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Celebratory sand castle

Sarasota County has celebrated its centennial anniversary in all sorts of ways, and a local sand sculptor added to the festivities in his own manner.

SandVenture sculptor Brian Wigelsworth recently headed to Siesta Key Beach to put together a 6.5-foot sand castle recognizing the county’s 100th anniversary.

Wigelsworth, who created the Siesta Key Crystal Classic International sand sculpting festival, said he works with the county on his projects and likes to help out in return. He spent a somewhat-relaxing day working from the top down to refine the sculpture and get each detail right, including the centennial logo.

Dogs and their friends get together at the Y. SEE PAGE 6B

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Jayden and Johnnie Farenga brought Rocco the pit bull to last week’s Get Your Mutt Movin’ Dog Walk and Pet and Wellness Expo.

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Laptops on the way

Take Stock in Children of Sarasota County has begun delivering on its promise to help deliver laptop computers to students in need.

The group has received enough donations to provide 175 laptops with the goal of helping students more easily complete online assignments and attend virtual events.

The first 50 laptops were given to students at Booker Middle School with the next distribution planned for the end of May.

Performance gets a big hand.

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Chuck Palmeri received a Silver Star for his bravery in World War II.

World War II vet shares his wartime memories.

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“I always think in terms of guys getting medals who had killed 20 enemies or had done something so unusual. It was just a day’s work.”

City scraps mask rule renewal

Charles Palmeri, a World War II veteran who won a Silver Star for carrying a wounded soldier to safety in Germany. READ MORE ON PAGE 2B

The city of Sarasota won’t be adopting another ordinance mandating the use of facial coverings following an executive order from Gov. Ron DeSantis limiting the emergency regulatory power of local governments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The City Commission was scheduled to consider approving a mask mandate at a public hearing Tuesday, with a majority of the board signaling its support for the measure. But at Monday’s commission meeting, City Attorney Robert Fournier said the order DeSantis issued Monday restricted the city’s ability to adopt the proposed ordinance.

DeSantis’ executive order suspended “all local COVID-19 restrictions and mandates on individuals and businesses.”

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Jewish Federation hires new CEO

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The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee will have a new chief executive officer — Shepard Englander of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati — succeeding Howard Tevlowitz in September.

The 57-year-old CEO has spent the past 16 years supporting the Jewish community in Cincinnati.

He says he’s excited to do something similar in Sarasota.

“All my life’s work has been about building community,” Englander said. “The Jewish Federation is a powerful organization that allows members of the Jewish community to participate outside the community and have connections within the community.”

Demolition of the buildings is expected to take place in the next two months.

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Bobby Jones trails closing for two months

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Commission meeting — 6 p.m. Monday, May 17 and Tuesday, May 18, City Hall, 1565 First St. n Sarasota County Commission meeting — 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 18, Commission Chambers, 1660 Ringling Blvd. n Sarasota County School Board meeting— 3 p.m. Tuesday, May 18, Board Chambers, 1980 Landings Blvd.

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Beginning May 10, the trails will be off limits until July 4 as structures and tennis courts on the property are demolished, though oncourse restrooms and the

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negotiations are continuing with the Conservation Foundation of the Gulf Coast to place a conservation easement on the 293-acre property, preserving the land for golf, recreation and natural uses.

The land also serves as a watershed for runoff heading to Sarasota Bay. The golf course opened in 1926.

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REGULAR CITY COMMISSION MEETING When: 6 p.m. Monday, May 17 Where: Commission Chambers, City Hall, 1565 First St.

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The concept includes a mixed-use complex including public parking, a gourmet market, a boutique hotel and town homes.

CIRCLE CORNERSTONE A developer wants the city to consider turning a St. Armands parking lot into a mixed-use hub anchored by a hotel. Could that one day become reality?

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avin Meshad wants to make clear that he doesn’t have any formal development plans for the Fillmore Drive parking lot on St. Armands Circle. He just sees a lot of potential there.

On May 17, Meshad is scheduled to give a presentation to the City Commission on behalf of commercial development firm JWM Management outlining a preliminary concept for a hypothetical mixed-use project on the 1.98acre, city-owned parking lot.

A slideshow presentation shared with the city and obtained via a records request highlights details of that conceptual design: a 98-room boutique hotel, a 15,000-square-foot grocery store, six town homes and 270 public parking spaces, maintaining the capacity of the existing lot.

Meshad described the concept and the associated renderings in the presentation as a “cartoon,” a first crack at imagining what could be built on the Fillmore lot, located in the southeast quadrant of the Circle. But Meshad wants to seriously gauge the commission’s interest in facilitating the eventual development of that site.

“I think the thought is that it’s an underutilized city asset,” Meshad said.

It’s unclear what action, if any, the commission might take.

Through spokesperson Jason Bartolone, the city declined to comment substantively, stating it was premature prior to the commission meeting.

Meshad said he saw the presentation as an opportunity to see if the commission shares his thoughts on the Fillmore lot’s potential as a development site. If the answer is no, he said, then his company will know not to dedicate any more time to producing a more detailed plan. He’s hopeful the answer is yes and that the city will work to advance the concept in some form.

“The purpose of the meeting is more to say, ‘Hey, we’ve got this idea — is there a will and a desire to explore it?’” he said.

The commission has multiple options for conveying or leasing a city-owned property that does not necessarily require a formal bidding process, Bartolone said.

But the scope of the proposed development would require a

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The proposed design concept (top) in comparison to a single-use parking garage structure on the other side of St. Armand’s Circle (bottom).

series of regulatory changes that could take up to a year to finalize.

For months, the St. Armands Business Improvement District has been discussing zoning changes on St. Armands Circle that could facilitate hotels, residences and taller buildings. The BID is a self-taxing city body of St. Armands property owners.

Members of the BID board — including Meshad — suggested the Circle would benefit from rules that were more accommodating of a mixture of uses. Hotels are not permitted on the Circle, which BID board members suggested was incongruous in a tourist district.

At meetings in March and April, the BID began to refine its vision for regulatory changes on the Circle. In addition to pursuing permission to build hotels, the group hopes to make it easier to build residences.

Most of the group’s desired changes can be achieved via a zoning text amendment, which requires Planning Board and City Commission review. But one

additional revision — increasing the maximum building height from 35 to 45 feet — would require a comprehensive plan amendment, a process that requires supermajority support from the commission and state review.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

As the BID has discussed the possibility of reshaping building rules within the Circle, board members have emphasized the importance of building consensus with other stakeholders on St. Armands Key. The group has pledged to communicate with and gather input from residents. Already, the group has heard some preliminary feedback from Chris Goglia, the president of the St. Armands Residents Association, who spoke at the March BID meeting. Goglia said he anticipated there would be diverging opinions among residents about the future of the Circle, but he signaled at least one issue he anticipated that could garner concern from people living nearby is the development of the

Fillmore Drive parking lot.

“St. Armands only has about 210 houses on it, and many of those houses are right next to this thing, and many of those houses are a block away from this thing,” Goglia said. “I think that is probably what the residents would be most concerned about: What is currently a big flat piece of land, what kind of giant structure could go there?”

At that meeting, Meshad shared his intent to pursue development on the Fillmore parking lot. He said that in addition to the review processes for the zoning code and comprehensive plan amendments, a potential project on the parking lot would require another step allowing public input and city oversight.

Meshad said the presentation to the commission was a first step. Meshad said he’s already had some preliminary conversation with St. Armands residents, and should the commission express interest in pursuing a project, he said his company would conduct community outreach and provide opportunities for public input.

The presentation asserts there are a series of public benefits associated with the concept design. In addition to maintaining the parking spaces, the design includes burying overhead power lines, eliminating visible retention ponds, enhancing landscaping, providing public restrooms and creating a parklet area.

The presentation also echoes comments made at recent BID meetings, arguing that a hotel development would not negatively affect traffic in the area. The presentation suggests that adding hotel rooms in the Circle could cut down on vacation rental activity in nearby residential areas.

The presentation states the grocery store would provide a needed amenity for barrier island residents.

“The proposed concept has been designed with a strong focus on providing a project that will benefit the Circle and the community alike,” the presentation states.

Goglia said that the residents association wouldn’t take a stance on the proposed zoning changes unless a strong majority of residents came out in support of or in opposition to the revisions. As an individual, Goglia said he was still sorting through his thoughts on how the changes might affect the Circle — and, by proxy, its surroundings.

“If approved, will this happen all at once? Not likely,” Goglia wrote in an email Wednesday to the residents association. “But someone will go first, and then others will follow, and then you’ll likely see consolidation of the smaller buildings.”

Ahead of the presentation to the City Commission, Meshad emphasized the project was conceptual.

“There’s a lot of mountains to move before something could happen,” Meshad said.

Still, he’s eager to move forward with a thorough community conversation about the future of the Fillmore lot.

“It’s sitting there, it’s not providing much to the community, and it merits some further discussion,” Meshad said.

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City keeps parking management in-house — for now In addition to passing on options for teaming up with a private parking operator, the commission extended provisions allowing for expanded outdoor dining.

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aid parking has a rocky history in the city of Sarasota.

In the early 2010s, an effort to install parking meters was met with vocal opposition from downtown merchants who successfully lobbied officials to remove the meters shortly after they were installed.

In subsequent years, as the city expanded its parking infrastructure, the parking department began to draw increasingly large subsidies from the general fund.

Parking Manager Mark Lyons began to once again recommend the establishment of a paid parking program, in part to generate revenue to offset the expenses the city faced. Despite some initial reluctance, in 2018 and 2019, the City Commission again approved parking meters downtown and on St. Armands Circle.

Lyons hoped that sensible planning and effective community outreach could help the city avoid the pitfalls of the past.

But despite optimistic budget

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For three months in 2020, the city temporarily suspended enforcement of its paid parking program because of COVID-19, which led to a steep decline in revenue.

PARKING BUDGETS

Here’s how the city’s parking revenues and expenses have worked out over the past decade: YEAR REVENUE EXPENDITURES DEFICIT 2012 $685,949 $950,918 $291,969 2013 $475,311 $862,870 $387,559 2014 $654,657 $971,004 $316,347 2015 $702,935 $1.09 million $387,769 2016 $1.01 million $1.41 million $397,954 2017 $1.24 million $1.54 million $299,398 2018 $1.38 million $1.72 million $340,334 2019* $2.39 million $2.46 million $76,386 2020 $1.96 million $2.41 million $454,404 2021** $1.04 million $1.1 million $61,181 *Revenues do not include St. Armands Circle; ** Through March 31

forecasts, the city’s paid parking program has failed to generate enough revenue to cover the

department’s expenses.

Some city officials are quick to point out the program has been

beset by a run of bad luck. In fiscal year 2018, when the city launched paid parking on St. Armands, business activity on the barrier island took a hit because of a red tide bloom. In 2019, after meters were activated downtown, the parking division ran a $76,386 deficit — an improvement of more than $260,000 from the previous year. But following the onset of COVID-19, the department backslid to a deficit of $454,404.

Those financial troubles inspired Vice Mayor Erik Arroyo to advocate for exploring outsourcing the management of the city’s parking division. On Monday, the City Commission considered its options for hiring a private company to oversee meters, garages and more — ideally under an agreement that would continue to give the city ultimate policy-making control over its parking assets, city staff recommended.

Although Arroyo and Commissioner Hagen Brody expressed an interest in soliciting bids from outside companies, the majority of the City Commission preferred to keep parking management in house — for now, at least. In a 3-2 vote, the commission moved to maintain its parking department as-is for another two years before revisiting the possibility of a private partnership.

“I think it’s only fair, to be honest, because I don’t think it’s been given a fair shot with all the challenges it’s faced,” Commissioner Kyle Battie said.

OUTDOOR DINING EXTENSION

Although the city’s emergency powers related to the COVID-19 pandemic might expire this summer, the commission agreed to extend provisions expanding outdoor dining options through at least the end of the year.

City Manager Marlon Brown asked the commission for direction on how to handle outdoor dining for the foreseeable future at Monday’s meeting. Commissioners offered differing perspectives on the best long-term approach, but the board voted 4-1 to largely maintain the existing regulations throughout 2021.

In response to safety concerns and restrictions on indoor capacity, the city has allowed restaurants to establish outdoor seating in public parking spaces.

City Engineer Alex DavisShaw said approximately 36 spaces are being used for dining currently.

Staff estimated the city loses $12 to $15 daily in parking revenue from spaces occupied by restaurant seating, for a loss of up to $153,000 annually since the program started last year.

The commission also authorized the establishment of new rules related to canopy tents in outdoor dining areas. Under the commission’s guidance, restaurants must use tents that are 10 feet by 10 feet or smaller, and businesses must take down tents overnight.

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Board considers how to evaluate superintendent Brennan Asplen has been on the job for nearly a year.

Now board members will grade his effectiveness.

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No one in the Sarasota County School District is above a report card, not even the superintendent.

But just how that report card will be determined is still up for debate.

Brennan Asplen began working for the district in August 2020, and now school board members will evaluate the job he’s done to determine where improvements can be made and whether he deserves performance-based bonuses.

Most recently, the board evaluated then-Superintendent Todd Bowden on 11 criteria including leadership and culture, policy and governance, communications and community relations, curriculum and planning development, and values and ethics of leadership.

Additionally, the board sets performance goals for the superintendent to accomplish

throughout the year, linked to an additional $15,000 in performance pay.

This year, however, board members were undecided on which criteria to use for Asplen because of COVID-19.

Some preferred to stick to old metrics, such as leadership, operations, finance and community relations to determine his effectiveness. However, others say the board would be remiss to leave out the pandemic’s effects, which affected much of his first year.

“It has been an overriding issue at the 30,000-foot level as well as the ground level on everything we’ve done this year,” board member Jane Goodwin said. “So I think, for me, it is an important aspect of the job he’s done.”

When Asplen was hired, he created a document containing eight goals that he would like to accomplish within his first 90 days. Among those goals were building strong relationships with the school board and community stakeholders, elevating

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Superintendent Brennan Asplen began his role in August 2020, and now school board members will evaluate his effectiveness in his first year.

the district’s academic standards, and learning and evaluating the district’s climate.

Board member Bridget Ziegler said those eight goals offer a good framework for the board to work from for this year. However, some metrics, such as how the district performed on state testing, might not be available by the June 30 deadline the board has to evaluate Asplen.

Additionally, some board mem-

bers wanted to align Asplen’s evaluation goals with goals outlined in the district’s new strategic plan, but the plan will not be finalized until August.

Board member Tom Edwards suggest the board plan a retreat for September to create new goals aligned with the district’s strategic plan.

For now, Ziegler and board member Karen Rose said the best evaluation metric would be

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to use Asplen’s plan because it’s the terms the board agreed upon when they hired him.

“In all fairness and best practice, I think we go to the goals that we accepted upon hiring him, which I think are very adequate, high-quality goals for the first 90 days,” Rose said.

After agreeing to use the 90-day plan, board members argued over how best to rate Asplen. Some preferred a numerical system while others preferred categories labeled highly effective, effective, needs improvement or unsatisfactory.

In the past, board members have rated various categories one through five, and then each board member’s number for each category was added up to give the superintendent a final rank for each category.

Ziegler suggested the board retain that system because it best reflects the opinion of each board member while also giving a united board total.

Asplen said that’s the way administrators evaluate principals and teachers. Additionally, he said a numerical system would be the most effective way for board members to combine their thoughts because they are forbidden by state open government laws to collaborate outside of meetings.

Board members agreed to meet with Asplen for individual interviews and rank his performance on the goals laid out in his 90-day plan. They will then present their individual rankings at an upcoming board workshop to be combined to determine his overall effectiveness.

They then will meet in September to determine goals for Asplen to meet during the 2021-22 school year.

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Although the commission has not taken any action on the orchestra’s request, the orchestra and city officials met April 23.

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meeting, orchestra President and CEO Joe McKenna characterized it as a positive conversation.

“We met with the mayor and city manager recently to discuss the orchestra’s growth, its needs and its long-term future,” he said.

“That was a good starting point.”

The meeting was the latest step in a rekindled dialogue between the city and orchestra about the possibility of building a music hall in or adjacent to Payne Park.

On March 1, the commission voted 4-1 to engage the orchestra in a conversation about options — reversing a 2019 vote that ruled out using land in Payne Park.

Although orchestra advocates and park preservationists expressed hope the orchestra’s needs could be met while minimizing or avoiding the use of parkland, the orchestra’s March 31 response to the city largely rejected that idea. In the report, the orchestra stood behind the core elements of its 2019 proposal, which sought 7 acres to construct a facility with an 1,800-seat concert hall, a 700-square-foot flexible recital hall, rehearsal space and an education wing.

On April 8, City Manager Marlon Brown sent a response to McKenna regarding the orchestra’s report. Brown pushed for a meeting with orchestra officials without any commission action.

Brown said the city’s position about Payne Park “could not be clearer” following the March 1 vote. Brown also advocated for both parties to approach the meeting with flexibility.

“In complete agreement with you, we do accomplish more together as a community, and our collaborative approach should continue throughout the process with an open mind and willingness to compromise in achieving

our mutually stated objective of keeping the Sarasota Orchestra in the city of Sarasota,” he wrote.

As conversations between the city and the orchestra continue, citizen stakeholders are closely watching. Members of the Downtown Friends of the Orchestra, a grassroots group formed to lobby for the retention of the orchestra in the city, have posted fliers encouraging the public to contact city and orchestra officials expressing their support for the arts organization.

On Tuesday, the Downtown Improvement District was scheduled to discuss a grant request related to the retention of the Sarasota Orchestra. Although that item was postponed until May, DID board member Mark Kauffman said he had spoken to some park preservationists who indicated they were increasingly open to options for placing a music hall in Payne Park.

Kelly Franklin, the president of the Preserve Payne Park coalition, said her outlook is largely unchanged. Franklin said she and other residents continue to prioritize the protection of the parkland, and she noted the city could face legal challenges if it attempted to build a private venue on Payne Park.

“The Preserve Payne Park position is still what it was: We want to keep our park and our green space,” Franklin said. “We fought very hard for it for 100 years.”

Franklin said she would like to see the orchestra remain in the city if possible, and she encouraged the organization’s leadership to consider alternatives.

For now, the orchestra and the city expressed optimism that a conversation can continue.

“That dialogue has begun; we’ll continue that,” McKenna said.

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Florida setting the example on vaping regulations Misinformation around e-cigarettes continues to plague much of the media, state legislatures and the general public.

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egislation raising Florida’s tobacco age to 21 is heading to the governor’s desk. It’s hard to believe that before the COVID-19 pandemic, the most contentious issue in public health was how to regulate electronic cigarettes.

In 2019, an outbreak of lung illnesses and deaths was attributed to e-cigarettes. Confusion abounded because the products had never been linked to such illnesses and are promoted by many public health experts as a safer alternative to traditional smoking. Because e-cigarettes don’t contain or burn tobacco, they are a dramatically safer way for smokers to consume nicotine.

What the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention termed EVALI (e-cigarette or vaping device use-associated lung injury) spurred several states to issue executive orders banning e-cigarettes or e-cigarette flavors outright. After an exhaustive investigation, the CDC found nicotine e-cigarettes were not responsible for EVALI. EVALI resulted from an existing prohibition on marijuana, with victims inhaling black market THC cartridges containing a vitamin E acetate. Nevertheless, the debate on e-cigarettes continued to intensify, with critics claiming vape flavors were luring kids into nicotine addiction. In response, the Donald Trump administration raised the federal age of tobacco products to 21 and removed some flavors of the most popular devices from the market until the Food and Drug Administration approves them.

But in Florida, the Legislature passed a bill banning e-cigarette flavors anyway. The bill would

have killed the state’s vape shops and denied smokers the most popular alternative to cigarettes.

Gov. Ron DeSantis, however, listened to Florida vapers and health experts and vetoed the bill.

“While originally conceived as a bill to raise the legal age to buy tobacco to 21 (which is superfluous given this is already mandated by federal law), CS/ CS/CS SB 810 effectively bans tobacco-free vaping flavors used by hundreds of thousands of Floridians as a reduced-risk alternative to cigarettes, which are more dangerous,” DeSantis said in his veto message.

The case for the governor’s veto has only strengthened.

The youth vaping rate fell dramatically in 2020, before school closures and lockdowns.

The Cochrane Review, the gold standard for evidence-based medicine, released a report concluding more smokers quit with e-cigarettes than with nicotine gum or patches. A study from the Yale School of Public Health found adult vapers who used the kind of flavors DeSantis saved were more likely to quit cigarettes than those who used tobacco flavors. All e-cigarettes are now subject to review by the FDA, determining if their benefits outweigh any potential costs. If they fail this test, they will be removed from the market, preempting the need for any state prohibition.

The fears that youth vaping was somehow a gateway to traditional smoking have also been found wanting. A report by the Taxpayers Protection Alliance shows the percentage of Florida’s high school students who

smoked at least once in the past month is at a record low of 4.8%.

Even among those young adults who could legally purchase cigarettes, the number of those smoking continues to decline.

(See graph, below) Although Florida might have made the right call on vaping, other states have decided to pursue the prohibitionist path. Last June, Massachusetts became the first state to implement a ban on flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes.

According to the Tax Foundation, Massachusetts could lose around $120 million from the ban in the first year. Cigarette sales in New Hampshire and Rhode Island have skyrocketed while the purchase of nonmenthol cigarettes jumped 14% in the first six months.

Rhode Island continues to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes while all cigarettes remain on the shelves.

However, this might change as a former supporter of the ban, Rep. Julie Casimiro, has introduced a bill to repeal the ban. After listening to vape shop owners, reading the research around vaping, and the CDC’s results on EVALI, Casimiro did that all too rare thing and changed her mind.

Misinformation around vaping continues to circulate. In Florida, at least, the administration refused to be taken in by panic benefiting small businesses and better public health alike.

Guy Bentley is the director of Consumer Freedom, and Adrian Moore is vice president at Reason Foundation.

last year because of the pandemic, Florida’s tax collections are gushing. Spending next fiscal year will increase 9.6% over the current budget of $92.2 billion.

That’s an astounding increase.

The unexpected cash is coming from a surge in documentary stamp tax collections from real estate sales and greater-thanexpected retail sales-tax collec-

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When the Legislature ended its 2021 session last week, lawmakers approved a record $101.5 billion budget.

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State Fiscal Recovery Fund.

Lawmakers have allocated $6 billion of that money, which means state spending next fiscal year actually will increase 16.6%.

Government tax collections typically rise and fall in sync with the economy. But these days, the economy is not driving the spending. It’s the federal government’s printing of more money.

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LETTERS How much more concrete do we need?

In your April 22nd issue, it appeared as though Sarasota was going to become a city beyond anyone’s comprehension. The city staff’s rendering of downtown, creating a “more visual interesting skyline” also portrays a city that has lost its true image, personality and lifestyle.

It is overbuilt, overdone and overloaded with concrete structures, and downtown is barely even visible to the naked eye.

In addition, there are proposed plans for a fourth hotel on Siesta Key on the old Wells Fargo land.

Has anyone in county government seen firsthand the traffic, the population, the size of this barrier island?

Siesta Key will never ever be the same if these proposed hotels are allowed to be built.

Siesta Promenade already is going to build more than 400 residences, a 150-room hotel, more than 100,000 square feet of office/retail center all at the corner of Stickney Point Road and U.S. 41. How much more can we take?

Why must every single inch of dirt in both the county and the city areas be used for concrete structures?

Why can’t Sarasota be smart in its future, after following the 2050 Duany Plan and creating a disaster?

What ever happened to preserving the “paradise” we still have?

There are now more than 6,000 new homes planned for

Sarasota County.

Is anybody who is an elected official or a staff member paying attention to the expansion of this great community that will totally destroy whatever ambiance we have left?

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County considers improvements to fire department The county is considering expanding its Rapid Response Unit and upgrades to stations in south Sarasota County.

SARASOTA

Algae blooms’ causes must be addressed

I was surprised when I read the coverage of U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan’s proposed Harmful Algae Bloom Essential Reporting Act and the statement about the need for further study.

Although I applaud any attention brought to this critical issue, we understand the sources of nutrient pollution (sewage releases, storm water runoff) and the associated loss of resilience (seagrass loss, habitat destruction) driving more frequent and intense HAB events.

What is needed is a bill that would seek out the sources of pollution and then implement solutions to address them.

Political will directed to solving these problems will be expensive but not nearly as costly as the impact inaction will have on the environment and economy in the future.

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nce again, the Sarasota County Fire Department is considering improvements to its service, particularly when it comes to its Rapid Response Unit.

The department hired Emergency Services Consulting International to analyze the department’s successes and areas where it could improve.

ESCI first made recommendations for improvement to the county in 2016, many of which Chief Michael Regnier said the department has accomplished over the past few years.

Since the last consulting plan, the department has increased staffing, established a messaging platform for departmentwide communication, began the process for a dedicated regional training academy and implemented a tiered emergency response.

“Through the support of the board and administration, we were able to accomplish a lot,” Regnier said. “I think now is a great opportunity to continue to move the department forward.”

ESCI Director of Business Intelligence Stuart McCutcheon said that although the county is off to a great start, there are several areas of service the department could improve.

Those include increasing ser-

vice to south county, creating service demand zones that highlight the appropriate response for various areas of the county and evaluating analytic options with computer-aided dispatch.

A key component to improvements, McCutcheon said, could be the county’s Rapid Response Unit, which launched in 2019. The unit is used to answer calls that do not require an ambulance, freeing up the county’s ambulances for calls that require transportation to the hospital.

Since 2019, the department has piloted the unit throughout various portions of the county to measure its success.

“I brag on it a lot, and everyone who hears it is very interested in it,” McCutcheon said. “I think there’s real opportunity for not only the fire department but the county to receive national recognition for this program.”

To keep the program robust, ESCI suggested the county permanently fund three additional rapid-response units. The funding, McCutcheon said, would allow the department flexibility and efficiency when answering calls.

“We don’t need to send everything to every call every time,” McCutcheon said. “We need to be more strategic in how we deploy our resources.”

In addition to the increased

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rapid response vehicles, ESCI suggested improvements or an overhaul to Station 23 in Nokomis and a potential new station in South County. Under the plan, personnel at Station 7 on Fruitville Road would be relocated to Station 9 on Bee Ridge Road.

In the past six years, the county has added or overhauled seven stations, with another being built in North Port.

Chair Al Maio said the commission is “immensely proud” of the department for its work, particularly over the past year, and he’d like to support anything that would improve the department.

“Our personnel get all the kudos for what they’ve done each and every day. It’s just outstanding,” Maio said. “They are showing their worth out there in the community.”

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School board leaders are considering a partnership that would move the training of its annual 450-member firefighter school to a new county site.

School district, county consider fire training partnership As the county prepares to build a regional fire training site, school leaders are considering switching from the district’s current facility to a partnership at the new facility.

BRYNN MECHEM STAFF WRITER

As the county looks toward the future of its fire-rescue department, leaders are hoping to create a steady stream of employees.

And to do so, they’re reaching out to community partners.

The county is building a regional firefighter training site off Knights Trail. A 32-acre complex would be built on property

owned by the county.

Speaking to the County Commission, Fire Chief Michael Regnier said the department needs partners to make the site possible.

“We’re looking to partner with other agencies, so we can give it a true regional aspect,” Regnier said.

The training site would allow students who want to become firefighters to attend school, receive credentials and get hired

by regional departments.

One of the first entities the county approached is the school district, which currently offers training at its Fire Science Academy just off Fruitville and Beneva roads.

Classes at the school are taught by part-time staff from the regional fire agencies, which offer students a network when they enter the job field. The school has a 71% completion rate with a 99% placement rate for those who complete the program.

The district’s lease on the property, which began as a partnership with the city of Sarasota in 1993, will end in 2033.

Chief Operations Officer Jody Dumas said the district’s current facility contains a burn building, where trainees can build their skill set around a contained fire.

However, the building and equipment on the campus have been replaced several times.

The remaining buildings on the campus are portable classrooms.

There is no permanent structure on the facility.

“It’s at the point where really the entire facility and all the equipment in the building is in need of replacement,” Dumas said. “Just to continue to support the program at the level we need to, we’d have to start looking at rebuilding.”

The terms of the current lease state that if the district does not renew, all facilities on the lot become property of the city.

So, Dumas said, it becomes a question of whether to retain the district’s lease with the city and invest in the current property or invest in “state-of-the-art” buildings with the county.

Board members were open to a partnership but were concerned with the potential cost. Dumas said initial conversations with the county estimated the district’s cost at about $5 million.

The school district’s annual lease

payment now is $1.

However, because of the neartotal rebuild necessary at the current site, the county could anticipate $5 million or more in expenses. To build a new burn building alone, Dumas estimated the cost at $3 million, with another $2 million to $3 million to replace the portable classrooms.

Additionally, Ron DiPillo, STC’s executive director of career and technical education, said because of the current facility’s proximity to downtown and Bobby Jones Golf Course, the city might elect not to renew the lease.

Board Chair Shirley Brown said she’s heard complaints about the site’s buildings for several years and would like to modernize.

“It’s past time,” she said. “So if we got a partner who wants to share those costs, that would be wonderful.”

DiPillo said the county and the schools already have a working relationship because the county allows the school access to fire equipment for training.

The school sees about 450 students a year from Sarasota, DeSoto, Charlotte and Manatee counties. It has about five portable classrooms and one office, which DiPillo said is a small area for the number of students the school draws.

“We want to grow the program, and all the local chiefs agree that STC is the best training provider because we’re doing the job they need to be successful,” DiPillo said.

“So it makes sense for use to be in a regional location, centrally located, so we can attract students to the program.”

The board expressed interest in the partnership, and now Dumas will initiate more concrete discussions with the county to consider cost, how much of the facility the district would be responsible for and who will pay for electricity and maintenance.

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The DID discussed the initial proposal for the first time at a meeting Tuesday. The board offered largely positive feedback for the preliminary look of the

project, though some members raised questions about expenses and parking. Cover, who attended Tuesday’s meeting, gave a strong endorsement to the design.

“We were just amazed with it,” Cover said. “Not only does it tie in beautifully to Lemon, but it gives complete flexibility on Main Street.”

The project would reshape Main Street to create a similar look to the Lemon Avenue Mall, which runs from First Street to Pineapple Avenue. Construction would widen sidewalks to at least 17 feet.

The additional right of way would come from replacing angled parking with parallel parking, a move that would reduce the number of spaces on the two-block stretch from 98 to 23.

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Landscape architect Phil Smith shared conceptual designs showcasing a plan for widening sidewalks and eliminating angled parking on Main Street.

DID board members expressed a desire for the city to create additional parking elsewhere to offset the loss of prime, on-street spaces.

“We have to address the parking problem first — or the perceived parking problem,” Hampshire said. “Maybe there isn’t one, but the perception is that there is.”

Board member Wayne Ruben acknowledged there were logistical issues to work out. Still, he said other cities have thrived without dedicating Main Street real estate to a substantial parking supply, and he thought the proposed design would benefit both visitors and businesses.

“Change is always challenging, but this is an incredibly nicelooking change,” Ruben said.

There is no cost estimate for the proposed construction. The Lemon Avenue streetscape cost $3.5 million. DID Operations

Manager John Moran said the group was founded in part to help make big downtown projects a reality. At Tuesday’s meeting, he advised the board to keep a healthy amount of money in reserve to assist with the Main Street renovations in the event the group wishes to help advance the proposal.

“If there ever was a transformational capital improvement, this is it,” Moran said.

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Cars are out. Musicians and circus performers are in.

That’s the early conceptual vision for a proposal to create a trial of pedestrian-only weekends on Main Street as early as this year. The DID board is pushing forward with the oft-discussed concept, voting Tuesday to begin searching for an events coordinator to oversee a pilot program.

Although the idea is inspired in part by the First Friday events in such locations as Lakewood Ranch, DID board member Mark Kauffman said he’d like to see an even stronger commitment.

Kauffman proposed a two-month trial period in which a portion of Main Street was closed to vehicles every weekend. In addition to allowing for expanded outdoor dining and shopping space, the DID discussed hosting a rotating array of entertainment options.

“If this is done, it has to be done right,” Kauffman said. “There’s no sense to do it halfway and for it to fail and go ‘Well, it didn’t work.’”

The process of developing an event program is in its early stages, and the board agreed to continue its conversation at next month’s meeting.

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fter more than a year away, children again will roam the halls of Temple Emanu-El’s early learning center.

Following Sarasota County Schools’ lead in spring 2020, temple leaders made the decision to close the Susan Schwaid Early Learning Center to in-person classes for an extra week following spring break as the COVID-19 pandemic began to take hold.

After the week passed, temple leaders knew it still wasn’t safe to return to classes, so they kept pushing the return back. Eventually, they closed the school for the remainder of the school year with intents of reopening in the fall.

However, when conditions hadn’t improved by August 2020, temple leaders made the decision to keep the school, which serves children ages 15 months through pre-K, closed for the 2020-21 school year.

“We were not planning to stay

closed for this long,” Executive Director Christine Elliott said.

“But we wanted to be fair to our staff who may have wanted to seek employment somewhere else and our parents as they make a huge decision to plan child care.

We didn’t want to keep them on the hook.”

At the same time, Temple Emanu-El’s campus was closed.

Religious school, services and all other functions were held virtually. Additionally, because it’s an early learning school, it would be difficult for parents to monitor their children if they were to learn virtually.

“It’s not like with a 2- or 3-year-old you can leave them in front of a computer and go to work,” Elliott said. “So the board made the agonizing decision to temporarily close the school.”

When the school closed, it had 53 students in its care. Nine educators were employed by the school, many of whom had to seek alternate jobs for the past year.

After monitoring the situation and surveying parents and staff

about their comfort level with returning, the school will open in June for summer camp and will be back in full swing for the 2021-22 school year.

Rabbi Michael Shefrin, who oversees the temple’s educational program, said the decision to reopen was not taken lightly.

“We weren’t just looking at the numbers and the science only,” he said. “We’re also looking at the individual soul that could be impacted if we were to rush to open or stay closed too long.

“It wasn’t just a light switch for us. We wanted to open effectively, safely and usefully for our families.”

The school is now focused on hiring staff and regrowing its student population. Shefrin said temple leaders never considered keeping the school closed permanently.

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Shefrin said the school, which is open to children of all beliefs and religions, also provides an opportunity to combat antisemitism.

“When a child or parent or grandparent comes out of our institution, whether it’s for class or a celebration, they’re learning,” Shefrin said. “These elements are formative in helping to dilute the amount of hatred and animosity, not just toward the Jewish community but every community, so we’re making

global connections through our kindness curriculum.”

Typically, the students are split into four classes, though the school has the capacity for eight to nine classes. The 9,000-squarefoot campus also includes a multipurpose room, a youth lounge and a playground.

Summer school slots are full, but the center is still accepting enrollment for the fall.

Parents can reach out to the school at 377-8074, email at preschool@SarasotaTemple.org or by visiting SarasotaTemple.org.

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the argument. The customer paid his bill and walked out. An officer spoke to the customers, who said the manager began raising her voice when one of the customers complained about their meal.

Both received a trespass warning and were told they were not allowed to return to the property for a year.

MISSED A SIGN 10:30 p.m. — 1200 block of Glen Oaks Estates Drive Misc. officer: A woman called for assistance after learning a driver knocked over a neighborhood sign. An officer contacted the driver who damaged the sign.

When he learned of the issue, the driver told the woman he would fix the sign. The woman said the sign was not repairable and that the homeowners association would issue a bill. The driver agreed to pay. The driver said he was tired coming home from work the previous night, which is probably why he did not see the sign.

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The manager said she would not issue a refund, which extended

SWEET TOOTH 6:12 p.m. — 1800 block of South Tamiami Trail Dispute: An employee at a convenience store said he suspected a man had shoplifted from the business throughout the day.

The employee did not want to press charges, but he did want the man cited for trespassing.

An officer located the man near the business. The man admitted to being in the store earlier but denied shoplifting. The man said he knew the employee suspected him of stealing cookies even though the officer had not mentioned it. An officer issued a trespass warning to the man.

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surrounded by people she loves, was a perfect way for it to end.

Rams Coach Annie Howard said her veterans have been motivated to win a title for two years, after finishing as the runner-up in 2019 and losing the 2020 season to the pandemic. After stewing on the 2019 championship loss for so long, Howard said, Riverview came into 2021 with a different level of focus.

Beach volleyball is typically seen as less intense than indoor volleyball, but the Rams, who have four players committed to college beach volleyball teams, took it just as seriously.

That doesn’t mean they didn’t have fun. Perrigo said after day one, the team and its supporters had dinner together at Olive Garden. There were about 40 people in attendance, Perrigo said, and the seniors were getting emotional so close to the end of their final season. They also laughed a lot and took photos of one another. It was a special night, Perrigo said, and representative of how close the team has become.

The championship brings area recognition to the sport at a pivotal time. The Florida High School Athletic Association has approved beach volleyball for the 2021-22 school year, though whether a state championship will be held in year one is still up for discussion.

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Former Riverview defensive back Jamar Johnson, 21, was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft (164th overall). Johnson finished his college career at Indiana with 70 tackles, seven interceptions, four sacks and two forced fumbles.

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Former Booker wide receiver Osirus Mitchell, 22, signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent.

Mitchell finished his college career at Mississippi State with 107 catches for 1,403 yards and 14 touchdowns.

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Cardinal Mooney senior Aidan Troy went 3-4 at the plate with a double, a triple and two RBI in the Cougars’ 8-2 district title win against Bishop Verot.

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Riverview senior Karson Ligon pitched six shutout innings, allowing three hits with 10 strikeouts in the Rams’ 10-0 district title home win against Durant High.

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Booker sophomore Caleb Bradley won the 200-meter run (22.33 seconds) and the triple jump (12.85 meters) during a regional meet at Cypress Creek High in Wesley Chapel.

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■ Madison Binkley, senior ■ Carlye Perrigo, senior ■ Noa Askren, senior ■ Ella McMullen, senior ■ McKenna Flaherty, junior ■ Maggie Wyatt, junior ■ Isabella MottaZacks, junior ■ Alexis Durish, junior ■ Courtney Bates, sophomore ■ Isabella Boyd, sophomore ■ Quinn Shaner, freshman ■ Kennedy Flatch, freshman ■ Sarah Riley, freshman

Riverview’s beach volleyball wins state championship.

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t came down to one final match-up.

The Riverview Rams beach volleyball team, undefeated through the regular season, found itself in a tussle with Bishop Kenny High last week in the Sunshine State Athletic Conference’s Class AA state title match. It was the final match of a two-day tournament in Tavares, held April 30 and May 1, to determine the best in Florida, and it was tied 2-2. The Rams’ No. 1 and 2 pairs had won their individual match-ups, but their No. 3 and 5 pairs had lost.

It came down to a battle of No. 4 pairs in a best of three-set match. Seniors Carlye Perrigo and Ella McMullen were ready for the challenge. They won the first

set, meaning winning the second would clinch the championship.

“We were up for a good amount of time [in set two],” Perrigo said.

“Then the other team starting picking up more points. Ella and I got together and said, ‘We need to pull it together quick.’ There were a few nerves, but we were good about keeping each other up.”

Perrigo and McMullen would recover from Bishop Kenny’s run and dash any thoughts of a comeback. They won the set. Perrigo said she will never forget the ball hitting the sand and turning to see her teammates running toward her in celebration. For Perrigo, the moment was extra sweet. The victory was her final volleyball match, not just in high school but in her competitive career too.

Perrigo said closing out her time in the sport with a championship,

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t the 2008 Dick Vitale Gala, Bruce Pearl — then the men’s basketball coach at the University of Tennessee — had the honor of introducing one of that year’s honorees, Tennessee legend Pat Summitt, who was the leader in victories for NCAA Division I women’s basketball coaches at the time of her 2012 retirement (1,098).

Pearl said he felt the power of the gala room. He saw all the good the evening did; Vitale and company raised $1.2 million in the gala’s fifth year of existence.

As he was leaving the event, his wife, Brandy, turned to him and said, “Maybe you’ll be an honoree someday.”

“Yeah, right,” Pearl said to her.

I bet Brandy Pearl is feeling good about her prediction.

Pearl, now the men’s basketball coach at Auburn, will himself be honored at the 2021 Dick Vitale Gala, to be held May 7 at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota. He will be honored alongside Uni-

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versity of Florida football Coach Dan Mullen, former University of Notre Dame women’s basketball Coach Muffet McGraw and ESPN anchor Scott Van Pelt.

The event raises money for the V Foundation for Cancer Research, specifically pediatric cancer research. Vitale has stated that this year’s event has a goal to raise $5 million.

Like Vitale, Pearl is committed to fighting cancer. In 2007, when Pearl was at Tennessee, his Volunteers lost to Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament. After the game, Tennessee junior guard Chris Lofton, the Southeastern Conference’s all-time leader in 3-pointers made (431), was given a random drug test per NCAA protocol. His testosterone levels were off the charts. The team knew something was wrong.

That something turned out to be testicular cancer.

“Chris didn’t want anyone to know what was happening,” Pearl said. “He didn’t want to hear taunts about it from opposing fans. So he played through his treatments. When he started his senior season, he struggled a little, and it was sad to see writers and fans criticize him.

You wanted to say: ‘Shut up, the

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Bruce Pearl’s Autlive program raises awareness for cancer prevention and detection

kid’s fighting cancer. He’s a little fatigued.’ But you couldn’t.”

Lofton made a full recovery and finished his senior season strong. The fight that he showed against cancer inspired Pearl, and the way his cancer was caught, via random test-

gram followed Pearl to Auburn, where it is now known as the Autlive program. Pearl has also donated to cancer-related causes outside of the program, such as funding new chemotherapy coves at the Tennessee Medical Center.

When Vitale told Pearl he wanted to honor him at the 2021 gala, Pearl cried.

“I’m hungry, but I’m humble,” Pearl said. “I’m nobody from nowhere. To be honored on the same night as the others in this group means a lot.”

Pearl said he plans on making up most of his speech on the fly, though he will be sure to thank everyone in attendance for their contributions to the cause. He also said to expect lots of Auburn-connected people in attendance. Pearl said he’s proud of the way his school has embraced the night and the cause as something special.

He also said he’s constantly impressed with Vitale’s dedication to the fight.

“You hear his passion on TV, and you think ‘Wow, he has such enthusiasm when the light goes on,’” Pearl said. “Then you meet him, and you realize that the light is always on for him. He’s always that passionate, especially about his family and about stopping cancer.”

ing, made Pearl think about the importance of regular screenings. In 2009, Pearl started the Outlive program, which seeks to raise awareness for cancer prevention and detection while also raising money for families affected by the disease. The pro-

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■Mooney player to watch: Senior Aidan Troy, who leads the team with a .491 batting average and has a 3.32 ERA as a pitcher ■ If Mooney wins: Advances to Class 3A regional semifinals, 7 p.m.

May 11 (opponent TBD) Riverview (18-9) vs. Sickles (15-9) ■ When: 7 p.m. Friday ■ Where: Riverview High ■ Tale of the tape: The Rams are ranked eighth in Class 7A and 24th in the state by MaxPreps, while Gryphons are ranked 25th in the class and 94th in the state.

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■Sarasota Christian player to watch: Senior Jaena Shamp, with a .587 batting average and 24 RBI ■ If Sarasota Christian wins: Advances to Class 2A regional semifinals, date and opponent TBD Sarasota (11-9) vs. Riverdale (17-10) ■ When: 7 p.m. Thursday ■ Where: Sarasota High ■ Tale of the tape: The Sailors are ranked 17th in Class 6A and 65th in the state by MaxPreps, while the Raiders are 26th in the class and 104th in the state.

■ Sarasota player to watch: Freshman Haley Howard, who is hitting .389 with 12 RBI ■ If Sarasota wins: Advances to Class 6A regional semifinals, date and opponent TBD

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here aren’t really rules to being a parent. Sure, there are guidelines and commonly agreed upon suggestions — and plenty of books — but it can still be uniquely tricky on a daily basis.

We spoke with three local moms who gave insight on what it takes to be a good mother.

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Photographer Amy McKinlay has embraced the past 11 months as a mother with her son, Luca, but it certainly hasn’t been what she expected. Get-togethers and group activities have largely been sidelined.

“He’s a quarantine baby who’s a little bit shy,” McKinlay said. “I was going to have him socialized perfectly by now, but it will come in time as we slowly come down from this craziness.”

McKinlay, 30, has let go trying to compare herself to other parents. She said the much-healthier

thing to do is trust herself.

“You see their babies hitting a certain milestone before yours, and it makes you question, ‘Oh, my gosh, is my baby not up to speed?’” she said. “You have to realize all babies are just different, and they are going to hit these milestones at different times.”

To that end, she’s adopted the classic approach of making sure to give her young one as much time and new experiences as she can.

It’s been a thrilling 11 months, she said. She just wishes he would slow down growing a bit, so she can enjoy it even more.

“No matter how many books and articles you read to prepare yourself, … you just have to keep in mind that your child’s unique,” she said. “They’re their own little person, and no one knows your child better than you do.”

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“Those moments where you look at your kid, and they look at you, and you’re thinking ‘Hey, I see you there,’ … those little moments are more important than we give them credit for.”

— Savannah Holds

Savannah Holds, a mother of 4-year-old Violet and 15-monthold Luna, has a lot on her plate.

She manages her own businesscoaching company, makes sure

two kids. In her view, she knows she’s doing well when she makes time to sit down and connect with her children.

“Trips come and go,” Holds, 37, said. “Those moments where you look at your kid, and they look at you, and you’re thinking, ‘Hey, I see you there,’ … those little moments are more important than we give them credit for.”

She makes sure to sit down with her daughter each morning for breakfast — even if it’s a simple bowl of Cheerios — so they can have a minute to together.

“I try to get as much done as possible [during the day], so that I can give Luna my full attention on the days that she is not in school and give Violet attention when she’s leaving for school,” Holds said.

her kids are cared for and does countless other day-to-day tasks.

It’s no trouble, but it does make her consider how to best raise her

Wardrobe stylist Lissa Murphy is at a different stage of motherhood with her daughter, Elle LaClair — she’s recently had to say goodbye.

Elle moved north for her first year of college, and although Murphy describes feeling a new kind of heartbreak the first few weeks her 19-year-old was gone, she feels proud of her daughter’s growth. She often thinks of a Maya Angelou poem about how love liberates.

“She was so ready to begin this new chapter in her life,” Murphy said. “It was just one of those things that I just felt so confident that she had prepared herself to go

to this next level.”

Murphy said she knew the day would come that Elle would leave the nest — it became much more real when her daughter started driving on her own — and she felt it was her responsibility to prepare her for that time.

“I always have my hand on her back if she needs me.“ — Lissa Murphy

“I don’t want to pave the path for Elle. I want her to make mistakes and learn from them and then move forward and get stronger,” Murphy said. “[She should] take chances and explore everything full and big that life has to offer.”

They still text and FaceTime as much as they can, which helps with the few times Murphy feels sad. She says she feels that if motherhood were a movie, it would be a dramedy full of love, mistakes and growth. And although there have been plenty of highs and lows to the story, she would like to watch it time and time again.

“I’ve really just tried to instill independence in Elle, so she believes that she can kind of figure out things on her own,” Murphy said. “I always have my hand on her back if she needs me.”

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Still, those days in Europe are on Palmeri’s mind more as he gets closer to the 76th anniversary of V-E Day — celebrating the victory of Allied forces in Europe — on May 8. It’s a historic moment and one Palmeri revisits in “Boy Soldier: Recollections of World War II,” a collection of memories.

The book, available on Amazon, grew from a trip he and his wife took to Dachau in 1995 to preserve his memories.

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He had help getting his thoughts onto paper. His second wife, Carol, whom he met in the early 1990s, helped in the lengthy process of typing, compiling and editing the many drafts they worked on. It was a fluid process for Palmeri, who constantly remembered new details.

One of the moments from the war Palmeri was recognized for was helping carry a sergeant to safety after he was shot while they were traveling through a village in Germany.

Palmeri received a Silver Star medal for his actions that day, though he still feels it was more an act of service than heroism —

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he said he felt he was doing what he was supposed to do.

“I always think in terms of guys getting medals who had killed 20 enemies or had done something so unusual,” he said. “It was just a day’s work.”

It’s been a consuming experience to vividly return to the memories of his time, but Palmeri said he’s glad he’s been able to channel them into a book that he hopes will help provide context for others. The experience has had its moments of grace.

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What: Karin’s Causes 14th Annual Estate Sale Where: Women’s Resource Center, 340 S. Tuttle Ave. When: 5-7 p.m. May 13; 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 14; and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 15 Price: $15 donation suggested Thursday; free Friday and Saturday Phone: 720-4021 Information: Email KarinsCauses@comcast.net.

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Collector and hobbyist Karin Gustafson has had a unique tradition each year since 2014, one that both helps her make space and helps the many nonprofits operating in Sarasota. Gustafson sells a number of items to the public each year as part of an estate sale.

But they’re not just any normal assortment of items. The collector prides herself on her oddities, eclectic artifacts, decorative pieces and items of historical value and interest. Whether it’s jewelry, artwork, rare books, timepieces or decorative table items, everyone seems to find something that works for them.

On May 13, that tradition is returning with the 14th annual Estate Sale, held this year at the

Women’s Resource Center in Sarasota. More than 1,000 items will be on sale during the threeday weekend event.

The event kicks off with a special preview May 13 that suggests a $15 donation and continues free into the weekend from the morning through the early afternoon.

The 14th annual estate sale will be held indoors with required masking and social distancing.

Each year the event raises funds for various nonprofits, and Gustafson said she and her group have been able to raise more than $114,000 since its inception.

This year’s event will benefit the Animal Rescue Coalition, the New College Foundation’s scholarship fund and Women’s Resource Center.

The estate sale, in Gustafson’s eyes, satisfies her goal of “connecting people to these valuable organizations via items they love.” Plenty of collectors, dealers, garage sale shoppers always make sure to visit Sarasota each year to see what intriguing new items Gustafson has on sale.

Gustafson works throughout the year to get the sale ready. She commits to it fully, but she’s not working alone.

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PLAZA AT FIVE POINTS RESIDENCES Jeffrey Rosenberg, trustee, of Bexley, Ohio, sold the Unit 11A condominium at 50 Central Ave. to Peter and Nancy Finn, of Newton, Massachusetts, for $825,000. Built in 2005, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,595 square feet of living area. It sold for $619,000 in 2010.

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Siesta Key Beach Residences Peggy Bartlett, trustee, of Newfoundland, sold the Unit 605 condominium at 915 Seaside Drive to Ronald Szuch, trustee, of Bradenton, for $2.15 million. Built in 2009, it has four bedrooms, three baths and 2,335 square feet of living area. It sold for $2.3 million in 2014.

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Silver Oak Susan and Thomas Barry, of Palmetto, sold their home at 8960 Rocky Lake Court to Sue and Robert Lau, of Sarasota, for $1.25 million. Built in 2004, it has four bedrooms, threeand-a-half baths, a pool and 3,954 square feet of living area. It sold for $915,000 in 2018.

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Oaks II Mark and Kathleen Lyda, of Osprey, sold their home at 721 N. Mac Ewen Drive to Dominick Marino and Tammy Brooks-Marino, of Osprey, for $1.15 million. Built in 2002, it has five bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,813 square feet of living area. It sold for $835,000 in 2016.

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LOMA LINDA PARK Courtyard Modern Builders LLC and TEDCO Florida LLC sold the home at 2335 Waldemere St. to Philip Holzman and Laurie LeGrand, trustees, of Amesbury, Massachusetts, for $775,000.

Built in 1954, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,084 square feet of living area. It sold for $210,000 in 2020.

ROYAL ST. ANDREW Willie Santana and Carmen Font, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 801 condominium at 555 S. Gulfstream Ave. to Travis Brent Gay, of Sarasota, for $775,000.

Built in 1969, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,368 square feet of living area. It sold for $680,000 in 2015.

THE OSPREY AVENUE Gerald Eugene May sold the home at 543 Ohio Place to The Real Estate Parking Co. for $716,500. Built in 1925, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,094 square feet of living area. It sold for $531,400 in 2017.

1350 MAIN RESIDENTIAL Bayard and Carolyn von Herrmann, trustees, of Jacksonville, sold the Unit 1400 condominium at 1350 Main St. to Sebastian and Alexandra Tenna, of Key Biscayne, for $710,000. Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,268 square feet of living area. It sold for $572,800 in 2007.

Ralph and Carol Disibio, of Aiken, South Carolina, sold their Unit 1200 condominium at 1350 Main St. to Cindy Rice, of Sarasota, for $700,000. Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,268 square feet of living area. It sold for $600,000 in 2020.

Juan Faiella Bellantoni, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 1501 condominium at 1350 Main St. to David Hansen, of Bradenton, for $699,000. Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,364 square feet of living area. It sold for $602,500 in 2012.

SCHINDLER By the Park Developments LLC sold two properties at 1744 and 1752 Eighth St. to Bryan TL & Co. LLC for $661,500. The property at 1744 was built in 1957; it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,768 square feet of living area.

The property at 1752 was built in 1958; it has four bedrooms, two baths and 1,767 square feet of living area. They sold for $525,00 in 2005.

RIDGEWOOD Dean and Eva Abrams, of Sarasota, sold their home at 2232 Pine Terrace to John Parisi and Niveen Hanna, of Howell Township, New Jersey, for $660,000. Built in 1963, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,557 square feet of living area. It sold for $270,500 in 2017.

These are the largest city of Sarasota and Sarasota County building permits issued for the week of April 19-23, in order of dollar amounts.

C I T Y O F SA RA S O TA Address

Permit

Applicant

1863 Rose St.

Addition

Barbara May

$482,454

Amount

4311 Bay Shore Road

Remodel

Stephen Bell

$209,006

226 Golden Gate Point #33

Remodel

Eugene Kaplan

$195,000

1869 Wisteria St.

Guest House

Craig McLeod

$90,000

1433 Bay Point Drive

Pool/Spa

John Douglas III

$89,580

420 Sapphire Drive

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Andrzej Zorychta

$75,000

3140 Bay St.

Pool/Spa/Deck

Matthew Esh

$57,000

988 Boulevard of the Arts #815 Alterations

Ronald Naples

$50,000

1634 Seminole Drive

Re-roof

Anton Clemmons

$46,800

1106 Pomelo Ave.

Pool/Deck

Michele Lipman, trustee $46,690

SA RA S O TA CO U N T Y Address

Permit Applicant Amount

5790 Midnight Pass Road

Remodel

Robert Hurley

$220,000

438 Webbs Cove

Remodel

Neil Chernoff

$200,000

406 Walls Way #306

Windows/Doors

James Lucas

$84,800

5920 Midnight Pass Road

Alterations

Mary Fox

$72,460

7236 Monarda Drive

Pool/Spa/Deck

Adriana Martins

$60,000

39 Sandy Hook Road N.

Re-roof

A. Edward Fogarty,

$59,700

#607

trustee 8616 Woodbriar Drive

Remodel

Lorretta Quinn

$45,000

2023 Micanopy Trail

Remodel

John McNamara

$44,000

801 Lytham Circle

Pool Cage

Salvatore Panico

$40,200

8633 Vamo Road

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John Munkholm

$38,000

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liza Ladd is the human equivalent of a perpetual motion machine. Her creative work colors outside the lines of performance arts genres — performer, dancer, writer, music maker, choreographer and director, to name a few. She’s also the FSU/ Asolo Conservatory for Actor Training’s associate professor of movement and dance.

For years, it seemed like nothing could stop this human dynamo. And then the pandemic came, bringing with it a world of social distancing and remote human connection on Zoom.

Ladd’s response was “Gravity and Levity,” a short, spokenword and performance video.

Calling it minimal doesn’t do it justice. In this piece, the artist reduces herself to a single hand,

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Eliza Ladd (above) and her Hand Puppet (top).

with two googly eyes glued to its fingers — a literal hand puppet.

It sounds funny, and at times it is. But the piece can also be heartbreaking. It ranges from slapstick to mime to dance to a cry from the depths of the artist’s heart. What was Ladd thinking?

Here’s what she told us.

“My work as an artist is all about the body. The pandemic

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removed my ability to play, perform and practice with others in a shared space. What will become of live theater? Is it doomed to disembodiment?

This question was already in the air before the pandemic with the prominence of the computer and technology.

“The tag line to ‘Gravity and Levity’ is: ‘It took 400 million years to go from quadruped to biped and now this?’ ‘This’ refers to what’s happened in the pandemic, the removal of the body from common currency or perhaps its reduction to fingers and eyes. Typing and texting, seeing and watching, living your life through the computer screen. Nowadays it’s how I teach, make art and find theater.

“In pre-pandemic times, I was already aware that my field was slowly becoming a dinosaur

art form. But it’s not extinct yet, and people still long for the expressive art of the human body, perhaps even more than ever. The pandemic may have accelerated our evolution (or devolution) toward disembodiment. This raises so many questions for an artist of movement.

“Is it possible to find embodiment and community through the computer and technology?

Can we still create relationships, communicate and express ourselves through movement? Can we make meaningful theater on Zoom? Can we still connect?

“To answer these questions, I created a character with my hand and some googly eyes.

She’s a kind of a puppet who’s just fingers and eyes. And this little one is me, but she’s also not me. I shape-shift into that puppet. This character dances,

sings and speaks poetic text — all in her little black box. This allows me to create physical expression with my fingers and eyes and transmit it through the Zoom sphere.

“And it turns out that the answer to all my questions is yes — on a very deep level.

“This tiny being expresses a great deal about what we’ve lost and what it means to be alive right now. She’s confined to a little black box and pushes back against the boundaries. Despite her limitations, she keeps trying to express herself and communicate. So in a way, I’m thinking inside the box. But I’m also reaching outside the box for some kind of freedom.

“My character expresses playfulness, poetry and defiance. She’s a shape-shifter, with a sort of fluidity — and that’s a powerful thing. She taps into the vastness of humanity with her transformations. In the end, I think this little one makes a connection with the audience — and that’s when I show my face.

It’s as if to say, ‘You’re here, I’m here, and we’re still together.’

“We’re alive, and we’re dying.

It’s funny and tragic. Ah, theater!”

Eliza Ladd’s performance and talkback was produced by Sarasota Contemporary Dance.

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