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Neptune statue feels the love Clearly, Unconditional Surrender isn't the only smooching sculpture in town.

This weekend on St. Armands Circle, the Sarasota Observer spotted the statue of Neptune, the Roman god of the sea who’s only second in power to Jupiter, with a sign of affection: a dark red kiss mark on his cheek.

Which of the eligible lady statues could have left it?

Neptune wouldn’t kiss and tell...

ACCESS

DENIED A judge ruled 35 years ago that a waterfront portion of Shell Road was private property. Today, longtime Siesta Key residents say that paved the way for a new complaint over public access to Beach Road. SEE PAGE 3 BEACH ROAD

What’s that smell?

To quote the Lynyrd Skynard song “Ooooh that smell.

Can’t you smell that smell?”

Take a whiff Sarasota of the two of the famous corpse flowers named Seymour and Audrey that are set to bloom within the week at Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

The flowers are known for a putrid scent that they produce once in bloom.

TURTLE TRACKS AS OF JULY 16 TOTAL NESTS:

2016 2015 Lido Beach 120 86 Siesta Key 345 355 Casey Key 1,668 913 TOTAL FALSE CRAWLS:

2016 2015 Lido Beach 149 102 Siesta Key 1,157 376 Casey Key 2,897 870 Source: Mote Marine Laboratory

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Detour Dilemma

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Battle on the beach

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Signs prohibiting vehicles stand on either side of Beach Road (left), which was formally vacated earlier this year. North on Siesta Key, Shell Road (right) is now over grown with grass, unable to be identified from a property owner’s lawn. Shell Road was formally vacated in 1981 and, 35 years later, Siesta Key residents fear they are losing access to beaches.

The Osprey Avenue bridge is closing for a year.

As the city addresses resident concerns, are businesses bearing the brunt of the impact?

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In November, the engineering firm leading the construction of a new lift station near the Hudson Bayou held a community meeting to discuss one of the project’s most significant impacts: the closure of the Osprey Avenue bridge for up to a year.

At that point, McKim and Creed had already arrived at a preliminary plan for rerouting traffic heading northbound on Osprey. Residents had expressed significant concern about cars cutting through their neighborhoods. As a result, the proposed detour directed drivers onto Hillview Street, cutting through the commercial Southside Village district before continuing north on U.S. 41.

Since assuming control of the Lift Station 87 project in 2013, McKim and Creed project manager Robert Garland has repeatedly stressed the value of communication as work progresses.

The proposed traffic plans were no different, crafted in direct response to feedback following a short-term closure on the Osprey Avenue bridge at the beginning of 2015.

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Sarasota’s Hradek: Forever a Sailor As Sarasota High Principal Jeff Hradek retires after 13 years, he has a welcome gift for his successor.

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Little Skull Photography brings a vintage flair to local portraits.

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Sarasota High School Principal Jeff Hradek during his final commencement ceremony as principal June 3.

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WEEK OF JULY 21, 2016 Patterson Foundation boosts bayfront planning effort As Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 works to create a planning organization to lead the redevelopment of 42 acres of city-owned land near the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, the Patterson Foundation has committed $300,000 to the cause.

The Patterson Foundation announced its threetier contribution in a release today. In addition to an initial $100,000 donation, the foundation will give an additional $100,000 when the public has raised $1 million and $2.4 million for the bayfront planning effort.

Sarasota Bayfront 20:20 is working to raise $2.5 million to fund a new planning group, which will be tasked with creating a master plan for the city-owned land.

Although members of the planning group are still to be determined, Bayfront 20:20 leader Michael Klauber hopes to have specifics finalized by September.

“There was no thought whatsoever except ‘Let’s just keep cars out of the neighborhood.’”

Eddie Morton, owner of Morton’s Gourmet Market, on the city’s plans to reroute traffic during the Osprey Avenue bridge closure. READ MORE ON PAGE 4A

REALITY ISN’T REALLY REAL Bravo

Katie and Jesse Biter visit their yacht’s captain to extend their trip and complain about an employee.

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arasota entrepreneur Jesse Biter has another title to add to his lengthy resume: reality TV star.

On two episodes of the Bravo TV show “Below Deck Mediterranean,” Biter was depicted as the obnoxious American who belittles the help on a luxury yacht, drinks alcohol like it’s water and leads the loutish group of demanding snobs.

Biter says the experience was a blast for him and his wife, Katie. He has no regrets.

“I didn’t mind being the show’s villain,” Biter says. “I hope people realize reality TV isn’t necessarily real.”

Although confidentiality agreements prevented him from saying what exactly may have been forced, with a week to reflect after the airing, Biter spoke to the Sarasota Observer about his experience: What was the show really like?

We had a lot of fun. It was a great experience. We learned a lot about how a reality TV show is made, which was a lot of fun. A lot of people don’t get it, but it was really a game. And it was fun playing a role.

Are you worried your image, in the business community or with your family, will suffer

from the way you came off in the show?

People who know me know this isn’t real. Bad service equals complaints equals drama equals good ratings.

My mom’s best friend loves the show, and she had a big laugh watching it. The producers wouldn’t be doing their job if everyone on the show were happy.

Would you and Katie go on the show again?

We would definitely do it again.

We might want to have more say in how the story is told, but we would absolutely do it again.

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WHAT’S THE BUZZ? On Monday, the Sarasota City Commission discussed the future of the former GWIZ property. The board asked staff to investigate the possibility of demolishing the existing building, which has been vacant since the children’s science museum left in 2014.

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Shell Road history illustrates fight for beach access on Siesta gathered June 19 near Beach Access 2 to learn

about fellow Siesta Key resident Mike Cosentino’s intent to file a lawsuit against Sarasota County.

The suit contests the county’s decision to vacate its claim to a portion of Beach Road, turning a portion of public right of way into private property. As residents have learned of the decision — and Cosentino’s opposition — a growing number are expressing concern.

Two Beach Road residents, Chelley Serrano and William Caflisch Jr., were among those present at the unofficial meeting. They defended the county’s May 11 decision to permanently restrict thru traffic on a road that has been “temporarily” vacated since 1993, pointing out that public access to the beach via the land would be maintained per an agreement with property owners.

After Serrano and Caflisch Jr. left, the small group of residents meandered around the pier, asking questions and expressing frustrations as the sun set.

For longtime residents of Siesta Key, in particular, beach road closures and public access aren’t a new issue. Cosentino believes the Beach Road vacation is a last stand of sorts — a chance to avoid ceding public access to beachfront streets as the county has in the past.

One woman, away from the group, looked at her friend and said in an exasperated tone, “It’s like Shell Road all over again.”

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Over the decades, as private land, the road has gradually washed away. The issue at hand has not, with Beach Road becoming the latest public beach access issue.

Some residents have connected the Shell Road and Beach Road disputes, because both deal with the public’s ability to drive on waterfront roadways and access beaches. They see Shell Road as

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Wendel Kent moved to his home on Shell Road in 1960.

At the time, there was a 150-foot-wide beach in his front yard. A lagoon created by two parallel sand bars provided his sons with a safe place to play with the other children from the neighborhood.

The beach has since eroded, and one of the sand bars has washed away, but the house has remained largely the same in the 56 years he has lived there. The changes in the environment have impacted Kent’s home in some ways, though. Today, visitors walk through the entrance Kent still refers to as the “back door” — because the road the house used to face no longer exists.

Shell Road used to form a C-shaped loop, connecting with Higel Avenue on either end. Like Beach Road, it ran parallel to the gulf and offered the public a drive-by view of the water.

The north leg of the road still exists, but the 3/4-mile middle portion is now gone. Walking from Kent’s “front door” to the gulf, you wouldn’t even know a road had ever been there.

That’s because in 1972, residents used barricades to unilaterally close the road to thru traffic, a decision the county voted to uphold later in the same year.

The residents argued the road was never a public road to begin

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with, despite how the street had been used. According to property owners, the road was included with the land when the lots were platted in the early 1900s.

The road remained closed to thru traffic until late 1979, when Sarasota County attempted to claim ownership of the road, then in poor maintenance, and construct a nature trail for public use.

Shell Road residents filed a lawsuit contesting the county’s claim. They argued Shell Road was not subject to county seizure, because the road had never received county maintenance.

Lou Piotrowski bought her home on Shell Road in 1979. She remembers large Australian pines that had grown on and around the road and a pool being built over the land where the road sat. To residents, these features contributed to the idea that Shell Road, despite the name, wasn’t really a street.

“You wouldn’t think ‘Oh, what a nice old road,’” Piotrowksi said.

“You would look at it and think ‘Oh, a beach with some shelly parts.’”

On June 20, 1981, Judge Gilbert Smith sided with the residents of Shell Road. In his ruling, Smith wrote that county employees repeatedly told residents that the road was private, and that the county would not put traffic signs on the road or repair it as a result.

Sarasota County appealed the decision, but ultimately the county’s claim to the land was formally denied because of the lack of maintenance. Public access to Shell Road was officially off-limits.

Kent maintains the “road” was not a road at all, but a private driveway included with the lots in their original plats.

“I don’t like the word ‘won,’ because we already had it.” Kent said. “We didn’t win it. It was part of what we bought.”

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Wendel Kent sits in his living room, which overlooks his “front” yard. Grass now covers Shell Road, which used to run parallel to the gulf about 50 feet from Kent’s house.

the first domino to fall in the fight for beach access, which ultimately led to the county giveaway of Beach Road.

Former County Commissioner Nora Patterson remembers the Shell Road controversy and later had to navigate conflict over the public’s ability to access the beach during her 16 years on the commission.

In 2006, Shell Road residents responded to a trespassing problem by placing signs on the sand perpendicular to the shore, declaring it private property.

The Florida Constitution mandates that wet sand be preserved as public property. Though she was sympathetic to the residents’ trespassing issues, Patterson suggested that homeowners move the signs from the sand to the vegetation parallel to the shore to avoid any legal problems.

Despite resident concerns — and lingering consternation over Shell Road’s closure — she believes Beach Road is its own issue. Though she is one of the Siesta Key residents upset with the loss of public access to Shell Road, she said the decision-makers in that case are long gone and the facts currently in play are different.

“The only connection is this is a platted road, and that was a platted road,” Patterson said.

Shell Road was first closed by residents without county authorization; on Beach Road, Sarasota County itself decided in 1993 to temporarily vacate the land in question. In May, the county sided with Beach Road residents who requested the permanent vacation.

In the Beach Road lawsuit, property owners are not claiming the vacated land was always their

private property. Public access will also be maintained: According to an agreement with Sarasota County, 60 feet of now sand-covered roadway is to be preserved as a pedestrian walkway even after the street is vacated.

Environmental lawyer Thomas Ankersen, the director of the University of Florida Conservation Clinic, is reluctant to draw significant parallels between the two cases because of the differing circumstances.

“What happened in one does not necessarily dictate what would happen in another,” Ankersen said.

Still, Cosentino believes the Shell Road case set a dangerous precedent for waterfront streets.

For him, there is a defining characteristic in both cases: the idea that the public could lose access to a road because of a previous lack of maintenance, even if the public interest in the street hasn’t waned.

Beach Road residents say they intend to keep the beach and the road exactly the way they are, but many of the Key’s residents gathered around the old pier last month don’t wait to keep the road they way it is. They want to restore it to what it once was, a publicly accessible road along Siesta beach.

As conflict continues regarding the future of Beach Road, Ankersen believes the dispute over the public right to access beaches is not likely to dissipate even after this case is settled.

“Public beach access is a precious resource,” Ankersen said.

“And it is only going to become more precious as the dry sand beach continues to be squeezed between the tide and line of construction.”

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“Our objective is to demonstrate to the residents and citizens that we’ve been listening,” Garland said.

But with the closure scheduled to begin Aug. 1, businesses in Southside Village say they haven’t been invited to participate in the conversation.

They, too, have significant concerns about the impact of the closure. They have questions about whether Hillview is well-suited to handle a significant increase in traffic, about whether customers will stay away once the detour is in place and about how special events on Hillview Street will be impacted by the new traffic pattern.

“The city talked to everybody else, but they never bothered to come down and discuss it with us,” said Eddie Morton, owner of Morton’s Gourmet Market. “To see what our feelings were, to even let us know what their idea was.”

Garland has mentioned making an effort to ensure businesses aren’t negatively impacted by the construction. That has mostly pertained to businesses closer to the site of the closure; Garland talked about placing wayfinding

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Message boards along Osprey Avenue direct northbound drivers to head to U.S. 41 because of the bridge closure.

Traffic plans call for traffic to detour down Hillview Street through the Southside Village area.

signs ensuring drivers that certain places are still open to the public once work on the bridge begins.

In advance of a July 26 public meeting to discuss the traffic plans, Garland said he didn’t see any issue with the proposed use of Hillview as a detour.

“It makes sense to direct traffic on Hillview — that’s a business corridor,” Garland said.

“We’re increasing the visibility of the businesses on that corridor, which should enhance business.”

Morton found out about the detour a few weeks ago, when the city began posting signs alerting drivers of the impending bridge closure. He disagrees with Garland’s view of how directing traffic onto Hillview will impact Southside Village businesses.

“When people think of detours,

they think of a lot of extra traffic,” Morton said. “When you’re pushing people to a certain area, that’s not a plus. It’s an inconvenience for people.”

Knickole Barger, co-owner of Knick’s Tavern and Grill, thinks the current traffic plan will result in gridlock on Hillview. She says the street isn’t a good fit as an arterial road. For most of the distance between Osprey and U.S. 41, there are just two lanes, with both parallel and angled parking spaces on either side of the street.

The presence of a roundabout and unlit pedestrian crossings makes things even more complicated, Barger said.

She, too, thinks that congestion will be bad for business in the area.

“People aren’t going to want to deal with the traffic,” Barger said.

Barger is asking city staff to address another issue associated with the detour. Southside Village has historically served as the venue for at least three major fundraising events: Morton’s Firehouse Chili Cook-Off, Giving Hunger the Blues and the Southside Village Holiday Stroll.

Last week, Giving Hunger the Blues organizer Peter Anderson received an email from city staff, informing him that the event could not be held on Hillview because of the detour. Anderson is now finalizing a new venue for Giving Hunger the Blues.

Barger said marketing work has already begun for all three events, all of which may not be allowed to go forward in their traditional location now.

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Katherine Knowles, an employee in the city’s special events office, said the department is still trying to get a handle on what engineering staff has planned for the Osprey bridge closure. She said staff wants to work out a solution for the Southside Village events but that the detour poses a challenge — one the special events office wasn’t fully aware of until recently.

“We didn’t know how extensive the street detours were going to be,” Knowles said. “We had no clue until, like, three weeks ago.”

In advance of the July 26 meeting, Southside Village businesses said a road like Waldemere Street would serve as a much better alternative for the detour, minimizing the impacts on the commercial district. Although the tentative traffic plan has been in place for at least eight months, Garland said the Lift Station 87 project team is still open to changes, where possible.

“We’ll continue to listen to residents and businesses and incorporate as many suggestions as we can,” Garland said.

Considering that meeting is being held less than a week before the closure, there’s some skepticism among businesses about the potential for change. Still, it represents an opportunity to make the case that the traffic plans need to account for the impact on Southside Village — an opportunity merchants they should have had a long time ago.

“To me, there was no thought whatsoever except ‘Let’s just keep cars out of the neighborhood,’” Morton said. “That was the only thought that went into this thing.”

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“It makes sense to direct traffic on Hillview — that’s a business corridor.

We’re increasing the visibility of the businesses on that corridor, which should enhance business.”

– Robert Garland, McKim and Creed project manager

“When people think of detours, they think of a lot of extra traffic.

When you’re pushing people to a certain area, that’s not a plus. It’s an inconvenience for people.”

– Eddie Morton, Morton’s Gourmet Market owner

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South Siesta businesses question parking capacity As construction begins on the new Daiquiri Deck location on south Siesta Key, how much room does the commercial district have to grow?

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An excavator digs through the rubble of what used to be a gas station car wash next to CB’s Island Outfitters.

The new Daiquiri Deck plans to open next to the store in spring 2017.

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On Friday, a large yellow excavator played tug-of-war with a large pile of rubble over a piece of mangled metal along Stickney Point Road.

The pile of debris was all that was left after crews demolished an old car wash to make room for Daiquiri Deck’s second location on Siesta Key, to be located at 1249 Stickney Point Road.

Just as the machine grappled with the pile of rubble, area business owners are grappling with a familiar problem— parking.

Crews plan to construct a three-story commercial development with 40 parking spaces next to CB’s Island Outfitters by spring 2017. A coffee shop is also included in the plans for the project, the newest addition to Siesta Key’s smaller, southern commercial district near the corner of Stickney Point and Midnight Pass Road.

Property owner Mason Tush is hopeful the new businesses will give the “little village” a foothold to carve out its own identity on Siesta Key, independent of Siesta Key Village.

“By adding this, the hope is that it will keep these people vacation-

ing on this side of the Key down here,” Tush said.

Despite Tush’s hopes, there is some concern a Daiquiri Deck will not blend with the culture of the commercial area.

“I’m all for everyone making the highest and best use for their property,” Clayton’s Siesta Grille owner Clayton Thompson said.

“But it’s a little out of the mainstream for what this area is.”

Though Thompson is impressed by the design of the project, he is hesitant to fully endorse increased development on south Siesta Key. For the most part, his worries aren’t related to the specifics of the Daiquiri Deck project. He is concerned the area does not have adequate infrastructure to facilitate increased growth.

“The county has not done

anything to provide any parking down here,” Thompson said.

An excavator rumbled just down the street as Thompson pointed out a vacant lot next to Siesta Key Storage from his restaurant Friday morning.

“The county should have bought that and turned it into a parking lot,” he said.

Limited parking is available at Beach Access 12, but Thompson thinks larger-scale accommodations are necessary as interest in the Key increases. He says he struggles to preserve parking for customers, and beachgoers struggle to find a parking spot near the beach.

As of now, the county says there are no plans to increase parking on south Siesta Key or assess the need for additional park-

ing, which architect Mark Smith believes places the responsibility on developers to solve south Siesta’s parking problems.

Designing the new Daiquiri Deck, Smith worked backward by accounting for parking first and then calculating the square footage that would fit within the county’s parking requirements.

“I squeezed in as many parking spaces as I could,” Smith said.

“On Siesta Key, that’s really the only way you can do it.”

Despite questions regarding the area’s ability to accommodate future growth, Smith, like Tush, believes Daiquiri Deck’s addition is a step toward creating a defining identity in the little village.

“Based on my impression of the Stickney Point area, this is an asset,” Smith said.

“By adding this, the hope is that it will keep these people vacationing on this side of the Key down here.”

–Mason Tush, CB’s Saltwater Outfitters owner

“I’m all for everyone making the highest and best use for their property. But it’s a little out of the mainstream for what this area is.”

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THE PROBLEM IS FREE PARKING When the city goes back to metered parking downtown, success will hinge on two key factors: making payment simple and using the revenues in ‘parking benefit districts.’

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ere we go again: Paid parking paranoia.

As the city moves toward re-instituting paid parking meters downtown, resistance has surfaced again among a dozen or so business people and residents who spoke at public hearings.

This reminds us of the newspaper industry and the internet. When the internet mushroomed in popularity in the mid-1990s, newspapers made a fatal mistake: They published their printed content online for free.

Years later, they were sorry they did.

In sore need of revenues to support their news operations, newspapers tried charging for online content — only to meet stiff resistance. Consumers found they could get their information for free elsewhere.

Only now is the trend going the other way. More and more consumers are paying for online content. But the message is similar for parking: Once the city gave consumers free curb parking on Main and adjoining streets, it has been difficult to take it away.

Many Sarasota shoppers feel entitled to free parking, and many merchants fear they will lose customers to malls and their free parking if the city charges for on-street parking.

But according to the nation’s acknowledged expert on parking, Donald C. Shoup of the University of California, free parking has a high cost, much higher than paid parking.

For one, Shoup wrote in a seminal report in 1997: “Because motorists pay nothing for parking, they own and use cars as if parking costs nothing, and traffic congestion results. When citizens object to congestion, planners restrict new development to reduce traffic. That is, minimum parking requirements force development to subsidize cars, and planners must then limit the density of development (and of people) to limit the density of cars.”

This, in turn, increases the cost of housing.

Moreover, free parking is the classic “tragedy of the commons.” When the Pilgrims first came to America, they set up communes where everyone shared equally in the food. But they almost starved, because so many abused

the free food and didn’t work.

Likewise with free parking. When parking is free, it’s overused and abused. No wonder it’s difficult to find a parking spot on Main Street. One-, two- and three-hour limits don’t help.

What’s more, free parking actually causes more downtown congestion and cruising (people burning gas as they scout for a free parking spot) than would occur with paid parking.

While some merchants think free parking attracts shoppers — and it does, the fact it’s difficult to find parking on Main also discourages shoppers from going downtown. That is lost business — a cost.

Conversely, if downtown meters are timed and priced correctly, the result is higher turnover, more opportunities for more shoppers to find a parking place and visit stores.

Indeed, meter pricing should reflect value. The closer a parking space is to Main Street shopping, the more valuable it is. It should have a higher price than the city’s parking garages.

Crucial to the success of the city’s metered parking program will be two key elements: the use of the money generated and the convenience of the payment systems.

Shoup has long advocated that money generated from parking meters should go directly back into funding improvements into parking benefit districts. He advocates using the money “to finance public services for residents in the neighborhood where it is collected … to repair sidewalks, plant street trees or put overhead utility wires underground.

“The point is,” Shoup said in a 2005 speech, “that you spend the money right in front of the parking meter so that the residents can see an improvement. Then they’ll say, ‘Yes, why shouldn’t outsiders pay for parking on our street?’” One of the model cities for this approach is Old Pasadena, Calif.

The meter system must be simple, too. Sarasota learned in its earlier adventure with paid parking meters that they were complicated and inconvenient. These days, the process must be fast and simple — perhaps as simple as swiping your debit card across a pad,

just as you swipe your hotel room card across the door pad.

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Time after time, Sarasota city taxpayers witness that managing real estate is not among the city’s operational strengths.

Just in the past week, the Observer reported on the strife between the city and Sarasota County over the cost of and who should pay for the operation of the Robert L. Taylor Community Center. Operating expenses have increased 75% to $1.4 million in four years at the center.

The City Commission also this week asked its staff to explore the idea of demolishing the abandoned GWIZ science center (and former Selby Library) building. It’s costing $40,000 a year in maintenance costs.

And then, the whopper of them all: the Bobby Jones Golf Club. A citizens committee says it needs about $14.5 million worth of improvements to remain viable.

We have recommended before the city sell Bobby Jones to a private enterprise; the role of government is not to manage a golf course. For that matter, we also would recommend the sale of the GWIZ property, but we know that’s part of the Bayfront 20:20 considerations.

Managing and funding the Robert L. Taylor Community Center is a complicated matter — embroiled in the dispute between the city and county over which entity is more responsible for its annual funding. Given the city’s track record, with expenses rising seemingly out of control, Sarasota city commissioners are in a position of weakness with the county. They would be wise to consider a trade: Give the county the site of the old Sarasota police station on Ringling Boulevard in exchange for the county taking control of the Robert L. Taylor Community Center.

Such a deal may even require an annual subsidy from the city. Even if it does, the cost likely would be worth it.

The lesson here for the city is a familiar one to many businesses: Stick to your knitting. Do what you know; outsource what you don’t; or better yet, get out of the business altogether.

YOUR VOTE WILL DETERMINE THE OUTCOME Once again, Florida is expected to be among the few states to determine the next president.

The state’s cache of 29 electoral votes are crucial. What’s more, Florida is considered a swing state. Twice Floridians voted for Republican George W. Bush, and twice Floridians voted for Democrat Barack Obama.

As of early July, if you put any credence in polls, the Clinton-Trump race is pretty much a tie. Real Clear Politics’ average of five Florida polls shows Hillary Clinton with a +0.6 spread.

Of course, much can happen and change between now and November. Nevertheless, the results from the state’s presidential preference elections can provide an indicator of how Florida’s results might turn out.

As the pundits and pros always note, turnout is

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crucial. In Florida’s March primary, 652,622 more Republicans voted than did Democrats. Republicans clearly were more charged up about their candidates than the Democrats.

So a big question is: Can the Democrats energize 2,528,573 more of their voters to vote? That’s what it would take for the Democrat turnout to equal what it was in 2012 when Obama carried Florida with 50% of the vote.

For Trump to win, Republicans would need to bring out 1,875,951 more voters to equal Obama’s totals in 2012.

But even if Republicans and Democrats are successful with voter turnout, Florida’s 3,214,856 voters who are neither Republicans nor Democrats, in all likelihood, will decide the election.

Be assured: Your vote will count.

Florida’s Presidential Preference Results

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Registered voters Democrats 4,569,788 % of Total 37.8% Republicans 4,276,104 % of total 35.4% Other 3,214,856 % of Total 27.8% Source: Florida Department of State

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Sarasota moving forward with the implementation of paid on-street parking is to be commended. Kudos to the citizens that have been serving on the Parking Advisory Committee over this past year to look at issues associated with parking meters, especially those problems associated with the last time parking meters were installed in Sarasota. The lessons learned from that experience are being applied to this current proposed system.

Parking meters will provide a source of revenue to help pay the approximate $1.1 million Parking Operations Division operating costs. This includes continued maintenance of the 4,000 parking spaces in parking garages, surface lots and on-street locations, associated division staff and other elements. Without adequate revenue sources, a large part of the division’s budget will have to continue to be paid for with other city funds. Those are funds that could be spent elsewhere if paid, metered parking was implemented and meter revenues put back into parking operations, including capital improvements.

While some merchants may complain that metered parking will hurt them, the body of

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case study evidence indicates otherwise. The downtown marketing firm of Hyett-Palma estimates an on-street parking stall to be worth approximately $300 to $400 per day in terms of downtown business.

Metered parking discourages store managers and employees from parking on the street.

It opens up spaces for retail customers.

If a business is worried that someone will not pay 25 cents at the meter for 15 minutes so that they can grab a cup of coffee to take to work, then that business may need to step up its marketing and provide that quarter to customers at the counter as an incentive for their patronage. I recently moved from Sarasota to Tacoma, Wash., where paid parking is found throughout downtown. Even in front of coffee shops.

Metered parking is an accepted practice and provides the city with the ability to keep parking operations financially viable and parking spaces available for customers.

I would encourage the city to continue to move forward with implementing the program.

NORM GOLLUB FORMER SARASOTA DOWNTOWN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR

Avoid gut reactions in response to attacks U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Longboat Key, sends out polls to some of his constituents here in Sarasota. His latest asked, “In light of the latest terrorist attack in France, which one of the following actions do you think would best protect America?”

First, it was not a terrorist attack, it was a person who was going through a divorce and was screwed up mentally. He had no connection with any group of terrorists. Remembering back through all the newspapers you’ve read for the last 10 years, where hundreds (thousands?) of “guys” have shot their wives, girlfriends, girlfriend’s boyfriends, or anyone nearby: How many were terrorists? None.

So, what are the results of the survey so far? Thirty-five percent of “us” want to deny letting Syrians or other Muslims into America. How about not letting “guys” into America? Twenty-eight percent said we should send NATO forces, including American soldiers, into Syria. Really? Send our men and women into a third Middle East war when the first two aren’t over yet? How many poor people do they think there are in America who believe

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How we deal with these complex situations is why we have career diplomats and state department functionaries. Obama, Clinton and Kerry are just the current faces we see of those who make policy pronouncements. How we react should be, in great part, based upon the well considered thoughts of those who know the details, not those who are reacting to the first twitchings of cable news. That is simply basing policy on someone having a gut reaction to a gut reaction. If we think about it, we really can do better.

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being in the military is a step up in their world? We should keep some of them at home in case a real problem comes along. Only 14% chose to send more air strikes against ISIS. Yet it is via air strikes that America (yes, America - under the Obama administration) has killed the most senior ISIS leaders (those who choose where to send suicide bombers and who to kill). Sending in our ground troops will help kill their ground troops, not their leaders, and will cause our ground troops to be killed as well.

We need to stop going with our gut reactions, which are formed before all facts are in.

Instead, we should go with reflective thought, which considers what actually has happened and what could happen relative to all the possible actions we might take, and then, when it is most advantageous, take those actions that will be best for America’s self interests for both short- and long-term considerations.

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Arlington Park resident David Paris says there’s a problem with the stop signs at the intersection of Hyde Park Street and Clematis Place: They don’t work.

The intersection sits at the south entrance to the neighborhood park, which means it gets a good amount of foot traffic. It also sits just west of Tuttle Avenue, which means cars driving along the road are mostly heading onto or coming off of a larger, nonresidential road.

The confluence of these factors means the intersection has been a safety hazard for years, Paris said.

“Many, many people fear walking across that intersection,” he said.

Paris isn’t alone. Nathan Wilson, vice president of the Arlington Park Neighborhood Association, said residents throughout the area have reported similar problems on roads linked to bigger thoroughfares.

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“Going in last year, I was new and nervous. I made a lot of blunders that I shouldn’t have made. I’m a lot stronger now, so this is kind of a redemption meet for me.”

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Chris Barr hit a grand slam in the first inning to help power the Sarasota American 11- and 12-yearold All-Star team to a 16-1 victory versus Gulf Coast to capture the Section 6 title July 17.

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Alec Boot-Hanford tossed a complete game to propel the Sarasota 14-under All-Stars to a 2-1 victory versus Longwood to win the Babe Ruth South Florida State Tournament July 17.

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ophia Hrtiz wanted to be just like her older sister, Hannah. She was willing to do whatever it took to a part of the in crowd — even if that meant spending countless hours getting pounded by volleyballs.

It was worth it. The mere thought of being a part of her sister’s world was well worth the occasional bump or bruise for Sophia, then a fourth-grader.

Before long, Sophia realized volleyball was more than just an opportunity to spend time with her sister, who was in seventh grade at the time. It was a sport she could she herself involved in long term.

“I picked it up a lot earlier than maybe I was supposed to, but I just loved it so much, and I thought I would be cool if I did it too,” Sophia said.

I t’s b e e n f i ve ye a rs since Sophia fended off her first volleyball from Hannah, and now the two sisters are preparing to take the court together for the first time as teammates.

On Aug. 1, Hannah and Sophia will participate in their first official practice of the fall as members of the volleyball team for Sarasota High, where Hannah will be a senior and Sophia will be a freshman.

“I trust her more than some of the other passers on the team,” Hannah said. “I know how she fends off balls, her emotions and the way she moves.”

Although Hannah, 17, and Sophia, 14, haven’t been on the same team until now (aside from one beach tournament), playing together is nothing new. Both sisters play club volleyball for the Wave Volleyball Alliance.

While Hannah plays for Wave’s 17 pro team, and Sophia plays for Wave’s 14 pro team, the sisters spent four or five days a week practicing and weight training together at the Wave facility during the club season while also spending time there this summer to prepare for the fall.

The girls are always the first ones to arrive and the last ones to leave, offering to sweep the floors and clean up wherever they can before calling it a day.

“Personally, I don’t feel like you could hope for anymore than that,” Wave Volleyball Alliance co-owner and former Sarasota High volleyball coach Chad Sutton, who is now at Cardinal Mooney, said. “I told my wife if we have a daughter and she’s not like that, I’m going to be disappointed. They’ve set the standard high.”

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Sarasota High freshman Sophia Hritz will play alongside her older sister Hannah, a senior, for the first and only time this fall.

Right: Hannah Hritz, right, goes up for a block during last year’s Pink Match against rival Riverview.

After realizing they both had a passion for the sport, the Hrtizes put up a volleyball net in their backyard.

Sophia, a libero, would stand on one side of the net trying to dig her sister’s hits while Hannah, an outside hitter, would do anything in her power to send the ball crashing down on her sister.

“I feel like I have to dig Hannah’s balls,” Sophia said. “I always hit at her. It’s a sister thing.”

“I just get to beat her up all of the time,” Hannah said.

Together, Hannah and Sophia have perfected their games one serve at a time, relying on one another to learn everything from jump serving to passing to becoming all-around better players.

“They are each other’s best motivation,” their mother, Sally Hritz said.

When the two sisters first started playing beach volleyball a few summers ago, Sophia struggled to get the timing of her jump serve just right.

She would either start to jump too early or toss the ball in the wrong spot.

Finally, Sophia turned to the one person who knew her game better than anyone else: Hannah.

Together, Hannah and Sophia spent countless practices working on Sophia’s jump serve, and eventually, it all came together.

“I wanted to do it because she could do it,” Sophia said. “I remember telling her, ‘I’m just as good as you are now.’ It was exciting because I could do something Hannah could do, even though she taught me how to do it.”

Three weeks ago, the sisters showed off their talents during Florida Southern College’s volleyball camp.

With nearly 60 players in attendance, Hannah was named the camp’s MVP, while Sophia was named its Rising Star.

It won’t be long now before this MVP and Rising Star serve their first volleyball alongside each other, when Sarasota opens its season Aug. 24 against rival Riverview.

And while Sally Hrtiz won’t have Sophia by her side in the stands this fall, the thought of seeing her two daughters donning the same uniform makes up for it.

“It’s gone from anxiety and hoping they get the ball over the net to the excitement of seeing them become stronger players and the confidence they have on the court,” Sally Hrtiz said. “It’ll be awesome to watch them develop and show off their strengths and confidence together.”

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A year ago, the Riverview junior believed she would be a contender for a medal in the AAU Junior Olympics. But as she walked onto the track, Cunningham was caught off guard. Mentally, she wasn’t prepared for her first AAU Junior Olympics.

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Martini and fellow lifeguard Drew Bittle helped raise $4,200 to bring the competition to Siesta Key Beach for the fourth time in 10 years.

Over the two days, lifeguards competed in events such as a paddle rescue and surf-ski race.

A total of 15 guards competed on the team from Sarasota County. Among them were Brianne Grant and Rachel O’Grady, who participated in the paddle rescue competition.

The race required one teammate to swim out to a flag in the water. Once the swimmer reaches the flag, they tip it to tell the second teammate to run into the water with a paddleboard to rescue them.

On the return to shore, both teammates had to work to balance and paddle together on the board.

This was the first time that Grant and O’Grady had participated in the event. They finished a close second in the first heat.

“We did really well,” Grant said. “We were having a hard time with balance then staying in sync paddling.”

– AMANDA MORALES

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Troy Knopp rushes into the water with his paddleboard.

Teams of two participated in the paddle rescue event.

A new chapter is on the horizon for Sailfuture.

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WEATHER ‘TAR TOE’ TOM Among lifeguards competing last week was Tom “Tar Toe” Hogan, a legend among the lifeguards. Hogan, 82, began working as a lifeguard in 1959 for the town of Palm Beach.

His pay: $2.11 an hour.

Even after he retired in 1985, Hogan continued to compete.

“I love the beach and being with these young guys,” Hogan said.

Hogan competed in the run-swim-run, double row and flags race during the two-day competition representing the Town of Palm Beach.

“It makes me feel young too,” Hogan said. “I feel like I’m 35 or something like that.”

Sarasota County lifeguards Troy Knopp, Brianne Grant and Brad Ward

Photos by Amanda Morales

Commemorative medals were given to guards who placed in the top three.

TEAM SARASOTA Sarasota Surf Lifesaving competition team finished 12th out of 20 beach patrol.

The team roster: n Drew Bittle n Brianne Grant n James Hilbert n Richard Hinkson n David Julius n Troy Knopp n Bryce Makowski n Robert Martini n Rachel O’Grady n Kevin Phillips n Gunner Rodger n Jon Shields n Jack Short n Geoffrey Smith n Brad Ward

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Another example of that Sailor pride is stamped on the new gymnasium that Hradek sees clearly from his office that is named for the late Eddie Howell, a longtime SHS administrator and baseball coach who died in October.

“There’s a tradition at this school like no other high school in the county,” Hradek said.

Even though he will be retired, Hradek has offered to spend time with whomever is named the new principal to let him or her know the progress of the school and construction on campus.

“The high school is the city’s namesake,” Hradek said. “I always thought this was a great job, and I know the district is working hard to get the right person placed here. I think they’re going to find that this is the best high school job in the county.”

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In a cabinet that stands more than 6 feet tall in Sarasota High School Principal Jeff Hradek’s office are approximately 50 collared shirts.

The patterns vary, but the colors are all the same: orange and black.

For the last 13 years, Hradek has worn orange and black on an almost daily basis as SHS principal. But last week, Hradek announced that instead of delaying his retirement for a midyear departure, he would retire July 29.

“That’s when it really hit me,” Hradek said. “The only time I may be wearing orange and black may be Halloween.”

Hradek will leave the shirts behind in his office as a welcome gift for the new principal, David Jones, who comes to SHS from North Port High School.

“It’s kind of like ‘27 Dresses,’” Hradek said. “I was just watching that last night on HBO. Now, they’ll get a second life of their own.”

But before the shirts get a new owner, there’s lots for Hradek to do. His remaining days are filled with interviews to fill the 15 openings for staff and teachers and making sure classrooms are ready for the start of the school year.

The busy days have left him with little time to consider what he’ll pursue in retirement.

“I don’t know if I have another avenue to pursue,” Hradek said. “I think I just want to sit back and collect my thoughts.”

Although Hradek is looking forward to down time, he will miss the energy of being on campus. Despite the hectic reality of being principal for a high school undergoing major construction it’s one of the things that invigorates Hradek.

“When the job would get tough, and you’re dealing with the tasks that are pretty menial or mundane, you could always step outside your door, go to the cafeteria and find students that would reenergize you,” Hradek said.

One phrase sums up the way he feels about SHS: “Once a Sailor, always a Sailor.”

“Some of the things that typify what our school is about are when the Sarasota High School community has come together,” Hradek said.

In September 2014, math teacher and basketball coach Kyle Jutras died from cancer at 24.

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ailFuture hosted a welcome home party for a new sailboat that recently finished its journey from Turkey to Florida July 16, at Sarasota Yacht Club.

Despite the boat not being able to make the journey from St. Petersburg to Sarasota for the event, donors, volunteers, graduates and friends of the organization enjoyed a night of celebrating the accomplishments and next steps of SailFuture.

Sarasota-based SailFuture announced a new partnership with Eckerd at the event.

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condominium in Beau Ciel tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Geraldine Rothman-Serot, trustee, and Donald Serot sold the Unit 1201 condominium at 990 Blvd. of the Arts to Abraham Ostrovsky and Christine Hughes, trustees, of Sarasota, for $1.95 million.

Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 3,100 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.75 million in 2013.

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BURNS COURT VILLAS Robert Whipple sold the Unit 22 condominium at 557 S. Palm Ave. to Patricia Austin, trustee, of Sarasota, for $1 million. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,052 square feet of living area.

GRANADA Peter and Amy Fenenga sold their home at 1680 Fortuna St. to Sara Popovich, of Sarasota, for $950,000. Built in 2013, it has three bedrooms, two-anda-half baths, a pool and 2,617 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $875,000 in 2013.

Gary Smith, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 1508 condominium at 1350 Main St. to Beverly Strok, of Denver, for $764,900. Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,336 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $720,000 in 2012.

WEBER

Janet Robinson, trustee, sold the home at 1062 Caloosa Drive to PFI Real Estate LLC for $650,000. Built in 1956, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,898 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $265,000 in 1999.

Arthur and Donna Conforti sold three homes at 6821 Anchor Way, 2738 White Sands Drive, 3311 Mayflower St. to Sarasota Solutions LLC for $605,000. The home at 6821 Anchor Way was built in 1963; it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,439 square feet of living area. The property at 2738 White Sands Drive was built in 1965; it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,436 square feet of living area. The property at 3311 Mayflower St. was built in 1962; it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,637 square feet of living area.

HYDE PARK HEIGHTS

Robert Montgomery, of Sarasota, sold his home at 2440 Arlington St. to Peter and Rosemary Robinson, of Sarasota, for $599,000. Built in 1955, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,859 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $135,000 in 2013.

HARBOR HOUSE WEST

George Kozma, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 22 condominium at 226 Golden Gate Point to Brian Harvey, of Sarasota, for $485,000. Built in 1968, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,334 square feet of living area.

It sold for $230,000 in 2000.

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Other top sales by area SIESTA KEY: $1,896,000

Roberts Point Road Markus Zeitler, of Sarasota, sold his home at 3969 Roberts Point Road to Jon Lee, of Sarasota, for $1,896,000.

Built in 1984, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 3,234 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1,035,000 in 2000.

PALMER RANCH: $905,000

Silver Oak Larry and Monica Adami sold their home at 9011 Wildlife Loop to Antonio and Maria Pereira, of Sarasota, for $905,000.

Built in 2004, it has three bedrooms, two-and-ahalf baths, a pool and 3,543 square feet of living area.

GULF GATE WOODS

Harriet Earle sold her home at 7242 Bounty Drive to Leslie Gray, of Sarasota, for $330,000. Built in 1980, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,810 square feet of living area. It previously sold

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Baypointe Vista Russell and Debra Bucci, of Osprey, sold their Unit 401 condominium at 236 Hidden Bay Drive to Walter and Susan Poczobut, of Barre, Vt., for $510,000.

Built in 1997, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,100 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $360,000 in 2011.

NOKOMIS: $375,000

Sorrento Woods Kevin and Mary Cox sold their home at 1299 Vermeer Drive to Robert Craver Jr. and Allison Craver, trustees, of Nokomis, for $375,000. Built in 1987, it has three bedrooms, twoand-a-half baths, a pool and 2,369 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $270,000 in 2014.

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Georgia Kopelousos and Samuele Socci sold their home at 2301 Tulip St. to Mitchell Ferritto, of Sarasota, for $279,000. Built in 1957, it has

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3250 Old Oak Drive A4153390 $4,500,000

2525 Vaccaro Drive A4152060 $795,000

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MBFZ LLC sold the Unit 209 condominium at 445 N. Orange Ave. to Joanne and John Foley, of Bradenton, for $241,500. Built in 2009, it has one bedroom, one-and-a-half baths and 644 square feet of living area.

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Ruth Maguire sold the Unit 348 condominium at 1709 Pelican Cove Road to John and Kathleen Dowling, of Marstons Mills, Mass., for $224,400. Built in 1979, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,112 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $190,000 in 2014.

Thomas Testa, of Sarasota, sold the home at 3202 Campbell St. to Raymond Kranglewitz, of Sarasota, for $229,000. Built in 1975, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,052 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $67,000 in 1986.

Suncastle Properties LLC sold the home at 3064 Goodwater St. to Jeffrey Wade and Deborah Walsh, of Portsmouth, N.H., for $270,000. Built in 1964, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,196 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $160,000 in March.

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Angela Borges-Petry, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 129 condominium at 1609 Bayhouse Point Drive to Stanley and Jacqueline Beberman, of Sarasota, for $274,000. Built in 1981, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,320 square feet of living area.

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Robert Walsh Jr. and Mary Caudill, of Maryville, Ind., sold their home at 5368 Fox Run Road to FREO Florida LLC for $241,000.

Built in 1981, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,602 square feet of living area. It sold for $93,700 in 1990.

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Federal National Mortgage Association sold the home at 1841 Buccaneer Drive to Anna Zaremba, of Sarasota, for $206,400. Built in 1955, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,518 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $179,000 in 2002.

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July 21 (Hard, difficulty rating 0.67) Items Under $200 For Sale

Merchandise Wanted

ADULT TRIKES: (2). One is Trailmate 23”, $125.

One is Robin Hood 26”, $50. 401-440-8515.

CASH FOR Old Military Items. Swords, uniforms, insignia & old guns. Call 941-416-3280.

ADVERTISE YOUR MERCHANDISE with the total value of all items $200 or less in this section for FREE! Limit 1 ad per month, 15 words or less. Price must be included next to each item. No commercial advertising.

Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks in 1 Observer.

941-955-4888 Or Email ad to: classified@yourobserver.com (Please provide your name and address) Or Online at: www.yourobserver.com Or mail to: The Observer Group P.O. Box 3169 Sarasota, Fl 34230

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BEDSIDE COMMODE. Like New. High Quality.

Comfortable cushioned seat. $50. 941-955-0088.

CHAIR W/OTTOMAN: leather, $99.00. Table: folding, 5’, $75.00. Two Elvis record albums, $24.00. (941)496-9252.

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GLASS BOTTLES: vintage, 50+. Clear, cobalt blue, amber. Assorted sizes & shapes, $100.

(941)504-0165.

HUTCH: 75”HX21”W. Large cabinet: 30”x30”, cherry veneer with walnut inserts, like new, $200.

941-951-6247.

LEATHER SOFA: Emerson, French beige, 72", good condition. $199. 941-485-8087.

ROTISSERIE BBQ Oven, Ronico, never used, $50.

Timberline work boots, men’s #7, never used, $50.

941-321-2694.

SELF-PROPELLED MOWER, $60. Grocery cart, $5. Hand mower, $25. Craftsman mower, $70.

941-923-8937.

WHIRLPOOL: WASHER and dryer, white $50/ea. or $100/both. 941-706-0523.

SONY STEREO Surround Sound: 5 speakers, 5 CD, subwoofer, $75.00. 941−922−4130.

Autos Wanted WE BUY CARS. TOP $$ PAID FOR YOUR VEHICLES. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

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Queen bed set, dinette set, Rose Medallion china, wood block prints, Henredon dining set & china cabinet, oriental screen, sectional sofa, 3 Lladros, coffee & end tables, area rugs, nice accessories, sofa table, linens, & kitchen.

Sale by Julie McClure Pix: www.estatesales.net SIESTA KEY: Windward Avenue, 3 home yard sale! Sat. and Sun., 9a.m.-3p.m. Quality items.

Home decor, toys. Justice, RL, Tommy Bahama clothing and more!

General Merchandise EILEEN FISHER, Chico, St. John. Fifis Southside Village, 1905 So. Osprey Ave. Pretty clothes, bargain prices. 941-312-6950.

West of Trail Home on Deep water yacht basin.

3BR/2.5BA, pool. $1,485,000.

Longboat Key villa: pool, beach, 2BR/2BA +den, boat dock, furnished, $300,000.

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

941-809-3660, 941-809-3662.

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Positions Wanted

Longboat Key Condo with boat lift 10,000/lbs.

Wonderful views of Bay on Canal close to ICW, $375,000.

Luxury Downton Sarasota Condo: 2BR. $399,000.

EXPERIENCED CAM with Real Estate license seeking Condominium Association to manage.

Excellent References.

Nokomis Waterfront Home with large bay view, used as duplex, 3-4BR, 3BA. $399,000.

941.685.0500 pnbresume@yahoo.com

Venetian Golf & River Club: 3/2.5/2, pool. Built 2015. $399,000.

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FURNISHED GOLF VILLA with membership privileges. Upscale, 2BR/2BA, 1 month minimum.

Long or short term. No pets. Non-smoking.

904-556-8900.

PALM GARDENS condo: 2nd floor corner unit, 2BR/1BA. Available Sept., 2016. Downtown near Marina Jacks, Burns Court and Main Street. Walk to all. Non-smoking. Annual lease. $1325/mo. +electric. 516-448-6190.

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PALMER RANCH: Lake view, 2BR/+den, 2BA, 1638/sq.ft., near Legacy Trail. Basic cable, water included. $1950/mo. Annual. Call/text: 941-961-5468.

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PELICAN COVE: 2nd floor, 2BR/2BA +deck, end unit, $1600/mo. 941-349-2460.

SMALL STUDIO: waterfront Siesta Key. Yearly or seasonal lease. 941-349-2460.

SPACIOUS AND STUNNING ON SARASOTA BAY. Lawrence Pointe Annual Lease. Direct bayfront, 2 BR plus big office, 2.5 BA, 2200+ SF. Secure, gated community. Completely renovated, furnished, equipped. Walk everywhere. $4650/mo.

No pets, smoking. Email for photos: SpaciousAndStunning@gmail.com. 941-704-4735.

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UNIVERSITY / Honore/ Las Palmas. Luxury gated townhouse, 3BR/3BA, 1 car garage, parking, pool, tennis, gym. $1600/mo. First/ security. Available now. 941-378-7851.

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Longboat Key House on Canal. Davits/ Dock. $495,000.

SELL IT! WE’RE NOT YOUR ORDINARY FLOORING INSTALLERS! We are more. We have multiple crews with over 20 years experience to master your tile and wood flooring installation. We specialize in tile that looks like wood, offset, patterns, and more. Call us.

You won’t regret it. Fully Licensed and Insured.

Joe Davis, 941.929.3000.

BUYERS - Call to see if you qualify for $2500+ towards your closing costs.

941-726-2677

ARTISANS & CRAFTERS wanted for St. Michael the Archangel Festival, 5394 Midnight Pass Rd, Siesta Key on Sat. Sept. 24 −11am to 7pm. For info, contact: stmichaelsfestival@gmail.com

COMPUTER: DELL Dual Core, refurbished, $80, 941-756-6728.

DESK/SEWING MACHINE: Kenmore. W/attachments & instruction book, maple cabinet, 29" closed, 58" open. $125. 941-388-5013.

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Homes For Sale

Room For Rent ROOM FOR Rent: Treetops on Tallevast.

Furnished, nice home, pool, $600/mo. Call 941-388-8873.

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals LIDO BEACH HOUSE: 3BR/2BA, lanai, across from beach, walk to St. Armands.

No pets. Unfurnished. Available immediately.

Long term/Seasonal. 703-638-8128.

SANDY COVE on the Gulf of Mexico. 2BR/2BA. Gorgeous! Newly Renovated. Nestled in the naturally preserved surroundings and Sarasota culture amenities. Minutes to the #1 Siesta Beach.

Swim with the dolphins, fish from the pier, barbecue, bask in the sun, or relax in the hammock enjoying the view of the blue green waters.

BEAUTIFUL SUNSETS. Summer Special! $1800/mo. 941-349-8900 Inquire: rentalinfo@siestakeyrealtyrentals.com SIESTA ON Beach, updated 2BR/2BA condo, beautiful sunsets, steps to Village. Awesome.

Jay, 262-744-9078, arthurjay1@hotmail.com

Condos For Sale

BY OWNER. Palm Coast Tidelands gated community on intracoastal, 3/2 many amenities, 386.585.4440, will give PM mortgage.

PELICAN COVE: 2nd floor, 2BR/2BA +deck, end unit. $285,000. 941-349-2460.

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Port Charlotte: 2BR/2BA + Loft Townhouse. Water view, boat docks, $200,000.

Vacant Buildable Lots: Sarasota from $65,000$1,500,000.

Sarasota Villa, 2BR/2BA on Golf Course, updated, $149,900.

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Botanica in Palmer Ranch: 3BR/2.5BA, 2/car garage, over 2500/ft., private elevator. $519,900.

Cleaning BLUE FISH CLEANING INC. 941-705-3812.

Insured, Bonded. Affordable reliable home cleaning, $80, 2 cleaners, 2 hours.

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BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria.

Residential. Meticulous Cleaning. Excellent References. Free Estimates. Reliable. Lic./ Ins. 941-400-3342.

FREE ESTIMATES! Call Dotty, detailed cleaning.

30 Years Exp. Lic./Ins. Residential/Commercial.

Accepting all major credit cards. Dotty, 941-321-6645.

Computer Services OWN A MAC/iPHONE/iPAD? MacTutor has 21+ years experience teaching Apple products.

I speak English, not “Geek”! (941) 323-2363 www.FLMacTutor.com

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Furniture Repair

ALBERTO’S REFINISHING Of Fine Furniture, Antiques, Gold Leaf, Cane, Rush, Upholstery.

Quality Work. Call: 941-296-5427.

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Home Improvement/ Remodeling HANDYMAN - QUALITY HOME SERVICES General/ Major Repairs - Tile - Caulking - Screens Carpentry - Hardware - Haul Junk - Powerwashing A Great Deal More....Get It Done! 941-952-3743 MASTER CRAFTSMAN. 20 Years experience in home repairs and remodeling. Residential and Commercial. Licensed & Insured. Call Joe Davis, 941-929-3000. Thank you Sarasota for all your business. Have a great 2016!

MITCHELL HANDYMAN. Painting, Carpentry, Tile, Pressure Cleaning. Total Home Improvements, Repairs. Small and large! 941-284-8488.

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Sawgrass in Venice: gated community home on golf course, 2/master suites plus 3rd BR, 3/car garage. $499,000.

Plantation Golf & County Club: 3BR/2BA w/pool, granite, stainless, completely renovated. $375,000.

MARINA’S HANDS Nurturing Your Skin With Swiss Nanotechnology at John Carl Spa 941-330-8000

River Place: gated community. Executive home, 4BR/3BA plus 2 office/dens, huge screened pool deck, kayak launch onto Braden river. $499,900.

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Greenfield Plantation: 4BR/3BA, 3/car garage plus office and caged pool, fenced yard, granite on all counters. $375,000.

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Adult Care Services

CNA/ CAREGIVER. Reliable. Dependable. Trustworthy. Light housekeeping, transportation. Many years experience. Call 941-284-5354.

CNA/ COMPANION available. Florida licensed.

Errands, transportation, light housekeeping, companionship. Honest and dependable. Call Laura, 941-313-1108.

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CARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured.

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

941-744-1020. 35+ years experience.

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FLORIDA BASED R E A L E S TAT E C O M PA N Y

BY SALES VOLUME*

548 Fore Drive $1,450,000 | Web ID A4155388 Stacy Haas-Goodwin 941.587.4359

8585 Midnight Pass Road $5,495,000 | Web ID A4151645 Joel Schemmel 941.587.4894

35 Watergate Drive #704 $1,799,000 | Web ID A4133750 Joel Schemmel 941.587.4894

1938 Hibiscus Street $1,795,000 | Web ID A4128872 Peter Laughlin 941.356.8428

15907 Baycross Drive $1,765,000 | Web ID A4146518 Stacy Haas-Goodwin 941.587.4359

7052 Hawks Harbor Circle $1,750,000 | Web ID A4140974 Louis Wery 941.232.3001

430 Givens Street $1,599,000 | Web ID A4134659 Judie Berger 941.928.3424

2321 Bayshore Road $1,599,000 | Web ID A4158931 Judie Berger 941.928.3424

44 South Washington Drive $1,475,000 | Web ID A4139595 Louis Wery 941.232.3001

473 Anchorage Drive $1,450,000 | Web ID N5784001 Andrea Beacom-Blackwell 941.786.8023

12805 East 57th Street $1,299,999 | Web ID A4134325 Brandi Furlan & Lisa Morreale 941.894.9888

4020 Casey Key Road $1,245,000 | Web ID A4116184 Joel Schemmel 941.587.4894

13223 Palmers Creek Terrace $1,189,000 | Web ID A4139818 Jim Soda & Donna Soda 941.961.5857

5219 Sand Lake Court $979,990 | Web ID A4157386 Paul Clark & Judie Berger 941.350.4600

1648 South Drive $945,000 | Web ID A4158805 Joel Schemmel 941.587.4894

7466 Monte Verde $919,000 | Web ID A4134952 Joel Schemmel & Sharon Chiodi 941.587.4894

4236 Las Palmas Way $889,000 | Web ID A4159174 Jo Rutstein 941.587.9156

1350 5th Street #304 $849,000 | Web ID A4148626 Dean Schmitt 941.724.0075

1343 4th Street #102 $779,000 | Web ID A4152054 Frank Lambert 941.920.1500

36 Masthead Drive $750,000 | Web ID A4134553 Joel Schemmel 941.587.4894

10418 Eastwood Drive $749,500 | Web ID A4133980 Lisa Mayer 941.545.5197

35 Masthead Drive $699,000 | Web ID A4134544 Joel Schemmel 941.587.4894

3633 Boca Pointe Drive $629,000 | Web ID A4151038 Joel Schemmel & Sharon Chiodi 941.587.4894

7642 Silverwood Court $619,900 | Web ID A4151494 Lisa Mayer 941.545.5197

19 North Cayman Isles Boulevard $599,900 | Web ID N5906512 Bob Linthicum 941.228.9206

22515 Morning Glory Circle $595,900 | Web ID A4151941 Shannon Rogers 941.920.5454

2266 Wood Street $579,273 | Web ID A4151049 Janet Boyden 770.595.8139

1188 North Tamiami Trail 203 $549,000 | Web ID A4158333 Cheryl Loeffler 941.302.9674

100 Central Avenue #C618 $529,000 | Web ID A4140454 Tony Souza 941.928.1040

8303 Deerbrook Circle $513,000 | Web ID A4158873 Sandy Gillette 941.504.0170

1817 91st Street NW $489,000 | Web ID A4158709 Lisa Morreale & Brandi Furlan 941.400.9038

1304 Mustang Street $459,900 | Web ID D5912925 Debbie & Ron DoorenBos 941.525.6399

4424 Calle Serena $419,900 | Web ID N5907888 Melanie Twigg 941.809.3453

13416 Coluccio Street $364,900 | Web ID N5909005 Cindy Marovich 941.408.6041

14315 Stirling Drive $359,900 | Web ID A4150997 Laura Stavola 941.447.4875

9024 39th Street Circle East $349,000 | Web ID A4158565 Lisa Mayer 941.545.5197

5039 Southern Pine Circle $349,000 | Web ID A4159369 Brandi Furlan & Lisa Morreale 941.894.9888

1092 Eisenhower Drive $339,000 | Web ID N5907977 Elke von Oertzen 941.441.7073

311 11th Avenue East $309,000 | Web ID A4152914 Arnie DuFort 941.224.8602

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