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CITY AND COUNTY: Why can’t we be friends?

Sarasota county and city commissioners embarked on a $400,000 trip to Camp Beefsquash last week to try to bury the hatchet and smoke the proverbial peace pipe.

ALEX MAHADEVAN DIGITAL EDITOR

The Hatfields and the McCoys.

Full-time residents and snowbirds. Sarasota County and the city of Sarasota?

Although city and county commissioners have been embroiled in a years-long battle over myriad municipal issues, a recent friendship retreat ordered by a 12th Judicial Circuit Court judge appears to be soothing relations.

Although the week-long trip bridged relations between the two government bodies, a covert operation from an old nemesis raised the possibility of new Sunshine suits.

Judge Saul Goodman ordered a stay in pending litigation between the two government bodies over the former police station site in downtown Sarasota, and forced the two sides to attend Camp Beefsquash. The city and county will each tap their respective general funds to split the $400,000 price tag for the retreat.

The city’s refusal to convey the SEE BEEFSQUASH PAGE 4A

YOUR TOWN

IT’S READ EVERYWHERE The Observer really is read everywhere… even inside our office! Luis Trujillo, graphic designer for the Observer Media Group, shows his support inside the Observer headquarters on the editorial floor.

DASH BOUTIQUE COMING TO THE CIRCLE 2A We try to keep up with the Kardashians as they open a new store.

FDOT project will cause Siesta bridge closures Alex Mahadevan

Sarasota County Commissioner Paul Caragiulo soothes relations between city and county commissioners with a rendition of the Beach Boys’ “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” during a friendship retreat at Camp Beefsquash.

Festival promoters scout Phillippi Creek for concert As questions surround the fate of one noisy business along Phillippi Creek, plans for a music festival in the area are beginning to crystalize.

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A $12 million residentonly overpass could eventually reduce traffic on Stickney Point Road.

JESSICA SALMOND STAFF WRITER

The intersection of Beach Road and Midnight Pass has been a target for the Florida Department of Transportation, based on the number of accidents and traffic back-up at the signal. At a public meeting in March, FDOT representatives showed residents two possible options: removing the free-flow right turn lanes or installing a three-way roundabout.

However, based on comments from several public meetings and more than 300 letters of disapproval, FDOT is considering a new alternative: an overpass connected to the Stickney Point bridge to be used only by Siesta Key residents.

At a public meeting April 1, FDOT representatives revealed plans for an express overpass that would be added to the bridge.

Renderings of the potential twolane overpass show it extending over the Intracoastal Waterway SEE OVERPASS PAGE 3A

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Can St. Armands keep up with the

KARDASHIANS? As Kim Kardashian and her entourage DASH to their St. Armands store opening, officials worry the addition will add to the headaches they already get from traffic and watching the family’s reality show.

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“Youll luvv our new #DASHboutique on St. Armand’s Circle. C u their” @KimKardashian tweeted last week.

If you don’t speak Twitter, here’s a translation: The multitalented Kim Kardashian and her sisters, Kourtney and Khloe, stars of the critically

acclaimed reality show “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” will open their newest DASH Boutique on St. Armands Circle.

The news spread quickly among bored employees at Longboat Key Town Hall and Sarasota City Hall who were checking Twitter feeds during meetings, while taking a break from playing the “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood” game.

Soon, town and city officials were engaged a meaningful dialogue on social media: “Can #StArmandsCircle keep up with the @Kardashians?” @SRQTrafficGuy tweeted.

“The Kardashians could really stop traffic,” @SRQspokeswoman tweeted.

The arrival of the Kardashians, along with Kim’s husband, Kanye West, has town and city officials concerned for a number of reasons: n The Kardashians and their entourage could take up an entire quadrant’s worth of parking on the Circle; n Drivers, who are already mandated by state law to brake for snowbirds and tourists, will also have to do so for paparazzi, according to a memo from a city attorney; n The Kardashians plan to hold their grand opening the same weekend as the Paragon Art Festival and the Sarasota Music Encore Half Marathon in April, causing Vice Mayor Susan Chapman to complain during a recent meeting. Hearing Chapman’s complaints, West took to the podium and interrupted her.

“Imma let you finish,” he said, before launching into a tirade reminiscent of his Taylor Swift interruption at the 2009 VMAs. Kardashian told the Longboat

“The Kardashians could really stop traffic.”

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Observer that she’s looking forward to being on the Circle. She plans to hold a special event on the Circle for every 73 days she and West are still together. During the event, they will renew their vows. (Kardashian’s previous marriage, to basketball player Kris Humphries, lasted just 72 days.)

She’s also considering hosting a marathon called DASH Around the Keys next January or February that would take racers across Longboat, Lido, St. Armands and Bird keys.

Kardashian, who recently purchased a unit at L’Ambiance, said she’s looking forward to Longboat life.

She plans to collaborate with Digital Observer Media to create a version of her popular game that will be called “Kim Kardashian: Black Tie,” in which local socialites can create their own celebrity and join Kardashian on red carpet adventures through their favorite galas for a chance to meet Kardashian on Longboat Key. Kardashian loves the area so much that she’s making a mad “dash” to open another DASH Boutique at the new University Town Center Mall.

Asked by the Longboat Observer about local residents’ concerns, Kardashian said: “I’ll always have my haters.”

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Residents near Bob’s Boathouse who have been relieved by the recent reprieve from live music at the restaurant may be getting a new neighbor as promoters for a music festival are nearing an agreement to purchase the site along U.S. 41.

The deal hinges on county approval of the planned concert event, tentatively named the Sound Wave Music Festival. The prospective buyer, Cacophony Entertainment LLC — which has drawn hundreds of thousands of visitors to music festivals across the country — hopes to strike an agreement soon, with an eye toward holding the three-day open-air concert April 1, 2016.

Although Bob’s Boathouse drew complaints from residential areas due to the daily late-night music emanating from the restaurant — some of which were more than a mile away from the property — it was that very aspect of the business that made the land attractive to Cacophony Entertainment.

“Once we heard from the current owners that the area was perfect for live music, it became a no-brainer,” said Aaron Gray, CEO of Cacophony Entertainment. “If the sound is carrying that far without any issues, you know you’ve got some superb acoustics.”

Still, Gray says he wants to improve on the relationship residents have had with Bob’s Boathouse. He’s promised to abide by the county’s noise ordinance — though he notes the regulations in place for businesses wouldn’t apply to a temporary event such as a music festival. Gray suggested that Cacophony Entertainment would investigate noise-mitigation options, including providing residents with free CDs of “Sarasota Sounds” — including palm trees rustling and geckos calling out to their mates.

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Cacophony Entertainment has targeted waterfront venues for its concert events, stating that the views are “so rad it’s worth any headaches.”

“We’re sensitive to the needs of residents in the area, and we want to assure them of one thing: We have plenty of time to figure all of that out down the road,” Gray said. “Until then, our advice would just be to relax — I mean, worst case scenario, it’s like you got a free three-day concert, right?”

Already, residents on the other side of the Creek are mobilizing to block the event. Homeowners United to Silence Hubub, or HUSH, is a newly formed organization lobbying the County Commission regarding a long list of negative side effects they believe will be brought on by the three-

Emails from Cacophony Entertainment indicate the company is going after a diverse array of performers — from the heavy riffs of rock ‘n’ roll bands to the pulsing bass of today’s top electronic dance music acts. A leaked list of headliners in play for the festival includes:

day event.

“Our property values are already plummeted,” HUSH cochairwoman Sophie Clarke said.

“It’s a simple fact of real estate that nobody is interested in living in a neighborhood that’s not completely silent by sunset.”

Negotiations with the county are still ongoing, but an email between Gray and county staff indicates that one stumbling block might be Cacophony Entertainment’s push to allow late-night sets at the festival to continue as late a 3 a.m., a trademark of the group’s other concert

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OVERPASS: The only answer FROM PAGE 1A

from Old Stickney Point Road to a branch of Stickney Point Road, from the Boatyard Bar and Grill to Siesta Key Marina.

An FDOT official said the 1,056-foot overpass will cost an estimated $12 million to construct; the projected completion date is March 2017.

FDOT explained that the overpass would be restricted to residents using a transponder that is placed inside the vehicle — the same concept as a SunPass — that would be scanned electronically as the driver crosses onto the overpass. The system, tentatively called Siesta Key Identification for Resident Transit (SKIRT), would cost $500 per pass annually. For the first five years of operation, the SKIRT will also charge users a $4.50 toll per trip to help fund the overpass cost and its maintenance.

However, some at the meeting were concerned — would parttime residents be able to obtain a SKIRT pass, and could they get it at a discounted price?

FDOT assured the audience that anyone living on Siesta Key could qualify for the program as long as they provided proof of residency, including a frequent diner card at a local restaurant.

Sarasota County commissioners also discussed the possibility

of building an identical overpass at the North Siesta Key Bridge.

“It’s not fair for those folks living on the north end of the Key not to have a similar opportunity,” said one commissioner.

The overpass would have to be raised for boats, and officials predicted connecting the overpass to Stickney Point bridge’s hydraulic lift system could take up to six months.

“We’re hoping to keep at least one lane open each way on the bridge,” an engineer said. “This is a big undertaking. We don’t want to risk compromising the whole system.”

The plan brought a mix of outrage and excitement from Siesta Key residents.

“I think it’s a wonderful idea — it’s about time residents have the top priority,” said Mark Smith, vice president of Siesta Key Village Association. “It should get folks back to their homes faster, and you’ll have a better view of the bay as you drive over.”

Others, however, especially boat owners, were concerned with the potential navigation issues with the overpass.

“As long as it does not impede boat traffic, I think it will help with the congestion on Siesta Key,” said Peter van Roekens, who is a member of the Sarasota Yachting Association. “But FDOT needs to really study the effect on

the boating community.”

Van Roekens said he also hoped FDOT had spoken with the U.S. Coast Guard, which controls the timing for the bridge openings, to make sure the overpass would not cause any additional delays.

The county also discussed constructing a similar overpass from Siesta Drive to the county-owned Bay Island Park. Staff said landing the overpass in the city side of Bay Island Park would provide an easier bypass for residents, who could then drive up Norsota Way to Higel Avenue. However, the city refused to negotiate with the county staff.

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Lido Beach eroded last month Residents on Lido Key who have sounded the alarms on the critically eroded status of the island’s shorelines were vindicated this week, though not necessarily in the way they hoped.

The most recent survey of the Lido Key shoreline, undertaken by the city and county, showed that the entirety of Lido Beach had eroded away as of early March. The loss of the beach, one of the major tourist and economic engines in the region, came as a surprise to officials.

“To be honest, it’s been a while since I’ve made it out to Lido myself,” one county employee said.

“Most of our attention has been devoted to preserving Siesta. You know, the No. 1 beach. Lido hasn’t even cracked the top 250.”

As the city and county scramble to get state approval for an immediate beach renourishment project, officials are encouraging property owners along the shoreline to make the best of what might feel like a bad situation.

“If I told you that, all of a sudden, you had a property that directly overlooked the water, would you really be mad about it?” a city official asked.

List lobbyist produces mixed results Wondering how Longboat Key earned a distinction as one of Florida’s sexiest islands? Why Sarasota was dubbed one of the nerdiest cities in America?

It didn’t happen by chance. Encouraged by the uptick in tourism when the area first started appearing on Internet rankings, Visit Sarasota County got approval from the county to hire a fulltime staff member tasked with lobbying for Sarasota’s inclusion in various rankings.

Although the tourism group says the lists have brought positive attention to the city on a national scale, the intense focus on making as many lists as possible has produced dubious results.

In addition to the city’s questionable presence on some lists — including Time Magazine’s “10 cities developers love” and the Buzzfeed article “19 cities that easily solved their homelessness problems” — other lists may bring more negative attention than anything.

“Some people might see the headline ‘13 cities with unfixable structural traffic issues,’ and say, ‘We don’t want to be included in that article,’” the list lobbyist said. “But those are the cities that are falling behind. All publicity is good publicity.”

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GOTCHA! Happy April Fools’ Day from the Sarasota Observer! All of the stories on pages 1A through 4A are fake.

Hope you’re as relieved as we are!

BEEFSQUASH FROM PAGE 1A

downtown property to the county, which the county contends it is owed based on a memorandum of understanding signed in 2003, is one of several issues creating a fracture between the municipalities. The city is also feuding with the county over an extension to the downtown CRA, solutions to the regions’ homelessness problem and park maintenance.

While those topics have been discussed during the wilderness retreat, the rancor that usually accompanies such discussions has faded. The two sets of commissioners found common ground in camp activities, including “Light as a Feather, Stiff as a Board,” s’mores roasting, softball, charades and the trading of scary campfire stories.

The consensus was the scariest story was about the ghost that haunts the elevator in the county administration building.

County Commissioner Paul Caragiulo, a former opera singer, used his booming tenor and acoustic guitar to lead both boards in renditions of “Take Me Home, Country Roads,” with specific references to Sarasota County Area Transit and road impact fees, “Kumbaya” and the Beach Boys’ “Wouldn’t It Be Nice?”

A brief argument ensued, however, after city commissioners accused Caragiulo of guiding the Ouija board to favor county stances after the group asked

spirits from beyond about the future of the CRA. Despite the short tiff, camp shenanigans continued in a more positive light, with city officials spraying silly string at county leaders while chanting, “CRA! Fund our parks!” after lightsout. City Manager Tom Barwin and County Administrator Tom Harmer (nicknamed “Twin Toms”), who served as de facto camp counselors, quickly extinguished the fun because it was past 10 p.m.

At the same time, paralegal Michael Barfield and Sarasota attorney Andrea Mogensen paddled across Legaltrouble Lake from Camp Transparency for a raid on the city’s cottage. After spray-painting “CAYA shelter” on one of the walls, the pair, who have represented Citizens for Sunshine in a number of highprofile lawsuits against local governments, drafted a request for an injunction against the retreat and left it on the cabin floor — after putting shaving cream in the commissioners’ hands and tickling their faces with a feather.

The lawsuit, which is expected to be filed in the 12th Judicial Circuit Court and could cost the city thousands of dollars, didn’t stop Caragiulo from persuading Barfield and Mogensen to return for a barbecue the next day. Once again, breaking out his acoustic guitar, Caragiulo belted “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” on the final day of the retreat.

County is uber excited about new program Sarasota County has told its transportation services program to scat as it becomes the first municipality to partner with a trendy transportation service.

MAGGIE HORNBLOWER OBSERVER STAFF

The results are in. After Sarasota County Area Transit hired an outside consultant to analyze its department and its efficiency, the answer is simple: Uber simple, it turns out.

SCAT staff made a presentation at Wednesday’s County Commission meeting outlining two options for the county’s transit services: maintain the status quo or become the first municipality to partner with Uber, an appbased taxi service program that popped up about six months ago in Sarasota.

In 2014 SCAT privatized its paratransit service. That success, as well as ridership feedback the consultant gathered, tipped the scales in favor of commissioners voting for using local drivers to transport residents.

The county estimates it will save $100 million a year in operational costs with the new program, including saving $12 million on vehicle replacement.

The current wait time for a SCAT bus is approximately 30 minutes, consultant VanRyder’s report shows. Now, wait times could be five minutes — or five hours — depending on the driver’s availability and whether he or she has multiple stops to make.

YOU CAN DRIVE YOUR CAR Want to apply to be a driver with the Just Scat program?

Download the You Can Drive Your Car app, which will ask for information such as the make and model of your car, proof of insurance and whether you are a night owl.

Riders can also find other people traveling to the same place using the “Dude, Where’s Your Car?” feature on the app. Cost per ride is $1.50 to $15 per mile due to the app’s demand-based pricing feature. Ridership is expected to increase based on the kinds of cars that sign up to participate. So far, three cars: a Smart car, Toyota Scion and a Fiat 500 are on board.

The program also solves another problem: what to do with the downtown transfer station. The county will lease the land to the city for $1 per year with one caveat: it will become a Come As You Are homeless shelter.

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FDOT FIXES TARGET CONGESTION The state says one of its solutions is working, but it has other ideas to address city traffic woes. PAGE 7A CAMPAIGN AGAINST SUMMER HUNGER 18A All Faiths fundraiser off to a strong start with $600,000 matching challenge.

Legacy Trail gains momentum County staff will complete a property appraisal and prepare a contract to purchase 7.5 miles of railroad corridor to extend the popular trail from Palmer Ranch into downtown Sarasota.

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More than 50 advocates for the Legacy Trail extension into downtown Sarasota showed their support at Wednesday’s Sarasota County Commission meeting in a direct way: the color yellow.

From Tour de Parks T-shirts to Friends of the Legacy Trail and bicyclist jerseys, the residents cheered as the board approved the Legacy Trail feasibility study and moved forward to the next step of purchasing 7.5 miles of railroad corridor for the addition.

The current trail, which opened in 2008, is 10.8 miles long and runs from Venice to Palmer Ranch. The additional section would connect the trail from Palmer Ranch Parkway downtown to Payne Park.

“It’s great,” said Bruce Dillon, vice president of the Friends of the Legacy Trail. “The county SEE LEGACY PAGE 11A

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Patrick Lui, bicycle and pedestrian coordinator with Sarasota County, talks with Legacy Trail supporters Wednesday.

Renourishment report LOTS OF SOCKS We all know that socks are notorious for disappearing in the dryer.

Resident Cindy Montgomery is now set for life regardless of how many she loses. To celebrate the new Fleet Feet Sports location at 711 S. Osprey Ave., the athletic apparel store hosted a grand opening Saturday.

The celebration included a contest giveaway with a bin holding pairs of socks for customers to guess how many were in the box. Montgomery was the closest with a guess of 227 pairs of socks — two more than the correct total.

Despite changes to the proposed Big Pass dredge, the Army Corps of Engineers maintains Siesta Key will be unaffected by the project.

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ARTS + CULTURE A new team of movie buffs leads the Sarasota Film Festival.

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WEEK OF APRIL 2 2015 New Starbucks slated for North Trail North Tamiami Trail could be on the road to its first Starbucks, as the city of Sarasota is reviewing plans for the popular café to replace the former site of El Pescador.

Representatives of Casto Southeast Realty Services went before the city’s Development Review Committee Wednesday to discuss plans for a 2,250-square-foot Starbucks, which includes a patio area and drive-thru, at 1603 N. Tamiami Trail.

Castro is under contract to buy the property from Ann and Joseph Casadio, who also own 15 South on St. Armands Circle. The couple closed El Pescador, which specialized in Mediterranean food, last summer.

CORRECTION An article in the March 26 edition of the Sarasota Observer incorrectly stated the name of Sarasota City Attorney Robert Fournier.

“I’m not sure there are many communities in the country that would come together to save a Rudolph as quickly as we did.”

Protestors rally for commissioner resignation More than 100 residents congregated at the County Administration Center in downtown Sarasota Wednesday to protest for governmental integrity.

Dubbed the Integrity 2016 rally, members from varying community organizations and individuals protested the decisions county commissioners have made that supported developer requests as well as Commissioner Christine Robinson’s dual roles as commissioner and executive director of the Argus Foundation.

Cathy Antunes, who was one of six rally organizers, started an online petition to gain support to ask Robinson to step down from either Argus or the commission. The petition has 645 signatures, and Lourdes Ramirez, vice president of the Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations, helped collect more at the rally.

“We’re here representing those 600 neighbors who signed,” Antunes said.

Before the afternoon portion of the commissioners’ board meeting began, Antunes spoke to the crowd, along with Dan Lobeck, president of Control Growth Now, and Andy Mele, a local environmental advocate. Other event organizers included Bill Zoller, former president of Citizens for Sensible Growth, and Wade Matthews, vice president of the Better Government Association.

Sarasota Architectural Foundation board member Dan Snyder, on an agreement to preserve a Paul Rudolph-designed canopy at the future SMOA site

NO JOKE WHAT’S THE BUZZ? Bayfront Drive commuters may have noticed something strange about the “Unconditional Surrender” statue Wednesday morning. Pranksters targeted the iconic Sarasota statue with a highly visible April Fools’ Day joke.

The city of Sarasota and the Sarasota Police Department removed a pink plastic mold resembling gum from the kissing nurse’s shoe before 9 a.m. There was no damage to the statue.

“It would have been vandalism if there was damage,” said SPD spokeswoman Genevieve Judge. “Luckily, that was not the case.”

Officers are preparing a criminal mischief report, and there are no leads on suspects, Judge said.

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One factor that may make the timing more pressing is the potential end of another downtown funding mechanism. The

‘DON’T MISS’ DOWNTOWN

As the city’s Downtown Improvement District continues to weigh a potential expansion, several people are trying to sell the group on the benefits of growth.

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Imagine this: a free public transportation service traveling throughout downtown, redesigned streetscapes with flowers planted along the sidewalks, wayfinding systems guiding visitors around the heart of the city and increased connectivity between downtown and nearby neighborhoods.

All this could come to fruition, according to speakers at Tuesday’s Downtown Improvement District workshop, and one step would go a long way toward making this vision a reality — the expansion of the DID’s boundaries.

Four presenters at Tuesday’s meeting spoke on the costs and benefits of transforming the urban core into a “don’t miss” downtown: Shawn Dressler, a landscape architect with KimleyHorn, Norm Gollub, the downtown economic development coordinator, Roger Barry, a planning professor, and John Moran, the DID’s operations manager.

The meeting — held for the group to once again take up the oft-discussed topic of expanding the taxing district’s boundaries — concluded with no decision made. Still, the speakers left the meeting having hammered home a cohesive message: The DID is arguably the best mechanism to generate funding necessary to improve downtown.

“We have a pretty good downtown, but it might not be as good as we think it could be,” Dressler said. “To get to a don’t-miss downtown is going to require a substantial investment.”

Expansion talks are nothing new for the DID. After committing long-term funds to a 2013 Main Street improvement project, the board is lacking liquid assets.

Currently, only about 13% of the board’s annual income is available for discretionary spending.

For the group to have a significant impact going forward, Moran has stated the district should consider expanding its boundaries.

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downtown Community Redevelopment Agency is set to sunset in 2016, and the county has been cool on a potential extension. If the CRA were to expire, speakers at Tuesday’s workshop said the DID could help fill a void by growing to the CRA’s boundaries.

“With close to half a billion dollars in construction activity underway within the CRA boundary, once those projects are built, we need to maintain the infrastructure around them,” Gollub said.

City Commissioner Stan Zimmerman cautioned against the mentality that the DID could serve as a substitute for an expired CRA. The CRA, which collects tax-increment financing money from within its boundaries, generates about $8 million in revenue. The DID, if expanded to the boundaries of the CRA, could collect $1.93 million in taxes as

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downtown grows. Each commercial property owner in the DID pays an extra 2 mills on his property taxes. The current DID collects about $345,000 annually.

WHO’S IN?

Other issues arose after the presentation — most notably, whether property owners outside of the DID were willing to impose a tax on themselves.

Several members of the DID board indicated they didn’t have a satisfactory answer to that question, and, as a result, the group declined to take a position on the potential expansion.

When the speakers assured the board that projects could be distributed equitably throughout the new DID area, it led to a question from the opposite angle: Would the tax dollars committed by downtown businesses be worth less in a larger district?

“My business and the property I own is in the DID,” said board member Ron Soto. “I don’t want to see my taxes being diluted into other areas.”

Some opposition existed from outside the DID, too. Denise Kowal, a commercial property owner and resident in Burns Square, suggested that people in the area were uninterested in being incorporated into the DID. Kowal said the DID was functioning fine in its current role, and that growth would hamper its efficacy.

“The city has proven it is incapable of doing big, broad plans with many special interests and many different groups in a meaningful way,” Kowal said.

The reception was not all negative, however. Ian Black, a real estate broker and property owner in the Rosemary District, said the area would benefit from creating a stronger connection to the downtown. DID board member Steve Seidensticker implored his colleagues to look at a bigger picture.

“We need to start to think like adults in Sarasota,” Seidensticker said. “As a board, I hope we can come to some kind of consensus so we can gently guide our City Commission into making improvements.”

As Seidensticker indicated, the decision on whether the DID can expand falls to the City Commission. In the meantime, the board wants to gather more facts.

Although the board is taking its time to evaluate options, Tuesday’s speakers conveyed an imperative to take action soon.

“It’s time to look at the greater downtown,” Barry said. “This is the opportunity to do so.”

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‘DON’T MISS’ CHECKLIST Speakers at Tuesday’s meeting outlined a litany of projects that could help transform downtown upon the expansion of the DID. Those projects include:

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U.S. 41 lane shift might be permanent FDOT says it helped traffic flow more smoothly from the city’s barrier islands by changing a lane on U.S. 41.

DAVID CONWAY NEWS EDITOR

Although the Florida Department of Transportation is hesitant to say it’s discovered a solution to traffic problems near the John Ringling Causeway, a representative believes recently implemented changes have helped address issues in the area.

In February, FDOT District One Traffic Operations Manager L.K. Nandam met with city staff and St. Armands Circle stakeholders to discuss traffic congestion around the Circle and leading onto the area’s barrier islands. At the time, Nandam told those in attendance that the state agency would look into adjusting traffic signals in the area so that they

“We did this as a test maintenance-of-traffictype scenario, so we need to evaluate — should we keep it permanently?

– L.K. Nandam, FDOT District One Traffic Operations Manager

were better coordinated.

Locals at February’s meeting suspected traffic signals near Bird Key and Longboat Key were contributing to worsening traffic conditions, but Nandam said a

more remote — and more obvious — culprit was responsible. FDOT determined issues at the intersection of U.S. 41 and Fruitville Road were significantly contributing to the congestion, and FDOT implemented some changes in an attempt to improve the situation.

Most notably, FDOT restriped U.S. 41 to add a dedicated rightturn lane. The organization also increased the length of traffic signals to create a steadier flow of vehicular movement in all directions. Based on what the organization has seen, things are moving more smoothly — a claim that has been echoed by people on St. Armands.

“I don’t think it would get to a free-flow condition, but it’s clearing a lot better,” Nandam said. “The amount of time it’s taking to clear out the traffic from the island is actually being managed better.”

A new right-turn lane on U.S. 41 at Fruitville Road is helping the traffic flow but creating some issues for drivers who attempt to go straight from the turn lane.

FDOT will continue to evaluate its changes to Sarasota’s congested streets while the region is still seeing peak traffic activity, but a decision as to whether the tweaks will be permanently implemented should be coming soon.

“We did this as a test maintenance-of-traffic-type scenario, so we need to evaluate — should we keep it permanently?” Nandam said. “If we do, what kind of changes do we need to incorporate?”

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The county acquired five lots on Siesta Key Beach Tuesday, March 24 at public auction at the Sarasota County Courthouse. The lots had been held in an estate.

The land used to be submerged in the Gulf. However, since 2011, sand has been building up, widening a previously non-existent

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These aerial photos of Siesta Key show the buildup of sand over the course of the last 66 years.

part of the beach just northwest of the Terrace condominiums.

Located just off of Beach Access 3B, approximately 770 feet of sand has accrued since 1948.

Sarasota County commissioners approved up to $250,000 to bid on the parcels, but the parcels only cost 8% of that allocation, which came from the Environmentally Sensitive Lands Acquisition Fund for neighborhood parklands. Brie Ondercin, land acquisition coordinator for the county, said the zoning of the lots is marine, and undevelopable.

“We got a good deal because we were able to protect the beach for $20,000,” Ondercin said.

The county has no plans to change the lots, a total of 47,209 square feet.

Under state law, formerly subaquatic land that is above the water line for 19.6 years could fall under state ownership. The state could come back and take these lots from the county, Ondercin said, but she doesn’t anticipate that happening. The county had the same goal as the state in acquiring the land: environmental protection and public access.

The sand accruing on Siesta Key’s western-most point is caused by the flow patterns of Big Pass. Sand down-drifting from Lido Key is collected in a large sandbar right off of Siesta. Sand catches on the current between Siesta Key and the sandbar and is deposited on the shoreline.

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Updated Big Pass dredge study shows no effect on Siesta As the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and city of Sarasota plan to renourish Lido Key, new models say the project would not impact Siesta Key. DAVID CONWAY NEWS EDITOR

Although some of the details have changed, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers remains confident that its plan to renourish Lido Key with sand from Big Pass will not negatively impact the shorelines of Siesta Key to the south.

On Monday, the Army Corps released an updated environmental assessment for the proposed project, undertaken in conjunction with the city of Sarasota.

The project would periodically take sand from Big Pass, which has never been dredged, and New Pass, to replenish critically eroded sections of the Lido Key shoreline.

Although the city and Lido Key residents are eager to move forward with a project they believe is critical, a number of opponents have criticized the proposal. On Siesta Key, residents and other groups have said that taking sand from Big Pass — which sits between Lido Key and Siesta Key — will have negative effects on

the Siesta shoreline, among other issues. The Siesta Key Association is one of several groups to oppose the proposed dredging.

In the new report, the Army Corps states that its preferred plan for dredging Big Pass would create “no appreciable difference” from the status quo on Siesta Key, according to its models. Still, Siesta organizations have been skeptical of that modeling, and multiple third-party reviews of the Army Corps report are in the works.

At least one significant change has occurred since the original proposal, which dates back to 2002. In the new report, the Army Corps has changed its plans to install three groins on the south end of Lido Key to slow erosion. Engineers have been revising those plans in response to complaints from residents, who voiced concerns that the groins would affect the natural southward drift of sand, inlet navigation and the use of Ted Sperling Park at South Lido Beach.

As a result, new plans call for

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing the use of up to 1.3 million cubic yards of sand from the Big Pass ebb shoal, which sits between Lido Key and Siesta Key. The project would replenish the Lido shoreline over a 50-year period, taking sand from both Big Pass and New Pass.

two of those groins to be significantly reduced in size, and for the third to be removed from the project. The two northernmost groins have been reduced in size by 150 and 95 feet.

The third groin, designed to stabilize the southern tip of Lido Key, was proposed for countyowned land at Ted Sperling Park.

The new report says that, due to the smaller size of the northern groins, sand should more easily pass to the southern part of the key. As a result, that element of the project is no longer included in the proposal.

Still, the report says, the Army Corps would keep an eye on the southern tip of Lido to ensure the area was being properly main-

tained — leaving the possibility of the future construction of the third groin.

“Monitoring will occur along the southern Lido Key shoreline following construction of the beach fill and northern two groins, and construction of the terminal groin would proceed only if it is proven necessary in the future,” the report states.

Now that the updated environ-

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mental assessment is completed, the Army Corps and city of Sarasota plan to seek state and federal approval for the project. According to City Engineer Alex DavisShaw, the Army Corps and city will hold public meetings April 15 to discuss the latest report.

“We want to try to make this project address concerns to the greatest extent we can,” DavisShaw said.

Want to know more?

The full environmental assessment is available on the Army Corps website, and can be accessed by visiting http://bit.ly/LidoDredge

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At the March 17 St. Armands Business Improvement District meeting, St. Armands Circle Association Executive Director Diana Corrigan shared a document from the Florida Department of Transportation, designed to address issues caused by pedestrians crossing along the Circle.

According to the September 2011 document, business owners in the area have stated that pedestrians bring traffic to a halt during the height of season. As a result, FDOT suggested stationing eight pedestrian managers around the

Circle. Those individuals would be charged with building up a mass of pedestrians at each intersection, and then allowing them to continue through the crosswalks at regular intervals to create a steadier traffic pattern.

Recent discussions about implementing various traffic mitigation efforts led to the discovery of the FDOT document.

Although people on the Circle are eager to cut down on congestion, at least one major question remains: Who will pay for the pedestrian managers?

According to the FDOT document, that responsibility should fall on the shoulders of the Circle Association. But Corrigan believes the traffic is a bigger picture issue that larger organizations should address.

“The problem is administering the funding,” Corrigan said.

“I think that’s something that FDOT, the city and county should be handling.”

Depending on the months of operation and the source of the pedestrian managers, the cost estimates FDOT provided for eight pedestrian managers fall between $10,240 and $40,960 per year. More expensive options call for off-duty police officers to serve as crossing guards from January through May; less expensive options would use private guards and run from February

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In addition to the conversation about funding the pedestrian managers, there are also questions about where the guards would be placed. Corrigan said that two other hotspots for pedestrianvehicle conflict — Madison Drive and Boulevard of the Presidents, and Adams Drive and John Ringling Boulevard — could be folded into the plan.

Although questions remain, and talks are in formative stages, both Circle stakeholders and FDOT representatives are pushing forward, eager to find relief for crowded roadways in the area.

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LEGACY TRAIL staff knows what it’s supposed to be after now.”

The board received a report on the final draft of the feasibility study of the Legacy Trail, complete with recommendations. The feasibility study, which was submitted to county staff earlier this year, identified two methods of extending the trail to Payne Park.

One, which the feasibility study recommends, is “rails to trails,” replacing the railroad with the trail, said Patrick Lui, the county’s bicycle and pedestrian coordinator.

Rails to trails would cost an estimated $16.8 million. The alternative, “rails with trails,” would leave the rails intact and build a trail alongside. The second option would cost more — $20.3 million — because it would not have the trail foundation already in place like rails to trails.

Both options would include a 14-foot-wide multiuse path with designated areas for bicyclists and pedestrians. About 2.6 miles of the extension would include a section of split trails to allow for more users.

The cost estimates are construction only, however; the county still has to purchase the land from CSX Transportation.

Lui said a ballpark figure for property purchase would be $8.85 million, a sum based upon the purchase price per mile the county paid in 2004 for the original trail, with adjustments for inflation.

“That’s a very rough estimate,” he said.

The next step for the trail is for the county to perform a $250,000 environmental assessment of the land, but CSX Transportation has told the county it will not allow access to the land until a purchase contract has been negotiated.

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Residents who support the Legacy Trail extension applaud as county commissioners approve the feasibility study.

The board approved the study and moving forward to start negotiations with CSX, as well as to start looking into various funding sources.

“I don’t think I’ve heard anyone say the Legacy Trail is a bad thing,” Commissioner Paul Caragiulo said. “How do we get this done? How do we find the cash?”

Commissioner Alan Maio reminded the board — and the public — of the mobility plan discussed at Tuesday’s meeting.

If the mobility plan is ultimately approved, the fees accrued by new developments could be used to help fund the extension of the trail. Mobility fees aren’t restricted to roadway improvements in the same manner as road impact fees (see page 16A).

“This is a top priority,” Maio said. “But we’re updating the comprehensive plan and getting an in-depth look with impact and mobility fees. People who want (the extension) need to stay engaged. Don’t just scratch the surface — dig down into what we’re working on.”

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FORGET LEGACY TRAIL We need another bridge

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

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REGIONAL CHALLENGE

This is a huge issue — managing and accommodating future traffic near the bayfront around Tamiami Trail at Fruitville Road and at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Center; going into, around and out of St. Armands Circle; and going onto and off Longboat Key on Gulf of Mexico Drive, particularly at the southern entrance to the Longboat Key Club and Resort. The issue also extends to the north end of Longboat Key at the Longboat Pass Bridge and into Bradenton Beach — at the Bradenton Beach Circle and at the intersection of Gulf Drive and the Cortez Bridge in Bradenton Beach.

This is a regional challenge, and somehow the elected leaders of all of the jurisdictions involved — Sarasota and Manatee counties, Longboat Key, the city of Sarasota, Bradenton Beach and the state — will need to marshal their brainpower into a coordinated effort.

To be sure, there are no easy or inexpensive choices. But choices must be made before it’s too late.

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Call them April Foolish crazy, but here are a couple of thought starters: 1) A bridge to Longboat Key or an extended Legacy Trail?

The Friends of Legacy Trail contacted 12,000 supporters supporters to persuade Sarasota County commissioners to extend the 10.6-mile scenic bike trail by 7.5 miles.

If money is a limited resource (news to many), perhaps this debate is appropriate: What’s more important — alleviating economy-choking traffic congestion or extending an overpriced bike trail for a

few?

Yes, overpriced: The current Legacy Trail consumed $33.6 million of taxpayer money — half the cost of the Ringling Bridge. Shocking.

2) A new bridge from 12th Street in Sarasota to City Island.

Almost all of City Island is city-owned property. That could save millions of dollars in right-of-way acquisition costs.

3) A double-lane roundabout at the Gulf Drive-Cortez Bridge intersection.

Many people bristle at the talk of roundabouts. They immediately make people think of the cluster-fun that occurs at St. Armands Circle. But they do accomplish this: They keep traffic moving.

In theory, a big roundabout at this intersection seems practical. But the engineering, land acquisition and ultimate costs could be impractical.

Let the discussions begin — today.

WHAT’S YOUR SUGGESTION? If you have suggestions for how to address the coming traffic tragedies on Longboat Key, at St. Armands Circle, at U.S. 41 and Fruitville Road and the John Ringling Causeway; and at the Gulf Drive-Cortez Bridge intersection, email your comments to Robin Hartill, rhartill@yourobserver. com.

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It’s not a joke. No kidding.

You know how everyone is talking about it — traffic, traffic, traffic.

And then they launch into what’s coming — along the bayfront and U.S. 41 near downtown Sarasota.

“It’s going to be a disaster. Not just downtown.”

That’s what you hear everyone say.

With all of the development underway and planned near U.S. 41 and the John Ringling Causeway, plus the future expansion of the Longboat Key Club and Resort, it’s difficult to imagine a solution without building another bridge — a bridge that bypasses St. Armands Circle and connects Longboat Key and the mainland.

Maybe that design in the photo above — the pedestrian Peace Bridge in Calgary — can be considered April Fools-ish for Sarasota. Although, it would be a signature piece of creativity. After all, we say we’re Florida’s cultural capital, so why not be so in architecture as well?

The idea of a bridge directly to Longboat Key from Sarasota is not new. There were public meetings about it a quarter century ago. But even then, there were few who believed it could ever be achieved. The obstacles were too great: • The cost. Given the backlog of needed transportation construction throughout Florida, the likelihood of catapulting a $70 million bridge to the top of the priority list of the Florida Department of Transportation is slim to none. And you can be sure state lawmakers, the governor and state transportation officials would not be eager to earmark $70 million or more for a bridge to the 34228 zip code.

Longboaters would have to contribute a lot more money to political campaign funds to earn that kind of payback.

• The environment. Environmentalists likely would activate every war tactic in their battle manuals to prevent another concrete piling from being rammed into the bay bottom. You can envision their flooding the process with costly litigation that would delay and delay and ultimately put a dagger through the project’s heart.

• The end points. The matter of whose land on Longboat Key or on the mainland would be the terminal points for both ends of the bridge. If they involve private property, the eminent domain battles could add millions to the ultimate costs, not to mention create community animus. Those who were here for the decade it took to bring the John Ringling/Gil Waters Bridge to fruition still remember how that project divided so many.

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This 9-foot flamingo was stolen from a Lido resident’s yard in 1999.

“Anything is better than groins and seawall,” said Jean Slocum, the president of the association.

The seaweed was to be installed 100 feet offshore, where the water would be at least 6 feet deep.

Steven Sauers, coastal zone manager, warned the county that his department didn’t know the hazards the seaweed could pose for sea turtles or manatees.

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April 1, 1999 Ronda Courtney reported that her creation, a 9-foot pink flamingo that decorated her front yard, had gone missing from her home, located across from Lido Beach. Courtney said her flamingo had been a popular attraction for residents and visitors alike. Two or three cars a day would stop so people could take could take pictures with the oversized bird. Courtney said she suspected some spring breakers had snatched the flamingo.

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April 2, 1981 Siesta Key Pelican reporter Sally Baxter wrote a first-person narrative on the community service aides of Sarasota County who rescued her car after it broke down on U.S. 41.

“By allowing my car to break down on Route 41, I committed a cardinal sin, and no one would let me forget it,” Baxter wrote.

“The good Samaritans must have been at the beach that day.”

Baxter called the city police department, but instead of a squad car, a vehicle labeled “Community Service Aide” arrived.

The city had 20 CSA’s in 1981, thanks to a grant the department received in 1977 to fund the program. These employees were not sworn in officers; their purpose was to handle minor problems to lighten the real officers’ burdens. They could, however, issue parking tickets.

an affront to the millions more who choose to play by the rules and comply with our laws.

I have consistently argued against amnesty and for a solution that secures our border first.”)

After learning of this, I called his office in Washington on March 4. I got a voicemail and left my cell phone number. The message said his staff would get right back to me. I simply wanted to voice my extreme displeasure to a man I have voted for every time he has stood for election.

I also wanted to know why his Facebook page has a place for people to post comments but once you post a comment, it disappears into cyberspace.

There is not one single post or comment on Congressman Buchanan’s Facebook page.

I was never called back. I can deduce from this that pleasing Speaker Boehner means more to him than the opinion of a voter in his district.

Because his office wouldn’t have the courtesy to return my call, maybe I should let the rest of his constituents know how he treats us.

You should allow your voters to comment on your Facebook page, Rep. Buchanan. You should make sure your staff calls constituents back. You need to stop funding unlawful immigration policies.

Most of all learn to keep your word. Integrity means something to some members of your district. You have lost yours.

You have also lost my support.

Dear Editor: I am a lifelong registered Republican and a proud conservative.

The approval rating for Congress is at an all-time low, and there is a good reason. Let me illustrate.

Those seeking re-election campaign with promises of what they will do. Many, many times, these are empty promises designed for one purpose: to remain in office and become ingrained in the power base of Washington, D.C. Once the congressman is re-elected, he conveniently behaves contrary to what he promised.

This brings me to Sarasota’s own member of the House of Representatives, Congressman Vern Buchanan.

Last week, Rep. Buchanan broke a major promise to the voters of this district and betrayed Republicans by voting to fully fund Barack Obama’s amnesty program for illegal immigrants.

Yes, he was among 75 Republicans who went against what they have said about immigration and chose to march with Speaker John Boehner and fund illegal amnesty.

(Rep. Buchanan’s website says this about his position on immigration: “While we are a nation of immigrants, we are also a nation of laws. These laws must be obeyed and enforced. For Congress to grant amnesty to 11 million people who broke our laws and came here illegally would be

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s its premier fundraiser, the Ringling College Library Association’s Town Hall Lecture Series has donated $8 million to support the Ringling College of Art & Design Verman Kimbrough Memorial Library.

In 35 years the Town Hall lecture series has developed a reputation of quality presentations and hopes to continue attracting the highest level of speakers.

The lineup for next year’s Town Hall series started in 2014, with the selection of 2016 chairwoman Chris Cremer.

Q: What is the process for selecting speakers?

A: It’s a collaborative process.

Once I got an idea of who was trending I met with the Van Wezel and reserved dates. I made a wish list of every speaker that I could think of that excites me.

Then I met with my committee and I gave them my wish list and went around the room, and everybody weighed in with all of their ideas. After doing that I contacted some of the other Town Hall lecture series across the country to get an idea of what the circuit is.

Q: Were there any surprises about the process?

A: My final lineup looks nothing like I envisioned my first lineup.

I think it’s a very good thing.

When I accepted the chair, I thought about what would be my ideal lineup, and it looked very

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It’s kind of like you have the world of speakers to choose from and it can be quite daunting and overwhelming.

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Q: What was it like to make those choices?

A: Since I’m going to be picking speakers 12 to 16 months before they appear, it’s almost like I need to be a visionary myself to try to determine who is popular now, who is trending and who is still going to be trending months from now. Sometimes that can be a hard call. The flipside to that is that someone who isn’t on the radar now could be on the radar a year from now. I started with 152 and started narrowing it down.

Q: How do you come up with your wish list?

A: There is a process that is followed and of course I really drew on the knowledge of former Town Hall chairs because it’s kind of like you have the world of speakers to choose from and it can be quite daunting and overwhelming.

The process normally starts with what our audiences want.

Every five years or so we do a survey of our audience and ask them what topics they’re interested in. We have a very sophisticated audience, very well read, very much into current events and knowledgeable about a lot of different topics.

Q: Who is at the top of your wish list for ultimate speakers to bring to Sarasota?

A: I think it would be Bill and Melinda Gates. I just think that they’re unbelievable visionaries, they’re businesses titans with his founding of Microsoft, and now with their foundation they are absolutely the premier foundation in the world.

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to book. They are so philanthropic and there is so much of that that goes on in our town I just think it would be just a fabulous connection.

Q: Who are some of the other names on your list?

A: Richard Branson, John Oliver, Jon Stewart and Anderson Cooper.

Q: As Town Hall chair you will also be on stage quite a bit for the Q&A portions. How do you feel about being on stage?

A: I’m very excited. I sing, so I’ve performed on stage practically my whole life. I’m kind of past the jitters, but to feel good about public speaking you have to be doing it all the time. I was chair of the Education Foundation Evening of Excellence in 2013 so that got me back to the stage and that really helped.

Q: When the 2016 series ends, what will you do next?

A: I sing with the Sarasota Choral Society in its chorus. I’ve sung opera and classical all my life. I dream of someday auditioning for the Sarasota Opera to be in its chorus.

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MOBILITY PLAN Commission touts mobility fees The plan would increase costs for developments in rural areas that would require more road use.

JESSICA SALMOND STAFF WRITER

Sarasota County commissioners are eyeing a 20-year mobility plan that could replace road impact fees with mobility fees.

Unlike road impact fees, mobility fees can be distributed for multiple travel-related uses, such as widening or building more sidewalks and bike paths. In the current system, funds collected from road impact fees can only be spent on road improvements.

Under the mobility fee plan,

new developments would pay fees based on how far residents would have to travel to amenities, such as the grocery store. For example, an urban infill development would likely pay less than a rural single-family development because, using the mobility fee structure, people would be traveling fewer miles to and from the urban project compared with the rural project.

The county would be able to work with developers and provide credit toward the fee if the developer agrees to fund infrastructure

needs, such as connecting sidewalks or building new trails.

“This is not a reduction to give developers a break,” said Jonathan Paul, special projects planner for the county, at Tuesday’s meeting, adding that the new plan recognizes that certain areas have different transportation needs.

Under the 20-year mobility plan, new developments will not have to pay for traffic impact studies except for those intersections and site-specific details, such as turn lanes, Paul said. He attributed this change to the state — in 2011, the state did away with concurrency (which required the intensive traffic study) — and the county would be matching state legislation.

“Regardless of that we wanted to do, the state has taken away lots of county ability,” he said.

The county does its own traffic study every year, Paul said; using its own data, the mobility plan allows the county to focus on proactive long-term land use planning instead of reactively responding to the infrastructure needs of specific developments.

The staff presentation Tuesday included some examples of fees charged for various land uses: For example, the fee for a development with 1,500- to 1,999-square-foot single-family homes could be $4,073 per unit.

However, a mixed-use development with the same residential square footage would cost $3,055.

Paul said the next step for implementing the plan is to reach out to municipalities to collect their opinions on opting in to the plan, but commissioners urged him and staff not to wait too long.

“This is what the community’s asked for — don’t build outside the urban service boundary,” Commissioner Charles Hines said. “This is exciting stuff.”

Cathy Antunes, one of the main organizers of Integrity 2016, a community group that advocates for government accountability, said she believed the mobility fee is a good idea.

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Antunes said she thinks the use of alternative transportation, such as bike lanes and pedestrian areas, would grow in popularity when people felt safer about biking in the county.

However, she said she wants new development to pay for itself.

“The devil’s in the details—it looks good on the surface, but I have a low trust level at this point,” she said.

However, Lourdes Ramirez, former president of Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations, said she was furious about the mobility plan.

“I’d rather see full impact fees restored,” she said.

She said she didn’t think the demand exists for multimodal transportation in the county, but sees the benefit in urban areas.

“We’re not going to bike everywhere. You can’t use bike paths to do business. In an urban area, yes, but not in the county.”

Mobility fees could help pay for alternative mobility options such as the Legacy Trail extension.

— Bill Zoller, former president of Citizens for Sensible Growth

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After a two-year hiatus, s/ART/q is back. Local artists Tim Jaeger and Joseph Arnegger, along with a dozen other artists, founded the artist collective back in 2008 out of a desire to both showcase local talent and provide an avenue to display art in nontraditional galleries. During its run, the collective’s regular print parties ...

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All Faiths kicks off Campaign Against Summer Hunger Donors set $600,000 matching challenge this year.

AMANDA MORALES OBSERVER STAFF

All Faiths Food Bank announced Tuesday morning that its goal of feeding in-need students in Sarasota County is off to a strong start thanks to a $600,000 fundraising matching challenge from donors.

Last year’s goals of raising $500,000 for a matching challenge and 600,000 pounds of food

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for the Campaign Against Summer Hunger were surpassed. The 2014 campaign raised more than $1 million and almost 800,000 pounds of food. All Faiths Food Bank distributed wholesome, nutritious food to more than 15,500 Sarasota County students from May through September.

The campaign seeks to help feed the 50% of students in Sarasota who are eligible to receive free or reduced lunches — 21,000 students in total.

Present for the campaign kickoff press conference were All Faiths Food Bank board member Keith Monda, Gulf Coast Community Foundation Senior Vice President for Philanthropy Veronica Brady and All Faiths

All Faiths Food Bank CEO Sandra Frank, All Faiths Food Bank board member Keith Monda and Gulf Coast Community Foundation Senior Vice President of Philanthropy Veronica Brady

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15,500

children fed in 2014

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backpacks filled with food distributed to children

985,781

meals served

Food Bank CEO Sandra Frank, along with campaign sponsors, partners, government officials and community leaders.

“It is inspiring to see such an outpouring of support from our community,” Frank said. “With their help, we will be able to amplify our extensive summer food programs and reach more children and families who need our help. We believe that children should be thinking about fun over the summer — not food.”

The last day of the campaign is Saturday, May 9, to coincide with the National Letter Carriers Food Drive, which allows residents to leave nonperishable food items in their mailboxes for pickup.

To learn more about how you can donate, visit allfaithsfoodbank.org.

Volunteer B.J. McCurry hands out bags and T-shirts to guests in attendance for the campaign kick-off.

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LOCKED INSIDE 4:39 p.m. — 1500 block of 19th Street Dispute/Fight: A woman reported that she was behind on her rent, and her landlord changed the locks on her front door when she was asleep. An officer met with the landlord, who said the woman has not paid rent in three months and is attempting to scam him. The officer informed the man that he had to go through the county eviction process, which he said he would begin soon.

OUT OF THE PARK 4:03 p.m. — 2100 block of 12th Street Civil Problem: While attending a baseball game with his family, a man paid $20 to park his car in a nearby lot. After the game, the man discovered that his car had been towed, and no attendants were present in the parking lot in which he left his vehicle. The man was upset by the cost to retrieve his vehicle from the towing company, and began yelling and swearing at employees and, later, an officer who arrived at the scene. The man said he would contact an attorney and sue everyone, including the officer.

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GOLD HEIST 8 p.m. — 0 block of Horton Circle Burglary — Structure: A man reported that, while he and his wife were out of town, someone took eight rolls of gold dollar coins from his bedroom. The man said that, before he left, he placed the coins in a locked coin box in his dresser, installed locks on his bedroom door and placed a sign on the bedroom door instructing nobody to enter.

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Sarasota seniors Andre Johnson and Michael Adler will lead the district champion Sailors when they host their first regional semifinal April 7.

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Owen Ragsdale pitched a complete game to lead The Out-of-Door Academy baseball team to an 8-0 victory over Seacrest Country Day March 30.

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Sarasota sophomore Sage Lyons crossed the finish line in 5 minutes, 19.59 seconds to finish second in the 1,600-meter run at the 36th annual FSU Relays March 28.

The Sarasota High boys tennis team captured its first district championship in more than a decade.

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The Riverview High baseball team scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to edge past North Port 6-5 March 30.

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Cardinal Mooney’s Dylan West and Dillon O’Neill both finished second in their respective weight classes at the Sarasota County weightlifting meet March 26.

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The Sarasota Christian softball team cruised to a 14-1 victory over district rival Southwest Florida Christian March 26.

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ichael Adler stared across the court in anticipation.

The Sarasota High senior knew well his opponent, Venice High’s Alex Fong. Fong beat Adler during the regular season in Adler’s only singles loss.

With a district championship on the line, Adler found his rhythm a few points into the No. 2 singles final. From that point on, everything started to flow.

Adler defeated Fong 6-1, 6-2 to win an individual singles crown while leading the Sailors to their first district championship in more than a decade. Sarasota won four of the five singles matches to clinch the Class 3A-District 10 championship March 24 and March 25, at Lakewood Ranch High.

“As a team, we had more confidence going in,” Adler says. “We trained really hard in the offseason and improved our game. We went in knowing we could win.

“In years past, we were fine just saying we got to regionals,” Adler says. “This year we want to win, and I think we have a good chance of winning.”

The Sailors scored 25 points to finish one point ahead of district rival Venice. Eric Scarlett (No. 3), Connor Hester (No. 4) and Reid Devitt (No. 5) also won individual district titles. Venice won both doubles matches, as Sarasota and Venice went head-to-head in all of the finals matches.

But, unlike recent years, the outcome didn’t come down to the final doubles match of the afternoon.

“We were more free to go for our shots,” says senior Andre

Johnson, who plays No. 1 singles and doubles for the Sailors. “We didn’t have that monkey on our back of knowing we could lose the title for the team.”

Johnson, who advanced to the state tournament each of the past three years, fell to Venice’s Russell Benkaim in the No. 1 singles final.

But Johnson’s quest for a state championship is far from over.

As district champion, the Sailors will be home for the regional semifinals April 7. It will be the first time Sarasota has hosted a regional match. If Sarasota is victorious, the Sailors will advance to the regional finals April 9 with the winner moving on to the Class 3A state tournament.

“We have to believe in ourselves that we can win and have the confidence to take it rather than relying on the other guy to lose it,” Johnson says.

This season, the Sailors have fully embraced the team concept, relying on and encouraging one another throughout the season. Before the season began they established their goal: Win districts.

Coach Lucy Cowan, who is in the middle of her final season of coaching after 33 years at Sarasota, was pleased with the way the district tournament played out.

But it wasn’t seeing her players’ reaction to hoisting the district championship trophy that brought tears to Cowan’s eyes. It was an email from a parent on an opposing team.

“They wrote about how nice my kids were,” Cowan says while fighting back tears. “That was my biggest reward.

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Sarasota senior Andre Johnson returns a serve during his No. 1 singles match March 24.

Sarasota’s Rose Davis warms up before the start of her No. 2 singles match March 24.

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The Greater Sarasota Junior Golf Association hosted both of its Spring Futures Tour and Regular Tour series events March 22, at the Meadows Country Club.

Individual winners include: n Boys 10 and Under Zheng Yi (Louie) Liu (33) n Girls 10 and Under Alana Kutt (43) n Boys 11 and Over Cyrus Hannah (34) n Girls 11 and Over Christina Zhong (40) Jacqueline Putrino (40) n Boys 12 and Under Jonah Winter (83) n Boys 13-15 Cameron Weber (76) n Girls 13-15 Isabella Stepanek (82) n Boys 16-18 Landry Miller (72) n Girls 16-18 Victoria Cangero (76)

The Sarasota Scullers, above, and Sarasota Crew competed against 10 other clubs from Florida.

Crew and Scullers claim multiple gold medals Both the Sarasota Crew and the Sarasota Scullers posted multiple first-place finishes at the Florida Scholastic Rowing Association West District Championship March 28, at Nathan Benderson Park.

Twelve clubs from across the state competed in the event.

Gold medalists include: n Sarasota Crew Men’s Freshman 4+ Women’s Freshman 8+

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The Sarasota Seahawks Lacrosse Club improved to 8-0 on the season with a 12-3 victory over Newsome Lacrosse Club March 26.

Jesse Clark scored five goals and added three assists and five ground balls to lead the way for the Seahawks. Ian Asselstine added two goals and two assists. Kid Hautamaki had two goals and an assist. Phoo Phoo McHenry, Garret Klein and Venizio Hickman each added a goal.

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Kuba Nischioka and Miles Jennings lead the way defensively. Goalkeeper Josh Cortman recorded eight saves.

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The number of goals Kimmy Comito scored in The Out-ofDoor Academy girls lacrosse team’s 12-12 double overtime tie with Bishop Verot March 30.

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The number of points Sarasota Christian School has following the winter sports season to lead the Class 2A Private FHSAA Floyd E. Lay Sunshine Cup allsports award standings.

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The Out-of-Door Academy baseball team scored seven runs in the first inning to beat Port Charlotte 9-2 March 26.

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Sixteen high school baseball teams from Tampa to Miami hit the field for the 30th annual Sarasota Baseball Classic March 23 through March 26.

Cardinal Mooney went 3-1 to finish third overall. The Cougars notched wins against Cape Coral (6-4), Sarasota (5-3) and Killian (4-2).

Riverview also went 3-1. After falling to Lakewood Ranch 8-3, the Rams went on to beat Miami Springs (3-0), Cape Coral (7-0) and Palmetto (3-1).

Sarasota opened the tournament with a 5-1 victory over Miami Springs before falling to Cardinal Mooney, Tampa Catholic (8-4) and Taravella (2-1).

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YOUR NEIGHBORS CRAWFISH FEST

Families spend the day enjoying live music, games and food at the 4th annual Crawfish & Seafood Festival.

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Tracey Viviano helps children make fairies using pipe cleaners, yarn and silk flowers.

Above: Abbi Peters flutters down the path at Historic Spanish Point for the Fairy House Festival.

Left: Ashley and Olivia Chinchilla with Josiah Frapiccini inspect a fairy house nestled at the base of a tree.

Sarasota Republican Club invites Longboat Key and Sarasota managers to speak about seasonal concerns.

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he trails of Historic Spanish Point were especially enchanting for the second annual Fairy House Festival last weekend. The two-day festival led guests through the winding paths to the butterfly garden for fairy-related crafts and games. Along the way, handmade fairy houses submitted to the contest by children and adults were nestled among the trees and flowers.

All of the houses were constructed out of natural resources such as seashells, branches, flowers, leaves and bark. A station was available for attendees to make their own fairy houses, as well.

Cari Queen and her daughter, Ella, were unaware of the popularity of fairy houses and are considering entering the contest next year.

“We talked about maybe planning our own [house], because we didn’t know this was a thing,” Cari Queen said.

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BUSINESS Expo showcases Osprey Nokomis Chamber members.

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amilies spent the day enjoying live music, games and food at the 4th annual Cajun Crawfish & Seafood Festival Saturday, at St. Martha Catholic School. The main attraction was the crawfish boil provided by the Crawfish Co. of Central Florida that included traditional red potatoes and corn.

Fans of the red crustaceans could also compete in the crawfish race and watch the critters crawl to the finish line.

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Wendy Johnson holds up one of the crawfish competing in the crawfish races.

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Republican Club talks traffic David Bullock and Tom Barwin discuss seasonal traffic congestion.

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“Usually when you build a road you don’t size it for the Fourth of July parade, but here our Fourth of July lasts about three months. It’s quite a seasonal challenge that we’re up against.”

– Tom Barwin, Sarasota city manager

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Longboat Key Town Manager David Bullock, middle, discusses solutions for solving seasonal congestion from Longboat Key to Sarasota.

Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. He joked that he knows the names of the residents who walk the bridge and even knows their children and how they are doing.

“If you want to enjoy the amenities of Sarasota, the ballet, opera and restaurants, you have to make that drive,” Bullock said.

Some of the ideas mentioned to solve congestion were more reliable public transportation to reduce the number of vehicles on the roads, as well as widening

roads on the mainland through downtown Sarasota.

“Usually when you build a road you don’t size it for the Fourth of July parade, but here our Fourth of July lasts about three months,” Barwin said. “As David said, it’s quite a seasonal challenge that we’re up against.”

The club also hosted author Javier Manjarres to discuss his recent book, “Brown People,” about how to reach the Hispanic electorate and other issues that concern Latino voters.

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he Ringling College Library Association closed out the 2015 Town Hall Lecture Series with speaker Ben Bernanke Tuesday. The former chairman of the Federal Reserve and current fellow at the Brookings Institution gave his side of the story about what he refers to as the “Lehman Weekend,” when Lehman Brothers Holding Inc. filled for bankruptcy in September 2008.

He explained the government’s lending initiative the Trouble Asset Relief Program and how it helped stabilize banks during the thick of the recession. To conclude, Bernanke sat down with Brian Westbury for a Q&A with audience-submitted questions.

Prior to Bernanke speaking, 2016 Town Hall Lecture Series Chairwoman Chris Cremer announced the lineup for next year’s lecture series. See page 14A for the list.

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Saturday’s festivities included cocktails, dinner and dancing and an exhibit of Farrell's complete works.

Farrell, a longtime architect who lives in Hawaii, returned to his old building this weekend and gave a lecture on his life's work.

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One workshop in particular that chamber President Rod Thomas said guests were excited for was Ken Countess’ social media workshop.

Thomas expects to host the event annually.

“No one ever stops in Osprey on the way to Venice or Sarasota, so we’re trying to make them stop,” Thomas said.

Two Day Festival with many plant, nature and wildlife related vendors.

Visit the Garden Art Auction where local artists will offer garden art pieces for bid. There will be items handpainted by local artists that can be yours by placing the highest bid. Raffles will be available. Kidzone will host educational programs for children of all ages. Find out about the good bugs, water conservation and your environment. Check out the "Ask The Expert" booth for answers to your gardening questions.

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JUNGLE TRAILS & BUNNY TAILS Runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Sarasota Jungle Gardens, 701 Bay Shore Road. The Easter Bunny and his friends are coming to Sarasota Jungle Gardens with thousands of Easter eggs for children to find in a one-of-a-kind Easter egg hunt. Admission is free for children 3 and younger, $10.99 for children ages 4 to 16, $15.99 for adults; and $14.99 for seniors. For information, call 355-5305.

LIVE! FROM DOWNTOWN SARASOTA IT’S FRIDAY NIGHT! Starts at 6 p.m. in Downtown Sarasota at Palm Avenue, Main Street, First Street and Whole Foods Market Center. Stop by to enjoy live performances and entertainment at Burns Square just south of Main Street. There will be local entertainers, performing-arts groups and select businesses participating. Admission is free. For information, visit dsasarasota.com

COOKBOOK & KITCHENWARE FAIR Runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Selby Public Library, 1331 First St. Selby Public Library will host a cookbook and kitchenware fair sale that will benefit Friends of Selby Public Library. Admission is free. For information, call 365-5228.

BIG TRUCK DAY EGGSTRAVAGANZA Runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Twin Lakes Park, 6700 Clark Road. Families are invited to enjoy big trucks and two egg hunts for kids at the 19th annual Big Truck Day EGGstravaganza, sponsored by Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources. Children will have a chance to pull the levers and honk the horns on fire trucks, dump trucks, buses and more.

The event will also feature two egg hunts, at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Admission is free. For information, call 861-5000.

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RUN FOR THE TURTLES Starts at 6:30 a.m. at Siesta Key Beach, 948 Beach Road. Bring your running shoes for the Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium 29th annual Run for the Turtles. The 5K and 1-mile run support sea turtle research and conservation at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium. Registration is $35 for adults and $25 for children. For information, visit mote.org.

SKVA ANNUAL CHILDREN’S EASTER PARTY AND EGG HUNT Runs from 9 a.m. to noon at Beach Access No. 5, at the intersection of Ocean Boulevard and Beach Road.

The Siesta Key Village Association invites children ages 1 to 6 years old to hunt for eggs, play games and have their photo taken with the Easter Bunny. For information, visit siestakeyvillage. org.

Aaron Jaco will be challenging for the super middleweight WBF title.

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MOONLIGHT MOVIE Starts at sunset at Siesta Key Beach. Enjoy a special screening of Disney’s “Finding Nemo” on Siesta Beach for the Moonlight Movie Series presented

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EASTER WORSHIP SERVICES Bee Ridge Presbyterian Church 4826 McIntosh Road, Sarasota 921-5355 Sunday, April 5 7 a.m. — Sunrise service 8:30 a.m. — Easter worship in the Little White Church 9:30 a.m. — Easter social 10:15 a.m. — Easter egg hunt 11 a.m. — Easter worship with choir anthem Church of the Incarnation 2901 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota 921-6631 Thursday, April 2 7 p.m. — Holy Thursday service with exposition following in chapel until midnight Friday, April 3 3 p.m. — Stations of the Cross 7 p.m. — Passion of Our Lord with Communion Saturday, April 4 Noon — Blessing of food 8 p.m. — Vigil Sunday, April 5 7, 9 and 11 a.m. — Easter Mass Church of the Redeemer 222 S. Palm Ave., Sarasota 955-4263 Thursday, April 2 6 p.m. — Mass will include washing of the feet, procession of the altar of repose and stripping of altars.

Friday, April 3 7:30 a.m. — Stations of the Cross (will be walking down Main Street) Noon to 3 p.m. — Liturgy Saturday, April 4 6 p.m. — Easter Vigil Sunday, April 5 7, 9, and 11 a.m. — Easter Mass 1 p.m. — Hispanic Mass First Congregational United Church of Christ 1031 S. Euclid Ave., Sarasota 953-7044 Thursday, April 2 7 p.m. — Last Supper celebration Friday, April 3 Noon and 7 p.m. — Good Friday services Sunday, April 5 9 and 11 a.m. — Easter services 10 a.m. — Easter egg hunt Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church 425 S. Tamiami Trail, Osprey 966-0807 Thursday, April 2 7 p.m. — Holy Thursday evening Mass followed by adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 10 p.m.

Friday, April 3 3 p.m. — Good Friday service Saturday, April 4 Noon — Easter egg hunt 8 p.m. — Holy Saturday Easter Vigil

Sunday, April 5 6:30 a.m. — Easter sunrise service on the green 7:30, 9 and 10:30 a.m. — Easter Mass in the church 10:45 a.m. — Family Mass

Saturday, April 4 Noon — Blessing of the Bread 8 p.m. — Easter Vigil 11 p.m. — Low Mass Sunday, April 5 6:30 a.m. — Easter Mass in the garden 7:30 and 8 a.m. — Easter Mass in Spanish in the hall 9 and 10:30 a.m., noon and 5:30 p.m. — Easter Mass

St. Boniface Episcopal Church 5615 Midnight Pass Road, Siesta Key 349-5616 Thursday, April 2 7 p.m. — The Last Supper is Remembered Friday, April 3 7:30 and 10 a.m., 7 p.m. — Good Friday service Saturday, April 4 7 p.m. — Easter Eve Vigil and concludes with Easter party Sunday, April 5 7:45, 9 and 11:15 a.m. — Easter services St. Martha Catholic Church 200 N. Orange Ave., Sarasota 366-4210 Thursday, April 2 Noon — Eucharist, Low Mass 7 p.m. — Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7:30 p.m. — Mass of the Lord’s Supper in Vietnamese in the hall Friday, April 3 Noon — Marian Stations of the Cross 3, 5 and 7 p.m. — The Passion Liturgy 7:30 p.m. — The Passion Liturgy in Vietnamese in the Hall

St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church 5394 Midnight Pass Road, Siesta Key 349-4174 Thursday, April 2 7 p.m. — Mass of the Lord’s Supper Friday, April 3 7 p.m. — Good Friday service Saturday, April 4 8:00 p.m. — Easter Vigil Sunday, April 5 7, 8:45, and 10:30 a.m. — Easter Mass St. Thomas More Catholic Church 2506 Gulf Gate Drive, Sarasota 923-1691 Thursday, April 2 7 p.m. — Mass of the Lord’s Supper Friday, April 3 3 p.m. — Good Friday Liturgy 8 p.m. — a presentation by the Youth Group

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Kevin Schoeler, trustee, of San Francisco, sold the home at 1808 Flower Drive to Michael Kneeland and Roxzene Hunter, of Sarasota, for $2.44 million. Built in 2008, it has five bedrooms, four-and-ahalf baths, a pool and 4,585 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.95 million in 2012.

RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

MARCH 16 TO MARCH 20

Alinari Bank of New York Mellon, trustee, sold the Unit 1805 condominium at 800 N. Tamiami Trail to Richard Caro Jr. and Susan Denison, of Sarasota, for $1,401,500. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 3,219 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $1.9 million in 2007.

Condominium on the Bay Betty Mills, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 1701 condominium at 888 Blvd. of the Arts to Seymour and Lucerchia Metters, of Sarasota, for $950,000. Built in 1982, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,315 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $320,000 in 1988.

Sarasota Bay Club Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 926 condominium at 1299 N. Tamiami Trail to Claire Smith, of Sarasota, for $775,000. Built in 2003, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,524 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $541,000 in 2003.

Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 508 condominium at 1301 N. Tamiami Trail to Sara Winokur, of Sarasota, for $550,000. Built in 2000, it has two bedrooms, two baths and

5290 Avenida Navarra A4108422 $975,000 Mark McCann

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-685-7624

660 N Owl Drive A4106046 $899,000 Michael Prisco

Sarasota 941-388-4447 941-812-1291

7529 Weeping Willow Boulevard A4118019 $675,000 Ann Moore

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-320-8461

516 Tamiami S Trail 404 Nokomis/North Venice A4117978 $655,000 941-966-8000 Robert Moffatt & Peggy Wellman 941-374-0811

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This home at 1808 Flower Drive has five bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,585 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.44 million.

1,546 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $448,000 in 2004.

Paradise Shores Terri Reisz, Ruben Jones and Dorothy Beppler, of Sarasota, sold their home at 2120 Oriole Drive to Craig Kaplan and Stephen Sigler, of New York City, for $649,000. Built in 1961, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,825 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $400,000 in 2009.

Rivo at Ringling Steven and Valerie Zimath, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 605 condominium at 1771 Ringling Blvd. to Brian Mariash, of Sarasota, for $415,000. Built in 2006, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,483 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $381,100 in 2006.

Tropical Shores Jianxia Xiao, of Nokomis, sold the home at 1705 Wharf Road to Roger Kasle and Christopher and Rachel Lenerz, of

1308 Old Stickney Point Road W23 A4111667 $849,000 Lenore Treiman

Siesta Key 941-966-8000 941-356-9642

808 Idlewild Way A4117742 $789,000 Dan Freed

Siesta Key 941-966-8000 941-735-0770

8011 Longbay Boulevard A4108118 $3,950,000 Kim & Michael Ogilvie

3276 Alex Findlay Place A4110764 $645,900 Brian Loebker

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-735-4393

4805 Benchmark Court A4114044 $619,000 Judy Nimz

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-374-0196

3930 Spyglass Hill Road A4110609 $599,500 Kristine Niehaus

Sarasota, for $354,900. Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 3,384 square feet of living area.

Phillippi Landings Alan and Joan Arison, of South Lake, Texas, sold their Unit 302 condominium at 5591 Cannes Circle to Karin Murphy, of Lakewood Ranch, for $345,000. Built in 2006, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,720 square feet of living area.

It previously sold for $535,300 in 2006.

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418 Cardiff Road 24 N5902433 $390,000 Bambi Utton

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16282 San Edmundo Road C7209451 $379,000 Jennifer Calenda

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3860 Mira Lago Drive A4118293 $356,000 Lorraine Neal

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810 Oak Pond Drive A4118300 $350,000 Linda Driggs

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2081 Mesic Hammock Way A4117791 $349,500 Christine Kramer

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427 N Shore Drive A4118079 $349,000 Sarah Mcguire

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6680 Deering Circle A4109157 $311,000 Lee Byron and Sue Keal

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TOP BUILDING PERMITS These are the largest city of Sarasota and Sarasota County building permits issued for the week of March 16 through March 20, in order of dollar amounts.

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Amount

1937 Goldenrod St.

Addition

Kenneth Detweiler

$69,500

1848 Loma Linda St.

Outdoor Kitchen

Michael Verble

$40,000

1166 Hampton Road

Solar

Steven Neuschulz

$37,598

1051 Euclid Ave.

Remodel

Deborah Gazda

$37,000

1725 Stapleton St.

Solar

Brad Lerner

$34,166

2855 Poplar St.

Enclosure

Justin Harden

$17,200

1507 S. Jefferson Ave.

Remodel

Katherine Glasser

$17,000

3327 Spanish Oak Terrace

Alterations

Phillip Brooks

$17,000

587 47th St.

Enclosure

Elizabeth Bergmann

$16,000

555 S. Gulfstream Ave.

Windows

Karen Belott

$15,000

SA R A S O TA CO U N T Y 2520 Bayshore Road

Remodel

Daniel Peckham

$85,000

2509 Bayshore Road

Pool/Spa

Scott Blackwell

$61,000

1626 Pine Bay Drive

Pool House

Neil Chawkins

$60,000

119 Osprey Point Drive

Addition

Richard Lannamann

$55,000

2846 New England St.

Pool/Spa

Laura Arterburn

$42,018

7203 Curtiss Ave.

Re-roof

Giuseppe Pinto

$38,372

3953 Red Rock Way

Gazebo

Leslie O’Connor

$38,000

7205 Curtiss Ave.

Re-roof

Richard Knab

$36,872

8128 Gabbana Drive

Pool/Deck

Clyde Wilson Jr.

$34,557

2417 Valencia Drive

Pool/Deck

Erik Swanson

$33,690

7360 Point Of Rocks Road A4111382 $4,650,000 Lenore Treiman & Kim Ogilvie

Siesta Key 941-966-8000 941-356-9642

277 S Polk Drive A4116120 $2,549,000 Phyllis Garfinkel

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-302-6400

4411 Midnight Pass Rd A3980299 $1,999,000 Linda Dickinson & Kelly Quigley

Siesta Key 941-966-8000 941-350-3304

7303 Periwinkle Drive A4117760 $1,980,000 Annemarie Tardif

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-350-3077

7440 Manasota Key Rd A3997461 $1,900,000 Melba Jimenez PA

Englewood 941-951-6660 941-356-3970

285 Lookout Point Drive A4108793 $1,850,000 Victoria Stultz

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-387-5676

909 Pomelo Place A4116449 $1,690,000 Judy Nimz

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-374-0196

4047 Mayors Ct A3992409 $1,375,000 Mark McCann

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-685-7624

300 S Pineapple Avenue 302 A4108167 $1,299,900 Jonathan Abrams

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-232-2868

517 S Shore Dr A3992693 $1,299,000 Susan Noah

Osprey 941-966-8000 941-468-9286

1310 Old Stickney Point Road E41 A4117570 $1,250,000 Pat Mudgett & Mackenzie Mudgett

Siesta Key 941-951-6660 941-320-7758

4193 Roberts Point Circle A4117789 $1,250,000 Karen Cash Greco

Siesta Key 941-966-8000 941-504-6927

1671 North Drive A4108516 $1,199,000 Kramer-Thompson Team

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-928-0790

Source: Sarasota County; city of Sarasota

1130 Misti Court A4117517 $310,000 Crystal Cosby

786 Tartan Drive 786 N5902990 $254,900 Katie Malloy

3210 77th Drive E A4117734 $204,900 Elizabeth Gardini

7832 Sanderling Road A4117741 $5,500,000 Ellen Wells

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Venice 941-966-8000 571-230-5013

Venice 941-485-5421 941-468-2483

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-356-0096

5712 Firestone Court A4118208 $279,900 Drew Russell

3601 Glen Oaks Manor Drive A4116310 $239,900 James Jablonski

1153 Grantham Drive A4117728 $144,900 Vidar Saetre

Sarasota 941-966-8000 941-993-3739

Sarasota 941-951-6660 941-812-5819

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-266-5666

7003 Prosperity Circle 2006 A4117779 $259,900 Kristina Talkie & Judy Arreola

583 Clubside Circle 39 A4113667 $214,900 Helene Johnston, P.a.

1432 Upshaw Terrace C7208885 $129,900 Genevieve Ramachandran

Sarasota 941-349-3444 941-266-8658

Venice 941-383-7591 941-232-5484

Port Charlotte 941-639-0000 941-268-1511

Siesta Key 941-349-3444 941-544-4849

Mid Longboat 383.5502 • South Longboat 383.7591 • St. Armands 388.4447 • Main Street 951.6660 Palmer Ranch 966.8000 • Siesta Key 349.3444 • Venice 485.5421 • Englewood 473.7750

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3BR/2BA built in 2005 with outdoor Tiki Bar & pool/ entirely renovated and re-built in 2008 with love & Your feet will be in the Gulf of Mexico in 60 seconds!!! spa. Huge lower level bonus area, pool shower and a 4 attention to detail. Roof Top Pool, 4 BR/4½BA. High This immaculate pool home features large rooms and car garage for all your toys. Open floor plan; gourmet ceilings & Wood & marble flooring throughout. SS volume ceilings. The lovely oak floors and stylish tile kitchen w/huge pantry; large rooms; elevator, wood appliances & stone countertops in the Kitchen and will dazzle you. 3 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms and a burning fireplace; vaulted ceilings; walk-in closets; baths. Wood burning fireplace. Separate area for lower level bonus area. Oversize garage for cars, boat, beautiful master suite. A must-see o Palm Island. in-law suite and guests. jet skis, kayaks & bikes. Next door to Turtle Beach Park. $1,675,000 MLS#A3990080 $989,500 MLS#A4110340 $989,000 MLS#A4114797

BEACHES, BOATING & BISTROS

4BR/4BA on Palm Island. New kitchen, master bedroom & bathroom. New boat lift on Grand Canal.

Heated pool and spa, private Waterfront Tiki Bar. Lovely tropical view across the canal. Huge bonus area on lower level. A short walk to World Famous Siesta Beach & Siesta Village. $915,000 MLS#A3979580

GRAND CANAL ON PALM ISLAND GRAND CANAL ON PALM ISLAND

2 Bedroom, 2 Bath home with approximately 120 feet 3 Bedroom, 3 Bath pool home with approximately of canalfront. Palm Island is a unique island on Siesta 81 feet of canalfront. 3rd bedroom has a separate Key, located within walking distance to the entrance en-suite bath, large living area with deck #1 beach in the USA, Siesta Beach! Step out your overlooking the intersection of three canals. Ideal for back door onto you boat for a liesurely cruise up the your out-of-town guests. Pecky Cypress and skylights Grand Canal to the Intracoastal. abound in this classic Florida Home. $775,000 MLS#A4114817 $775,000 MLS#A4117860

To View these or other area properties,

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HOUSE OF THE SUN ON PALM ISLAND

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Stephanie Church Stephanie Church 7814 HAMMOCK WAY, SARASOTA 7445CREST Sanderling Road, Sarasota

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1425 WESTWAY SARASOTA 1425 Westway Road,DR., Sarasota

Impeccably maintained by its original owner, this beautifully Discover an exclusive waterfront lifestyle, beautifully poised on Siesta appointed three-bedroom home offers easygoing lifestyle Key within the only gated Gulf front community in an Sarasota.

This oversized in lot the premier of The Hammocks.

Built in 2002, the rests betweencommunity the Gulf of Mexico and tranquil Heron Lagoon residence a scenic lake, creating a peaceful setting. with 89 feetbacks of wateronto frontage.

The Sanderling Club residents enjoy

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Let your imagination be your guide as you build your magnifiPositioned on Westway Drive, arguably the most prestigious address in cent waterfront estate in the historic96 neighborhood Sarasota, this expansive level grassed lotluxurious, features an impressive feet of Lidofrontage, Shores.

Positioned on over Westway Drive, of water with sweeping views the Gulf of Mexicoarguably and New the most this expansive Pass. Inprestigious addition to the address new seawall,ina Sarasota, boat dock is already permitted andlevel can be customized to meet your watercraft needs, deededfrontage, grassed lot features an impressive 96while feetprivate of water beach sweeping access invites views you to relax on the the pristine sands of Lidoand Beach. with over Gulf of Mexico New Pass.

deeded beach access, private cabanas hugging the shores of the Gulf, a 15 slip bayside marina, three tennis courts and a vibrant social calendar.

MLS# A3986618 $2,000,000

MLS#A4117546 $525,000

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Top 3% of Realtors in Sarasota County

Sandy and Jerry Strom Realtors

Marina del Sol

Sandy: 941.650.8297 Jerry: 941.650.8294

Exquisite 3 bedroom and 3 ½ bath end unit with water views from every room. Upgraded stainless steel appliances and granite in kitchen.

Hurricane windows and private 2 ½ car garage.

Beautiful décor and 3 decks plus 1 screened-in porch. Private boat dock for up to 46.9’ vessel.

MLS#4117326 Offered at $1,250,000

JerryStrom@michaelsaunders.com www.StromRealtors.com

7303 Periwinkle Dr., Coral Cove

Elegant waterfront 3 bedroom, 2½ bath home brilliantly designed by architect Richard Garfinkle.

Perfectly situated to take advantage of the views from its lushly landscaped, half-acre lot with 156 feet of seawall on protected water. Water views from most every room. Guests will enjoy the beauty of frormal French gardens as they arrive at your gracious front entry and step through the doors into a world of romance with exquisite interiors. A must-see for the discriminating buyer.

MLS#A4117760 $1,980,000

Call Anne-Marie Tardif, Realtor®, MBA 941.350.3077

Deer Creek

4 bedroom and 3 bath home located on one of the tranquil lakes. New kitchen with granite and stainless steel appliances. Hardwood flooring throughout the home. Wood burning fireplace in the vaulted family room. Heated pool and spa with large covered lanai. Great location on Palmer Ranch close to shopping and restaurants.

MLS#4115810 Offered at $553,900

Tortuga

Lowest priced Siesta Key Beach and Gulf front 2 bedroom and 2 bath available. Lanai has been enclosed for extra living space. Unique heated indoor/outdoor pool and private beach. Tennis and boat docks available across the street.

MLS#A3996306 Offered at $399,900

Selling Sarasota and Her Islands

Located “west of the Trail Sitting on a premium lot overlooking a preserve, this stunning 4 bedroom plus office and 3.2 bath custom home is perfect for both indoor and outdoor living. Exquisitely remodeled with quality finishes including a chef’s kitchen with GE Monogram appliances and Advantium oven, and a family room with built-in media center. The 1075 Gulf of Mexico 1217 Tree Bayhome Laneopens to a large caged lanai area$899,900 and sparkling pool/ Siesta Key spa, lush landscaping and expansive private view. Longboat Key

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$699,999

MLS#A3987764 $1,195,000

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The Ethel Lovelace Group, P.A. Ethel & Harvey Lovelace 941-586-7390 “Serving Sarasota and the Keys” Kaitlin Kuhn 5100 Ocean Blvd., Sarasota, Florida 34242 941.400.7861 EthelLovelace@michaelsaunders.com

La Siesta on Siesta Key........

9150 Blind Pass Road #501 Siesta Key

Water Front Gulf Front Condos Investment Homes Buildable Lots Sarasota Siesta Key Longboat Key Casey Key

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$410,000

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Outstanding Rentals (by the week)

Kim & Michael

3009 Avenue E Holmes Beach

Baskind Warren Team

Across from Siesta’s Famous Beach

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$555,000

941.376.1717 • www.SarasotaFineHomes.com • KimOgilvie@michaelsaunders.com 1801 Main Street • Sarasota, Florida 34236

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KimOgilvie@michaelsaunders.com 1801 Main Street Sarasota, Florida 34236

BEAU CIEL

This corner residence enjoys 270 degree Bay views and City lights from the 14th floor. Sophisticated interiors, 4000+ sq. ft. floor plan with 3 bedrooms, office and family room, over 1200 sq. ft. of wraparound terraces, this truly lives like a single family residence. Private elevator opens to beautiful foyer lobby. Many amenities. $2,795,000

PALATIAL SOUTHERN MANSION

Perfectly poised on 1.5 walled and gated acres on the Siesta Key Bay Front featuring 4 bedroom suites, French doors onto multiple terraces, formal wood paneled office and parking for 8+ vehicles. The oak canopied grounds have a rose garden and greenhouse, a beautiful pond w fountain and a gorgeous pool area straight from the pages of Southern Living magazine. $6,350,000

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NEW PRICE

4034 Roberts Point Road

NEW PRICE

$2,995,000 8254 Roseburn Court

NEW PRICE

$1,975,000 1258 Riegels Landing Drive

recently sold

$975,000

Deep sailboat water with bay and bayou docks. 5,265 a/c sq. ft.

Rare 2/3 acre lot, 4 beds/3.5 baths. 1/1 guest house, 6+ car garage.

Exquisite custom home. Pristine, unparalleled quality and finishes.

Lakefront estate lot in gated golf community. 5 beds/5 baths, office.

Deeded sailboat dock, direct access to bay. Remodeled 3,127 sq. ft.

3 beds/3 baths/3-car garage. Office, bonus room and heated spa.

NEW LISTING

UNDER CONTRACT

SOLD

103 Sand Dollar Lane

$795,000 449 Canal Road

Updated 4 beds/3.5 baths/2-car garage, 2-story beamed ceiling, granite counters, wood cabinets, high-end stainless appliances.

lp $1,295,000 Walk to Siesta Key village and beach. 3 beds/3 baths/2-car garage.

Great rental history. Wood floors, boat dock, private pool.

5310 Hidden Harbor Road

lp $749,000 Siesta Key home on private canopied street. Vaulted ceilings, fireplace, remodeled kitchen, heated spa. 4 beds/2 baths/2-car garage.

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778 Siesta Drive 7508 Midnight Pass Road 13211 Palmers Creek Terrace 3147 Founders Club 7251 Plovers Way 8015 Midnight Pass Road 452 Canal Road 5415 Azure Way 5353 Cape Leyte Drive 4568 Woodside Road 7220 Proctor Road 222 Osprey Point Drive 631 Waterside Way 5348 Shadow Lawn Drive 1529 Key Royale Drive 662 Fernwalk Lane 757 Siesta Key Circle 10 Lands End Lane 5310 Hidden Harbor Road 5770 Midnight Pass Road, 502 742 Shadow Bay Way

SIESTA KEY

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by Appointment The Villas at Eagle’s Point

The Landings 1705 Starling Drive

Furnished all new updated townhouse villa - 3BD/2.5BA (main Fl Master), 2,172 SF living + screened lanai and oversized garage, intercom, central vaccum, fireplace, elevated ceilings, porcelain floors, new kitchen with stainless appliances, large rooms. Gated community with membership in Racquet Club only 10 minutes to: Malls, Shopping, Beaches and Medical Facilities.

Reduced to : $549,000

Ron Stahl

941.374.1671

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The Pointe on Midnight Pass Rarely available 1,630 sq. ft.

2 bedroom, 2 bath end unit.

Spectacular 270 degree water views.

MLS#A4118450 $599,000

The Crescent Siesta Key

Direct Gulf Beach Front in this fabulous 3 bedroom, 3 bath unit in the newest beachfront complex on Siesta Key. Contemporary styling. Turnkey furnished.

MLS#A4105740 $2,249,000

Somerset Cove

FABULOUS 3 bedroom, 3½ bath TOWNHOME minutes from Siesta Beach and Village. Over 2,750 square feet with full basment & 2 car garage. Abundant windows and soaring ceilings.

Deeded 40’ boat dock. $719,000

5224 Winding Way

Contemporary, newer 4 bedroom, 3 bath home with screened terrace overlooking courtyard pool.

An easy walk to Siesta public beach MLS#A4106052 $649,000

Your Resident Siesta Key Realtors~~~

Sheri Lasley-Ruiz~941.400.4186 SheriLasley@aol.com KEY SOLUTIONS REAL ESTATE GROUP www.SiestaKeyNow.com

Harbour Towne Yacht Club Ideal for the boater and beachgoer!

We are pleased to present three 3br/3bth units with garages and boat docks.

Easy walking distance to Siesta Beach.

Minutes by boat to the Gulf.

MLS #s A4114801, A4105565, A4106874 $650,000-$749,000 167981

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HIGH CARDS by Kenneth Holt 99 Throw off the scent, e.g.

103 Emergency-room supply 105 Modern Iranian language 106 Starbucks offering 107 Signal at Sotheby’s 109 Risky venture 111 Finishing touch 114 Start of many fairy tales 115 Coating of ice 116 Grad student’s exam 117 Wipes off the blackboard 118 Golfer’s collection 119 Went way down in the rankings 120 Test answer 121 Sound units

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1 “... bombs bursting ___” 6 Generic name for a dog 10 Make cookies 14 ___ of Wight 18 Danes of “Homeland” 19 Love, in Latin class 20 Over again 21 Cut, as coupons 22 Everyday 24 Hard-water product 26 NNW opposite 27 Unpleasantly loud 28 Lively duple-time dance 30 Chess side 31 Testimonial dinner, e.g.

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33 Wedding dress material, sometimes 34 Balcony feature 35 Marino of football fame 36 Singer Norah 37 Winged horse of myth 40 Quick impression 43 “Turn, soldier!”

45 Home-school link, briefly 46 Once more, to Li’l Abner 47 Conjure up, as a memory 49 St. ___ Girl (beer brand) 50 “Blueberry Hill” singer Domino 51 Karate award

52 Legally prohibit 53 New York team player 54 Blackjack cards 55 Perform without preparation 57 No-fly zone, e.g.

61 Greasy spoon, e.g.

63 Complain about little things 65 Sports car engine option 66 “Char” anagram 67 Sorrowful sound 70 Wall decorators 72 Like some horror films 76 Another wedding dress material

1 Gambler’s words of lament 2 Christener, e.g.

3 “Ready, ___, fire!”

4 Cell feature 5 Gave up 6 Opposite of 120-Across 7 “___ be wrong, but ...”

8 “Gunsmoke” character 9 Spaghetti sauce seasoning 10 Catapult 11 Negatively charged atom 12 Dole’s running mate 13 Fleece-producing female 77 Off-road vehicle 14 Bay of Naples isle 79 Decay away 15 Extremely slow rate 81 Courtroom cover-up 16 Merry-go-round music, 82 Industrial insects 83 “Bear” that’s not a bear e.g.

17 Weapon with a bell86 ___ good faith shaped guard 87 Cave, to some animals 18 Units for liquid meds.

88 “The Way,” to the 23 “The ___ and the Chinese 89 Belmont Park attraction Pendulum” 25 Metal-bending tool 91 Insurance cases 29 Enjoyed, as flattery 93 Bakers’ implements 32 Picks out of a lineup, 95 Back-to-school times e.g.

(Abbr.)

33 Dries out, in a way 96 Sort or kind 34 Poet at a reading, e.g.

97 Guys’ companions 36 City once known as 98 Gets closer

Batavia 37 Like Death’s horse, in Revelation 38 Pronounce 39 Disrespectful, in a way 40 Full of years 41 Vitamin bottle unit 42 Irises are part of them 44 Get steamed up 46 Atty. grp.

48 Kimono closer 50 Paternal 56 Hamburger holder 58 Fabricated beginning?

59 Releases pent-up feelings, in psychoanalysis 60 Intimidates 62 High card 64 Groggy states 66 Sonar predecessor 67 Braids 68 Porch, in Hawaii 69 Thing from God 70 Ballpoint and fountain 71 Decay 73 Be a gadabout 74 Long-legged bird 75 “Mountain” or “rocket” finish 78 Sailors, in slang 80 Service volunteers 84 Ran out on 85 They can be designated for rest or play 89 Ships’ wheels 90 Juicy, soft fruit 92 Quickly, musically 94 Brownish grays 98 Actress Watts 99 Kind of sugar 100 “Why, ___ be a pleasure!”

101 Humiliate 102 Cuts into small pieces 103 Aberdeen resident 104 Atlantic bird 105 Fencing weapon 106 Maui feast 108 ___ Plaines 110 “48 ___” (Murphy/ Nolte flick) 112 Bobby the hockey great 113 Entered a marathon

CRYPTOQUIZ Each of the following cryptograms is a clue to the identity of a prolific inventor.

Using the hints Q=E and W=N, decipher the clues to name the inventor.

1. L G F F G W M E W 2. E W F Q K L X U W M Q U R Z Q SUKFD 3. T Y D H Q F D 4. T E Z Z E W M T U L X E W Q 5. P U Z Q This inventor helped make cotton profitable:

SUDOKU

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Easter

Visit these

9:00 AM and 10:30 AM

Easter Egg Hunt

April 3 - Good Friday

7p.m.: Lord’s Supper communion service

April 5 - Easter Sunday

GOOD FRIDAY

Saturday, April 4 - 10 AM

April 2 - 7 PM

Easter Sunday Celebration of the Resurrection April 5 at 10:30 AM

Good Friday

941-955-3301 166605

April 3 - Sanctuary open for prayer 12-3 PM Bach’s St. Matthew Passion will be played during these hours

3023 Proctor Rd Sarasota, FL 34231

Faith Lutheran Church

unityofsarasota.com

7:00 PM - Friday 7 Last Statements (Words)

Noon and 7 p.m.: “7 words from the cross” worship

9:00 AM Communion Service 10:30 AM Easter Sunday Bring a flower for either service for the Cross

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Maundy Thursday Service

MAUNDY THURSDAY

EASTER CELEBRATION

EASTER SUNDAY SERVICES 6:45 a.m. - Sunrise Butterfly Service in the garden (bring a folding chair) 7:30 a.m. - Early Worship 9:00 a.m. - Traditional Worship 11:11 a.m. - Casual Family Worship 165197

7750 Beneva Rd. • Sarasota, FL 34238 941-924-4664 www.faithsarasota.com

St. Boniface Episcopal Church Palm Sunday services 7:45, 9:00 & 11:15 a.m.

Good Friday services

6:30 a.m.: SonRise worship with communion 9 a.m.: Celebration communion with praise band

Celebrate the Resurrection Dr. Gary M. Roy, Senior Pastor Colonial Oaks Baptist Church 6901 Bee Ridge Rd 1 mile east of I-75, Exit 207 Sarasota, FL 34241 941-377-2737

10 a.m.: “Break the fast” breakfast, kid’s egg hunt 10:45 a.m.: Festival communion, trumpet, organ

Concordia Lutheran Church 2185 Wood Street

(along School Avenue, north of Sarasota High School) ConcordiaSarasota.org

JOIN US FOR HOLY WEEK PALM SUNDAY CANTATA MARCH 29 8:45 AM & 11 AM

7:45 a.m. Eucharist with hymns 9:00 & 11:15 a.m. Festival Eucharists with Mozart’s “Organ Solo Mass” featuring Choir, Strings, Trumpet & Organ

EASTER SUNDAY

April 5, 10:30 am

7:30 a.m., 10:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Easter Sunday services

HOLY SATURDAY 5:30 p.m.: Chapel communion service

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March 29 - 10:30 AM

April 1

7:00 PM - Wednesday Communion

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6908 Beneva Road, Sarasota 34238| 941.922.7595 www.uccstandrew.org

Palm Sunday Worship Service

The Living Jesus Serves All in Worship!

March 29 - Palm Sunday

ST. ANDREW UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

TABLE FOR TWELVE COMMUNION, APRIL 2

First Presbyterian Church

7-8:30 PM

GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 3 Taizé Service • Noon

EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 5

Rev. Dr. Kathleen Wiggins 8:45 AM & 11 AM

Egg Hunt for kids after service

SieSta Key Chapel

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Community Easter Sunrise Service 6:30 on April 5th

Easter Weekend Events

– Bring a Beach Chair or Blanket –

Good Friday Communion - April 3rd 6:30 PM at Crosspointe

Holy Week

Maundy Thursday Service

Good Friday “Sounds of the Soul” Traditional Easter Worship

9:45 a.m. in Sanctuary with Full Choir & Brass

8:00am – Eucharist with music 10:15am – Eucharist with music & Choir

Nursery Provided • Hearing Loop System Available

Special Guests - Philomusica String Quartet

Informal Worship Gathering

CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY

10:00 a.m. in Community Center

941-355-3262 • www.churchofthenativity.com An Episcopal Church serving Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior.

Pine Shores Presbyterian Church 6116 Crestwood Avenue www.pineshorespres.org • (941) 922-1597

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Just 2 blocks south of University

Easter Sunrise Service - April 5th 7 AM at Benderson Park Regatta

April 3rd at 6:00 p.m. on the Campus

Easter Services

5900 N Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota, Fl

The EggSpree - April 4th 9 AM at Crosspointe

April 2nd at 7:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary

Easter Celebration Service - April 5th 10:45 AM at Crosspointe 3530 Whitfield Avenue Sarasota, FL 34243 crosspointe.life

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4615 GLEASON AVE | 1 MILE NORTH OF SIESTA KEY VILLAGE OFF OCEAN BLVD

at Siesta Key Public Beach near pavilion

Palm Sunday – 8:00am no music 10:15am music and choir Maundy Thursday – 7:00pm Good Friday – noon & 7:00pm Saturday, Easter Vigil – 5:00pm

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941.349.1166 p r e S b y t e r i a n www.siestakeychapel.org

5615 Midnight Pass Road, Siesta Key (941) 349-5616 | www.bonifacechurch.org

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Celebration

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EASTER FESTIVAL WORSHIP

Sunday, April 5 at 7:00, 8:00 and 10:30 am

EASTER EGG HUNT - APRIL 4 - 10:00 AM

Beautiful Savior LCMS

7461 Prospect Road, Sarasota

beautifulsaviorlcms.com

Living Lord Lutheran Church New Beginnings at Vamo United Methodist Church 8521 Vamo Road, Sarasota

11107 Palmbrush Trail Lakewood Ranch FL 34202

Maundy Thursday/Good Friday Service April 2 at 6:30 pm Easter Sunrise Service Sunday April 5 at 7:00 am Family Easter Service Sunday April 5 at 9:50 am Call 966-3306 for more information.

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Easter Sunday Services

April 5, 2015

Celebrate Early, 8:00 am - Traditional Celebrate 9:15 am - Contemporary Celebrate 10:45 am - Traditional

First Congregational United Church of Christ Palm Sunday, 9 & 11 a.m.

Maundy Thursday, 6pm, Holy Communion Good Friday, 12pm

Sunday School: 9:15 am to 10:30 am Nursery Available: 8:00 am to Noon

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Music, Brass Quintet, Choir and Communion Pastor Jeff Gross, 753-9365

Easter Sunday, 9 & 11am, adult choirs, brass quintet, timpani

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MAUNDY THURSDAY - April 2 - 4:30 & 6:30 pm GOOD FRIDAY - April 3 - 4:30 service and 6:30 Easter Contata EASTER CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP - Saturday, April 4 at 5:30 pm and Sunday, April 5 at 10:30 am

1031 S. Euclid Ave. (off Bahia Vista) (941)953-7044

Children’s Easter Egg Drop & Family Easter Festival Saturday, March 28th - Behind The Family Life Center at 10 am

Palm Sunday Worship Services

Sunday, March 29th - Worship Center at 8:15 & 11 am

Good Friday Communion Service

Friday, April 3rd - Worship Center at 7 pm

Televised Easter Sunday Mass

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April 5th @ 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.

Easter Worship Service

Sunday, April 5th - Worship Center at 11 am The Tabernacle Church • 4141 DeSoto Road • Saturday, FL 34235 www.thetabsarasota.org • 941.355.8858 The Church is located 2 miles west of I-75 off University Parkway

In Sarasota and Manatee Counties view the Mass on: The CW Network at 9:30 a.m.

For a complete list of Easter Sunday Mass times at local parishes, please visit dioceseofvenice.org

CELEBRATE HOLY WEEK Palm Sunday–8:30AM & 11AM Maundy Thursday–7PM Good Friday–7PM Easter Sunday–8AM, 9:30AM, 11AM

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HOLY WEEK SERVICES AND TIMES Palm Sunday - 9:15 am Maundy Thursday - 7:00 pm Good Friday - 7:00 pm Holy Saturday - 7:00 pm Easter Sonrise - 7:00 am Easter - 9:15 am

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April 5th @ 7 a.m.

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April 3rd @ 6 p.m.

Easter Sunrise Worship Service

Sunday, April 5th - Sarasota’s Bayfront Island Park at 6:30 am

12705 FL 64 E. • LAKEWOOD R ANCH • 941.753.7778 • peacepcusa.org

The ChurCh of The redeemer HOLY WEEK

Good Shepherd Lutheran Church & School

MAUNDY THURSDAY - April 2

5659 Honore Ave., Sarasota, FL 34233

Holy Eucharist 10 AM Holy Eucharist, Foot Washing, Stripping of Altars 6 PM Prayer Vigil 7:30 PM to Noon on Good Friday

(The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod)

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941-921-3673 www.goodshepherdsarasota.com

GOOD FRIDAY - April 3 Stations of the Cross / Main Street 7:30 AM Communion from Reserved Sacrament 10 AM Solemn Liturgy Noon to 3 PM Sacramental Confessions 3:30 to 4:30 PM

8500 FRUITVILLE RD. SARASOTA FL, 34240 941.366.9903 • SHININGLIGHT.ORG

Easter Weekend Services Friday April 3

EASTER EVE - April 4

Good Friday Family Communion 7 - 8p - at Shining Light Church Campus

The Great Vigil of Easter 6 PM

Saturday April 4

FREE Community Easter EGGstravaganza!

Egg Hunt • Free Refreshments • Games • Bounce House and a Photo Op with the Easter Bunny! 11:00a - 1:00p - at Shining Light Church Campus

Sunday April 5

Sunrise Worship Service, 7:00a -at Ken Thompson Park (Located next to Mote Marine Aquarium)

EASTER DAY - April 5 Choral Eucharist of the Resurrection 7, 9, and 11 o’clock in the morning Spanish Mass 1 PM

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3687676-01

166215

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CURT’s Lawn Service

165632

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Joey McKinney

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165507

941-349-4455

941-960-6079

LAWN TOPDRESSING

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Servicing the Sarasota area since 1999 166742

“No Job Too Small�

Serving Bradenton, Lakewood Ranch and Sarasota

166040

Licensed • Insured Lic. #25393

• POLY-PEBBLE / EPOXY • TEXTURED CONCRETE • RESEAL & REPAIRS • INTERLOCKING BRICK PAVERS Free Serving Sarasota 355-1148 Estimates Since 1979 SARASOTA • BRADENTON • VENICE

166227

DECORATIVE SURFACES FOR: PATIOS, POOL DECKS, DRIVEWAYS, ENTRYWAYS

Owner and Operator

167575

Custom Surfaces Inc.

Sarasota Gate & Access

166748

922-3157

165635

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Patios - Driveways - Sidewalks

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Faulkner’s Driveway and Deck Staining

Painting & Pressure Cleaning

167876

State Lic. CR CO25291

Free Estimate 941-922-3996

PAINTING

PLUMBING

PAIN ING Interior • Exterior • Residential • Commercial Pressure Washing

Disposal Special

23900 Installed

$

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$

379-9070

Before

24 HR. EMERGENCY SERVICE

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167578

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Residential & Commercial

Licensed & Insured

10 Years Experience

Remodeling, Painting, Carpentry 166212

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Joe Murray, Owner

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Environmentally Friendly

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• Drain & Sewer Cleaning • Backflows Installation • Re-piping Houses & Slab Leaks • Natural Gas Installations - Appliance Hook ups • Power Flush & Comfort Height Toilets • All Water Heaters - Tankless - Gas - Solar • All Major Plumbing Fixtures Repaired or Replaced • Garbage Disposals • New Water & Sewer Services • Dishwashers Installed • Wells & Pump Repairs

WINDOWS

166589

167577

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Fully Insured

167190

941-923-8140

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ROOFING

SCREENING

166749

Family Owned & Operated • Third Generation Master Plumber All Major Credit Cards Accepted www.GeneralPlumbingSarasota.com

973-432-6071

State Licensed Contractor #CCC057066

PLUMBING Complete Plumbing Services & Repairs Residential, New Construction and Commercial No Overtime, No Trip Charge No Job Too BIG or Too SMALL. We DO IT ALL!

973-454-1094

167580

Your Local Pet Care Expert

General Plumbing Services Inc.

941-232-1192

Zsolt Turai

38 Years Experience

Silke Schinnen

SSchinnen@DogSmith.com

Tibor Gyori

GULF GATE ROOFING INC.

PET SITTING

941-780-0658

Renovations

167583

Uniquex LLC

• Dog Walking

• Pet Shuttle (p/u & delivery to vet, groomer, etc.)

• Day Care (on request in Central Sarasota) • More

Email: dgirgis@adt.com Lic# EF20001034

REMODELING/HOME IMPROVEMENT

• Pet Sitting

(941) 966-2960

Cell: 941.525.4474

TREES

Roofs | Homes | Driveways | Sidewalks Pool Cages & Decks| Residential | Commercial

PET SERVICES

• Dog Walking • Home Visits while owner is away • Slumber Parties • Pet/Home Sitting

Business and Residential Security Pulse, CCTV, Card Access

167017

166207

allcounty-painting.com

23B

David Girgis

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POWER WASHING

941-565-8302 by

Reg. Price 27900 Installed

Fast Quality Service at Reasonable Rates Ins./Lic. #RF0048866

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Pet Care

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Schemmel Property Group

REPRESENTING

Most Amazing Properties OVER 50% RESERVED

Prestancia 4133 Losillas Drive $749,000

Prestancia 4372 Camino Madera $710,000

Aqua 280 Golden Gate Point Eight Full-Floor Residences From $2,895,000

Siesta Key-Horizons West 6145 Midnight Pass Road - F7 $499,000

The Oaks Clubside 510 East MacEwen $799,000

Lakeshore Village 3925 Wilshire Court $339,000

Joel Schemmel, J.D. 941.587.4894 joel.schemmel@sothebysrealty.com Sharon Chiodi 941.809.0380 sharon.chiodi@sothebysrealty.com

SchemmelPropertyGroup.com

Sotheby’s International Realty® and the Sotheby’s International Realty logo are registered service marks used with permission. Each office is independently owned and operated. Equal Housing Opportunity. Property information herein is derived from various sources including, but not limited to, county records and multiple listing services, and may include approximations. All information is deemed accurate and neither suggests nor infers that Sotheby’s International Realty participated as either the listing or cooperating agent or broker in the sale or purchase of the properties depicted.

8501 Midnight Pass Road | Siesta Key

$8,490,000

167965

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