The Lake Sarasota Community Blog

The Lake Sarasota Community will hold a regular meeting on Thurs. February 11, 2016 - all residents are welcome. As usual, the meeting will be in one of the conference rooms behind Sarasota Alliance Church, 7 pm to 8:30 pm. Information Front entrance sign - we'll have an image of the County's proposed Lake Sarasota sign for Mauna Loa entrance -- questions, comments. Update on Bee Ridge roadwork and FDOT's I-75 plan. Summary of Sheriff and Code Enforcement recommendations (Handout) "No Solicitors" signage? Cost? Action items LSCG: Renew 501 status?  If yes, then Elect Officers

Lake Sarasota residents interested in the welfare of the neighborhood are welcome to attend an open meeting on Thursday, Dec. 10 - 7 pm at the meeting rooms behind Sarasota Alliance Church. Representatives from the County and Sheriff will be on hand, as well as a representative from the Bee Ridge Neighborhoods Committee who will address road questions. Please share this info with your neighbors. Lake Sarasota has no formal HOA, no dues, no deed restrictions - just people who volunteer as they can. Thursday, Dec. 10 7 pm Sarasota Alliance Church Meeting Rooms AGENDA 1. Bee Ridge Rd. and I-75 Updates. Bee Ridge Exchange at I-75 and widening of 75 ( Public Workshop Dec. 15 ) More info about this project HERE . Bee Ridge construction, timing.  SCAT route changes and Bus shelter update Temporary closing of Middlesex (and maybe Wake) due to construction Roundabouts - Community Meeting TBA  2. Neighborhood Security Concerns for Lake Sarasota Vulnerabilit...

Anyone who wishes from Lake Sarasota may attend Thursday's regularly scheduled meeting of the community at Sarasota Alliance Church, opposite Chaucer, at 6 pm on Thursday Sept. 10 in Room 106 . (Confirmed) Agenda Lake Sarasota Community Group 0. Treasury Report - Ellie 1. Follow-up: For folks who didn't attend, a summary of the special meeting with County in August: We had a special meeting to discuss crime , code violations, and empty houses some with squatters living in them. The sheriff 's office, code enforcement, neighborhood services and Parks and Rec. were all present. They gave out a lot of information for us to think about and follow up. Participation by the home owners is encouraged. Some possible measures to follow up on: 1. Seeking a neighborhood grant to place motion-detecting cameras at strategic locations; 2. Learning the formal procedure for contacting banks and landlords whose property is in disrepair, housing criminal act...

Lake Sarasota Community Group (LSCG) holds a meeting next Thursday, March 12, at 7 pm. It will be in the meeting rooms behind Sarasota Alliance Church on Bee Ridge Rd., opposite Chaucer Lane. So far the agenda includes: 1 Security - vandals and kids with pellet gun For discussion: Should Lake Sarasota consider street lights for safety? 2 Neighborhood Grants 3 New neighborhood bulletin board sign 4 Bee Ridge Road widening 5 New Business Meetings are held quarterly and are open to any resident of Lake Sarasota. The LSCG is an entirely volunteer organization with no dues or deed restrictions.

Recently a flyer was distributed in Lake Sarasota suggesting that the neighborhood suffered a high rate of crime. However, statistics from the Sheriff's Office do not support this, and some are wondering what the neighborhood can do to ascertain the facts, and improve home security. To learn more, a representative of the Sheriff's Office will speak and answer questions at our next meeting. To accommodate our speaker, t he date has been moved to Thursday, June 27, 7 pm at Sarasota Alliance Church , 7221 Bee Ridge Rd. A full agenda will include: 1. Sheriff's Representative on the facts about Lake Sarasota, and things the neighborhood and all homeowners can do to make their homes more secure. 2. An update on the Bee Ridge Road Widening, developments opposite the entrance, signage, lighting, etc. 3. Timing for neighborhood beautification and cleanups - Hina Park, the lakes, general cleanup, new flag. 4. Other business as might come up.

We received this note tonight from Ted, who monitors Sheriff's reports of crime in Lake Sarasota: You won't believe the latest crime data for Lake Sarasota! The official Sheriff's Dept. reportshows only three crime incidents for May--two acts of vandalism on Jarvis Road and one juvenile disturbance on Lanai. All incidents occurred on the same day, May 19. The vandalism incidents occurred at 6512 and 6518 Jarvis, and were reported at 8:36 and 9:23 a.m. respectively. The juvenile disturbance occurred at 4219 Lanai and was reported at 10:07 p.m.  The proximity in time and place of the two vandalism incidents make it appear that they were the acts on one perpetrator. It's interesting that, for a change, all three criminal acts occurred in the western part of Lake Sarasota. See you on the 27th! The next Lake Sarasota Community Meeting is set for Thursday, June 27 .