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County ponders $84 million Federal relief money is nearly ready to go. Now, how to spend all of it. SEE PAGE 4A

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Ballet in Rosemary

Visitors to the Rosemary District enjoyed a special show on Dec. 11 when Sarasota Ballet School dancers performed the Nutcracker Festival.

The event, held outside the Overton, had dozens of students from the Sarasota Ballet School’s Margaret Barbieri Conservatory and Dance: The Next Generation programs assembling to put on a series of dances and productions on a stage from 9 a.m. through the afternoon.

Dancers as young as 3 pitched in and put on pieces including “The Nutcracker” for an assembled audience every 20 minutes.

Crowds came and went and picked up Sarasota Ballet merchandise and other gifts from local vendors.

SIDEWALK SPECTACLE With equal parts electricity and creativity, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. SEE PAGE 1B

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The Aloha Kai on Midnight Pass Road has a fun sight for arriving guests and tenants. A bright red inflatable Santa rocks back and forth welcoming

people to the establishment while a trail of lights branch to the main building and frame it in bright and colorful colors. It’s just one of the creative displays found around the city.

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Packs for veterans

The Daughters of the American Revolution went out of their way for a good cause when members of the Sara De Soto Chapter donated backpacks and supplies to Goodwill Manasota Veterans Services Program office on Dec. 13.

Blankets, clothing, backpacks and more were provided to homeless veterans as part of the Sue’s Backpacks program, which has been led by member Rebecca Morgan since 2017.

Morgan started the program helping others in honor of her late mother, Sue Harris, who led a similar initiative in her DAR chapter in another state.

Veterans Services Program Manager Todd Hughes (above with Morgan), team member Randy Wright and volunteers were on hand to receive the backpacks from Morgan and fellow member Jeanne McMillan.

Record year ends with a big rush SRQ airport gears up for holiday blitz with more parking, other changes.

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Passengers wait to check in for flights at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. The airport expects to see more than 10,000 passengers on Dec. 23.

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WEEK OF DEC. 16, 2021

Man sentenced in temple vandalism

“You could ask 10 people and get 11 different concepts of what that means.”

Vincent Alexander Martinez, 22, was sentenced to five months in Sarasota County jail and five years of probation, following a guilty plea in connection with the vandalism at two synagogues in Sarasota.

Martinez pleaded guilty Dec. 13 to three counts of felony criminal mischief motivated by hate/prejudice in connection with incidents in the spring and summer of 2020, one around the Jewish holiday of Passover.

As part of the guilty plea, Martinez paid restitution to the synagogues for those organizations’ out-of-pocket costs in removing the spray paint or repainting the parts where the vandalism couldn’t be removed. He also repaid the insurance company for settlement of one claim.

County Commissioner Mike Moran on affordable housing.

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BY THE NUMBERS 727

People who responded to a county survey on proposed uses of American Rescue Plan Act funding.

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Age of eye surgeon Dr. Bill Lahners upon his death Dec. 10.

Pettingell breaks sales volume mark

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Locations, including Sarasota National Cemetery, at which Wreaths Across America ceremonies will take place this week.

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Finalists Loridia Urquiza of Booker High, Jennifer Jaso of Sarasota Middle and Shannon Haddad of Ashton Elementary appeared on stage together before the winner was announced.

n Sarasota City Commission regular meeting — 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 20, Commission Chambers, Sarasota City Hall, 1565 First St. n Sarasota County Commission regular meeting — 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, Commission Chambers, County Administration Building, 1660 Ringling Blvd. n Sarasota County School Board meeting — 6 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 18, Board Chambers, Landings Administration Building, 1960 Landings Blvd.

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Sarasota Middle School teacher will now compete against 66 other educators statewide for the title of Teacher of the Year after being honored last week at an annual celebration of educators hosted by the Education Foundation of Sarasota County.

Jennifer Jaso, who teaches social studies and critical thinking, was chosen 2022 Sarasota County Teacher of the Year from a group of three finalists. The ceremony was held in person at

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The other two finalists, Shannon Haddad of Ashton Elementary School and Loridia Urquiza of Booker High School, took the stage with Jaso.

The county’s 43 school-level teachers of the year were also recognized and received cash awards. The Education Foundation presented Jaso with a $5,000 award and Haddad and Urquiza with $2,500 each.

“We are extremely thankful for each one of our amazing teach-

ers,” Sarasota County Schools Superintendent Brennan Asplen said. “Their resilience and commitment are both inspiring and energizing as they passionately serve our students and families.

Our Teachers of the Year truly have made a positive impact on the lives of their students, and we are very proud of them.”

Jacob Lasorso, an industrial education instructor at Suncoast Technical College, received the 2022 Innovation Award.

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Pettingell reached $200 million to date with 96 transactions, compared to $175 million for all of 2020 in 87 transactions.

Pettingell has been the SarasotaManatee area’s top agent in terms of sales volume for 11 consecutive years.

“Reaching $100 million in sales was an achievement that I could only dream of when I first started my real estate career,” he said in a prepared statement. “Achieving double that reflects the growth and strength of our local real estate market and the vitality of our communities. We’ve experienced changes in the market, especially over the past two years, but welcoming a client into their new home continues to be the greatest personal reward. I’m extremely grateful to my clients for their continued support throughout my professional journey.”

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PARKING INSANITY

Officials at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport say they are prepared to handle record traffic.

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Kathy Coughlin and Barb Kelly load a large suitcase into the back of a vehicle in the arrivals loading area at the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. Airport officials are planning ways to keep holiday traffic moving efficiently.

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he past several months have been record-setting in terms of passenger count for the SarasotaBradenton International Airport.

That has shown no sign of slowing down as the number of visitors continue to climb. Over the Thanksgiving holiday, the airport used temporary parking and pulled staff from other areas to handle the overflow crowd. Airport CEO Rick Piccolo said his crew is ready for another rush over Christmas.

“We were 150% over last year and 75%-80% above where we were with traffic prior to the pandemic,” Piccolo said. “We started taking a look at things and saw that we had 2,100 paved parking spaces.”

Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport now has 11 airlines serving 53 destinations. Southwest Airlines, which started service to the airport in February, accounts for 100,000 passengers a month and has surpassed Delta and Allegiant as the airport’s top carrier. Southwest has three gates and offers 19 direct destinations out of Sarasota.

In October, SRQ saw 275,359 passengers come through its gates — up from 110,883 in October 2020 and 160,327 in October 2019. Through October, the airport handled 2.49 million passengers for all of 2021.

November’s numbers were not yet available.

With the growth that has made SRQ one of the fastest-growing airports in the world, Piccolo said that four months ago the airport began analyzing what it might need. The airport had 1.9 million passengers in 2019 and projected its parking lots would be full for the five-day rush at Thanksgiving. The study showed it needed 1,500 to 1,600 more parking spaces.

To handle the onslaught, a temporary lot was opened on the ramp where planes usually taxi toward the south end of the main runway. That lot has 408 spots.

The airport also opened more parking by transforming an old storage lot into parking along with using some grassy area on the corner of University Parkway and Old U.S. 301 on the southeast side of the airport.

Six more shuttle buses served the temporary parking.

Piccolo’s overflow plan began to take shape on the Monday before Thanksgiving. When all of the shortand long-term lots filled, they started using the temporary lots. That also meant using staff from other areas of the airport to help out.

“It actually functioned very well because it was kind of like being at Disney,” he said. “We had people leading people to the spaces so that it wasn’t haphazard. We had four or five shuttles running simultaneously with our employees. So we had two, three or four shuttles lined up at a time in those temporary lots. As soon as you parked your car, we could fill a shuttle within a couple minutes and get you into the terminal.”

Most of the staff that helped came from the airport’s operations department. SRQ Operations Director Lionel Guilbert said the airport planned for it and that it did not affect any maintenance or operations issues.

“We were ready,” he said.

Parking reached its peak of 3,547 cars on Thanksgiving Day. Piccolo said the airport is expecting approximately 3,300 cars over the Christmas holiday, but that number could

Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport will offer temporary parking solutions for travelers over the Christmas holiday season. In addition to the airport’s regular short- and long-term lots, temporary lots will be open on the airport’s ramp near the main concourse and on the corner of University Parkway and Old U.S. 301, opposite of the former Sarasota Kennel Club site. These lots will open once the regular lots fill and will offer shuttle service to and from the main terminal.

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TIPS FOR TRAVELERS

Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport President and CEO Rick Piccolo offers some tips for travelers: “My advice is the same as it was over the Thanksgiving holiday. Get here a couple hours early because the lines will be longer, and there will probably be overflow parking. Check with your airline on a frequent basis. You don’t know what the weather is going to be up north, and you have to be ready to contend with flight delay issues. I always tell people to download the airline’s app on your phone so you always know what is going on.”

change due to airlines having added six new flights in December alone.

“Thanksgiving is probably the most challenging time, then Christmas and then the March spring break time,” Piccolo said. “Christmas tends to be spaced out a little bit more because people might leave for the Christmas holiday then come back, and others leave for the New Year’s holiday. We could end up in the same range that we had at Thanksgiving, but we should be in good shape.”

ON THE HORIZON

Piccolo said the airport could find itself in a different situation next year around the holidays. Plans are in place to build a new terminal wing that would add gates but eliminate the space for the temporary lot on the ramp. The airport owns property along U.S. 41 on the west side of the airport that could be turned into remote economy parking lots.

“We are working on alternative plans where we have to find up to

1,400 parking spaces somewhere else,” Piccolo said. “We would establish these as economy lots for the whole year, have our shuttle system so that it offers a product to the people year-round. It’s a little longer haul but at a reduced rate for parking. Then when the rush comes, we’ll have adequate space.”

The airport has plans to eventually build a multistory parking structure on airport grounds. Before that can be done, the airport’s rental car service facility will need to be consolidated and moved, and the rest of the temporary lots would need to become permanent lots.

Piccolo said the main problem with building a parking garage now would be the loss of more than 700 spots during construction. He estimated that a parking structure is at least a couple of years away from becoming a reality.

“We’d have cars line up on University Parkway if we tried building now,” Piccolo said. “We’re trying to

TRAVEL CRUNCH Airport officials say the busiest days of the December travel season will likely be Monday, Dec. 20 through Wednesday, Dec. 23. They expect more than 9,000 passengers per day on that Monday and Tuesday, with more than 10,000 expected to depart and arrive on the Wednesday before Christmas.

The weekend of Dec. 26-27 is also expected to be busy with passengers returning from Christmas or arriving for the New Year holiday.

More than 10,000 passengers are expected on both days.

Airport crews load bags onto a JetBlue flight bound for New York.

stay ahead of the curve, and I think we’re handling this situation very well. Once we get these temporary lots built, we can endeavor to build some sort of parking structure that’s elevated and goes vertical so that then we can solve the problem longer term.

“But right now, any longer-term self-parking only creates a shortterm catastrophe, and we can’t have that.”

Piccolo said he was pleased with the feedback the airport received from employees and passengers after Thanksgiving. He stressed that patience will be key for passengers during the busy final weeks of 2021.

“We’re doing everything we can to maintain the level of convenience and cleanliness that we’ve been known for,” he said. “I think the preparations we made for the holidays paid off very well and made it very convenient for people. We’re working hard to take care of things from an operational standpoint, and then it takes time to build the facilities that we need to build.

“Take a couple of years, try to tell people to imagine that your vehicle traffic went up 150% a year. No matter how much money the government gave you to build roads, you just wouldn’t be able to build it fast enough. We need more infrastructure for parking and concessions, security screening and gates. And that’s going to take a couple years to solve. I think we’ve handled it pretty well and are moving people as fast as we can.”

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County leaders reshuffle plan to spend federal relief money

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ederal money to help Sarasota County recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic comes with a broad range of possibilities, by design.

But at least $34 million of $84.2 million heading to the county from the American Rescue Plan Act likely won’t end up going where originally proposed by county staffers, based on decisions made by county commissioners at a meeting last week.

County staff on Dec. 7 delivered a breakdown of proposals on how to spend the federal windfall in a list that included affordable housing projects, homelessness prevention and management, health care costs, lost revenue and water quality.

The biggest outlay, $31 million for public sewer system access to 1,340 Phillippi Creek area private septic system users, was deleted from the proposal. So was $3 million for renovations to a county-run Homeless Outreach Team facility in the south end of Sarasota County.

Commissioners directed County Administrator Jonathan Lewis and his staff to return in January with a reconfigured list of proposals, potentially moving newly available money around for programs or projects that remain.

The projects still on the list include: n $12.5 million in funding support for Sarasota County fire-rescue; n $12.75 million in recovery of county government COVID-19 response expenses;

n $5 million for mental health project; n $5 million to help the county cover

self-insurance expenses related to COVID-19; n $5 million for ventilation and air-quality improvements in the county’s criminal justice center, the judicial center and the county jail in Sarasota; n $5 million for affordable housing, possibly leveraging other available federal dollars; n $4 million for Knights Trail utility improvements; and n $1 million in administrative expenses.

Steve Hyatt, the county’s project manager for ARPA money distribution, said the county used data from several sources, including a monthlong survey of residents and business owners in Sarasota County in setting priorities on spending the county’s allocation.

Affordable housing was the mostmentioned issue by survey respondents who were asked to choose their top three concerns from a list of 12. Of 727 people who took the survey, 453 ranked affordable housing in their top three. Surveys were available online, along with paper formats at libraries, county offices and parks.

Homeless support, water quality, mental health and climate resiliency were the remainder of the top five. Other issues further down the list: COVID-19 mitigation and vaccinations, public safety, educational disparities, workforce development, broadband investment, air quality and energy efficiency.

And although the boundaries for using the federal money are relatively broad, Hyatt said, there are some solid restrictions to consider.

“Of course, recognizing this is a one-time funding source, making sure any projects that were launched or stood up, we take into account staffing resources to manage those

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According to Amanda Wood, the county’s federal contract lobbyist, about $400 billion in federal money is typically available to local governments in a year. Over the next five years, $6.2 trillion is expected to be available.

programs and projects,” he said.

To qualify, projects have to be identified by end of 2024, and the funding must be used by end of 2026, said Kim Radtke, the director of the county’s office of financial management.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Hyatt told the commissioners the ARPA funding’s requirements for affordable housing projects are broad and don’t necessarily take into account income levels or certain population demographics.

Projects could include new construction, rental assistance and “any sort of program that could meet the impact of COVID-19. It’s fairly discretionary to meet our community impacts.”

Although specific projects are not yet in the offing, Commissioner Mike Moran questioned just how the board would decide what meets the affordable housing criteria.

“You could ask 10 people and get 11 different concepts of what that means,” he said.

Moran and Commissioner Christian Ziegler also warned of the complications of interfering with freemarket forces that have driven up housing costs in the region. Housing prices have set records for singlefamily home sales and condominium sales throughout 2021. Median rents rose above $2,000 in 2021.

“I’m kind of applauding the flexibility,” Commissioner Nancy Detert said. “Every community is different.

I’m glad the federal government gave us fewer strings than they would normally give us.”

Detert suggested some of the funding stripped away from the Phillippi Creek sewer project could be redirected toward affordable housing, potentially doubling or tripling that line item to as much as $15 million. She mentioned the south county Loveland Center, which is

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Gracewater Community Development has proposed 620 homes that will be a mixture of affordable and market-rate housing on a parcel on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way.

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A parcel of land at 2501 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way will be developed into affordable housing.

ready to add 60-80 new units for low-income seniors on its 8 acres.

“This windfall of federal dollars, I think, should go to solve the problems we’re facing in our community today,” Detert said of the Phillippi Creek money. “A lot of problems as a result of COVID and the economy.

Those are the top two things people worry about. Maybe moving that money into the affordable housing fund. I think it’s Rotary’s slogan: Do what you can, where you can, for whom you can.”

PHILLIPPI CREEK SEPTIC SYSTEMS

Detert said she’s been working on the conversion of the septic systems

to county sewer service for decades, and it’s still an issue.

Ziegler suggested the $31 million could be better spent paying down the cost of the county’s first advanced wastewater treatment plant, which he said is likely a better more efficient way to improve the quality of the Sarasota Bay estuary than eliminating 1,340 septic systems.

Septic systems are often blamed for declines in water quality, but connections to utility systems are typically expensive for homeowners.

Mike Mylett, the director of public utilities for Sarasota County, said following the $31 million project to run sewer lines to the affected homes, property owners still would

face about $10,000 to hire a private plumbing contractor to covert from a septic system to a public sewer system and pay a county-required wastewater capacity impact fee.

“Are they going to say: ‘Thank you, commission. This is just great’?”

Commission Chair Al Maio asked Mylett. “Or will there be pushback?

What’s the feel for that group?”

Mylett said his office typically sees about 93% compliance with septicto-sewer conversions in the first year after the project is completed.

But there are about 34,000 septic systems in unincorporated Sarasota County.

Ziegler, in supporting other uses for the allotted $31 million, said he’d rather focus on reducing the cost to customers of sewer service. County leaders in 2019 raised sewer rates and other fees to help finance the AWT plant on Iona Road. Those rates will return to previous levels following the completion of the plant.

Once complete, the new plant will reduce released nutrient levels from 20 milligrams per liter of nitrogen to 3 milligrams.

“What I’m trying to do and what I’m going to continue to try to do is basically lift the couch cushions and find as much money as you can to put toward these AWT pay downs,” Ziegler said. “Then we can lower those rates.”

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Dr. David Shoemaker walked into work one day several years ago and saw his fellow eye surgeon at Center for Sight, Dr. Bill Lahners, with his arm in a sling and a cat-atethe-canary kind of grin. Shoemaker braced himself for a classic Bill Lahners tale, and he got one: It turns out that his colleague busted up his arm riding a bull in the French Quarter of New Orleans over the weekend.

“He popped his arm back in place and was ready to go work,” recalled Shoemaker, who founded Center for Sight, the founding member practice of Sarasota-based US Eye. US Eye includes 53 offices and five ambulatory surgery centers across the Southeast.

Lahners, who Shoemaker said was the guy everyone loved to have a drink with, not only lived an adventurous life with the stories to boot.

Lahners was also a well-accomplished, beloved and pioneering ophthalmologist and business leader — facets that came second to being a devoted father, husband and son, said several people who knew him.

Lahners died Dec. 10 while on a trip in the Bahamas. He was 53.

“Dr. Lahners was a beloved member of our team, respected and admired by patients and colleagues alike,” stated a Dec. 12 Facebook post from Center for Sight, which has a main Sarasota office on 2601 S. Tamiami Trail. “Not only was he a skilled surgeon, but he was a compassionate and dedicated provider.

He will be greatly missed at Center For Sight and in the ophthalmol-

Dr. Bill Lahners was with Center for Sight for 20 years.

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Growing up in New Orleans, Lahners knew he wanted to be an eye doctor when he was second grade, said his wife, Crystal Lahners. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas and his medical degree from Louisiana State University. He then had a combined internship in medicine and surgery at the Mayo Clinic, a residency in ophthalmology at Emory University and a fellowship at the Phillips Eye Institute in Minneapolis.

Lahners was one of Shoemaker’s first physician partners at Center for Sight, joining the practice some 20 years ago. The practice has since grown 10 times as big, to one of the largest eye care and LASIK surgery practices in the country. Shoemaker said that when Lahners put his mind to something, whatever the task

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was, from growing the practice to researching a new procedure, he was 100% all-in.

“He didn’t just dabble in things,” Shoemaker said. “He had a plan. And then he executed the plan. There was no holding back. He was amazing.”

Lahners, according to his medical bio, was the first surgeon on the west coast of Florida to use Femtosecond Lasers technology in All-Laser LASIK surgery and the fifth surgeon in the country to perform laserassisted corneal transplant surgery.

He was a sought-after speaker in the field, and the American Academy of Ophthalmology awarded him the Achievement Award for his research and presentations on cataract surgery and LASIK. Dozens of Lahners’ patients and friends in the Sarasota community posted about him on Facebook upon learning the news. In addition to his patients, Lahners was the medical director of the practice and often regularly oversaw free cataract surgery for uninsured patients.

“Dr. Lahners was an incredible human being,” Sarasota native Nik Wallenda wrote. The tightropewalking celebrity had LASIK surgery in 2013, done by Lahners, and later starred in a promotional video for the practice. “His legacy will live on forever in our lives and in our hearts. Praying for the Lahners. Rest in peace my dear friend.”

Sarasota County Commissioner Christian Ziegler reposted Center for Sight’s post on Lahners with the message: “Sarasota County has lost one of the best among us. Bill Lahners may have been the best LASIK/ cataract surgeon in the country, but he was an even better man, husband and father. Prayers for his incredible wife, Crysta, and their children as they navigate this going forward.”

Sarasota entrepreneur and real estate investor Jesse Biter met Lahners about 15 years ago, and the pair — both airplane pilots — became fast friends. The Biter and Lahners families went on trips together often, from skiing in Colorado to visiting New York City and the Caribbean.

One of the last trips Biter and Lahners took together was in October to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to see the LSU Tigers play the UF Gators.

“He was a super smart guy and super dedicated father,” Biter said.

“He loved everything he did and was larger than life.”

Shoemaker said he will also miss the larger-than-life side of Lahners, in addition to missing his stories, his work ethic, his subject-matter expertise on nearly anything he put his mind to and his friendship.

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Spend it on infrastructure Local governments have so much money politicians say they don’t know what to do with it. The most effective use of these windfalls is to invest in long-term infrastructure touching the most people.

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his really is madness: the tsunami of money Congress is flooding all over the U.S. And the “Build Back Worse” plan — trillions more in borrowing and taxation — is still pending.

The inflation (printing of money) is making all of us poorer, especially the middle class and poor, and it’s only going to get worse.

It really is incomprehensible to try to grasp just how much money is pouring into state and local governments. In the misnamed American Rescue Plan, which Congress adopted and Biden signed in March, just consider Sarasota and Manatee counties. Sarasota is receiving $84.25 million; Manatee $78.33 million.

That is like free money. A gift.

Winning the lottery. A windfall of extraordinary amounts (even though it is borrowed, printed with abandon and strapped to the backs of our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren to pay off).

Just for some perspective, that $84 million for Sarasota County is 25% of the money collected from the 30,000 taxable properties in the county in a year.

In fact, so much federal taxpayer money has been flowing into state, county and municipal governments since the pandemic began in 2020 that we continue to hear elected officials at all levels say the same thing: “We have so much money now we don’t know what to do with it. We don’t need it. And there’s still more coming.”

Surely, never in your lifetime have you heard government officials say that. That’s how extraordinary this is.

But even with politicians saying they don’t know what to do with all the money, we all know they will spend it. In fact, they have one big incentive to make sure they do.

Congress has put a Dec. 31, 2024, deadline on having agreements executed where local governments will spend the money, or they’ll lose it. And then they must spend it by Dec. 31, 2026.

There are no politicians in the country who want to risk their reelections by telling constituents: “We gave your tax dollars back so they can go to states like California,

New York or New Jersey.”

But holding all that hot money in their hands is a test for every city and county commissioner. Where and how should that money be spent?

Consider the Sarasota County Commission as a typical example.

Although that $84 million might seem like free money, of course it is not. Congress stipulated five categories in which the money can be spent (see box below right). What’s more, Congress required jurisdictions to solicit feedback from taxpayers on where and how to spend the money.

That sounds like a democratic thing to do, but actually what a farce.

For four weeks starting Oct. 11, the county posted and pushed out a survey on social media and distributed paper surveys in the libraries, county offices, parks and community centers.

But it’s clear few Sarasota County residents knew of the survey. Out of the 366,125 voting-age adults in the county, the county received 727 “qualifying respondents” — 0.2%, barely a blip of public feedback.

But based on the responses of those 727 people who chose from a list of 12 options the county staff provided, here were the top five areas where respondents want to allocate the money: n Affordable housing n Homelessness prevention and support n Water quality n Mental health n Climate resiliency That’s not a bad or dumb list.

But you cannot conclude those 727 respondents are a representative sampling of the county’s residents and demographics and should have overweighted sway in how to allocate $84 million.

Thankfully, they weren’t given that power. But the county staff made the final call. It combined public feedback with its own evaluations, ultimately recommending a list that combines preferences of the 727 respondents and county staff (see top box).

As the Sarasota Observer reported online last week and in print today, staff recommended the biggest chunk of the money ($31 million, 36%) go toward converting Phillippi Creek residents’ septic tanks to the county’s sewer system.

Those septic tanks have long been an environmental bugaboo for the county. But thanks to Commissioner Christian Ziegler, he persuaded fellow commissioners to reconsider the allocation.

Instead of converting the septic tanks, Ziegler is advocating the county invest that $31 million — and more — in funding a portion of the $500 million that the county is expected to spend over the next several years completing its

TENTATIVE CATEGORIES WHERE SARASOTA COUNTY WANTS TO SPEND $84 MILLION IN ‘RESCUE’ FUNDS Below are the areas the county staff recommended for spending the county’s $84 million federal taxpayer windfall. The County Commission, however, wants to reconsider the $31 million Phillippi Creek Septic System Replacement.

Public Health and Economic Impacts South County Homeless Outreach Team*............................... $3 million Bed Facility Renovations Mental Health Project(s)........................................................... $5 million County Self-Insurance COVID-19 Medical Expenses.............. $5 million Ventilation and Air Quality Improvements............................... $5 million Criminal Justice Center, Judicial Center, North Jail Affordable Housing Project(s).................................................. $5 million Investments in Infrastructure (Water, Sewer, Broadband) Phillippi Creek Septic System Replacement*........................$31 million (1,340 sewer connections and 86 water connections) Knights Trail Utility Improvements........................................... $4 million Revenue Loss (General Government Service) Funding Support for Fire/EMS.............................................$12.5 million Recovery of County COVID-19 Response Expenses.........$12.75 million Administrative Expenses Program Administrative Expenses............................................ $1 million *Tentatively eliminated for further review

HOW THE FUNDS CAN BE USED According to the Treasury Department, the funds are intended “to meet pandemic response needs and rebuild a stronger and more equitable economy. Recipients may use these funds to: n “Support public health expenditures, by, for example, funding COVID-19 mitigation efforts, medical expenses, behavioral healthcare and certain public health and safety staff. n “Address negative economic impacts caused by the public health emergency, including economic harms to workers, households, small businesses, impacted industries and the public sector. n “Replace lost public sector revenue, using this funding to provide government services to the

advanced water treatment facilities.

Ziegler is right. He is viewing this windfall the way all elected officials should — for the best longterm return for the most taxpayers. Another way to see Ziegler’s approach is to apply what economist Arthur Laffer calls his rule of one. It goes like this: Imagine yourself being the recipient of this $84 million windfall. What would you do for yourself with that money, including having the same two-year window and restrictions that Congress imposed?

A logical response would be to apply that money first and foremost toward investments that would make your life more efficient and

How, when does inflation stop?

How, when does inflation stop?

Don’t look to President Joe Biden, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen or the president’s council of economic advisers for the answer to that question.

They don’t have a clue. If they did, they’d stop doing what they’re doing. What’s that old saw for when you’re in trouble? When in a hole, stop digging.

The fact is that this problem of rising prices, shortages and economic carnage on America’s middle class and poor is going to get much worse before it gets better. Especially if the U.S. Senate passes one dollar of the Build Back Worse plan.

In just the first year of his fouryear term, the inflation rate has tripled, from 2.3% to 6.8%. The last time it rose that fast was between 1972 and 1974. It at least took four years under Jimmy Carter for the inflation rate to go from 6.5% to a staggering 13.5%.

It is just so disheartening (and disgusting) that the politicians in

D.C. ignore reality and never look to history to see what they’re doing.

Consider these excerpts from a 1958 lecture on inflation by the great Austrian economist Ludwig von Mises: “In the long run, inflation comes to an end with the breakdown of the currency; it comes to a catastrophe, to a situation like the one in Germany in 1923. “… How long can a central bank continue an inflation? Probably as long as people are convinced that the government, sooner or later, but certainly not too late, will stop printing money and thereby stop decreasing the value of money.

“When people no longer believe this, when they realize that the government will go on and on without any intention of stopping, then they begin to understand that prices tomorrow will be higher than they are today. Then they begin buying at any price, causing prices to go up to such heights that the monetary system breaks down.” “(In Germany in 1923,) the masses had believed inflation money to

be real money, but then they found out that conditions had changed.

“In the fall of 1923, the German factories paid their workers every morning in advance for the day.

And the working man who came to the factory with his wife handed his wages — all the millions he got — over to her immediately. And the lady immediately went to a shop to buy something, no matter what.

“She realized what most people knew at that time — that overnight, from one day to another, the mark lost 50% of its purchasing power.

“Money, like chocolate in a hot oven, was melting in the pockets of the people. This last phase of German inflation did not last long; after a few days, the whole nightmare was over: The mark was valueless, and a new currency had to be established.”

From the looks of it here, the soonest we can bring this madness to an end will be the November 2022 elections. But even then, it will take months for Congress to reverse course and stop printing money.

extent of the reduction in revenue experienced due to the pandemic. n “Provide premium pay for essential workers, offering additional support to those who have and will bear the greatest health risks because of their service in critical infrastructure sectors. n “Invest in water, sewer and broadband infrastructure, making necessary investments to improve access to clean drinking water, support vital wastewater and stormwater infrastructure, and to expand access to broadband internet.

“Within these overall categories, recipients have broad flexibility to decide how best to use this funding to meet the needs of their communities.”

less costly or toward infrastructure projects that you have been putting off but know you’ll need to do soon. Say, replace a roof or upgrade your plumbing, HVAC or electrical/ broadband systems.

The effect of these investments would lower your cost of living now and in future years, freeing up cash for other uses; allow you to pay down debt and/or avoid more future debt; and avoid major crises that come with worn out infrastructure.

You likely will never have this windfall cash again. Make it have a lasting return. Invest it in infrastructure.

LET THE PEOPLE DECIDE ON SIESTA Some things get better with time.

For Siesta Key civic and business leader John Davidson, this could finally be the right time.

Davidson, the founder of Davidson Drugs and the Pelican Press newspaper (now the Siesta Key Observer), has pushed for incorporating Siesta Key for 50 years.

This time, his third attempt, Davidson is feeling more optimistic than before. The proponents are organized, methodical and, well, fed up with the way Sarasota County commissioners treat them.

Their next step toward the ultimate goal is to secure four votes Jan. 4 from the six-member Sarasota-Manatee legislative delegation. Those lawmakers would then lobby fellow legislators in Tallahassee at the next session for their approval to conduct a referendum of Siesta residents.

Neither of those steps should be controversial or contested.

This is democracy. Let the people vote.

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RANTS & RAVES Just finished the article (“Restorative justice” editorial, Dec. 9 issue). Worst, craziest idea I’ve heard of. I’m sure it would work in blue states, but I personally (and I’m sure many others) would not want to or feel the need to forgive some lowlife that harmed me. Do the crime, do the time.

LET’S HEAR FROM YOU This column will be an open, anonymous community hub for comments where you can share what’s going great and also what you think is not so great. Want to give someone a shoutout for helping you change a tire in the rain? That would be a rave. Unhappy about the new traffic pattern to accommodate a roundabout in progress? That would be a rant — and probably a popular one, at that.

There are two ways to submit your rant or rave: Leave a message with whatever you want to say on our voicemail at 366-3468, ext. 798, or email us at RantsAndRaves@YourObserver.com.

With all the options to live in and around Sarasota, I never understand the people that want to move into an urban environment and then complain about urban conditions.

The developers of The Mark are operating a business. They need to be able to lease their spaces. Complaining about an event space and a small brasserie?

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We bought our property on Longboat Key in 2008. However, we visited my parents here for decades before that. I remember my mother asking my father to stop and “get her a paper.” Of course, it was the Observer. As a “tourist,” I thought that the paper was only a tourist rag with real estate ads and other tourist product ads. It wasn’t until we became full-time Longboat Key residents that I understood that this paper had “chops,” as they say in the entertainment industry.

I looked forward to your father’s editorials and his election recommendations. However, recently I found that he has drifted extremely right, and I don’t appreciate his one-sided editorials. I agree completely with the person who said last week that I also am “appalled by the politics expressed, especially

by Matt Walsh.”

I hope you will pursue a more balanced approach. Don’t get me wrong, I agree with a lot of Matt’s fundamental Republican opinions, but he really shouldn’t go off the rails so far to the right!

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The annual Sarasota Holiday Boat Parade returned Dec. 11 where hundreds of families eagerly waited along the bayfront for the sight of the vibrant, passing boats.

Some families sat out in lawn chairs and blankets while others sat on the rocks near the water. A select few even brought their own drones to get a bird’s-eye view of the event.

After nearly an hour of waiting, it was finally time for the show to start. Children cheered on the many boats that moved through the bayfront area while blasting Christmas music. Many vessels had inflatable Santas, reindeer and other festive decorations to mark the occasion.

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iving and gratitude are two key ideas of the holiday season, but they are also on the minds of young cadets who perform the solemn act of laying wreaths at the graves of a veterans.

For years, the cadets of the SRQ Composite Squadron — Sarasota’s division of the Civil Air Patrol — have been a fixture of the ceremony coordinated annually by Wreaths Across America at Sarasota National Cemetery.

The cadets say that by honoring their past, they can lead the way toward a bright future, and as a major sponsor of Wreaths Across America, they can be found throughout the year raising funds for the organization at community events.

“We show our respect, which teaches others that we’re not in this for ourselves, but we’re doing it for others, showing our gratitude,” 17-year-old Cadet Master Sergeant Sarah Keene said. “Even if our family members aren’t there, we enjoy doing this. We enjoy helping out.”

Cadet Master Sergeant Brice Ford, 15, is proof of this event’s significance. He said he wanted to join the Civil Air Patrol at age 9 following a wreath ceremony.

Later on, the death of his grandfather, who was a World War II veteran, strengthened the meaning of the ceremony for Ford. “That means a lot to me because he made an impact on my life. And that wreath represents me remembering him and what he did for me while also honoring him and his service to our nation.”

Cadet Staff Sergeant Emily Inman, 15, calls the experience one of “being able to teach people about history” that shows others “how the people back then helped us get to where we are now.” She said that holding the event makes participants “able to visualize more what living standards people had to go through in

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The wreath-laying ceremony takes place from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Dec. 17 and from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Dec. 18 at Sarasota National Cemetery.

Civil Air Patrol Cadet Master Sergeant Brice Ford lays a wreath at Sarasota National Cemetery.

order to have the living standards that we have.”

Civil Air Patrol cadets go through training to learn about aerospace, fitness and leadership. But perhaps the most significant lesson they learn is to work in service of a team and a larger world.

Cadet Commander Captain Todd Sullivan said events like this allow older generations to see younger people in a positive light.

“These teenagers aren’t your average teenagers,” Sullivan said. “These are Civil Air Patrol cadets. And everything they do I’m always proud of because I watch them at our meetings, and I watch them at our events, and I watch them grow in their leadership skills, their confidence.

“Just knowing that these are going to be the future leaders of our country gives me optimism for what’s still to come.”

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Advanced Orthopedic Solutions for Joint Pain & Injury - Winter 2022 Series

FREE LECTURE SERIES From head to toe, the human body contains more than 250 joints — each a potential hotspot for chronic pain as the body ages. But with continued advances in medical technology and technique, our physicians are learning how to replace, repair and restore these joints better than ever before. Join Sarasota Memorial’s Orthopedic Specialists this January to hear more about the latest breakthroughs and patient options. A brief Q&A will follow each presentation.

Tuesday, January 4, 4:30-5:30pm } Brian A. Schofield, MD - Treatment Options for Shoulder Arthritis

Thursday, January 6, 4:30-5:30pm } Daryl L. Miller, MD - Common Orthopedic Problems: Diagnosis and Treatment

Tuesday, January 11, 4:30-5:30pm } Edward Stolarski, MD - Robotics and Technology improving Total Hip and Total Knee Replacements...It's the future

Thursday, January 13, 4:30-5:30pm } Michael Moustoukas, MD - Treatment of Rotator Cuff Tears

Wednesday, January 19, 4:30-5:30pm } Sean R. Dingle, MD - Latest Improvements with Hip and Knee Arthritis

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‘LIGHTS IN BLOOM’ Early entry at 5 p.m. at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, 1534 Mound St. Thousands upon thousands of lights will again light up the downtown Selby campus for the annual show running through Jan. 2. Admission is $25; early entry tickets are $35. Call 366-5731.

Longest Night Service 12/21 @ 6 pm in the Chapel

For those who find the Christmas season a difficult time.

Siesta Key Sunset Beach Service 12/23 @ 5 pm

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Bring your chairs/blanket. Worship by the volleyball courts.

SATURDAY, DEC. 18

Christmas Eve Services

5, 7, 9 & 11 pm in the Sanctuary

Our 5 pm Family service will celebrate Christmas through drama, music and candle lighting.

Our 7 & 9 pm Traditional Christmas Eve services features scripture readings, carols, candle lighting and a message.

Our 11 pm service is a time of intimate reflection as we worship together to bring in Christmas day with carols, candle lighting, music and a message.

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Free. For information, call 861-5000.

CHRISTMAS GLOW RUN 5K 6 p.m. at Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle.

Runners will don glowing accessories and run the afternoon race that promises some snowfall at the finish line. $45. For information go to RunEliteEvents.com.

FROSTY 5K RACE 8 a.m. at Twin Lakes Park, 6700 Clark Road. The Frosty 5K returns for its 12th year and will have various runners testing their might at Twin Lakes Park, with plenty of medals and prizes for winners. $45. For information, call 800-435-7352

SUNDAY, DEC. 19

BREAKFAST WITH SANTA 10 a.m. at Newtown Estates Park, 2800 Newtown Blvd. Santa Claus will be visiting the Newtown area for a morning full of fun for children, who will be receiving breakfast and

TUESDAY, DEC. 21

CLASSIC ROCK & REGGAE BRUNCH 10 a.m. at the Bazaar on Apricot & Lime, 821 Apricot Ave. Sean Adam Walsh returns to play jams during a lively brunch at the bazaar. Free. For information, call 445-1938.

YOGA BY THE BAY WITH ERIN 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Bayfront Park, 5 Bayfront Drive. Erin Hurter leads a weekly yoga session. Free. Visit Facebook.com/YogaByTheBayWithErin.

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— Sarasota High’s Madelyn Bland SEE PAGE 21A

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“Don’t lose your head. It’s the most important part of the body.”

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Riverview High wide receiver Jaron Glover officially signed with Michigan State on Dec. 15.

Glover, who is 6-foot-1, had verbally committed to the school in June before his senior season. Glover had 502 receiving yards and seven touchdowns in 2021.

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Sarasota High sophomore boys swimmer Elias Corn was selected for the U.S. swim team at the 2022 Maccabiah Games, to be held in July in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Cardinal Mooney High girls basketball junior Olivia Davis scored 21 points Dec. 10 in the Cougars’ 58-43 home win against South Fort Myers High.

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Booker High girls basketball junior Leah DuBose scored 16 points Dec. 8 in the Tornadoes’ 47-11 road win against Gibbs High.

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Riverview High girls basketball junior guard/ forward Sami Slusarek scored 15 points Dec. 13 in the Rams’ 82-47 road win against Venice High.

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After four years of instilling a culture, Sarasota girls soccer Coach Cole Richardson has the team playing its best

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What: Sarasota High girls soccer (8-0-2) vs. Port Charlotte High (3-4) When: 6 p.m. Dec. 17 Where: Port Charlotte High Why: The Sailors are one of the top teams in the area, and this is a chance to see them before teams break for the holidays.

Sailors player to watch: Freshman Franki Magnotti, who plays both goalkeeper and forward and excels at both

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Richardson, a 2011 graduate of Sarasota High and the school’s girls soccer coach, took over the program before the 20172018 season after a 0-18-2 season the year before.

After four years of struggles, the players are now in sync with Richardson’s culture and style. Richardson herself has improved as a coach and tactician, she said. The result is a team fit to challenge anyone in the area. After a 2-1 home win over The Out-of-Door Academy on Dec. 13, the Sailors are 8-0-2 in 2021 and hungry for more.

“I feel like we have been capable of being a winning team every year,” Richardson said. “We weren’t a winning team when I took over. We were the underdogs. But I always believed we could play like this. It’s nice seeing the girls understand they’re capable of this and believing in themselves.

We’re beating teams that we have never beaten in the last 10 years, not even when I was a player here. It’s like, ‘I told you that you could do it!’

“Now we can move forward because we’re not playing afraid. It’s good to see them playing to win.”

HIGH SCHOOL VS. CLUB

It’s not been an easy road to this point — not just in terms of play but time, as well. At the high school level, coaches only have a few weeks to get their teams into shape, making the development of culture much harder than it is at the club level, where teams play year-round.

It’s a difficult enough job to get the returnees on the same page, but this year, Sarasota has also had to integrate a number of new players into key spots, such as freshman Madelyn Bland and senior Presley Gaberseck,

In year five as coach of Sarasota High’s girls soccer team, Cole Richardson has the Sailors playing better than they have in a decade.

a transfer from New Hampshire.

The Sailors have also been playing three games a week, leaving one practice day (plus one rest day) to actually teach. That’s why the Sailors have been doing things outside of the game to get to know one another better, such as taking a group camping trip and volunteering with community organizations.

OUTSCORING OPPONENTS

So far, the strategy is working. The Sailors are outscoring opponents 26-9 through 10 games, including a 3-3 tie against Gulf Coast High (which reached the regional semifinals in 2020) and a 2-1 win over Saint Stephen’s Episcopal.

“I talk a lot about finding our rhythm,” Richardson said. “I don’t think we have had a good rhythm before this year. We have had a few standout players carry the team.

“Now we have depth that we haven’t had before. When we make substitutions, the level of play doesn’t fall. Everyone can hang. They all can possess the ball and pass, and they have chemistry.”

Bland, a defensive midfielder, is a key component of the team’s rhythm.

Richardson said she coached Bland at FC Sarasota and that although Bland was a good player in club, Richardson was expecting her to need some time to develop her skills and fit into the Sailors’ system; Bland is not only

Sailors senior Madelyn Cohen (4) corrals the ball against The Out-ofDoor Academy.

young but also a smaller player.

Richardson was not sure she would be ready for the physicality of varsity. To Richardson’s welcome surprise, Bland has thrived and become the glue holding the team’s defenses together, a potential she first noticed in the team’s preseason tournament.

“I think it’s our effort,” Bland said, on what makes this year’s Sailors squad so tough to beat. “We all put all of our effort into this, and we believe that we can make it happen. We have great individual players, too, and when you put those together, you have a great team.”

Richardson said freshman Franki Magnotti has also made a sizable impact early in the season. Magnotti is one of the team’s goalies, but when she’s not in net, she’s playing the field and has become one of the team’s top point-scorers.

Another test awaits the Sailors on Wednesday when they play rival Riverview High. The Rams are 4-5 on the season, but Sarasota will not be taking them lightly; according to MaxPreps records, the Sailors haven’t beaten Riverview since 2014.

PATIENCE

Without Richardson’s steady guidance (and patience), the Sarasota turnaround likely does not happen.

And Richardson almost waved off the chance. She was nervous; Richardson, who was 22 at the time, had never been a top coach before and didn’t want to fail. It took some prodding from her father — Riverview High boys soccer Coach Ed Stroop — to get her to take the leap.

“I’ve taken it more seriously as the years have gone on,” Richardson said. “I’ve received coaching education. This is the first year that I feel like I really know what I’m doing.

I’m qualified. And you know, as a female coach, you can get shooed off by some male coaches and athletic directors. But I have confidence now. I know what I’m doing, and my team knows what it’s doing. My dad has been a big part of building that confidence.”

Richardson and Stroop talk after every game, asking each other how their respective games went and acting as sounding boards for questions.

This year’s conversations have had much joy to relay and, Richardson hopes, much more to come.

Sailors junior Skylar Woods (2) kicks the ball up the field against The Out-of-Door Academy.

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Just getting warm Riverview is 4-2 but feels like it has the potential for much more.

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f you’ve seen the Riverview High boys basketball team recently, one word has likely come to mind: athleticism.

The Rams are typically one of the fastest and highest-flying teams on the Gulf Coast side of the state.

They have three alumni playing at the NCAA Division I level: Brion Whitley (Southern), A.J. Caldwell (Tennessee-Chattanooga) and John Solomon (Montana). And this year’s team has at least one player who will join them — potentially more — plus, as of Dec. 15, an NCAA Division I football signee.

The Rams are as athletic as ever.

That plus some impressive length has Riverview in position for another strong season. If, that is, they can find a solid identity, something Coach Rudy Fraraccio said the team is still trying to uncover after returning one starter from 2020.

Jason Jackson is a good start.

The junior guard has impressed from the moment he stepped onto Riverview’s court, but he’s gotten even better in 2021. Jackson, who is 6-foot-4, averages 18.7 points and 4.5 rebounds a game, proving the college scouts right. According to Rivals, Jackson is a four-star player (the No. 114 player in the country) and holds offers from Florida, LSU and Virginia Tech. His ability to finish at the rim remains impressive, and Fraraccio said Jackson has stepped up his leadership, helping to bring the team together.

He’s also not carrying the scoring load himself. Freshman wing Jamier Jones has already made a national name for himself, playing for Each 1 Teach 1, one of the top club teams in the country. His highlights have

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Riverview freshman Jamier Jones (1) grabs a rebound over Lakewood Ranch’s Andres Junge.

earned him 44,500 followers on Instagram. His play has backed up his fame: Jones, who is 6-foot-5, is averaging 18.5 points and 5.2 rebounds a game through the first six games of his varsity career.

“He does a lot for us,” Jackson said of Jones. “He can rebound, and he can score. It helps me out because you can maybe guard one of us, but we’ll just go to the other guy. It’s fun to have another guy who can play (at an elite level).”

Outside of Jackson and Jones, the rest of the Rams are no slouches.

They include 6-foot-3 senior guard Jaron Glover, who Wednesday morning signed with Michigan State as a wide receiver and provides strong defense, and 6-foot-5

senior forward Jackson Dawson, another member of the football team who has proven himself adept on the basketball court and is averaging 11 points and 6.8 rebounds a game. Fraraccio also complimented seniors Pete Goldberg, Henry Castilo and Brandon Seadrow, as well as sophomore Jackson King, on providing solid minutes, giving the team necessary depth.

Despite a lot of talent and a 4-2 record, the Rams feel like they’re capable of more. One of the team’s losses was a 66-63 defeat at Lakewood Ranch High (4-3) on Dec. 9 that came down to the final seconds.

It was a game that, on paper, Riverview probably should have won. Jason Jackson said he felt like

the Rams rushed their possessions more than was necessary, which led to missed opportunities.

“Everything was one pass, one shot,” Jackson said. “We were too quick. We need to take our time.

There’s no shot clock in high school ball, so why not use that (to their advantage)?”

The Rams will learn from that loss as they learn from every game and every practice.

Fraraccio said he’s happy with the team’s start, considering all the talent the program graduated in the spring, and expects that the Rams of a month from now will look a lot different, both in terms of on-court execution and coaching strategy.

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Taking advantage of the team’s athletes. Fraraccio said Riverview’s athleticism comes into play defensively first, getting teams to turn the ball over, which leads to offense (and having fun, as he puts it). In fact, Fraraccio said he wants more of this type of up-tempo, aggressive play from his team than he’s seen.

“We’re more concerned with how we finish than how we start,” Fraraccio said. “We’re making strides.

We’ve got a fun-loving group that is working hard and has a nice mix of leadership. We’re going to try to capitalize on it.”

I think they’ll get what Fraraccio is looking for sooner than later.

This Rams team is full of personality. Before practice on Dec. 14, Glover and Jones decided to have an impromptu one-on-one session instead of going through normal (read: boring) warmups and shooting drills.

They both made a number of impressive shots and laughed through it all. If you need more of a reason to go catch one of their games, watch some highlights of Jackson on YouTube. There’s a number of videos spotlighting his dunking ability. Take it from someone who has seen him play in person a number of times: Every time, you’ll see something that makes you say wow. And with Jones now in the fold, that potential for breathtaking plays is doubled.

And think about this: The Rams started 4-2 last season, too. They finished 22-7 and reached the regional finals (Elite Eight), nearly toppling Oak Ridge High before falling 82-78. Their potential might be even higher this season. You might want to get on the hype train before it leaves the station.

Ryan Kohn is the sports writer for the Sarasota Observer. Contact him at RKohn@ YourObserver.com.

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When did you start playing soccer?

I started playing soccer in fourth grade. I just started playing because it seemed fun. I made a lot of great friends with it, and I found that I could improve and work to perfect my game. I fell in love with it.

What is the appeal to you?

I like the people the most. Everyone in soccer is so nice. I also like the competition because it helps me takes my mind off school and any other stress I have.

What is your best skill?

Being a team player. I’m able to keep my cool during games. I don’t get mad easily, so I’m able to remain calm and stay (mentally) in the game. I feel like I am able to communicate well with others, too.

What have you recently worked to improve?

Everything. My overall game. I’m trying to make smart plays and get

What is your favorite soccer memory?

I don’t know if I have one favorite memory. I just enjoy playing the game. It’s always fun when you play with good teammates.

What is your favorite food?

Oh, I don’t know. I’ll eat anything. I love food. But maybe chocolate chip cookies.

Which superpower would you pick?

Either flying or telekinesis. Flying is cool, and you can get anywhere you want. Telekinesis, you can take people by surprise.

What is your favorite school subject?

I like English because I like to write, so that’s fun for me. I do not like math at all.

What is your favorite TV show?

I’ll watch whatever I find on Netflix. I don’t have a favorite show or anything.

What is the best advice you have received?

Don’t lose your head. It’s the most important part of the body. That’s why I try to stay calm all the time.

Otherwise, everything just gets chaotic.

Finish this sentence: “Madelyn Bland is …”

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“I’m missing one. There’s six people in my family, and we only have five snowmen,” Knight said. “If I can find another (snowman), I would get it.”

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HOLIDAYWorship Guide Look for area services, programs and events to celebrate this joyous time of year.

5394 Midnight Pass Road, Siesta Key

December 24th Christmas Eve

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SARASOTA 4645 Ainsley Place 7 Beds 6 Baths 4,272 Sq. Ft. Kim Ogilvie 941-376-1717 A4514309 $22,000,000

SARASOTA The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Residences 1204 2 Beds 2/1 Baths 3,553 Sq. Ft. Joan Dickinson & Beth Afflebach 941-914-0496 A4508463 $3,950,000

SARASOTA 500 S Palm Avenue 101 3 Beds 3/1 Baths 2,830 Sq. Ft. Marybeth Flynn 941-704-1477 A4517329 $3,000,000

SIESTA KEY 225 Little Pond Lane 5 Beds 4 Baths 3,200 Sq. Ft. Stacy Hanan 941-266-0529 A4517313 $2,750,000

SARASOTA 3835 Pomegranate Place 3 Beds 3/1 Baths 3,179 Sq. Ft. Kelly Quigley 941-356-9954 A4519108 $2,195,000

SIESTA KEY 6342 Midnight Pass Road 112 4 Beds 3/1 Baths 2,352 Sq. Ft. Karen Chandler 941-544-4919 A4518923 $2,125,000

SARASOTA 3501 Founders Club Drive 3 Beds 3 Baths 2,836 Sq. Ft. Richard Hearn 941-313-1591 A4497661 $1,700,000

SIESTA KEY 1001 Point Of Rocks Road 412 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,370 Sq. Ft. Perry Corneau 941-650-4626 A4512199 $1,600,000

SIESTA KEY 1660 Summerhouse Lane 402 3 Beds 2/1 Baths 2,110 Sq. Ft. Anja Deichmann 941-284-7987 A4517373 $1,600,000

SIESTA KEY 1001 Point Of Rocks Road 411 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,370 Sq. Ft. Joanna Benante & Ann Martin & Amber Watson 941-356-7717 A4517478 $1,575,000

SIESTA KEY 4910 Commonwealth Drive 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,210 Sq. Ft. Barbara Dumbaugh & Victoria Lear 941-951-6660 A4512691 $1,500,000

SIESTA KEY 5533 Cape Aqua Drive 3 Beds 3 Baths 2,302 Sq. Ft. Brian Loebker 941-735-4393 A4517797 $1,395,000

SARASOTA 446 Burns Court 2 Beds 2/1 Baths 1,313 Sq. Ft. Richard Perlman 941-228-8580 A4518921 $1,200,000

SARASOTA 7700 Iguana Drive 4 Beds 3 Baths 2,550 Sq. Ft. Lee Byron & Sue Keal 941-350-5542 A4512842 $930,000

OSPREY 6100 Jessie Harbor Drive 202 3 Beds 3/1 Baths 3,771 Sq. Ft. Maureen Doherty & Patrick Doherty 941-993-3159 A4518119 $925,000

SARASOTA 205 Golden Gate Point 202 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,480 Sq. Ft. Lenore Treiman 941-356-9642 A4519237 $895,000

VENICE 4700 Forbes Trail 4 Beds 2 Baths 2,000 Sq. Ft. Peter Mann 941-914-5657 N6118561 $880,000

SARASOTA 5107 Flicker Field Circle 3 Beds 3 Baths 2,215 Sq. Ft. Dana Westmark & Donald Geikie 941-356-5091 A4519390 $870,000

SARASOTA 1518 Bel Air Star Parkway 4 Beds 4/1 Baths 3,475 Sq. Ft. Cheryl Roberts 941-266-1450 A4506654 $835,000

SARASOTA 1039 23rd Street 3 Beds 2 Baths 1,513 Sq. Ft. Maureen Doherty & Patrick Doherty 941-993-3159 A4519506 $799,000

OSPREY 6 Bay Acres Avenue 1,887 Sq. Ft. Alex Webster 215-606-7007 A4519388 $720,000

SARASOTA 8529 Great Meadow Drive 4 Beds 3 Baths 2,421 Sq. Ft. Bibi-Ann Allard PA 941-685-0422 A4519305 $699,000

SARASOTA 4929 Old Creek Drive 4 Beds 2/1 Baths 2,416 Sq. Ft. June Howell 941-350-7521 A4519227 $599,900

SARASOTA 101 S Gulfstream Avenue 15B 2 Beds 2 Baths 1,320 Sq. Ft. Tracy Jones 941-376-3405 A4518516 $470,000

SARASOTA 2460 Goldenrod Street 3 Beds 2 Baths 1,392 Sq. Ft. Peggy Wellman & Robert Moffatt 941-374-0811 A4517575 $399,900

SARASOTA 1335 Second Street PH 5 Beds 5/2 Baths 5,883 Sq. Ft. Jonathan Abrams 941-232-2868 A4516602 $6,450,000

SARASOTA 345 S Polk Drive 5 Beds 5/2 Baths 4,991 Sq. Ft. Barbara May & Fred Sassen 404-822-9264 A4515494 $6,250,000

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home in White Beach Fruit Co. tops all transactions in this week’s real estate.

Isobel Mary Cleland sold her home at 7360 Point of Rocks Road to Point of Rocks LLC for $4.85 million. Built in 1946, it has five bedrooms, five-anda-half baths, a pool and 6,971 square feet of living area. It sold for $3.9 million in 2016.

SARASOTA: $1.25 MILLION

Bay Plaza Thomas Argyris Jr. and Pia McCann, trustees, of Ponte Vedra Beach, sold their Unit 408 condominium at 1255 N. Gulfstream Ave. to James and Joann Grace, of Sarasota, for $1.25 million.

Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 2,055 square feet of living area. It sold for $650,000 in 2011.

PALMER RANCH: $900,000 Arbor Lakes on Palmer Ranch Nerole and Jeanette Courageux sold their home at 5925 Anise Drive to Rubin and Alyson Hanan, of Sarasota, for $900,000. Built in 2017, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,487 square feet of living area. It sold for $470,300 in 2017.

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THE LANDINGS Yadira Gonzalez-Mendez, of Sarasota, sold the home at 5179 Flicker Field Circle to Kenneth and Dawn Drost, trustees, of Sarasota, for $1.15 million. Built in 1987, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,135 square feet of living area.

It sold for $758,000 in 2019.

ESPLANADE BY SIESTA KEY Francis and Marion Fitzpatrick, of Sarasota, sold their home at 8124 Gabanna Drive to Matthew Wayne Duncan and Theresa Ann Melocco, of Sarasota, for $899,000.

Built in 2016, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,106 square feet of living area. It sold for $617,600 in 2016.

SOUTHPOINTE SHORE Paul Notine and Allyson LucashNotine, of Ellenton, sold their home at 1824 Southpointe Drive to Daniel and Beth Ann Collins, of Sarasota, for $705,000. Built in 1969, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,145 square feet of living area.

It sold for $450,000 in 2017.

ALINARI Scott and Tracey Fletcher, of Venice, sold their Unit 1409 condominium at 800 N. Tamiami Trail to Freeman Willis Smith Jr. and Sean Marie High-Smith, of Naperville, Illinois, for $696,000.

Built in 2007, it has one bedroom, one-and-a-half baths and 1,212 square feet of living area. It sold for $420,000 in 2015.

WASHINGTON PARK Laurie Rosin, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 1911 Oak St. to James and Cathy Stranberg, trustees, of Longboat Key, for $650,000. Built in 1940, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 988

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The top-selling property in Sarasota was the Unit 408 condominium at 1255 N. Gulfstream Ave. Built in 1982, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 2,055 square feet of living area.

square feet of living area. It sold for $122,000 in 1998.

RIVER FOREST Michael and Victoria Joyce, of Barrington, Illinois, sold their home at 5214 Susan Ave. to Michael and Nickolette Norberg, of Seattle, for $579,000. Built in 1959, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,040 square feet of living area. It sold for $380,000 in 2020.

GULF GATE EAST Richard Horan Jr. and Thomas Horan, trustees, of McLean, Virginia, sold the home at 3731 Kingston Blvd. to Shelby Lisette Anderson and Richard Charles Anderson, of Sarasota, for $535,000. Built in 1986, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,731 square feet of living area. It sold for $214,000 in 2002.

THE ROYAL ST. ANDREW Cynthia Lang and James Allen, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 303 condominium at 555 S. Gulfstream Ave. to Vincent and Audrey Butta, of Lloyd Harbor, New York, for $500,000. Built in 1969, it has one bedroom, one bath and 718 square feet of living area. It sold for $272,500 in 2019.

HUDSON HARBOUR Martin Lawrence Ogletree and Elizabeth Hendricks Ogletree, trustees, of Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, sold the Unit 101 condominium at 800 Hudson Ave. to Paul Anthony Johnson and Perla Maria Johnson, of Sarasota, for $500,000. Built in 1984, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,313 square feet of living area. It sold for $133,000 in 1999.

OSPREY: $1.5 MILLION

Oaks II Jane Sweeney, of Sarasota, sold the home at 416 E. Mac Ewen Drive to Krishna and Malathi Prasad, of Osprey, for $1.5 million. Built in 2001, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,262 square feet of living area. It sold for $890,000 in 2014.

NOKOMIS: $570,000

Laurel Landings Estates Linda Koren, trustee, of Venice, sold the home at 1101 Kings Way Drive to Ilanit Klang-Geffre, of Sarasota, for $570,000.

Built in 1997, it has four bedrooms, three-anda-half baths, a pool and 2,637 square feet of living area. It sold for $350,000 in 2000.

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SOUTH GATE Robert Bruce Teal and Doris Golden Teal sold their home at 2504 Fruit Tree Drive to DA-FS-2504 Fruit Tree LLC for $500,000. Built in 1960, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,200 square feet

SUNNYSIDE PARK Graham and Brenda McKay, of Newport Gwent, Wales, sold their home at 2316 Sunnyside Place to Napior Management LLC for $505,000. Built in 1957, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,434 square feet of living area. It sold for $104,900 in 1997.

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TOP BUILDING PERMIST These are the largest city of Sarasota and Sarasota County building permits issued for the week of Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, in order of dollar amounts.

Downtown St. Petersburg

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Permit

Applicant

Amount

684 Freeling Drive

Renovations

Scott Grimes

2028 Hibiscus St.

Alterations

Thomas De Brosse Jr. $185,600

2504 Pelican Drive

Alterations

Sharon Dillon

$171,578

2373 Prospect St.

Alterations

Eric Gnoske

$67,050

1373 Harbor Drive

Renovations

John Bruno

$51,200

3306 Old Oak Drive

Wall

Rachel Saltzberg

$28,300

2772 Hatton St.

Re-roof

Jeremy Kicklighter

$22,682

1855 Oak St.

Alterations

Matthew Arcari

$18,350

2650 Davis Blvd.

Re-roof

Sally Ann Mac Fadden

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Windows/Doors

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SARASOTA COUNTY Address

Permit Applicant Amount

71 Mangrove Point Road

Addition

Alfred Bargar

$285,000

8625 Midnight Pass Road

Alterations

Jill Plank Butler

$129,000

221 Osprey Point Drive

Re-roof

Alexander Mc Closkey

5030 Sandy Beach Ave.

Pool/Spa

Mark Krakowiak

8263 Cypress Hollow Drive

Re-roof

#304B $82,500

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$70,000

Joseph Zakrzewski

$67,500

422 Blue Garden Lane

Doors/Windows

Dean Olinger

$67,500

7640 Midnight Pass Road

Doors/Windows

Elizabeth Hansen

$61,600

Monte Decarlo

$60,500

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Wubit Investments LLC sold the home at 2607 Suncrest Drive to Maureen and Paul Gresk, of Sarasota, for $485,000. Built in 1965, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,840 square feet of living area. It sold for $236,000 in March.

Gregory Onstott, of West Lake Hills, Texas, sold the home at 2438 Wisteria St. to David Esh and David Zook, of Gap, Pennsylvania, for $450,000. Built in 1962, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,317 square feet of living area. It sold for $395,000 in August.

John Dahill III, of Sarasota, sold his home at 2316 Goldenrod St. to Daria and Natalia Levko, of Guerneville, California, for $450,000. Built in 1956, it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,750 square feet of living area. It sold for $119,500 in 2000.

THE ISLAND Global Property Consulting LLC sold the Unit A-2 condominium at 2211 Michele Drive to Tomasz and Cynthia Ann Kipta, of Silverthorne, Colorado, for $475,000.

Built in 1985, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,396 square feet of living area. It sold for $215,000 in 2015.

ASHTON PINES Woodhaven Ventures LP sold the home at 5521 Pamplona Way to John Karras and Brad and Kimberly Kunz, of Sarasota, for $467,000.

Built in 2014, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,019 square feet of living area. It sold for $320,000 in 2014.

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David Brown, of Sarasota, sold the home at 5183 Ashton Pines Lane to Moon Cove Holding LLC for $460,000. Built in 1989, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,657 square feet of living area. It sold for $120,000 in 1992.

Integrative Medicine Treating the Whole Person for Optimal Health and Healing Dr. Kinga Porter, owner of Whole Health clinic, believes everything is a spectrum in medicine, starting with prevention, then involving supplements and diet and ending with medication, if needed.

As a native of Poland, Dr. Porter has been familiar with integrative medicine, which combines alternative and conventional medical treatments and practices, her entire life. She says this holistic approach to healthcare is more popular in her home country than it is here in the United States. Dr. Porter’s training and education included studying

under a mentor who practices integrative medicine as well as learning from celebrity doctor Dr. Andrew Weil.

In addition to working with patients at her clinic, she works as a hospitalist at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, where she practices acute medicine.

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LOMA LINDA PARK Homes With A Purpose LLC sold the home at 2313 Prospect St. to Joseph Michael Dargin, of Sarasota, and Andrej Maihorn and Angelita Kay Billman Maihorn, of Millersburg, Ohio, for $460,000. Built in 1952, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,248 square feet of living area. It sold for $325,000 in 2020.

NORTH VAMO Betty Thompson, of Sarasota, sold the home at 1821 Bayonne St. to Aleksandr Abakhin and Olga Abakhina, of Sarasota, for $450,000. Built in 1998, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,798 square feet of living area.

GROVE LAWN Susan Stearns and Jay Rudo sold their home at 2061 Wisteria St. to Cary Parkes and Jessica Marrone Parkes, of Sarasota, for $439,000.

Built in 1949, it has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,726 square feet of living area. It sold for $295,000 in 2017.

KALLA’S James and Linda Smith, of Hermitage, Tennessee, sold their home at 3246 Maiden Lane to Jonathan Hancock and Elisa Palma-Hancock, of Sarasota, for $430,000. Built in 1983, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 1,779 square feet of living area. It sold for $175,000 in 2008.

BAY’S BLUFF Sandra Manning Mickelson and Gordon Mickelson, trustees, of Bradenton, sold the Unit 205 condominium at 1100 Imperial Drive to Margaret O’Connell, of Sarasota, for $412,500. Built in 1971, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,141 square feet of living area. It sold for $53,900 in 1979.

PHILLIPPI GARDENS Mark Ellis Lockwood, trustee, of Bellevue, Nebraska, sold the home at 2528 Waneta Drive to Michael Abler, trustee, of Santa Cruz, California, for $401,000. Built in 1962, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,689 square feet of living area.

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Individual and Family Health Insurance

941-345-5264

Serving South Sarasota Only including: Palmer Ranch – Osprey – Nokomis

368924

Insurance

• Pool Cage Restoration • Rescreening Specialists • Specialty Screens • Paint • Doors and more!

Satisfaction guarantee Satisfaction Guarantee Pool cage Restoration/ Rescreening specialists Manufacture and Workmanship Warranties

369089

(941) 966-2960

Serving the Palmer Ranch Area Since 2007 Licensed & Insured

www.PalmerRanchHomewatchers.com PalmerRanchHomewatchers@comcast.net

Building & Roofing Contractor

Pet Services

PALMER RANCH HOMEWATCHERS®

368929

Kenneth Fuhlman Inc.

Diagnoses & Prognoses | Procedures & Treatments Acute & Chronic Illnesses | Sudden Medical Events & Surgeries Aging Health Concerns | Pre-surgical Preparation | Specialty: Cardiac

CALL PINNACLE TODAY! 941-306-1999

Fully Insured

State Licensed Contractor #CCC057066

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Dave and Connie Grundy

Joe Murray, Owner

Medical Support Therapy for:

369168

Pinnacle Home Watch.com Stop Worrying About Your Home While Away

3687676-01

Specializing in Re-Roofing & Repairs

Personal Services

Home Services

Lic. & Ins.

38 Years Experience

368928

941-400-6786 Sarasota & Surrounding Areas

www.SarasotaDiscCenter.com DrCifra@SarasotaDiscCenter.com

Insured

369079

Non-Surgical Spinal Decompression provides safe, gentle & effective relief for upwards of 90% of patients that qualify for care.

“No Job Too Small”

Licensed

369076

FREE CONSULTATION 941.358.2224

373-9299

Eldridge Re-Screen

Wizard Moving SRQ

370260

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Who you work with matters OVER $136,000,000 PENDING & SOLD IN 2021

5731 HYDRANGEA CIR | $1.3999M

SOLD

SOLD

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4 0 5 B E A C H R D | N E W LY O F F E R E D AT $ 4 . 2 5 M

3 DAYS | 5536 CONTENTO DR | $1.795M

BUYER | $5.25M LP

SELLER | $1.53M | ABOVE LIST

“Judie is a consummate professional.

Her expertise, her intelligence as well as her support made for a great experience and a great outcome. Highly recommend her.”

-Ted Ritter and Harma Nijhof, Siesta Key

23 Years Selling Sarasota’s Luxury Real Estate Ranked in the Top 1.5% in the USA

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