Yard Sale, FPL, Fresh Start, Speeding, more . . .March 1 LSCG notes

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The Spring community garage sale is set for April 7, It will be advertised in the paper.

We’re planning another neighborhood yard sale for April 7 at 8 a.m. The neighborhood group will place an ad for the community yard sale, but we won’t hand out maps or otherwise organize the event. Anyone who wants to participate is welcome to.

In addition, if you have items to sell but don’t want to hold your own yard sale, you can donate them to be sold to benefit the neighborhood group. Feel free to drop them off anytime at 4032 Westminster Drive. Thank you!


FPL update from Keith Russo

FPL had a public forum six weeks ago. Power lines need to be connected. Along 75 between Proctor and Fruitville. 40-80 foot tall power lines.

One option would be straight down bee ridge, another goes along Clark, a third along Fruitville Rd. All end near the Hi Hat Ranch, a 10,000-acre area that is going to be developed in the near future.

Maps and more detail on the three options are here.

We’re going to submit our preference for the south option. It looks the least populated, and we sure don’t want it going down Bee Ridge.


Fresh Start update from Tom Matrullo:

Proposals from residents were due today for uses on public lands next to the Celery Fields. Some interesting ideas have come in; some would actually make money. An advisory board is meeting to look at all the proposals. A public workshop will be held on April 10 at the Fruitville Library for a roundtable vote on the proposals preferred by the community.

Hoping to get some press so that while this is going on, the county sees that we’re doing something and have community support.


Tom brought also to our attention the issue of the Sarasota Alliance for Fair Elections. It would change how county commissioners are elected, and Tom hopes it would diversify the county government and also make it more affordable to run. He was told it will cost $50,000 to run for county commission because they have to reach the whole county with advertising.


We got a rundown from Tammy of a year’s worth of crime in Lake Sarasota. The biggest problem is people stealing things out of unlocked cars. Remember to lock your vehicles!


At this week’s neighborhood meeting, we talked about a common complaint in Lake Sarasota: speeding vehicles. The sheriff’s department said they make decisions about patrolling neighborhoods based on the volume of complaints they get. If you’re worried about speeders in our neighborhood, call the sheriff non-emergency number: 941-316-1201.


Speeding in on Lake Sarasota streets:

Make a list of intersections where we’d like to see stop signs, then vote on them?

Lake Sarasota. has 1,700 homes. It could be a potent political force if it got behind a candidate. The Lake Sarasota Community Group will need to hold elections at the May 10 meeting. 

The group voted to renew its official registration with the State for another year.

Notes on meeting taken by Joy Mayer

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