What We Learned Last Week on Sarasota Patch

Last week, the Sarasota City Commissioners voted 3-2 to support the Florida Compact. This mostly-ceremonial compact means the that is similar to one Arizona signed into law in 2010. Mayor Kelly Kirschner said Senate Bill 136 is an unfunded mandate, which the city cannot afford. 

On Tuesday, the business incubator, the HuB, made a proposal to the city commission to Rich Swier Jr. said the park can be a catalyst for economic change in a district that has seen its population decline and businesses close. 

With spring training beginning across the state of Florida, Sarasota is getting ready to open a brand new renovated Ed Smith Stadium. But what do the Orioles like to do off the field in Sarasota?. 

Citing growing concerns and divisiveness among many in in the community, the city commissioners decided to . “In hindsight, it was clear we tasked staff with an impossibly complicated and difficult challenge,” Commissioner Terry Turner said at the meeting.

On Monday last week candidates for three city commission seats . “The arts are the polish to the natural beauty we enjoy. The community recognizes this is a vital part of what we are. It is part of our fabric, and we should celebrate it, said District 3 candidate Shannon Snyder.