The Lake Sarasota Community Blog

The Lake Sarasota Community Group will hold its quarterly meeting on Thursday Sept. 13, at 7 pm at Sarasota Alliance Church, on the north side of Bee Ridge Rd. across from Chaucer. The meeting rooms are to the rear of the church. The agenda will include: A representative of TerraCap, the Canadian owner of the land north of Bee Ridge at Mauna Loa, will attend. TerraCap has been approached by a number of businesses seeking sites on its property, and one or more of them could present a potential conflict with the  Declaration of Covenant signed by TerraCap in 2014 . That document lists a variety of kinds of businesses that might create a nuisance for residents of Lake Sarasota, especially those who live near Bee Ridge Road. The group might be asked to discuss and offer input on these potential neighbors. There will also be an update on the existing developments now on the site. HealthSouth, for example, could be expanding, and Ridgelake, a new apartment complex with something l...

This Thursday, March 1: Everyone's welcome to our quarterly meeting in the main building at Alliance Church at 7 pm: 7221 Bee Ridge Rd, north side of Bee Ridge opposite Chaucer. Make your voice heard and meet some neighbors!   The proposed agenda: Community concerns Voting to renew our license Spring community garage sale date Fresh Start FPL Power line placement on Bee Ridge Bus Stop at Allan Place The men of Alliance Church want to know about any needy residents again. Note that the meeting will be in the Main Building.

Pot luck picnic! Improved games! Fun activities for the entire neighborhood! Get together with your neighbors and have a good time at the Pavilion in Lakeview park, near the boat ramp and restrooms. Bring an item if you can, or a game, or advertise your business. You'll find the sign-up here:  

1. LSCG open meeting Thursday, Nov. 9th. 7 pm. Alliance Church. 2. Community Garage Sale: Nov. 11th 8 am-2 pm. No signup, no maps, but you can put up signs with your address. Please take them down afterwards. You may donate to the LSCG Community Improvement Fund by dropping off items this week anytime at 4032 Westminster Dr. Proceeds from all items will go directly into the community coffers for improvement projects.

Our regular quarterly community meeting was held in Hina Point Park Thursday, 9.14.17. A quick summary: Key points: Hurricane Relief : Alliance Church is offering AC and showers to people without electricity. The church is on the north side of Bee Ridge opposite Chaucer. Purse : LSCG has the grand sum of $273 in its treasury. Yard Sale: The Fall Community Garage Sale is set for November 11, 8 am to 2 pm. The sale will be advertised in the newspaper one time. No maps. Feel free to put out your own signs, just remember to pick them up. Also feel free to post ads on Craigslist. Items you do not need that could be sold to raise $ for the community can be dropped off at Keith and Sommer's - 4032 Westminster. Fall Fest: The community Fall festival date is Sat. Nov. 18 in Lakeview Park, 11 am to 2 pm. Bring food, games. A sign-up message will be circulated via email or text. A planning meeting for the Fall Festival will be held on Oct. 12 - stay tuned for time, place....

The Lake Sarasota Community Group meets this Thursday: Thu, Sep 14 6:00 PM Hina Park  Quarterly meeting.  **Neighborhood Meeting: 6pm, Thursday, Sept. 14th. Hina Point Park**        - at the intersection of Hina and Palau: Rain Location: 4032 Westminster Dr. (Purple and Beige House at the Eastern tip of Tema). Agenda: Post-Irma State of the Neighborhood -         heaving a collective deep sigh of relief with the BEST neighbors in Florida! Fall Festival;  Community garage sale;  Please note the different time and place. Bring a lawn chair. Tell your neighbors without power. We need to find a way to get them through this week.

The Lake Sarasota Group (LSCG) set dates for two fall events at its quarterly meeting Thursday: The next Community Garage Sale is set for November 11. Nov. 18th is reserved for the Fall Festival Block Party. More about that to come. Also, a reminder that this Saturday, June 10th, is our annual Lake Sarasota Cleanup - main dumpster will be situated next to the Firehouse on Toro. A secondary dumpster will be next to the dog park on Hand Rd. The LSCG set two meeting dates: Sept. 14 will be the next quarterly meeting, and Nov. 9th is a special meeting for fall events. The Group also got an update on the strong popular resistance to a developer's proposal to put a large industrial waste processing facility on public lands at the Celery Fields. CONA Sarasota will look at next steps and look at the larger question of county stewardship of public lands on Monday, June 12, at 7 pm. Details here .

Hina Park in Lake Sarasota Report from March 16, 2017 LSCG Meeting: It was decided without objection to leave the executive board in place for the next year. Motion was heard, seconded, and carried. The March 25th community garage sale is on, but Keith and Sommer cannot accept any donations because they'll be away. The flag was replaced and there was a report of a pulled post in Hina park. The volunteers for the Hina Park project were thanked and some money was collected if anyone who acquired material (Tammy and John Fultz) wish to be reimbursed. If so, speak to Ellie. Carlos Correa from The Enclaves on Palmer Blvd. came by and spoke passionately about supporting the efforts to block the development near Celery Fields. I for one agree and there seemed to be no dissent at the table. We should think of ways to get involved. I, for one, will spend my spring break annoying Caragiulo about this through email and phone calls. Others are encouraged to write him, attend protests, ...

It was great to see such a large group at our Jan. 26th 2017 neighborhood meeting! Thanks to everyone who took time to share their concerns and meet some new neighbors. Our group exists — to serve a social function — to serve an educational function — to beautify and unify the community Our next meeting is set for March 9, 7-8:30 pm . We’ll be electing officers. Please consider taking a leadership role in this all-volunteer group. We have two other upcoming events planned: -- A work day at Hina Point Park. Feb. 25th at 9 a.m. Hina Park is the little park where Palau and Hina come together. Neighbors will be replacing rotted wood posts and doing some planting and mulching. ( March 4 is the rain date.) Here's a flashback to when folks created the park. -- After the huge success of our last neighborhood garage sale , we’re planning another one for March 25 from 8 a.m. to whenever you wish to close up. The neighborhood group will place an ad ...

Folks can decide their hours, but normally customers are here by 8 a.m. and traffic dies down by 2 p.m. We do not have maps. The sale will be advertised. Participating homes might wish to put some balloons or something on their mailboxes to catch the eye.