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We All Contribute to Nitrogen Pollution By Dr. Abbey Tyrna, Water Resources Agent for UF/IFAS Extension & Sustainability Sarasota County NOTE: This is the first post in a series devoted to what you can do to reduce the duration of the next harmful algal bloom. (Reprinted with permission from author.) As we endure a terrible red tide outbreak on our coast, coupled with blue-green algae clogging inland waters, I hear many people ask what they can do to prevent the next algal bloom. Number one on that list is:

Reduce your nitrogen footprint You might be thinking, “Me? No. I don’t contribute nitrogen.” Unfortunately, you do. I do. In fact, we all contribute to increased levels of nitrogen entering our waterways. As a result, it is important to think about the individual actions each of us can take to help reduce the fuel (nitrogen) sustaining these blooms. While there are still many questions that need to be answered about bloom dynamics, one thing remains certain: we need to reduce the flow of nitrogen

entering our waterways. The good news is this isn’t a lost cause. We all can take actions right now to reduce our own nitrogen footprint, including: 1. Only fertilize your turfgrass and landscape plants when they need it. Plants tell you when they need nutrients. Look for signs of deficiency before applying fertilizer. Also, use no more than the UF/IFAS Extension recommendations, as found beginning on page 23 in the “Florida Yards & Neighborhoods Handbook.” 2. Always pick up your pet waste, even in your own yard. According to Access Sarasota: “Twenty-six tons of pet waste is dropped every day in Sarasota and Manatee counties” (2014). That is one source of nitrogen and harmful bacteria that easily can be eliminated just by scooping the poop and putting it in the trash. 3. Get your neighborhood ponds and lakes back into ecological balance. Build

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CANDIDATE Q & A

A proposed Sarasota County charter amendment set to appear on the upcoming November ballot could give Siesta Key a greater voice on the County Commission. Or not... Proponents and opponents of the measure make compelling arguments both ways. The amendment – spearheaded by the group Sarasota Alliance for Fair Elections (SAFE) – would scrap the county’s current ‘at-large’ commission districts, replacing them with ‘single-member’ districts. Currently, each county voter gets to cast a vote for a commission candidate in each of the county’s five commission districts,

and support the natural food web and create a native-vegetation buffer along the shoreline. For more information, contact me at the Extension office (941861-9818) or Mollie Holland of Sarasota County’s Neighborhood Environmental Stewardship Team at (941-861-5000). 4. Collect your stormwater by creating mini-wetlands in your yards and neighborhoods. Wetland loss has contributed to the increase flow of nitrogen into our streams, bays, and the gulf. Read my May 2018 post on the importance of Florida’s wetlands for more information. 5. Be an informed voter. Laws and regulations to protect our waters from nutrient pollution are in constant upheaval. From what defines a pollutant and what constitutes a protected body of water in the Clean Water Act to conservation program funds in the Farm Bill. Continued on page 26

By Robert Frederickson regardless of which district the voter happens to live in. If the amendment passes, that same voter would only cast a single vote in one commission race...the one for the seat representing their own district. The candidate running in each district would still be required to reside in the district they are hoping to represent. The amendment’s wording was released by the Supervisor of Elections office last week. This is how it will appear on the November 6th ballot: Continued on page 28

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LMA Meeting Notes LMA Pres. Deirdre D’Silva opened the meeting by announcing a description of the new traffic policy that was sent to residents by letter, email and an article, which appeared in The Eagle newspaper. The policy became effective September 1st. She looks forward to hearing the feedback from residents later in the meeting. D’Silva went on to describe the devastating effects of red tide and The LMA Board’s commitment to do all they can within The Landings to minimize these effects. She encouraged all residents to read the article in The Eagle on Eutrophication and how manmade nutrients contribute to algal blooms. She also announced she would be signing up to attend a “water steward” program through the University of Florida/IFAS. She’s hopeful the program will help her learn ways the community can help protect the bodies of water further within and surrounding The Landings.

FINANCE REPORT

Treasurer, Dick Bayles reported a current forecast loss of $17,000 for the year although underspending in some areas could erase this loss and may even produce a surplus. Bayles provided board members with a first draft of the 2019 calendar/fiscal year budget. He does not expect it will differ significantly from the 2018 budget. The committee is still waiting on responses from contractual vendors.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Chairman Doug Day, announced the involvement of The Landing’s Community in the International Coastal Cleanup event on Saturday, September 15 from 8-11am to be held at The Landings. The team effort will

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begin at 8 am Saturday with snacks, pastries, coffee and juice, and the distribution of participant t-shirts. Teams will be going to designated cleanup sites in The Landing’s development. Those who sign up in advance by contacting Doug Day to participate will receive a t-shirt.

COMMUNICATIONS & PR COMMITTEE

Dick Bayles reported on Norman Olshansky‘s behalf that the committee expects the rewrite of the website to cost between $11,000 and $15,000. The greatest challenge and cost will likely be to host the directory on the website. The external website was re-done last year and is working well. A resident raised an issue concerning the cost versus benefit ratio. Bayles hopes the benefits will increase once the internal site is built properly. He admitted the vendor originally selected to build the website years back was probably not the best. Several aspects of the site where discussed by both board members and residents. A question about using emails versus the website for communications purposes will be discussed moving forward. LMA Pres. Deirdre D’Silva interjected confidence that many improvements of the use and effectiveness of the website would be seen soon. The committee expects to host an “Open House” for realtors in the fall. Association presidents are encouraged to provide information to the communications committee regarding association activities, documents, calendar and news that can be placed on the website. Board members and residents are asked to submit any classifieds, blogs, calendar events, or committee information to the communications committee.

EXTERNAL RELATIONS SIESTA PROMENADE

Former LMA president, Larry Lawrence reported a community workshop regarding the Siesta Promenade project was held in late August and was reported on in the September issue of The Eagle. Future events include a protest by participating communities on the proposed development site at 5:30 pm on November 12. Planning committee hearing is 5 pm on November 15. The County Commissioners decision meeting is expected in late November or early December. The Landings community is the second largest group participating in the review process. The Gulf Gate community is the largest. Lawrence suggested the time has come to decide whether a person is appointed to represent The Landings Community as a whole or to allow the individual residents to participate individually. After nearly 40 minutes of discussion, LMA Vice President, Neil Goldman moved “The LMA is opposed to the scope of the development as Benderson has proposed.” The motion passed unanimously.

SPEEDING DISCUSSION

After the Siesta Promenade debate, LMA Pres. Deirdre D’Silva opened the floor for discussion on the new traffic policy. Tree House owner, Jim Gutner presented the board with a petition requesting the immediate rescission of the new speeding policy punishments. He said, “I’m going to give you the numbers that overwhelmingly show the community is not behind the policy the LMA Board enacted. If the board wants to pursue further solutions, they should start a new process which the community would support. Of the 58 Tree House owners

who responded, 48 opposed the policy. Based on the survey, 82% of those who were reached opposed it, and only 17% of those reached supported the policy.” Gutner believes the Tree House development is likely reflective of the larger Landings Community. Petitioners agreed speeding at The Landings was an important issue that needed to be addressed. In response, LMA Pres. Deirdre D’Silva countered that after providing a three month grace period, letters, emails and an article in The Eagle, she had only received six emails complaining about the speeding policy. She indicated that the Board’s overwhelming concern is to keep people safe. “The emphasis of the new policy is not to be punitive, but to encourage residents, guests and vendors to follow the speed limits posted in the community. There are no sidewalks, and residents use the roads daily to walk, jog and ride their bikes. In addition, there are many more families with young children,” she said. Continued on page 20

Notifications • OCTOBER 10: Happy Hour Social begins at 6pm • October 20 & 21: UTR Landings Racquet Club Fall Challenge on Saturday and Sunday begins at 1 pm • NOVEMBER 3: Landings Residents and Renters Garage Sale from 8 am to 1 pm • NOVEMBER 8: Holiday Cheer Kickoff Reception begins at 2 pm (Please note correction to date and time) • NOVEMBER 11: Veteran’s Day Celebration begins at 131:30 pm am • NOVEMBER 13-18: Father/Son Tournaments • NOVEMBER 14: Next Community Hauling Date

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THE LANDINGS EAGLE October 2018

President’s Column

By Deirdre D’Silva

The Landings First Annual Coastal Cleanup

Thank you to the over 30 residents who gathered bright and early on a Saturday morning in September to clean up our mangroves, nature trail and outside our gates. The dedication and enthusiasm of our resident volunteers was truly inspiring. It was such a fun morning. The weather was perfect and we all John Ryan, Environmental Manager of the Storm came together with a singular purpose. It water Environmental Utility, Sarasota County Public was incredibly rewarding to get to meet Some of the trash collected on the Kristy Bower, Ken D’Silva, and Gavin Bower clearing Utilities Dept. holding up fishing line that was found neighbors while making a difference for edges of the mangroves fishing line entangled in the mangroves within the mangroves our community and for the birds and to witness firsthand the beauty of the nature that is by a resident, so please send in your submissions. We other wildlife that inhabit the waters right outside our doors. A group on the gazebo saw kicked things off this month with James Stewart’s surrounding The Landings. After the event, we filled out a report detailing two manatees swimming by, as well as comb jellyfish. gorgeous photo of an eagle in the large oak by the the items that were collected and submitted it to There were also sightings of turtles and swirling island going out the north gate. We will be working the County. A big thank you to Doug Day, LMA pools of fish nurseries. Residents also noticed that with Sarasota Audubon to offer nature walks and Community Events Chair for coordinating the event, there was fishing line stuck in the mangroves and a possible kayak trip and lecture with Nathan Paul Weiner, LMA Landscaping Chair for taking removed it. They immediately realized we do not Brennan, Ph. D. a Mote scientist from the Center for photos throughout the event, and Bill Whitman, have a proper fishing line receptacle in place so Mr. Fisheries Enhancement who researches snook and LHA President for helping to sign in participants. I Ryan connected us with Florida Sea Grant Agent, their habitat, as well as promoting ecosystem health would also like to thank John Ryan, Environmental Armando Ubeda who will be able to provide a in Sarasota. According to Brennan “The Landings Manager Stormwater Environmental Utility of receptacle for us, allowing proper disposal of fishing is an excellent site as a snook nursery habitat but it is also crucially situated at the mouth of Phillippi Sarasota County who was in attendance, provided lines. Stay tuned for more fun opportunities to Creek and has tons of potential relating to ecological pickers that made collecting debris much easier, and for his continued support of the environmental learn about the amazing wildlife in our beautiful services and environmental sustainability.” We are neighborhood. Each month in The Landings Eagle we truly blessed to live in The Landings! initiatives in The Landings. While cleaning up, residents had the opportunity hope to feature a wildlife photo taken in The Landings Continued on page 29

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Passages ~ Ruth Weinberg ~ January 19, 1922 to August 30, 2018 We are sad to report the death of Ruth Weinberg, a Landings resident since 2009. She loved her home here, and enjoyed attending the Landings Learning Group and other events at the Club. An artist, she has been featured in past issues of The Landings Eagle. She will be missed. After a long, pleasurable life, and a very short illness, Ruth passed away in her home on the 30th of August. A city girl, Ruth was born and grew up in Manhattan and The Bronx. After high school, she graduated from secretarial school and began a career. At 20, she married her sweetheart, Jack Weinberg and moved to his family’s farm in Stephentown, NY. Ruth enjoyed painting, raising her family and being active in her new rural community. During WWII, she volunteered as a plane spotter for the Ground Observer Corps of the US Army Air Force. She was a Den Mother (Cub Scouts) and twice president of the Parent Teachers Association at New Lebanon Central School. Ruth and her family moved to Albany, NY in 1958. When her children left for college, she returned to work first as secretary for the Psychiatric Clinic at

Albany Medical College, then the New York State Legislature, and later the Board of Regents. She became a widow after 40 years of marriage and moved to Florida in 1989. Ruth loved the arts. She volunteered for the New York City Ballet in Saratoga, NY and for the Sarasota Ballet in Florida. Ever the artist herself, she took up stone sculpting at age 75. She was passionate about golf, and continued to play until age 88. She belonged locally to the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism and supported Brandeis and other Jewish organizations. At 80, she reconnected with a man she had dated as a teenager. They enjoyed eight years of golf and cruising. Until the end, Ruth lived on her own, without assistance. Days before her passing, she continued her morning habit of reading the newspaper keeping up with art, finance, sports, and local news. In her 97th year, she also continued her afternoon habit, reading her mail while partaking in a vodka martini, which she called her “preservative.” Ruth always looked for the best in all situations, and found pleasure in

something every day. She was content with her life, and appreciated seeing the butterflies and cats on her patio. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Jack M. Weinberg and all of her siblings. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Diana & Richard Daffner (Siesta Key, FL) and her son and daughter-in-law, Gerry & Jan Weinberg (St. Louis, MO) as well as two grandchildren. She was buried in

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Sunday, November 11, starting promptly at 11:30 am, veterans and guests (space permitting) will celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Armistice Day, renamed Veterans Day in 1954. All Landings Veterans and active military are invited to attend. Veterans and a guest will be given priority and should register at the LRC by October 31. Other Landings residents may join in as space permits. Rear Admiral Brian McCarthy, a Sarasota veteran, will speak celebrating the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, the 50th Anniversary of The Vietnam War and the subsequent commemoration of the Vietnam Wall. McCarthy serves on the Board of Directors of the Military Officers Association of Sarasota, The Pops Orchestra of Bradenton & Sarasota, the Bird Key Yacht Club and is a founding Trustee of the Sarasota’s Stars & Stripes Foundation. Music and a reception will add to the festivities. A good time to meet new friends and share stories of your uniformed days. A display photo of Landings Veterans in their military uniforms will be featured. Please drop off your photos at the LRC by October 31.

To us in America the reflections of Armistice Day (Veterans’ Day) will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service, and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of nations. WOODROW WILSON, November 11, 1919

Around The Landings Siesta Promenade Letter and Petition to Commissioners

At the September LMA Board meeting, members urged that LMA prepare a constituent petition protesting the proposed Siesta Promenade development. Later it was also suggested that members write (email) the Sarasota County Commission expressing concern about the proposed project. Other affected communities and neighborhoods will be taking similar action. The LMA request will be sent to all residents the first week of October. The Board believes the Promenade development would have a dramatic adverse effect on the safety and quality of life of all residents in the area of the Rt 41 and Stickney Point intersection. Consequently LMA requests all members to promptly sign the petition and write to the County Commissioners. The Commissioners do have the authority to significantly modify the proposed project and this is a distinct possibility if an overwhelming expression of concern is registered by the area residents. The hearing dates are as follows: • The Planning Commission, November 15 at 5 pm;

• The Sarasota County Commission (the decision-making body) December 12 at 9 am, continuing at 1 pm. • Both hearings are to be held at the Sarasota County Offices at 1660 Ringling Blvd. Also a demonstration is being planned by the coalition of communities against the project on November 12 at 5:30 pm. Formation will occur at the Sarasota Pavilion Shopping Plaza (in the empty area in the middle of the parking lot between SteinMart and Pet Smart) and proceeding across Rt. 41 to the sidewalk at Rt. 41 and Stickney Point. Ideas being advanced for the signs include the following, but participants are urged to be creative. The word density with over it No mo cars! No cars thru Pine Shores! Greed isn’t Good! More gridlock less beach time! Siesta Beach, out of reach Save our quality of life Please mark your calendars for these important dates and plan to participate. Collectively we can have a significant impact! By Larry Lawrence, LMA External Affairs Chair

Landings Residents and Renters Garage Sale:

will have the opportunity to sell their unneeded items, clothes or whatever in their driveways and garages. The event is limited to Saturday November 3rd, 8:00 am to 1:00 pm Landings residents and renters only. Mark your calendars and On Saturday November 3rd Landings residents and renters get ready to find some treasures.

CALL FOR ARTISTS: The Landings Resident Artists – 8 pm and Saturday, December 1st from 10 am to 4 pm. Interested in participating? Please contact Marie-Louise fine arts painters, watercolorists, fabric artists, photographers, sculptors, are invited to display their work at the Racquet McHugh by email: mchughmld@gmail.com or call (518)698-3642. Clubhouse, Friday, November 30th, Reception from 6 pm to

LHA Meeting Notes At its regular September meeting, the Board approved the roof design for a new residence on Landings Terrace, but deferred action on the proposed site plan pending a discussion with the property’s neighbors. Action on a proposed one-car garage addition to a property on Peregrine Point Way was also deferred pending a study of the property by board members. In other actions, the Board approved: • Landscaping changes and placement of a dumpster for properties on Pine Harrier Circle; • A fence on Peregrine Point Circle West; and, • A new metal roof on Kestral Park Way South; •The removal of a hazardous tree on Kestral Park Way South. The October regular meeting of the LHA Board will take place on October 11, 2018, at The Landings Racquet Club at 7:00 pm.

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2018 Holiday Cheer for Kids Fighting Cancer By Jim Goldman, Publicity Chair It is hard to believe that another month has flown by which brings us closer to the Holiday season. With that in mind, please remember that there are children fighting cancer who need our help to receive holiday presents which their parents for a multitude of reasons are unable to provide. On November 8th, the Board of Directors of Holiday Cheer for Kids Fighting Cancer will sponsor a reception to kick off our fifth year of providing gifts for those children. Our meeting will take place at 5 pm at the Landings Racquet Club. In support of this reception, musicians from the Sarasota Youth Orchestras will perform musical selections for our guest. Please attend!! Last year through the generous outpouring of support from our friends and family we were also able to provide presents for children from Hannah’s House, a home for battered women and their children. All of the children and their families attended a grand party where they had fun, received presents, and hopefully they were able to forget their struggles, if only for a brief time. Those who participated in previous years know that through the support of local hospitals,

nonprofit groups, and now Hannah’s House, a list is acquired with the names of the children, their genders, ages and a wish list of presents they would

hope to receive. Residents will come together and decide how they wish to allocate their funds; they may choose to adopt one child or pool their resources together, and purchase presents for all the children in a family, or perhaps shop for several families. Presents will be purchased and wrapped then delivered to the clubhouse where we will have a wonderful holiday party for the children and their families. For those who, for any reason, are unable to adopt a family, a tax-deductible check will go a long way toward purchasing presents. My wife Sandy and I have participated in this program since its inception. The personal satisfaction we receive far exceeds any expense incurred. Seeing the gleam in these kids’ eyes, the smile on their faces and hearing the sound of their laughter, create lifetime memories. Please feel free to contact any of our board members with any questions: Heidi Bodor, Jim Goldman, Bob Keepers, Carmen Lawrence, Karl Maggard or Henry Rhodes.

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native trees and causes skin irritation to those who come in contact with it. In contrast, native plants not only mitigate the impacts of red tide by requiring less maintenance, but they also attract more birds, bees, and butterflies such as our state butterfly, the Zebra Longwing. Native trees such as live oak, magnolia, and Carolina willows are not only aesthetically pleasing, but also lend to the Florida “look” that can only be achieved through native flora. A variety of native plants also help to filter storm water and clean our waterways. So, next time you have a choice between a non-native and native plant for your landscaping needs, do yourself and your environment a favor and choose native plants for your lawns, gardens and ponds to save yourself from a world of red tide and other environmental issues. (Reprinted with permission from author.)

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Society of Sarasota County. Each Wednesday during the market season there is a FREE tour of the Edson Keith Mansion at 10:00 am sharp. A knowledgeable docent will take visitors through the 102 year old Italian On Saturday, October 27, the Florida Digestive Health Specialists will hold a walk to raise awareness on behalf of Crohn’s and Colitis. The walk will start at the estate Gazebo and wind throughout the park. The walk starts at 10:00 am and is free and open to the public.

By Sean Patton, Sarasota Red tide is an increasingly pressing issue on our coast. However, there is a surprising solution to this epidemic: plants. Specifically, native plants. Red tide is fueled by storm-water runoff and fertilizer. Non-native plants require much more fertilizer and water than native plants. They cost millions of dollars in maintenance per year by crowding waterways, destroying forests, and even posing direct threats to human health. Hydrilla, for instance, is an invasive aquatic plant species that forms thick mats under water that has entangled and drowned swimmers. Another example is the Brazilian pepper, an invasive tree species that viciously spreads, forces out

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As the season turns to fall and winter, and the planes and cars bring back our Pickleball friends to The Landings. Ben Mayne and many others help us rediscover and generate interest in this fast paced sport; utilizing our tennis courts, and adding another dimension to our Racquet Club. PERKS: 1. Pickleball knows no age limit. It’s a Social game for any age giving us older adults a chance to play with younger members of the family.

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The Landings Trick-or-Treat Trail The Landings Trick‐or‐Treat Trail Saturday Saturday Oct 29 6‐9pm OctOct 29 276 9pm Saturday 6-9pm Join your Join your neighbors on Halloween evening for a luminary Trick or Treat Trail . neighbors on Saturday evening before Halloween for a luminary Trick or Treat Trail.

The Trick‐or‐Treat Trail will run along Peregrine Point Drive (and connecting streets – see map).

This year’s expanded Trick-or-Treat Trail will run along Pine Harrier Drive & The Trick-or-Treat Trail will run along PH Circle, heading southKestral on Kestral Parkway North through Peregrine Point Drive, Peregrine Point Drive, Parkway South, Follow the Trail and look for homes with porch lights on or decorations. PP Way,Field PP Circle and Peregrine Point, then south Flicker Cir. W, & Pine Harrier Drive-Circle loop. through Flicker Field Circle.

Participation onhomes the Trail voluntary. Please be courteous by walking along the street and drivewa Follow theParticipation on the Trail is voluntary. Please be courteous by walking along the street and drivewa Trail and look for withisporch lights on and by‐passing homes with their porch lights off. or decorations. Participation on the Trail is voluntary. Please be courteous by walking along the street and driveways You are encouraged to invite friends/family/grandkids to join you during this unique Halloween ev and by-passing homes with their porch lights off. Follow normal Landings Security process for visiting guests by placing on Guardhouse guest list.

You are encouraged to invite friends/family/grandkids to join you during this All homeowners in The Landings are invited to host Trick‐or‐Treaters at your home, no matter whe unique Halloween event. Follow normal you live…the Trail is meant to offer a safe, lit, themed route for the young children of our commun Landings Security process for visiting guests by placingHAVE FUN! on Guardhouse guest list.

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All homeowners in The Landings are invited to host Trick-or-Treaters at your home, no matter where you live…the Trail is meant to offer a safe, lit, themed route for the young children of our community.

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As a resident along the proposed trail: You are invited to be a house welcoming trick-or-treaters. All you need to do is confirm your participation to Doug Day: FLAniceguy@hotmail.com

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Make your plans to Trick‐or‐Treat in The Landings. Ask your neighbors/friends/family to join you. Get your non‐Landings guests listed at Guardhouse. Tell your neighbors about the Trail. Ask questions by contacting the Trail Organizers: Doug Day LMA Board FLANICEGUY@Hotmail.com Doug Day, LMA Board – FLANICEGUY@Hotmail com George Michalopoulos, Volunteer – geo.miko@yahoo.com

The Eagle Has Landed The photo to the left was taken from our window the other day. Our house looks on to our beautiful park like setting in the Eagles Nest Area of The Landings. Photo by Pat Shrope

This beautiful photo to the right of an eagle in the oak tree was taken by resident Jim Stewart. Says Stewart, “eagle sightings seem to come in sporadically. I used to see them in the preserve fairly regularly until the great horned owls took over. Bigger feet. Now I don’t see or hear either. This eagle was on the ground as we approached the north gate and then flew up into the large lower branch, sat there and looked around for a while. I was able to pull my phone out and take a few shots until the cars behind thought I should be moving. Anyway, I was lucky to get this shot with the upper branches and palms. We have had a lot of wildlife of different types in The Landings. It’s important to maintain an environment where that continues. We all live here.” Each month we hope to feature a photo submitted by a resident celebrating the incredible wildlife in our neighborhood. Please send submissions to: olearyde@hotmail.com

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Landings Resident Volunteers For Planned Parenthood Landings resident Lou Grossman believes in the mission of Planned Parenthood, the work it does for women’s health and a woman’s right to choose. That’s why he volunteers as a patient escort at the Sarasota Planned Parenthood health center on Central Ave. (PPSWCF.ORG) As a patient escort, Lou believes his goal is simply to comfort and help provide safe passage into the facility for patients, who often have to face a gauntlet of 15-40 demonstrators who can be very persistent in trying to convince them not to enter the health center. They also are very persistent in trying to insult and harass the escorts. Married, the father of two girls, a man raised with two sisters, Lou firmly believes that serving as an escort is ethically the right thing to do! The mission of Planned Parenthood is simple: to assure the right of women to have comprehensive reproductive healthcare, accurate health information through patient care, education and advocacy. The organization provides vital sexual health services and comprehensive sexuality education to women, men, and teens throughout the southwest and central Florida region. Their commonsense approach to health and wellbeing is based on respect for the individual woman’s right to make informed, independent decisions about health, sex and family planning. Many lowincome people are dependent upon the services provided. Planned Parenthood’s medical services include lifesaving cancer screenings, birth control, prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted infections, breast health services, vasectomies and more. A large container of condoms is always available. But the issue of abortion is why the protestors show up, even though abortion only represents a small fraction of offered services. And so Lou, who still runs a

Public Relation business with clients here and in Philadelphia, finds time to volunteer as a patient escort at least twice a month for Planned Parenthood. It sounds simple enough, but this particular volunteer position can be challenging. Escorts are trained not to engage with protestors in any way, regardless of the insults they encounter. Lou stands at either the front door or the back entrance of the facility wearing his pink vest. He is often faceto-face with protestors, some of whom quietly pray, some of whom carry signs, and others who harass both patients and escorts, like himself. An occasional passer-by will stop to cheer him on. “Or, a patient and her family will thank us for being there, and that makes it all worthwhile,” says Lou. Some of the most confrontational protestors scream horrible things such as: “You are going into the house of Satan.” Once, a protestor said to Lou, “You are no better than a Nazi concentration camp guard sending people to their deaths.” Often heard are “Why are you here? Why are you doing this evil thing? We are praying for you!” Or even: “Do you share in the sale of body parts?” The escorts have learned never to react to such taunts because it can only lead to escalation. Lou is never confrontational, although it can be very difficult not to answer back. Lou believes in the First Amendment, and respects the right of these protestors. However, he also believes the patients and their families have the right to be there and to have a comfort zone. He notes. “Patients’ rights need to be protected, and we are their first line of security.” A security director is available should things get out of hand, which is rarely, and police also regularly cruise the area. People driving by often cheer the volunteers. Several times a woman didn’t like the

way the escorts were being treated, pulled over and loudly announced “if you don’t quit bothering that man, I am going inside and write Planned Parenthood a check!” And then she did! Lou says he likes to be on the front line, but he also supports Planned Parenthood financially where he can. He and his wife Amy contribute and try to attend the annual gala of Planned Parenthood. There are many different options for volunteering at Planned Parenthood. “Escorting is not for everyone,” says Lou. Volunteers operate phone banks, manage Planned Parenthood tables at events, teach people how to write effective letters of support, meet with groups of elected officials, stuff envelopes, host house parties to raise awareness of the services offered by Planned Parenthood, and help organize fundraising events. The organization has an outstanding young staff who believe in the work they are doing. Lou also sees his job

as trying to get more people involved with donations as well as volunteering. Come on down to Planned Parenthood and see for yourself what’s happening. The phone number there is 941.365.3913. To volunteer, email volunteer@ PPSWCF.ORG. Donations to the organization may be made at PPSWCF.ORG. Lou is very proud of his 35year career in public relations, especially his side job as adjunct professor of strategic communications at Temple University in Philadelphia. “I miss the kids I taught, and I miss the Philly sporting events. But I am happy here and to be able to volunteer for Planned Parenthood and other Sarasota organizations and to be an active worker for the Sarasota County Democratic Party,” says Lou. There are many other people in The Landings who are doing important volunteer work in the community. If you know of a volunteer deserving of an article, contact Steve Poyta at poyta@verizon.net.

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Racquet Club News LRC 2019 Annual Assessment

|President’s Report By Dick Bayles Please see accompanying article regarding the Club’s annual assessment for 2019. We will have our first increase after 8 eight years of no change. In addition to the upcoming Father/ Son tournaments coming up in November (the 13th through the 18th), the Club will be hosting our first UTR Landings Racquet Club Fall Challenge on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, October 20th and 21st. The Universal Tennis Rating system is an age and sex independent ranking of players’ skill. As such, it should bring some interesting matches – widely mixed in age and with mixed singles. It will be a fun weekend for tennis watchers. All the Club’s courts will be available by the end of September. Our annual court resurfacing was somewhat delayed due to weather but will be complete by the start of the season. October should bring a sharp increase in the number of players on the courts. It is with regret that I announce the resignation of Pieter Heijens from the Club’s board. He is leaving The Landings in early October. Pieter has been a valuable contributor for the years he has been on the board and very active in our tennis activities. The Club’s first “Happy Hour” this season will take place on the 11th. It continues to be a popular event. Be sure the annual Holiday Party, set for Sunday, December 2nd, is on your calendar.

Ten years ago, the Landings Racquet Club board approved a significant increase in its Annual Assessment and began to improve the Club’s facilities. That action enabled your Club to spend over $700,000 in new or expanded facilities over the past eight years. The Board has now turned to focus on ensuring the condition of the existing facilities continues to meet the requirements of The Landings in the future. Over the past several months, the LRC Board of Directors has developed and adopted a Long-Term Plan that extends more than ten years into the future. Most of the Club buildings are 35 years old, with Lakeside at age 23. Of wood frame construction, two of our building components are suffering from various degrees of deterioration. The roofs on the covered walkways between buildings have gotten to the point that the sky can be seen through them. And, over the past years, we have had to replace portions of building siding and the studs beneath. This problem is only going to get worse. The long-term plan calls for replacing the walkway roofs in 2019 and beginning to accrue

funds that will be used to replace the siding with moisture resistant sheathing with a stucco finish cost over the next 11 years. The board has tentatively planned to replace the Poolside patio section of the covered walkways with a roof, which could include fans and/or lighting. After eight years with no increase in the Club’s Annual Assessment, the Board has set the 2019 Annual Assessment at $1,485, and intends to keep the assessment the same for 2020, and require only nominal increases beyond that, while still being able to fund the long-term maintenance required.

|Manager’s Report By Kevin Lechlitner The end of the year is approaching and now is the time to throw your hat in the ring to serve on the 2019 LRC Board of Directors. If you are interested, you must submit your name and a brief list of your qualifications to Kevin Lechlitner in the Tennis Pro Shop by December 5th. If we have more people interested in being on the Board than available openings, there will be an election at the LRC Annual Meeting in January of 2019. We had over 50 people at the Labor Day cookout on September 3rd. Even though it was a smaller than normal turnout, the party went very well. The weather forecast wasn’t promising but thankfully the rain held off until the party was over. Everyone enjoyed our traditional BBQ fare with all the standard side dishes. We even had apple pie with vanilla ice cream and cookies for dessert again. Thank you to Dick Bayles, Mike & Christine Knupp and Sue Lewis-Garrett for their help in the kitchen before and after the party. Our resident grill masters Edvin and Gary handled all of the cooking for us. These big events wouldn’t be possible without the volunteer help. Thank you again. For the 26th year in a row, The Landings will host the USTA National Senior, Super-Senior and Ultra Senior Father / Son Clay Court Championships November 13th – 18th. If you are interested in taking part as a host family, please contact Ralph & Dee Ricapito at 927-6261. This is one of the major things that distinguishes our tournaments from the other national championships and makes it special for the players. They really appreciate the personal touch that the host families bring to the event. If you have any questions about being a host, feel free to call me at the Club or speak with Ralph or Dee directly.

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|News From the Court By Adrian “Mo” Moghina If you plan to come watch us play in the USTA National 50s Doubles Championships notice how my partner Dave and I are going to create a lot of positive energy on the court. This means not only the emotional and mental part of the game, but also the physical part of the game. We will obviously communicate with positive words, but also physically we will try to always hit our shots in front of our bodies and get our energy to go forward across the net whenever possible. Also notice that we are old school doubles players, which means we will try to both be at the net as much as possible. However, we will be open minded so if we have to problem solve we will also play two back at the baseline and sometimes one of us will stay back with the other at the net for the whole point. But whatever happens this will be a fun challenge for Dave and I to work together to try to succeed. We will host a UTR tournament on Saturday and Sunday October 20 – 21. This is a Universal Tennis Rating tournament for some of the best juniors in the area. The action starts at 1 pm on both days. Finally, on Friday October 26 from 1-3 pm, we will have a Hit and Giggle social round robin. Call or stop by the tennis shop to sign up or get more information. See you on the courts!

Landings Veterans The Landings community salutes the Veterans listed here with our thanks and appreciate their service to our country. If your name is not listed please call Kevin Lechlitner Mgr.Landings Racquet

John Alogna USMC 1st lieutenant Summer Alpert USN Radioman 3rd Class Jere A. Berkey USN Lieutenant Fred Bloom USN E-3 Doug Bracy USN Lieutenant JG Jere A. Berkey USN Lieutenant Ed Brown USA Colonel Dudley Buxton USA Specialist Ron Cestar USA Corporal Larry DeAngelo USMC Sergeant Tad Dillon USMC Captain Ray Doherty USN Lt Commander Robert Dombrosky USN Lieutenant Benjamin Eisenberg USA Captain Jay Eisner USAF Staff Sergeant Howard Feltman USN Petty Officer 3rd Grade Bobbie Fernander USA Colonel Carl Fiers, Jr. USN Lieutenant JG Burt Frank USA Corporal Bob Dempsey USN Seaman 1st Class Gordon Garrett USAF Captain

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Key Chorale Celebrates Community and Collaboration in its 2018-19 Season Mark Mark Having recently completed a highly successful year focused on expanding educational and community outreach initiatives, Key Chorale announces its artistically innovative and ambitious 34th season. The season will celebrate Key Chorale’s tradition of creating professional quality collaborative musical events that embrace our community through a series of exciting partnerships, including Misatango with The Sarasota Ballet’s Studio Company, choreographed by guest artist Elizabeth Bergmann, and Honoring Heroes, a community-centric choral festival that will honor local first responders through documentaries created by interns from Ringling College of Art and Design. The collaborative spirit continues with two performances of Mendelssohn’s Elijah in partnership with JFCS of the Suncoast, The Jewish Federation or Sarasota-Manatee, and Aviva – A Campus for Senior Life. Cirque des Voix®, Key Chorale’s dynamic collaboration with the Circus Arts Conservatory, will feature acts choreographed to some of the most memorable scores from film. The season concludes with the 6th annual Tomorrow’s Voices Today festival concert with Sarasota County high school choirs. In addition, the Key Chorale Chamber Singers will present two concerts: “American Roots: Digging Deeper,” a further exploration of the American choral tradition complete with a five-piece

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The Landings First Annual Blooming This Month Firebush Coastal Cleanup (Hamelia patens)

There is a pretty bush laden with orange flowers, which always has butterflies around it. What is it? That describes a Firebush, Latin name “Hamelia patens.” They are popular is this area What butterflies come to it? and are beautiful this time of Among frequent visitors are year, with their thousands of the Florida State Butterfly, the delicate orange-red flowers, Zebra Longwing, which has each of which lasts for only distinctive black wings with a short time – midnight to light stripes. The Gulf Fritillary midday! which has orange wings with How large does the bush small black spots, is another grow? favorite. Humming birds are It can reach the height of frequent visitors, also. about fifteen feet, but many You can find them in the gardeners keep it smaller by Butterfly Garden at Sarasota pruning, which also makes the Garden Club, 1131 Blvd. of the shrub bushier and increases Arts. Don’t forget to visit the the flowers. A row of pruned gardens Oct. 13 from 9-4 for (L-R) Roni aDay, daughter Day in front, Judy Greene, shrubs makes pretty hedge.Katty It the Juried Flower Show (Pirates Beth to Malden, and Tara places Lamb were tasked to clean up outside is easy grow in sunny in Paradise) & Plant Sale and The Landings’ gates for The Landings first Annual and is tolerant of salt spray. take a tour of the 14 botanical Coastal Cleanup. When does it bloom? gardens. submitted Its flowering Photo season is by Doug Day. Submitted by Jan Johannesen, long, from late Spring till cold pics on pg. 5. See additional Sarasota Garden Club. weather. www.sarasotagardenclub.org

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LMA Meeting Notes

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After a spirited discussion of about 20 minutes, D’Silva assured petitioners that their concerns would be shared with absent board members and they would evaluate and discuss their petition and the policy. She said, “The board does not want the policy to be punitive. They want it to keep residents safe.”

LAKES

Lakes chair, Michael Knupp reported the committee is doing all they can to clear the widespread effects of algae in the lakes. They are asking all residents and Associations with lake frontage to advise landscapers not to mow grass clippings into the lakes, and to leave a three-foot “no mow” zone around the lakes. In addition, remind your landscaper Sarasota County prohibits the use of any fertilizer containing nitrogen or phosphorus from June 1-September 30. The Treehouse Lake (lake 2) fountain has been removed to be repaired. It will likely be replaced by the time this article is published.

DRAINAGE

Committee chair, Michael Knupp reported work to clear a drain between Eagle Point and the Racquet Club would be done in early September.

NATURE TRAIL ALLIGATOR SIGHTING

Committee Chair, Karen Shaeffer reported checking on the water damage along the Nature Trail. The water has receded, but she did report discovering an

alligator near the platform following the bridge. She managed to scare it back into the water, and noted in 33 years of walking the trail, this was the first time she’d ever seen one in that area. Larry Lawrence suggested the board consider posting a sign on each of the lakes warning residents about alligators. Residents are cautioned to be alert!

AESTHETICS

Committee chair, Elena Darden referred three issues to the Maintenance Committee. A speed sign was knocked down on Landings Court, a fence shared with the marina along Starling Drive needs to be cleaned and/or painted and pavers in a parking space on Landings Point are separated creating a danger for pedestrians.

MAINTENANCE

Maintenance Committee chair, Joan Golub, updated the board about several projects. A gate arm was replaced at the South Gate. A kitchen sink leak in the Gate House is being repaired. A decorative light bulb on Kestral Park Way North is on special order. Sprinkler issues have been repaired. Drains throughout The Landings were monitored closely and debris removed as a result of recent heavy rains. Two large construction trucks were escorted into and out of The Landings safely. Projects Pending Curb repairs on Landings Blvd. and Kestral Park

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Way South. Still collecting bids to power wash the border fence along the east side of The Landings from the South Gate to Philippi Creek between the boatyard and The Landings. Projects Completed Damage to a retaining barrier at the corner of Kestral Park Place and Kestral Park Way South was repaired and paid for by the vendor responsible.

GENERAL DISCUSSION

A Peregrine Point Drive resident implored the board to help make his street safer by considering a reconfiguration of what is likely, the longest island in The Landings development. He explained the lush foliage on the island, and narrow roadway makes the road dangerous. LMA Pres. Deirdre D’Silva assured him The Board would look at re-engineering options when the road comes up on the repaving schedule. A resident reported an incident of two men on a Friday evening knocking on his door soliciting Frontier Communications. He did not believe either man was wearing a uniform or had a vehicle. The guard at the gate reported other complaints and said someone on a golf cart engaged the men, but that he was unable to leave the gate. A brief discussion followed about additional security options for the north and south gate. The issue is going to be referred to the Safety and Security Committee for further consideration.

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Phoebe Winters, 11, 6th grader at Pine View School • Do you have any pets? We have 2 dogs – Dax, a Portuguese water dog/ Havanese/Spaniel mix and Cuddles, a black lab from a breeder rescue. • Do you play any instruments? I’ve been playing the flute for one year. I’d like to be in band at school. • Do you have any brothers or sisters? Yes, I have a younger brother Eli. • How long have you lived in The Landings? About three years. • What do you like most about living in The Landings? The streets are quieter than most communities, which is great for riding bikes. It’s also safer with the gate. • What do you like doing in your spare time? Drawing, cooking, riding my bike, and making slime. I also take lessons with Mo on Wednesdays. I also enjoy baking. It’s really fun. I get into the zone. It’s great to make stuff for others that is delicious. I like making really complicated dishes. Some of the things I’ve made are: banana bread (without help), turkey pot pies, and sushi. • Favorite ice cream? Coffee gelato or ice cream • Favorite school subject? Science because it’s hands-on • Favorite book? Selection Series, Phantom Limbs, Wonder, Out of my Mind. • Favorite TV shows? Glee and Sci Jinx. • Favorite color? Mint green. • Favorite movie? Chef. • Favorite song? Everybody Talks from Glee. • Favorite food? Sushi. • Least favorite food? Fried fast food. • Favorite word? Nerd. • Something you’d like to learn how to do? Speak fluently in Hebrew • Something you are thankful for? Mom. • Hardest thing you’ve done? Ran a 5K on a full stomach and almost puked! I couldn’t run fast. • If you were invisible, what would you do? Travel for the day to Australia! • Superpower you wish you had? To turn invisible.

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Landings Residents’ Handbook & Directory If your information in the current edition of the Directory has changed and you have not received a notice from me regarding confirmation of the current information, please send me the changes or request a form by e-mail or from The Landings internal web site. The directory will go to the printer on November 1st. Changes from the last issue: • Keri Dwyer & John Checorski, 5400 Eagles Point Cir #405, 201-424-2655, 201 981-9487, keridwyer@hotmail.com • Robert Klein, 5400 Eagles Point Cir #404, 914-482-3776, kvh112@aol.com • Lisa Kohler, 1609 Starling Dr, 856-264-010 • Mary McGrath, 615-403-8030, marymcgrath@me.com • Mayson & Irene Brooks, 5430 Eagles Point Cir #203, 941-586-6837, 941 586 6837, maysonbrooks@hotmail.com, renebrooks@hotmail.com • Carolyn M. Friday &Gil O’Brien, 1638 Pintail Way, 203-761-0440, 757 641 1216, cafriday@att.net, ggobnyc@verizon.net • Rose & Louis Goncalves, 1408 Cedar Bay Ln, lpsgoncalves@yahoo.com, rvagoncalves@gmail.com • Donna Griffin, 4638 Pine Harrier Dr, donnagwindermere@gmail.com • Robert & Amy Lyons, 5440 Eagles Point Cir #103 • Maud C Ray, & Max Degener, 5420 Eagles Point Cir #306, 941-924-0725, 732 245-2798, maudc@comcast.net Additions, changes, or corrections should be directed to me in writing. Directory forms are available from me via e-mail, at www.landingseagle.com and www.insidethelandings.com, or from your association, and may be dropped off at the Landings Racquet Club or Main Gate to my attention, or sent via mail or e-mail. Directories and Binders are available at the Main Gate. Dick Bayles, 1729 Landings Way, Sarasota, FL 34231, landings.directory@gmail.com

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We All Contribute to Nitrogen Pollution There is too much at stake to sit on the sidelines. 6. Last, but one of the most important, find out the other ways you contribute nitrogen pollution (such as driving your vehicle) by calculating your Nitrogen Footprint. Then, come up with strategies to shrink your footprint.

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These and other manmade sources have more than doubled the natural amount of nitrogen inputs to the land, and changed the natural cycle of nitrogen in rivers, lakes, bays, and oceans.

algal blooms taking over southern Florida. The symptoms of the disrupted nitrogen system are so widespread and concerning that an International Nitrogen Management System is being planned to study global nitrogen cycling and propose strategies to increase nitrogen efficiency in order to eliminate surplus. This group has been said to be the nitrogen equivalent to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (Pearce, 2018).

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Excess nitrogen runoff is not just a problem when there are huge, newsworthy algae blooms, but has been a consistent source of pollution for local waterways. Excess nutrient pollution impacts native flora and fauna by harming or even eliminating suitable habitats that should be present Figure 2. The locations of the more than 500 coastal in water bodies. And local waters listed under the water sites with harmfully low-oxygen (“dead”) Clean Water Act, Section 303(d), as “impaired” for zones since 1950. [CREDIT: Breitburg et al., Science nutrient pollution include: Magazine, 2018] • Elligraw Bayou This rush of reactive nitrogen into our waterways • Myakka River has helped fuel algal blooms, which in turn • Lake Myakka (upper segment) consume precious oxygen and create the harmful • North Lemon Bay low-oxygen zones in coastal waters we know as • Lemon Bay (north segment) hypoxic or “dead” zones. More than 500 dead • North Creek (tidal) zones have been reported worldwide since 1950 • Dona Bay (Figure 2).

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Q & A’s for County Commission District 4 Candidates The Siesta Key Condominium Council (SKCC) submitted a 4-part questionnaire to the Candidates prior to the August 28 primary election. These questions were geared to issues pertinent to Siesta Key and the responses are unedited. The two candidates that won the primary are Wesley Beggs, Democrat and incumbent Alan Maio, Republican.

Democrat candidate Wesley Beggs

1. The County Commissioners in early 2018 authorized changes in the Siesta Key District that allowed for changes in setback and height restrictions for a specific property on Old Stickney Point Road. Actual construction plans are now subject to commissioner approval. What is your position re the setback and height issues that brought about the changes relative to actual plans for the site? Wesley Anne Beggs Response: Although the plans are still subject to the commission’s review and approval, I was disappointed to see this decision go through. I think the Board’s vote opened the door for more projects on Siesta Key that do not suit the needs or wants of the community. To so many, myself included, reducing the setback only fuels local residents’ concerns about overdevelopment in our area. The existing Siesta Key Overlay District zoning regulations have allowed the key to develop well and maintain some of their characteristic island charm. 2. Other properties zoned commercial (including teardowns) may be considered by developers as candidates for the same “local treatment” as the Old Stickney Point property received from the Commissioners. What is your position re extension of setback and height codes for other Siesta Key commercially zoned properties? Wesley Anne Beggs Response: I think it is essential that the Board of County Commissioners approach development on Siesta Key and our other barrier islands very carefully. We live in an era in which we know our sea level is rising and we are reaching a critical moment where we need to ask ourselves a very serious question: should we continue to build out these islands? It’s one thing to honor existing zoning and property rights, but can we afford to award exceptions that stress our infrastructure, harm our ecosystem, and jeopardize safety in severe weather? 3. The city of Sarasota has now been successful in obtaining from the State of Florida permission for dredging of Big Pass in accordance with almost all of the Army Corp of Engineers provisions. Siesta Key property owners have fought this on multiple fronts due to the potential damage to the iconic Siesta Key Beach. What is your position on this issue and what action would you recommend the Commission take on this issue? Wesley Anne Beggs Response:

Dredging and renourishing beaches is a short-term solution to a long-term problem. This is an expensive process and the sand will almost certainly be swept back out into the Gulf as we saw with the renourishment in 2015, but doing nothing puts homes and public infrastructure at risk. I would like to see a greater emphasis on preventative measures we can take like establishing more plant species that can help build up the dune area and stabilize erosion. Seagrass restoration projects protect the longevity of our beaches and increase shoreline resiliency to storms. I believe the county should be included in the conversation and disagree with Stephen DeMarsh’s assessment of the Comprehensive Plan policy regarding dredging activity. Environmental Policy 4.6.1 does not distinguish between public and private endeavors, it simply states that all beach nourishment projects require approval by the Board.

Old Stickney Point Rd is to allow design flexibility and allow proposed buildings 35’-45’ to ask to be allowed to be closer to the street property line than the 25’ foot setback dictated in the zoning code. This will allow a pedestrian connection to shops and restaurants and not force the parking lot up the sidewalk. Buildings 85’ tall will still be setback at least 25’ or greater from the sidewalk.

2. Other properties zoned commercial (including teardowns) may be considered by developers as candidates for the same “local treatment” as the Old Stickney Point property received from the Commissioners. What is your position re extension of setback and height codes for other Siesta Key commercially zoned properties? Alan Maio Response: One of the goals of Siesta Key Overlay District (SKOD) 4. The development of the property on the corner of was to allow and encourage shops and restaurants to be Stickney Point and US 41, commonly called the Siesta built close to the sidewalk so that parking would be in Promenade is of grave concern to the property owners the rear of the property. Gidget’s Coastal Provisions and on Siesta Key, due to safety and traffic issues. The the Summer House Restaurant in Siesta Key Village are developer continues to push intensive development excellent examples. Both had their parking grandfathered with little concern for the SK impact. What is your in and both are built 2’ from the sidewalk, not 25’ back that position on this property and what action, if any, was dictated in the zoning code before SKOD. The height would you recommend the Commission take on this and square footage of any proposed building on Siesta Key is issue? dictated by the amount of on-site and right-of-way parking Wesley Anne Beggs Response: available. A building cannot be built larger than the number I live very close to the Stickney Point/41 intersection and of parking spaces it can fit on its property or on the street can personally attest to the dire traffic situation, especially adjacent to it, which acts as a size restrictor. in season. I am deeply concerned with the consequences 3. The city of Sarasota has now been successful in this project could have on our traffic, safety, and quality of life. I look forward to attending the August 23rd obtaining from the State of Florida permission for neighborhood workshop where Benderson’s project manager dredging of Big Pass in accordance with almost all of will present the plan and listen to residents’ concerns. the Army Corp of Engineers provisions. Siesta Key Siesta Promenade seems to contribute to our frustrations property owners have fought this on multiple fronts about overdevelopment without addressing any of this due to the potential damage to the iconic Siesta Key community’s needs. Just north of this site another retail Beach. What is your position on this issue and what plaza is already under construction and the Landings plaza action would you recommend the Commission take still has empty storefronts. on this issue? Alan Maio Response: I have heartily supported the County paying for the peer Republican candidate review that brought up legitimate questions on the dredging. and incumbent I pushed hard for an environmental impact statement that Alan Maio is much more detailed than what had been done, and we 1. The County Commissioners sent a comprehensive letter under my name as Chairman in early 2018 authorized of the BOCC to the Florida Department of Environmental changes in the Siesta Key Protection and the U.S Army Corps of Engineers. We were District that allowed for roundly rejected, and they will not be doing an EIS, which changes in setback and height absolutely should be done to understand what the impacts restrictions for a specific will be on Siesta Key. property on Old Stickney Point Road. Actual construction plans are now subject 4. The development of the property on the corner of to Commissioner Approval. What is your position re Stickney Point and US41, commonly called the Siesta the setback and height issues that brought about the Promenade is of grave concern to the property owners changes relative to actual plans for the site? on Siesta Key, due to safety and traffic issues. The Alan Maio Response: developer continues to push intensive development The question is not accurate. The change allowed for with little concern for the SK impact. What is your requests of changes and applied to all properties on Old position on this property and what action, if any, Stickney Point Road, not just a specific one. Further, would you recommend the Commission take on this the Special Exception process requires a neighborhood issue? workshop, a public hearing before the Planning Commission, Alan Maio Response: and another public hearing before the County Commission I cannot comment as this is a quasi-judicial question before before construction plans can even be started. As to my the County Commission. answer: The text amendment that was approved for all of

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On the November Ballot Amendment to Change County Commission Elections to Single-Member Districts Shall each member of the Board of the County Commissioners of Sarasota County, Florida be elected by only those voters residing in the same district in which the Commissioner resides, rather than having each member of the Board of County Commissioners elected by voters County-wide as presently exists in Article II, Section 2.1A of the Sarasota County Charter? ___YES, for the Charter Amendment ___NO, for the Charter Amendment SAFE board member Dan Lobeck sees single-member districts as a means of leveling the playing field between well-funded candidates backed by deep-pocketed interests and less connected, homegrown candidates presently shutout of the process by the high-price of admission that comes with needing to fund a broad, county-wide campaign. According to media reports, Mike Moran spent just over $100,000 to win his last election and Alan Maio spent over $125,000 to win his District four seat in 2014. “This would be a highly important reform, as it would cut most campaign costs (such as direct mail and signs) by 80%, empower neighborhoods and facilitate doorto-door campaigning, thereby reducing the presently overwhelming power of big money (by big development interests) in county commission campaigns,” explains Lobeck on the SAFE website. Lobeck, 66, the son of an evangelical preacher, has brought the zeal of his father’s street corner sermons to his own higher calling: righting the perceived wrongs of a political system he has long seen as being stacked against the little guy, rife with back room deals and dominated by greed that often overtakes the broader public interest. In the late 1980s he founded the group GEO, the somewhat awkward acronym for Growth restraint and Environmental Organization (later rechristened Control Growth Now). In 1988 GEO helped sink a Sarasota County bond referendum supported by the county. The measure was designed to fund road construction projects. But GEO took the position that the cost of such a new road should be borne by developers in the form of impact fees on new construction, not subsidized by taxpayers in the form of long term municipal debt obligations. Flush with success in defeating that measure, Lobeck and GEO upped the ante by collecting 8000 signatures to add a proposed two-year moratorium on new construction to the ballot. That move sent the business community into low-earth orbit. Business leaders came together in ways rarely seen in these parts, before or since. They rallied together to oppose the initiative and their efforts paid off. The referendum was soundly defeated, failing by a 3-to-1 margin. In the years since Lobeck has built a successful law firm focusing on homeowner and condominium association law, while remaining vocal in his advocacy of controlled growth, campaign finance reform and accountability for public officials. The current SAFE ballot initiative is but the latest example. By early summer, the group had collected 15,096 signatures to get their proposed single member district amendment on the November ballot.

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Former Sarasota mayor and longtime local political observer Jack Gurney was one of those signing the SAFE petition. In a recent phone interview he told Siesta Sand he supports the idea of opening up the election process to a wider field of potential candidates, saying it could also help foster a greater sense of representation among voters with commissioners focused on a smaller pool of county voters. Gurney cites as an example the city of Sarasota and its court-mandated redistricting in 1982 when it moved from exclusively at-large districts to the hybrid approach in place today, featuring three single member and two at large districts. “If you talk to the people up in Newtown, I don’t think you’d find many saying they’re not better off as part of a smaller district...now they’re the biggest bloc of voters in that district,” said Gurney. The Sarasota redistricting decision was the result of lawsuits filed by the late Ed James II and the Sarasota NAACP chapter in 1979 and 1982, respectively. Those lawsuits came after years of frustrations in the city’s African American community over the lack of a voice on the city commission for citizens living in the predominantly minority neighborhoods north of downtown. Prior to 1979, no African Americans had been elected to Sarasota’s city commission. Since then, African American candidates have dominated elections in the district. Might voters on Siesta Key enjoy a similar advantage from becoming a bigger fish in a smaller voter pond? After all, the 7044 registered voters on the Key comprise a mere 2.2% of the county’s total of 315,263 voters. But they would be 11.2% of the total vote count in a single member district 4. That’s a five-fold jump; but would that be enough for Siesta to dominate the district the way the Newtown community dominates the city of Sarasota’s district one? That may be a stretch. There, the black community represents close to 50% of the district’s voter total. Still, there may be other more subjective advantages for the Key if more candidates living here are encouraged to run for the district four seat by virtue of not having to launch a countywide campaign. Many island residents slept better knowing they had a Siesta resident on the board during the years Nora Patterson was on the commission. Starting off an election with 11.2 percent of voters inclined to support you is a whole lot better than a base of just two percent. There may also be a fundraising advantage for a Siesta candidate, since many if not most of the galvanizing issue in the district are those of greatest concern to residents of the Key and the adjacent neighborhoods on the mainland just across the bay...issues like gridlock from projects like Benderson Development’s controversial Siesta Promenade or the harvesting of sand off Big Pass for Lido Key or the fallout from red tide. Voters living on or near the Key might be more inclined to open their wallets or purses for a Siesta Key candidate than they would be for a candidate living out in Myakka Valley Ranches where the same issues would likely not be top of mind. The SKA doesn’t take positions on election issues generally; but director Joe Volpe, concerned about the

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county’s ponderous approach to dealing with growing problems related to the enforcement of short-term rental violations on the Key is a supporter. “I don’t think the current system is working for us on the Key,” he told Siesta Sand recently. “We’re not getting our money’s worth.” On the other side of the ledger, Jack Cox, president of Halfacre Construction and current president of the Argus Foundation, an association of regional business leaders, authored a guest column this past May in the Sarasota Herald Tribune critical of the proposed amendment before the petition underpinning it had even gathered the required number of signatures to get it on the ballot. In it, he called the proposed charter amendment “potentially earthshaking.” Interestingly, the Argus Foundation, like the various advocacy groups Lobeck has been connected with over the years, got its start back in the 1980s at least partially in response to the ‘no’ or ‘slow’ growth movement that has long been a feature of Sarasota’s political landscape, especially in comparison to neighboring counties, most notably Manatee. After mentioning that the Sarasota County Democratic party supports the proposed amendment Cox goes on to say in his Herald Tribune piece: “Measures like these epitomize everything that is wrong in Washington, D.C., today – too much division down party lines – not something we want to see here in Sarasota County.” “Sarasota is facing countywide issues – especially the many variables involved in healthy growth and development – that require unified leadership. Single-member districts throw away any semblance of countywide vision in favor of a system that pits every district against the others in a battle for money and influence, he continued.” “Furthermore, it threatens to decrease voter turnout and guarantee inferior candidates get elected if people can only go to the polls to vote for a County Commission candidate for their district alone.” We wanted to ask Cox about the example of Manatee County, which has had single member commission districts for much of its modern history (albeit with two at-large commissioners added in the early 1980s). For most of that modern history the Manatee County commission has dealt with broad, countywide issues of growth and infrastructure without the kind of parochial in fighting Cox suggests would result from such single member districts in Sarasota. Indeed, most would agree that Manatee has dealt with such ‘bigpicture’ countywide issues much more effectively than Sarasota, with examples including the foresight to secure a countywide drinking water source decades before Sarasota, the development and extension of central sewer lines, again, long before its neighbor to the south and also the adoption of realistic zoning policies for areas east of I-75 that avoided the artificial zoning ‘wall’ that bottled up growth along the coast for so many years in Sarasota. Unfortunately, a call seeking comment placed before the deadline for this story was not returned. There’s also the philosophy of James Madison and the other authors of our constitution to consider, a philosophy that holds that the best form of government is that which is closest to the people. There is no mention in The Federalist Papers that it should be easy or convenient.

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Please let me know if you are interested in joining the enjoyable and ever-expanding Environmental Committee to help us coordinate the abovementioned events and more. We will plan to meet monthly and brainstorm over light snacks and drinks. Without the involvement of residents none of these fun and rewarding experiences would be possible. We are also in need of someone with a passion for writing to join our Communications Committee so that we can keep the community informed about these and other events.

Siesta Promenade

At September’s LMA Board meeting the Board voted unanimously to oppose the Siesta Promenade development. The proposed development calls for a hotel, retail space as well as apartments. Many residents are concerned about the traffic and issues relating to safety and quality of life. Other residents question why we need more retail in this area, and have environmental concerns. If you share these concerns, please sign the petition that will be sent out

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Neighborhood Grant for Aquatic Plants

As mentioned in a previous report, the LMA Lakes and Drainage Committee and Environmental Committee applied for a Neighborhood Grant to purchase aquatic plants for Lakes 6 (Bayview), 7 (Starling) and 9 (Mayne). These plants will help filter out harmful nutrients and slow erosion in the Lakes. On September 11th Mike Knupp, LMA Lakes and Drainage Chair and I attended a meeting of the Neighborhood Initiative Grant Advisory Committee to defend our grant. I am happy to report that our grant made it through the first round, receiving approval from the Committee to move forward and we will learn at the October 23rd County Commission meeting if the grant will be approved. I would like to thank Mike Knupp as well as Maralyn Kaufman, LMA Environmental Chair for their work on the grant, and thank all the residents who took the time to sign the petition in support of this initiative.

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THE LANDINGS EAGLE October 2018

Project Manager

208 S. Tamiami Trail Nokomis, FL 34275

(941) 483-4630 FAX (941) 488-3140 WatertiteRoofing.com WatcoFL@aol.com

NOVEMBER 2018

OCTOBER 2018 SUN

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Day Tuesday Thursday Tuesday Wednesday Wednesday Thursday Thursday Thursday Friday Tuesday Tuesday Thursday Thursday Thursday Friday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday

Aqua Zumba Barre Exercise Bridge Floor Yoga Open Mah Jongg

Date 2 4 9 10 10 11 11 11 12 16 16 18 18 18 19 23 23 30

Time 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 2:00 PM 9:00 AM 6:00 PM 2:00 PM 4:00 PM 7:00 PM 3:00 PM 1:30 PM 7:00 PM 2:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM 3:00 PM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 5:30 PM

Event Trivia Challenge LMA Board Mtg. Eagle Editorial Mtg. Koffee Klatsch Happy Hour Social EP IV EP 1 LHA Veteran’s Committee Mtg. LRC Board Trivia Challenge South IV Board Mtg. EP I Landings South VII Veteran’s Committee Mtg. Koffee Klatsch Carriage House I Treehouse Mtg.

Regularly Scheduled Items Tuesdays & Thursdays Tuesdays Mondays Fridays Thursdays

10:00 AM 11:00 AM 6:30 PM 8:15 AM 9:30 AM

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Day Thursday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Wednesday Thursday Thursday Sunday Tuesday Tues.-Sun. Thursday Thursday Monday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Friday

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Time 7:00 PM 3:30 PM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 3:00 PM 2:00 PM 7:00 PM 11:30 AM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 5:00 PM 4:00 PM 1:30 PM 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 10:00 AM 5:30 PM 5:00 PM

Event LMA Board Mtg. Learning Group Committee Mtg. Trivia Challenge Koffee Klatsch EP I Holiday Cheer Kickoff Party LHA Veteran’s Day Celebration Eagle Editorial Mtg. Father/Son Tournaments South IV Board Mtg. Landings South VII Bayview HOA LRC Board Trivia Challenge Koffee Klatsch Carriage House I Treehouse Mtg. Art Show Reception

Regularly Scheduled Items Ping Pong

Wednesdays

10:00 AM

Tai Chi

Thursdays

11:00 AM

Mondays & Wednesdays

8:15 AM

Tuesdays & Thursdays

9:00 AM

Yoga Zumba Gold

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& Lamb

Judy Tara

Greene

Lamb

Your Landings

Resident Real Estate Team

Landings Real Estate Database Address

Price

½ BA

1,100,000

1580 LANDINGS TER

985,000

1733 PINE HARRIER CIRCLE

839,000

HOMES FOR SALE

1403 CEDAR BAY LANE

PLEASE CALL YOUR LANDING’S REAL ESTATE TEAM JUDY AND TARA TO TO INQUIRE ABOUT OTHER HOMES FOR SALE

CURRENTLY ACTIVE

IN THE LANDINGS!! HOMES SOLD

LOT ONLY FOR SALE

1412 PEREGRINE PT DR

2,250,000

4887 PEREGRINE PT CIR E

699,000

1484 PEREGRINE PT DR

452,000

1757 PINE HARRIER CIR

419,000

LOT FOR SALE

1484 PEREGRINE PT DR

5430 EAGLES POINT CIRCLE #201 • $629,000

1733 PINE HARRIER CIR • $839,000

750,000

26,888 SQFT

CONDOS FOR SALE

1484 PEREGRINE POINT DR • $750,000

5430 EAGLES PT CIR #404

475,000

5420 EAGLES PT CIR #201

454,900

5430 EAGLES PT CIR #104

450,000

1646 STARLING DR

299,000

PLEASE CALL YOUR LANDING’S REAL ESTATE TEAM JUDY AND TARA TO INQUIRE ABOUT OTHER CONDOS LISTED FOR SALE IN THE LANDINGS! CONDOS PENDING

1450 LANDINGS CIR

585,000

5440 EAGLES PT CIR #103

954,000

5430 EAGLES PT CIR #203

670,000

5430 EAGLES PT CIR #405

475,000

5420 EAGLES PT CIR #306

455,000

5400 EAGLES PT CIR #405

400,000

1714 KESTRAL PARK WAY S

385,000

5281 HERON WAY

310,000

Watch for theEstate “Judy and is Tara’s Neighborhood” Open House Real our Profession, signs on Sundays where “Just Looking” is always welcome.

1730 KESTRAL PARK WAY S

300,000

5280 HERON WAY

276,500

YourLandings LandingsResident ResidentReal Real Estate Estate Team Team are are proud Your proud advocates advocates andsupporters supporters Landings events including Sponsorship the and ofof Landings events including Sponsorship of theof USTA USTA Father/Son Annual Tennis Tournament. Father/Son Annual Tennis Tournament.

1718 STARLING DR

272,500

1642 STARLING DR

270,000

1618 STARLING DR

246,000

1629 STARLING DR

237,000

CONDOS SOLD

1403 CEDAR BAY LN • $1,100,000 dy & Tara Ju ighborhoo ’s Ne

Judy Tara 350-0451 266-4873

OPEN HOUSE Michael Saunders & Company

1580 LANDINGS TER • $985,000

Service is our Passion

Judy Greene • 941.350.0451 • JudyGreene@michaelsaunders.com Tara Lamb • 941.266.4873 • TaraLamb@michaelsaunders.com

Michael Saunders & Company Licensed Real Estate Broker

THE LANDINGS EAGLE October 2018

Based on information from Realtor.com, Sarasota Property Appraiser, and Sarasota Association of Realtors for the period ending 9/17/2018. These properties listed and sold in the past 4 months by various MLS participating offices.

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