290,000. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,056 square feet of living area.

5158 Indian Mound Street #A4103065 $160,000 Diane Fogo Harter

2502 11th Ave W #M5839590 $113,000 Dana Preston

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Bradenton 941-748-6300 941-705-5510

Bradenton $2,000 941-552-4200

3618 117th Street W #M5900116 $1,700 Kendra Vogel

Bradenton 941-552-4200 941-773-4372

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Philip Juels and Jacquelyn Familant, of Littleton, Mass., sold their home at 6407 Wentworth Crossing to Joseph and Christine Wetzel, of University Park, for $345,000. Built in 1993, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,717 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $245,000 in 2010.

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7475 Preservation Drive Cindy Migone & Darlene Gamble 941.812.7438 premiersir.com/id/A4101646 $1,175,000

SADDLE CREEK 7102 Saddle Creek Way Bonnie & Chris Price premiersir.com/id/N5784759

941.350.3362 $995,000

LAKEWOOD RANCH 14504 Leopard Creek Place Frank Lambert 941.920.1500 premiersir.com/id/A3993471 $629,000

STONEYBROOK CC 8866 Macgregor Lane Ken Ipox

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941.993.7279 $489,000

SUMMERFIELD VILLAGE 11209 Rivers Bluff Circle Jim Soda & Stacy Haas-Goodwin941.961.5857 premiersir.com/id/A4100710 $369,000

5201 Sand Lake Court Jackie Kleppinger

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941.320.0049 $1,150,000

LAUREL OAK ESTATES 1983 Tom Morris Drive Jerry Zaback

premiersir.com/id/A4100846

941.350.6885 $995,000

3111 Dick Wilson Drive Gigi Silverberg

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941.928.3424 $1,999,000

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UNIVERSITY PARK 941.993.3695 $1,490,000

8335 Grosvenor Court Martha Marlar

941.812.0455 $1,325,000

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GATOR CREEK ESTATES

LAKEWOOD RANCH

6901 South Gator Creek Boulevard Peter Laughlin 941.356.8428 premiersir.com/id/A3998028 $1,900,000

12515 Highfield Circle Charles Totonis & Beth Barnett941.524.8299 premiersir.com/id/A3994186 $1,490,000

LAUREL OAK ESTATES

ORCHID TRACE

2780 Donald Ross Road East Jerry Zaback 941.350.6885 $1,299,000

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HIDDEN RIVER

FOREST AT HI HAT RANCH

LAKEWOOD RANCH

4636 Hidden River Road Katty Caron 941.928.3009 premiersir.com/id/A3982356 $1,068,000

9327 Swaying Branch Road Brian Wood 941.928.8408 premiersir.com/id/A3956072 $1,029,270

13315 Lost Key Place Jim Soda & Stacy Haas-Goodwin941.961.5857 premiersir.com/id/A3995875 $1,029,000

THE FOUNDERS CLUB 3432 Founders Club Drive Don Carroll 941.539.2132 premiersir.com/id/A3980756 $965,000

EDGEWATER VILLAGE

LAKEWOOD RANCH CC

8131 Waterview Boulevard Jim Soda & Stacy Haas-Goodwin941.961.5857 $619,000

12509 White Water Place Jim Soda & Stacy Haas-Goodwin941.961.5857 premiersir.com/id/A4101972 $600,000

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FOUNDERS CLUB 8254 Roseburn Court Judie Berger

PRESTANCIA 4175 Escondito Circle Joel Schemmel

premiersir.com/id/A3992087

premiersir.com/id/A3989691

941.587.4894 $895,000

941.350.0100 $599,000

9309 Swaying Branch Road Brian Wood 941.928.8408 premiersir.com/id/A3956080 $806,836

3815 Founders Club Drive Don Carroll 941.539.2132 premiersir.com/id/A3942105 $525,000

EDGEWATER VILLAGE

GREENBROOK TRAILS

LAUREL LAKES

6408 Indigo Bunting Place Charles Totonis & Beth Barnett941.524.8299 premiersir.com/id/A4101281 $455,000

2966 Bravura Lake Drive Jesse Carr & Devon Davis 941.920.6588 premiersir.com/id/M5845826 $405,000

PRESTANCIA

LAKEWOOD RANCH CC

RIVER CLUB

UNIVERSITY PLACE

12026 Thornhill Court Carol Budnik & Helen Wiegman941.893.7792 premiersir.com/id/A4101543 $344,900

10110 Glenmore Avenue Charles Totonis & Beth Barnett941.524.8299 premiersir.com/id/A4102210 $344,900

7844 Ashley Circle Craig Cerreta & Toi Estes 941.993.2502 premiersir.com/id/A3995851 $319,000

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941.587.4894 $349,000

premiersir.com/id/A3997073

premiersir.com/id/A3998210

941.896.2317 $995,000

SARASOTA 2000 Joshua Drive Robert Sherman

941.313.1301 $699,000

premiersir.com/id/A3996286

LAKEWOOD RANCH 8212 Waterview Boulevard Debbie Rempert 941.223.8343 $499,900

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PRESTANCIA 7364 Mara Vista Drive Joel Schemmel

941.587.4894 $1,195,000

UNIVERSITY PARK 7318 Mayfair Court Toi Estes & Craig Cerreta

THE FOUNDERS CLUB

8050 Waterview Boulevard Charles Totonis & Beth Barnett941.524.8299 premiersir.com/id/A4101939 $479,900

7376 Villa D’Este Drive Joel Schemmel

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FOREST AT HI HAT RANCH

LAKEWOOD RANCH 7673 Portstewart Drive Charlotte Hedge

6590 Wild Orchid Lane Joel Schemmel

MYAKKA 941.587.4894 $405,000

6541 Myakka Valley Trail Jerry Zaback 941.350.6885 premiersir.com/id/A3991715 $379,000

SARASOTA Rim Road Kevin Milner

premiersir.com/id/A3997422

941.539.3287 $305,000

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