The Lake Sarasota Community Blog

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 go...

From Luigi Verace of  Stand Up Fight Back SRQ : Stand Up Fight Back  as a group became involved in actively opposing a  proposed dump at the Celery Fields  in Sarasota, Florida, in February of 2017.  I personally had been following the issue from abroad in Sweden and upon my return in Jan 2017 our steering committed agreed to officially proceed. I headed up the Celery Fields wing of our group and immediately began organizing events and public outreach to the County Commissioners. Along with hundreds of activists, thousand of hours and a massive amount of money, we won an impressive victory on August 23rd 2017 in defeating an industrial waste concrete crushing construction and yard debris facility situated within the 450 acres that is the Celery Fields. Dozens of members of our group were actively involved and showed up at every event, town hall, private meeting and all the public hearings. I want to thank them from the bottom of my heart to the top of...

This is it - the final hearing that will decide whether the beautiful face of East County is foreve scarred by a  Construction Demolition Waste Processing Facility .

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 .

Residents of Lake Sarasota meet this Thursday at Alliance Church at 7 pm. All are welcome to this community meeting. On the agenda: — Plans for a fall garage sale and community picnic — An update on the  status of the Celery Fields — A potential project to take care of neighbors in need The meeting is at Sarasota Alliance Church, opposite Chaucer, in the conference rooms behind the church.

Do you have children attending Tatum Ridge Elementary? Hearing on the siting of a Waste Processing Plant at the Celery Fields - this will affect traffic throughout our entire road system. June 1st Planning Commission, 5 pm

Monday ,  April 10 ,   2017 7 : 00 p . m . surplus lands and community treasures  -  crucial decisions  - a town hall examination   ​          ​ On Monday, April 10, 2017 please join  CONA  for a town hall examination of our surplus lands policies and zoning processes that are putting lands considered community treasures in danger, perhaps irreversibly. Such crucial decisions require public participation.     ​          The current offer to sell public lands adjacent to the Celery Fields for a construction waste processing facility has drawn the focus of adjacent neighborhoods, environmental groups, conservationists, and many concerned individuals. The issues will be examined to determine what should drive decisions about public lands and how policies may be changed to assure protection of our community treasures while making appropriate decisions about devel...

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, ...

Welcome to Sarasota County's community e-newsletter. If you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback on the system, contact us at pubcom@scgov.net .    County seeks input from Longboat Key residents on draft concept plan for park TODAY:   The Town of Longboat Key and Sarasota County are asking for feedback on proposed amenities and park features for Bayfront Park.  See how community gardens grow at Fall Open House TODAY:  Sarasota County UF/IFAS Extension is hosting free open houses at community gardens throughout the county from  4 to 6 p.m. Oct. 30  as part of "Eat Local Week," sponsored by Transition Sarasota. Change smoke alarm batteries when you turn your clocks back   SATURDAY :   As you turn your clocks back for Daylight Saving Time this weekend, take a moment to also consider checking your smoke alarms.  Family festival at Celery Fields SATURDAY :  Sarasota County and the Sar...

Welcome to Sarasota County's community e-newsletter. If you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback on the system, contact us at pubcom@scgov.net .    Oct. 23 workshop to discuss risk of flooding from rainfall in Sarasota Bay Coastal Watershed  TODAY:  Flooding from excessive rainfall doesn't happen too often, but when it does, it can be just as damaging as storm surge from a hurricane. Certain neighborhoods are more at risk than others. Find our if yours is one of them.  Pickleball court grand opening set for  Oct. 24 FRIDAY :  Sarasota County will host a grand opening celebration for its newly designed outdoor pickleball courts at the Englewood Sports Complex, 1300 S. River Road, at  10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 24 . North Sarasota Library celebrates 10th anniversary SATURDAY :   The library at 2801 Newtown Blvd., will host a community celebration  Saturday, Oct. 25 , in honor of its 10th anniversary....