Sarasota Labor Stats
This set of stats was released by the County in connection with the upcoming Neighborhoods Conference. A full list of tours and workshops is here. Click the image to make it larger:
A bit of Lake Sarasota history
Lake Sarasota is at the lowest water level it's been in quite some time. (Note: the water pumped into the canals has nothing to do with the depletion -- we just need rain.) Rougly 56 years ago, when it was Sunshine Springs and Gardens, the lake looked like this: And here's a view of the canal and resort that was built to attract buyers here in the mid 1950's: The video moves back and forth between Cypress Gardens and Sunshine Springs and Gardens . About 4:01 minutes in, you see our lake, and at about 4:15, the concrete grandstand that still can be seen at the lake, but here it's bright white, as is the sand that rings the lake: If you know anyone with more footage or photos or other recollections of the early days of Lake Sarasota, please get in touch with us at LakeSarasota@gmail.com . Thanks to Winter resident Beany for pointing us to the canal photo and the video.
Comments
Thanks for noticing. We were discussing this the other day. As with everything this neighborhood does, the flag is a volunteer effort.
In the past, different folks have stepped forward with ladders, new flags, the necessary know-how to replace an old flag.
Let us know if you're able to help, but for now, the problem is recognized and there is an effort to do what can be done.
Until then, could someone at least pull down the existing flag? That should be real easy.