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Landings Shopping Plaza

HOLIDAY CHEER

Kick-off reception set for November 9th.

Mark your calendar

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KID’S CORNER

Recent drone photo taken of the progress on the Landings Shopping Plaza Meet Eli Winters, 8, 3rd grader at Phillippi Shores

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EUTROPHICATION A word every Floridian should know

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MCDONALDS

The South Tamiami Trail McDonald’s, located near Stickney Point Road, will be rebuilt for the second time since it opened in 1970

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International Coastal Cleanup

Siesta Promenade

REMINDER: Just a reminder for those still wishing to participate in the upcoming coastal cleanup event to be held September 15, 2018, please be sure to sign up by emailing LMA Community Events Chair, Douglas Day at flaniceguy@hotmail.com or contact him at 941-720-1314.

If you wish to receive a T-shirt for this event, please be sure to register before September 10th.

A brief meeting is scheduled for September 15th at 8 am in the Lakeside room of the Landings Racquet Club prior to heading out to the cleanup site.

All volunteers will be able to pick up their T-shirts and all needed supplies at that time.

Juice, coffee, and pastries will be served.

See article on page 23

Over 400 people filled the Pine Shores Presbyterian Church on Aug. 23 to voice their opposition to the proposed Siesta Promenade project at the NW corner of Hwy 41 and Stickney Point Road.

Sarasota County Planning and Development Services staff has scheduled the first hearing on the proposed Siesta Promenade development for Thursday, Oct. 4. That will be before the county Planning Commission. The meetings of that advisory board begin at 5 p.m.

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President’s Column

By Deirdre D’Silva

International Coastal Cleanup in The Landings

Please join us as we take part in the International Coastal Cleanup on Saturday, September 15th from 8a.m.-11a.m. Events will be held County-wide and throughout the globe, but we are fortunate to be able to host an event right here in The Landings.

We will meet at the Landings Racquet Club at 8am to kick things off with doughnuts, juice and coffee, and will head out in teams to clear any trash that may be along our mangroves, nature trail and outside our North gate leading to 41.

This event is a wonderful opportunity to meet your neighbors while caring for our community.

Stay for as long or as little as you would like. All cleanup materials will be provided. Email LMA Community Events Chair, Doug Day: flaniceguy@ hotmail.com if you are interested in participating in this fun, community building event.

Red tide

These last few months have been very difficult for our community and for the entire Southwest Coast of Florida. The red tide that began last October has continued and seems to have strengthened in the summer months after the discharges from Lake Okeechobee. Seeing reports of dolphins, manatees, whale sharks, sea turtles, and a variety of fish and other marine life perish with no foreseeable end in sight has been very disheartening. There were many days when the smell of the red tide reached our neighborhood and affected air quality. Our family witnessed firsthand the destruction when we took a trip to Turtle Beach. I highly recommend the Beach Conditions

Reporting System website for residents to determine the safety of the beaches in our vicinity. You can also sign-up for email alerts at https://visitbeaches.org/ As of August 10th, 66 tons of red tide fish had been removed from Sarasota County Beaches (Herald Tribune). A recent article from the National Geographic details how complicated this issue is, and how there are many forces at work that are contributing to this problem.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/ environment/2018/08/news-longest-red-tidewildlife-deaths-marine-life-toxins/ According to Richard Bartleson, a biologist at Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation “All phytoplankton and all harmful algal blooms need nutrients, and if you add nutrients, then they’ll bloom,” (National Geographic, August 8, 2018).

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2018 Holiday Cheer For Kids Fighting Cancer KICK-OFF RECEPTION NOVEMBER 9 MARK YOUR CALENDAR

All Landins and friends are invited to attend our kick-off reception at the Landings Racquet Club on Friday, November 9 from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm to learn more about our plans for this year’s program. The Board of Directors is proud to sponsor this kick-off event for our program’s fifthyear of providing holiday cheer for kids fighting cancer in the greater Sarasota area.

This year we are pleased to have musicians from the Sarasota Youth Orchestra perform at this event. To ensure all students have access to music instruction and our programs, the Sarasota Orchestra provides tuition, private lesson, summer camp and college scholarships.

For those who have been supporters in the past, thank you for your generous help and we would greatly appreciate your ongoing support for this vital holiday program. Your generosity provided holiday gifts for 93 kids last year!

For our new friends, Holiday

Cheer for Kids Fighting Cancer, was started by a group of residents in our Landings community four years ago for children with cancer and their siblings. Because of the extreme cost of care, most, if not all these children would not otherwise have much of a holiday season.

To accomplish our goal, we identify the families in need, provide each volunteer with information indicating age, sex, sizes and toys for the wish list.

Ultimately, in cooperation with the Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, we have a fun party at the Landings Racquet Club for the children to pick up their gifts. For each volunteer who cannot for any reason purchase the gifts, a tax-deductible check to provide funds to buy gifts is welcome.

We will continue to remind every neighbor of our community wide efforts as time gets closer to the holiday season. If you have any questions or comments please contact one of our board members:, Heidi Bodor, Deirdre D’Silva, Jim Goldman, Bob Kueppers, Carmen Lawrence, Karl Maggard, or Henry Rhodes, Chair.

In 2017 A slideshow of the previous year’s holiday party was shown featuring many of the families/children touched by the program. The quartet played lovely music (Mona Macphail, Pianist; Bonnie Richards, Flutist; Sandy Van Langen, Violinist and Lenora Jost, Cellist)

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Notifications SEPTEMBER 5: Medicare 101 begins at 6 pm

Mediation the New Focus in North Beach Road Lawsuit

By Rachel Brown Hackney

The complaint Siesta resident Mike Cosentino filed against Sarasota County in June 2016 regarding the County Commission’s vacation of a 357-foot-long segment of North Beach Road also remains SEPTEMBER 15: unresolved.

The International Coastal Although the complaint was filed only Cleanup begins at 8 am about a month after the board vote, it was SEPTEMBER 27: not served on the county until right at the Medicare Open Enrollment & 90-day deadline required by the state for Drug Plans begins at 6 pm such service. Therefore, the case got off OCTOBER 10: to a slow start, one might say, in the 12th Happy Hour Social begins Judicial Circuit Court. at 6 pm On July 24, Judge Frederick Mercurio heard more motions in the case, which not NOVEMBER 9: only involves the county and Cosentino but 2018 Holiday Cheer Kick Off also North Beach Road property owners Reception begins at 4 pm Dennis and Wendy Madden. The Maddens NOVEMBER 14: were among three sets of petitioners in Next Community Hauling Date 2016 who had sought the road segment • EAGLE SUBSCRIPTION: vacation. They want to tear down old rental If you wish to continue following structures they own on property landward Landings news and articles, you of the road segment so they can construct can view each issue online at fewer new dwelling units that will conform www.Islandvp.com to modern building codes. The County or you can receive a copy at your Commission in May 2016 granted them summer location. Simply call a Coastal Setback Variance for that work, Emy Stein at 941-349-0194 but they have not begun the project as the to request your subscription.

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Maddens stipulated to a motion for a temporary abeyance of the case “in order to pursue settlement negotiations and formal mediation …”

That motion points out that, following the July 24 hearing, “the above-named parties expressed an interest in pursuing formal mediation as soon as possible. …

The parties will need a temporary abeyance of these proceedings in order to give the mediation process a chance to resolve all outstanding issues. Due to the schedules and obligations of all concerned, the parties request more time than was originally requested …”

The motion indicated that the Maddens and Cosentino hoped to conclude mediation by 5 p.m. on Aug. 9.

Then an Aug. 10 motion from Cosentino notes the “voluntary, preliminary mediation” was held on Aug. 9 at the offices of the Williams Parker law firm in Sarasota.

(Williams Parker has been representing the Maddens.)

That motion points out that the county declined to send counsel to the session, and an intervening party in the case, William H. Caflisch — one of the other petitioners for the road vacation — never responded to emails from attorneys for Cosentino or the Maddens regarding his attendance at

the mediation session. The motion adds, “Resolution of the complex issues involved in this cause require all parties to attend mediation to reach a viable and binding settlement.”

Therefore, Cosentino asked the court to compel mediation and issue an order requiring that it be held within 60 days of the date of that order.

In the meantime — as detailed in another motion filed on Aug. 9 — Cosentino’s attorney, Lee Robert Rohe of Big Pine Key, asked for a continuance of any hearings scheduled between Sept. 4 and Oct. 4 because the Florida Supreme Court had suspended Rohe from practicing law for 30 days beginning on Sept. 4 and ending on Oct. 4. “No petition for reinstatement [to the Florida Bar] will be necessary,” Rohe added.

“The suspension arises from an October 2015 complaint to the Florida Bar by a nonparty, out of state witness,” the motion says. Rohe had served a subpoena on that witness in Michigan. However, the motion explains, “The subpoena did not comply with Florida’s Uniform Foreign Depositions law, nor with the Michigan Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act. Thus, there was no compulsion for the witness to appear.”

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Kid’s Corner

By Heidi Bodor

Eli Winters, 8, 3rd grader at Phillippi Shores • 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 played the drums for a year and tried the violin but I’m not playing anything right now.

• Do you have any brothers or sisters?

Yes, I have a sister, Phoebe (11).

• How long have you lived in The Landings?

About 3 years in December.

• What do you like most about living in The Landings?

I feel safer when I sleep because of the guard and cameras. I can ride my bike and not have to worry about stuff.

• What do you like doing in your spare time?

I ride my scooter, play with Legos, and I like making contraptions. I even made a zip line in my room! I also take tennis lessons with Mo. • Favorites ice cream?

Coffee Mochi from Trader Joe’s • Favorite school subject?

Science because I like how you can be creative since I like building.

• Favorite book?

Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Auggie and Me. • Favorite TV show?

Outrageous Acts of Science – They do crazy experiments.

Sci Jinx – They do science pranks. Both are on the Science Channel.

• Favorite video game?

Mario and Bow Masters Game (app) In Bow Masters, your character has bows and arrows and you can earn coins.

• Favorite color?

Baby blue.

• Favorite sports star?

LeBron James with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

• Favorite movie?

Peter Rabbit

• If you were invisible, what would you do?

I would jump on a plane to Australia and Italy.

Eli Winters • Superpower you wish you had?

To fly.

• Best invention?

Lightbulb.

• What would you like to be when you grow up?

An engineer so I can build stuff and invent a flying • Favorite song? car!

“Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey on the TV show • If you could get rid of one thing in the world, Glee. what would that be?

Favorite food?

Atomic Bombs.

Smaks burgers.

• With what famous person would you like to have • Least favorite foor? lunch?

Arugula.

Blake Wheeler from the Winnipeg Jets Hockey • Favorite word?

Team. How can he skate and play at the same time?!!

Crazy.

• What is the best thing about being a kid?

• Something you’d like to learn how to do?

You don’t have to worry about money!

Martial Arts.

• Did you have a nice summer?

• Something you are thankful for?

Yes, we went to Niagara Falls – the Canadian side Being alive. and to Portland, Maine. We also did some fun camps • Hardest thing you’ve done? at the Humane Society, Mattison’s, and Paisano’s.

Trying not to swallow when I got my tonsils out.

Eli built a space vehicle out of recycled parts at the Science Museum in Buffalo, NY Niagara Falls, Ontario

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EUTROPHICATION: A word every Floridian should know The following article was written on July 28, 2018, by marine biology professor at Florida Gulf Coast University, James Douglass, Ph.D. He has kindly given permission to share his article to help us better understand the problem our coast currently faces and a modest proposal that can be implemented in the community to help address the problem.

As of today, 28 July 2018, Florida is suffering from

at least three different kinds of harmful algae blooms, happening at the same time.

1. We have a blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) bloom filling Lake Okeechobee and spilling out into the Caloosahatchee and St. Lucie rivers. The main species of cyanobacteria in that blue-green bloom is Microcystis aeruginosa, which is toxic to both humans and wildlife.

2. We also have “Florida Red Tide” extending along much of the Gulf Coast of the state. For many months it has been shifting and changing shape, flaring up in one spot or another but never going away. We’ve seen countless dead fishes of all kinds washed up on beaches from Tampa to Naples, hundreds of dead sea turtles, scores of manatees, and most recently a 7.9 meter long, otherwise-healthy young male Whale Shark whose corpse ended up rolling in the surf off the luxury vacation spot of Sanibel Island.

The organism that causes Florida Red Tide is a type of single-celled algae called a dinoflagellate.

It has two whip-like flagella and is covered in protective plates, like some kind of alien sperm. The species name is Karenia brevis, and it makes a toxin called brevitoxin.

3. Finally, we have seaweed (multicellular algae;

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macroalgae) blooms on both the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, with unprecedented volumes of stinky red and brown multicellular algae washing up on the beaches. On the Atlantic Coast, most of the seaweed washing up is brown macroalgae in the genus Sargassum. The Sargassum macroalgae bloom is affecting the entire Caribbean this year. On the Gulf Coast the red seaweed washing up on the beaches is a mix of hundreds of different species of macroalgae that normally grow attached to the bottom but easily break loose and drift around with the waves and currents.

What do these nasty algae blooms have in common?

They are all examples of EUTROPHICATION. Eutrophication is the excessive growth of algae or nuisance plants in a body of water.

Eutrophication is usually caused by nutrient enrichment. You can remember that nutrients cause eutrophication because eutrophication rhymes with “nutrification.”

Nutrients are dissolved chemicals like nitrate and phosphate, which all plants and algae need to grow.

Nutrients usually occur in small concentrations that favor healthy amounts and type of plants and algae.

But excessive nutrients lead to excessive growth of undesirable types of plants and algae.

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Most problems we have with eutrophication are man-made problems, because the excessive nutrients come from man-made sources like sewage and fertilizer-laden runoff.

Eutrophic growth of algae is sometimes called an “algal bloom.” Both microscopic algae (known generally as phytoplankton) and macroscopic algae (known generally as seaweed) can “bloom” in response to eutrophication.

Besides excessive nutrients entering the water, another factor that contributes to eutrophication is a lack of the organisms that normally eat the problematic plants and algae. For example, seaweed blooms can be worsened by a lack of seaweed-eating fish, and phytoplankton blooms can be worsened by a lack of filter-feeding shellfish like oysters.

Eutrophication can have a variety of harmful effects. For example:

*Some of the types of algae that increase in response to eutrophication exude toxic chemicals that can kill wildlife and sicken humans. For example, the Karenia brevis red tide and Microcystis aeruginosa blue-green algae mentioned above. *Even non-toxic algae can kill wildlife in an indirect way.

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The algae become so abundant that they run out of space and light and start dying off in mass. As the masses of algae decompose, the oxygen levels in the water go down, because the

process of decomposition consumes oxygen.

When the water is oxygen depleted, organisms that get their oxygen from the water, like fish, die.

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LHA Meeting Notes N OW O P E N F O R

LUNC H DA I LY

At its regular August meeting, the Board approved: • The extension of a rear wall on Pine Harrier Drive.

• Exterior colors for residences on Kestral Park Terrace and Kestral Park Way South.

• A new metal roof on Kestral Park Way South.

• Renovation plans for a residence on Pine Harrier Drive.

• Landscaping work on Peregrine Point Drive, Peregrine Point Circle West and Landings Court.

The September meeting of the LHA Board will take place on September 13 2018, at The Landings Racquet Club at 7:00 pm.

Around The Landings

On Sunday, September 23, the BradentonSarasota Rose Society will be hosting their monthly meeting at the Edson Keith Mansion from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. The meetings are free and open to the public.

The members are knowledgeable and happy to get you started on a most rewarding hobby. Of course, you may always visit the Mansion’s Nettie Keener Keith’s Rose Garden, just to the east of the Mansion. The Rose Society maintains this lovely garden for the public’s enjoyment.

Please mark your calendar for Wednesday, October 3 for the opening of the seasonal Phillippi Farmhouse Market. The market will be open every Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. until the end of April 2019. Opening day will feature Judi Gallagher, chef extraordinaire, who will provide a cooking lesson at 11:00 a.m. featuring produce from the various market vegetable vendors and recipes from her new cookbook. There will also be a free historical tour of the Edson Keith Mansion at 10 a.m. There is only 1 tour given each Wednesday, so please meet on the front porch at a few minutes before 10:00 a.m.

CALL FOR ARTISTS

The Landings Resident Artists – fine arts painters, watercolorists, fabric artists, photographers, sculptors, are invited to display their work at the Racquet Clubhouse, Friday, November 30th, Reception from 6pm to 8pm and Saturday, December 1st from 10am to 4pm.

Interested in participating? Please contact MarieLouise McHugh by email: mchughmld@gmail. com or call (518)698-3642.

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This phenomenon is called “hypoxia and anoxia” and it is the cause of the infamous “dead zone” in the ocean near the mouth of the Mississippi River.

Hypoxia due to eutrophication has also been the cause of many fish kills recently in the Indian River Lagoon on the East Coast of Florida. *Dense blooms of algae make the water murky green or brown, which reduces the amount of light penetrating the water. This can be fatal for the “good” plants, like seagrasses (not to be confused with seaweeds), that are trying to grow on the bottom underneath. (All plants and algae need light to grow.) *Even when algal toxin levels are not concentrated enough to kill the aquatic organisms from direct exposure, they can be dangerous for animals higher in the food chain, like big fish, birds, and humans, who eat contaminated seafood. This is because the sea creatures we eat, like fish, clams, and oysters, can concentrate the toxins in their flesh to much higher levels than they were in the water itself. For example, direct exposure to Florida Red Tide waters irritates the eyes and respiratory system of humans, while eating shellfish contaminated with the red tide causes much more serious Neurotoxic Shellfish Poisoning (NSP).

The best way to prevent eutrophication is to avoid putting nutrients in the water in the first place. If the nutrients are already in the water, then you need to remove them. The best way to remove excess nutrients from the water before they cause eutrophication is to have the water run through lush wetlands, where

the “good” wetland plants can suck up the excess nutrients before the water gets into rivers, lakes, or the ocean. The Florida Everglades are a giant wetlands that are great for storing water and filtering out excess nutrients. Unfortunately the man-made water flow in Florida mostly bypasses the Everglades, due to ill-conceived canal and dam projects begun over a century ago. The Everglades are now left dry and unused, while the unfiltered, nutrient-polluted water is ushered straight to the coasts, resulting in major eutrophication effects along the coasts. In addition to the “major plumbing problem” of Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades, we have the “death from 1000 paper cuts” eutrophication effect of nutrients leaking out from myriad sources in urban, suburban, and agricultural landscapes. I propose that we address those problems with some emergency regulations.

A Modest Proposal

Whereas almost the entire coastline of Florida, and many of the state’s freshwater lakes and rivers are experiencing harmful algae blooms, Whereas these algae blooms are causing massive damage to the ecology, economy, and spirit of the state, Whereas these algae blooms flourish on nutrientpolluted runoff, And whereas a substantial portion of this nutrientpolluted runoff stems from commercial and residential landscape management practices that serve merely aesthetic purposes, We propose a moratorium on those non-essential

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landscape management practices that contribute to nutrient pollution, effective immediately and continuing until such time as the harmful algal blooms have abated.

The moratorium will include: *The sale and use of fertilizers for all non-agricultural purposes. This shall include fertilizer-weed-killer mixtures. *The chemical treatment of ponds and canals with herbicides such as Copper Sulfate, because this practice results in the release of nutrients to downstream waters from decomposing plants and algae. (The moratorium should also cover the sale of such chemicals.) *The clearing, mowing, or poisoning of vegetation within stormwater detention areas or within five feet of the waterline in these areas, because destruction of such vegetation limits the nutrient-filtration and removal abilities of these areas.

What do you think? Would you support that proposal?

You can view his blog at http://jimbodouglass.blogspot. com/2018/07/eutrophication-word-every-floridian. html?m=1

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Landings Women’s Tennis Team Finishes 2nd Submitted by Lisa Bradley

Why Landings Ladies’ Tennis is Going Strong By Dee Ricapito

Congratulations to the Landings women’s 4.0 tennis team for finishing in 2nd place in their division! Are you a good 3.5 or a 4.0 player looking for a fun and competitive team to join? We would love to have you! Please contact Captain Lisa Bradley at slamsbrad@gmail.com or 941-350-6551 Pictured l to r: Mary Denham, Angie Eason, Janet Hepner, Carol Furlong, Lisa Bradley, Peggy Hite, Marina Yeliseyev, Karin Friend, Gail Furlan, Chris Donohoe. Not pictured Kathy Pedicini,Linda Didovic, Cynthia Wendell.

The season is rolling around when Tri cities and USTA tennis team members need to stay in pretty good shape. They love to play the game, stay active, and to do that well you need balance and flexibility. (So what if we’re not as fast as we used to be -- it’s still fun to keep doing what we love, with friends we love to be doubles partners with)!

Watching women’s tennis on TV is more thrilling than ever!

Coming soon is the U.S. Tennis Open where we can see the womens’ power, athleticism, and grace, all mixed with different styles of play - it’s just amazing.

The competition is so intense, their discipline and focus inspires many of us to play to the best of our ability.

Our last tennis event during Wimbeldon, was fun to participate in, because there is always a variety of Landings players we don’t always have the opportunity to play. Followed by strawberries and (home-made

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cream, complements of Cynthia Wendell), along with flutes of champaign after our games, while seeing Wimbledon Semi Finals on the big screen at the Clubhouse hosted by Kevin Lechlitner, LRC Manager; Dick Bayles, Racket Club President; and Mo, our tennis Pro. “Can’t get better than that”!

Because tennis is a lifetime sport, many ladies do a lot of stretches at home, or yoga and water aerobics, offered at the club, those things take care of every part of our body and helps with the pounding on the courts. Stretching after a match is important, too, in-or-out of a pool. During the tennis season, eating selectively goes a long way. Nobody wants to slow down at this point -- we want to keep going and tennis keeps us inspired to be our best.

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Racquet Club News |Manager’s Report

|News From the Court

By Kevin Lechlitner

By Adrian “Mo” Moghina

As a reminder, our Annual Labor Day BBQ is scheduled for Monday, September 3rd. If you are interested in attending this year and haven’t signed up yet, please call the Pro Shop at 923-3886 to see if we still have any space available. We will do our best to include you if possible.

The LRC annual mailing will be sent out later this year. Now is a great time to update your mailing address and other pertinent information with the Club, including an emergency contact name and phone number. Please let me know if your phone number or email address has changed. If you would like to receive your annual packet somewhere other than your Landings address, please contact the Tennis Pro Shop. As always, if you would like to receive weekly emails regarding upcoming events at the Club, please email me at lrctennis@verizon.net and I will be happy to add you to my address book.

Currently we are in the middle of the annual court resurfacing project.

Two courts at a time will be offline for maintenance until all 8 are complete.

Having two courts down for maintenance will put a premium on court availability through the month of September. Please be sure to call in advance for your reservations regardless of what time of day you are playing. Once the courts have been redone, to keep them playing well, we ask that members brush the courts when their match finishes after 5:00 pm.

For your convenience, there is a brush hanging on every set of courts. It only takes a few minutes to do and it makes a world of difference. Thanks in advance for your assistance in helping to keep our courts in pristine condition.

I am planning to compete in the USTA National Men’s 50 Clay Court Championships at Bath and Racquet Club, October 7 – 14.

This is exciting for me because I also love to compete and play the game of tennis as much as I love to teach it. As I start to train for it, these are some of the key things I will be working on. I will have to practice my serve so that I can get a high percentage of first serves in with good placement. That will help my teammate at the net create pressure and have the opportunity to put away a lot of volleys from the returner. I will also practice my return of serve to make sure I can start the point when the serve is returnable. My teammate and I will be trying to swarm the net at every opportunity. That means that my first volley coming to the net has to be solid with good cross court placement away from the net player. I will also practice my overheads so I can create pressure for the opponents not to lob too frequently. Finally, I will have to get comfortable poaching again to create pressure on the returner and help my partner hold serve consistently. Most importantly, I will have FUN improving and practicing all these key aspects of doubles with my teammate.

Don’t forget to sign up for the US Open Round Robin Social, Saturday September 8th 9:30 – 11. Afterward we will enjoy pizza and beer and watch the US Open.

See you on the courts!

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South Tamiami Trail McDonald’s to be Rebuilt, Starting Later This Year By Rachel Brown Hackney The South Tamiami Trail McDonald’s, located near Stickney Point Road, will be rebuilt for the second time since it opened in 1970, thanks to a unanimous Sarasota County Commission vote on July 11.

According to Michael Motta, McDonald’s regional development director, the restaurant has not been remodeled since 1990.

“I remember this McDonald’s from when I was a kid, actually,” William W. Merrill Broasted Chicken Dinner III, an attorney with the Sarasota firm of on special every Wednesday Icard Merrill — who was representing the owners — told the county’s Planning $ Commission members when he appeared before them on June 7.

4 pcs. of our Broasted Chicken The new plans entail a “modern building A Cup of Soup or Tossed Salad with a better layout,” Motta said during a July 16 telephone interview. “We are Potato Choice & Dessert scheduled to break ground in September of this year and reopen in December.”

And, our breakfast Without comment on July 11, the county menu is available all commissioners approved a motion by day, every day!

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of approximately 1.61 acres will be zoned Commercial General.

On June 7, the Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend the County Commission approve the applicant’s petition for the zoning changes.

The item was on the County Commission’s July 11 agenda as a public hearing, but with a presentation only upon request of a commissioner. No member of the public had asked to address the issue, Chair Nancy Detert confirmed, and no commissioner sought comments from county staff or the applicant.

The owner of the property is McDonald’s Restaurant of Florida, while the franchisee is Tiny Dancer Inc., located at 4411 Bee Ridge Road, according to documents provided to the county. Denise Wheeler is director of Tiny Dancer, as noted in the application filed with the county last fall.

Presentation and questions As county Planner Kirk Crane explained to the Planning Commission on June 7, the property consists of three contiguous parcels. The McDonald’s stands on one; a leased commercial building (former home of a dive shop) is on the second; and a

single-family residence is on the third. “All the buildings will be removed in order to build a new McDonald’s restaurant on the entire property, with a drive-through operation,” Crane said. The new structure will comprise 5,000 square feet, he added.

A fence and a 20-foot-wide buffer will separate the property from the residential area on the east side, he continued, which is along Couver Drive.

Crane noted that Couver is a commonly used cut-through for drivers between South Tamiami Trail and Stickney Point Road.

The binding concept plan calls for one right-in/right-out access on Tamiami Trail — replacing two ingress/egress points — plus two full accesses on Couver Drive.

Because part of the property is zoned Commercial Intensive and part of it is zoned Residential Multi-Family 1, Crane pointed out, the decision was made to seek the rezoning so all the property would be zoned Commercial General.

Attorney Merrill, speaking on behalf of the owners, told the Planning Commission members that the goal was to reduce the number of structures on the three parcels Continued on the next page

One of the Best Steakhouses in Sarasota Alpine Steakhouse again received the prestigious award from Sarasota Magazine naming them one of the Best Steakhouses now Five years in a row.

Alpine Steakhouse has been in business over 40 years, a “one-stop shop with an old fashioned Meat Market (with experienced butchers) and a newly remodeled 70 seat Steakhouse all under one roof”. It is located at 4520 S. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota---one block north of Proctor Road at traffic light of Field Road and US 41.

Mark and son Matt Rebhan owners want to invite everyone to come and enjoy a great meal in this unique restaurant. Here is what they are saying online.

Delicious!!

My family ordered the steaks and they were AMAZING. Great quality food, great quality service! My father and brother have tried many steaks in their lives and said this was one of their tops. Very good!

Steaks in a meat market This is a restaurant located in a meat market. The steaks were superb and I definitely would return for dinner here again. The service was great and steaks were cooked to perfection.

WOW!!! A Steak with That Midwest Taste!!!

Cannot wait to go back! Better steak than the five star steak houses in the Sarasota area. I started with the Clam Chowder...it was every bit as good as some

You can choose your steak right from the meat case

of the better seafood restaurants in the area. My husband had the baked French Onion Soup. It was extremely flavorful and was broiled to perfection.

My husband had the prime rib. I had the cowboy ribeye steak. They cooked them as requested. They were awesome. Personally, we will never go to any other steak restaurant in the area. My quandary is, I would really like to try the Weinerschnitzel, but I don’t know if I can resist the steaks!

The Rebhan’s want everyone to know that they offer a complete catering service for business, holiday and events. In September call for Hours; Closed Sundays (941) 922-3797.

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Additionally, arrows will be painted on the pavement, he said, and internal stop signs will be erected.

When asked about the hours of business, Merrill replied that the restaurant would be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, which is the current schedule.

Planning Commissioner Ron Cutsinger then inquired what material would be used for the fence.

“It wasn’t specified,” Merrill responded. The resident who had requested it did not indicate a preference, he added. The resident “just wanted it for the shielding,” Merrill said.

Concrete would reduce sound intrusion into the residential area, Cutsinger pointed out.

“I’ll talk with McDonald’s to see what they want to do,” Merrill told Cutsinger. Then Cutsinger added of McDonald’s Corp. “Their stock was up 4% today, so they can afford it,” prompting laughter among the board members.

At that point, Vice Chair Kevin Cooper — who was presiding at the meeting — asked, “Any other questions of the applicant? Any other stock tips?” No one had signed up to address the project before that board, Cooper noted.

Cooper closed the public hearing and asked for a motion. Mast moved that the Planning Commission recommend County Commission approval of the rezoning, and Planning Commissioner Robert Morris seconded it. The motion passed 7-0.

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from three to one. Further, he said, “We’ve reduced the building footprint significantly,” referring to the McDonald’s, “and we’ve increased the building distance from the residential areas.”

Noting the fence and landscape buffer that will separate the commercial property from the adjoining residential area, Merrill pointed out those were the request of the closest neighbor.

The fence will be 6 feet tall, Merrill said, adding that the neighbor especially sought the erection of the fence.

Moreover, referring to the design, Merrill told the Planning Commission, “We’ve greatly improved the internal traffic circulation. That was one of the concerns that McDonald’s had.”

The accesses from the site onto Couver, he continued, will be right-in/left-in and right-out/ left-out.

Planning Commissioner Teresa Mast asked Merrill about concerns neighbors had expressed regarding lighting intrusion from the commercial property.

Merrill replied that the project team members had explained to the resident that the county requires shielding on such lights to reduce disruptions to neighborhoods.

“Thank you for that,” Mast told him.

Mast then asked whether customers will be confused by the new configuration of the driveways.

Detailed signage — including “Do Not Enter” signs — will be installed, Merrill replied.

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Happiness Is…Being A Local It’s been almost three years since Jerry and Jill Williams, owners of Abel’s Ice Cream, made the decision to leave the Midwest for sunny Sarasota. So, does that earn them the right to be considered a “local?”

Depends on who you ask.

Some friends who are naturalborn Floridians would beg to differ.

Others who have been here for anywhere from six months to thirty years consider themselves locals.

“We looked for a hard and fast definition of what constitutes a ‘local’, but couldn’t find one,” Jerry said.

“However, we stuck around and rode out Irma last year, so we’re voting ourselves into this wonderful group of people.”

And now that they’re here, Jerry mentioned that they are getting to enjoy watching some of their friends transition from seasonal or part-time residents to fulltime.

“Can’t wait to welcome them to the Locals club,” he quipped.

Season is always such a busy time, flooded with a beautiful diversity of people from all over the country and the world. But locals, including the Williams, certainly appreciate the slower pace and the perks that come along with the off-season. Like no wait times at their favorite restaurants, plentiful parking at the beach and of course, less traffic.

Since it is a little quieter, now is the perfect opportunity to spend a little extra time with the family, enjoying

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each other’s company over a cup or cone of any of Abel’s forty-two flavors of delicious parlor-style cream.

Two current favorites are English Toffee and Cream (Sweet Toffee Ice Cream loaded with Heath® candy bar pieces) and Cookie Dough (Sweet cookie-flavored ice cream, loaded with chunks of cookie dough and sweet chocolate chips).

Stop in today and let Jerry know if or when you earned your “local” status and from where you originally hail (if you’re not a lifer, that is). Abel’s Ice Cream is located at 1886 Stickney Point Road, Sarasota, in the South Bridge Plaza. Open Sunday through Thursday from Noon – 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday from Noon – 10 p.m. Learn more online at www.abelsicecream.com or connect with them on Facebook and Instagram.

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The Eagle Has Landed at Home in Dee & Ralph Ricapito’s back yard.

If you stood on the beach facing the horizon, how far could you see? 10 miles or 100 miles? Or more!

The answer: Less than 3 miles ** **(Herald Trubune Magazine, Ask Marilyn Column, June 2018).

Why look in the distance for the magic?

We live in a marvelous place so why not make the most of it.

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Why not clear the calendar for some quiet time, a weekend get away--AT HOME. Maya Angelu noted, “ Each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for. Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us.”

Reconnecting with ourself, or with a best friend, telling a funny story, playing with kids, going to our breathtaking Siesta Key beach just watching the floating clouds -- is by no means a waste of time. When you get back to your routine on Monday good and relaxed, you will find yourself in the mood for smiling. No matter what language you speak. You’ll know a smile when you see one.

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Short Term Rental Violations LBK Begins Ticketing; Fines Still Rare on Siesta

Siesta and Longboat Keys share much in common.

Fine sugar sand beaches, magnificent views of the gulf and bay, fine restaurants and a resort lifestyle, all combined with the promise of owner occupied neighborhoods with a small town feel, where neighbors know one another, yet respect each other’s privacy.

But Longboat Key has recently added an amenity related to that last item – privacy – that has become elusive for some on Siesta; and it will likely make quite a few homeowners here facing what they describe as an assault on their right to the peaceful enjoyment their properties – envious. You see, Longboat has initiated a serious push to enforce rules regulating short-term vacation rentals aimed at protecting the single-family ambience of the town’s residential neighborhoods.

Those rules are much the same on Longboat as on Siesta. Homes zoned Residential Single Family (RSF) are prohibited from being rented out for periods less than 30 days.

Trouble is, that rule has been routinely ignored for many years by some property owners and overlooked or misunderstood by their rental agents... including companies like the increasingly ubiquitous AIRBNB and VRBO. And enforcement on both island communities has often been a long and tortuous process, which has frustrated homeowners who have awakened

By Robert Frederickson

to the heartbreaking reality of their once peaceful neighborhoods taking on the character of a yearround spring break resort.

In the past, it has taken months for Longboat officials to document violations and track down the owners of properties breaking the 30 day rule; but now the town’s code-enforcement officers have been armed with new tools to quickly get the attention of offenders – including the ability to write tickets on the spot – even to renters if they are uncooperative with the code officials.

The new guidelines were approved by the town commission and took effect June 4th.

“The tickets start at $100 for a first offense, jump to $200 for a second and then move to $500 for a third and all violations after that,” Longboat’s Planning and Zoning Director Allen Parsons told the The Eagle in a phone interview last week.

And Parsons points out that these are real tickets, like speeding tickets. That’s a huge difference from a ‘notice to appear’ as often occurs on Siesta after county code enforcers like Susan Stahley spend hours, days or weeks tracking down the owners of homes where neighbors complain illegal rentals are occurring. The addresses are not listed in the ads online, so they have to be matched with the actual homes they are describing – often a painstaking process.

“They work hard trying to do everything it takes to get some of these places into compliance,” Siesta Key resident Joe Volpe said last week in an interview at

his home on the Island. “But they have to document everything about the case – whether there was an actual violation, when it occurred, who owns the property, whether an outside company was involved... it takes a lot of work.”

And time.

As for fines? Well, that’s often up to a special hearing magistrate.

How often are such fines levied here? Almost never.

We asked Stahley how many fines had been assessed over the past year for short-term rental violations for RSF homes. Her response?

None.

‘It’s not her fault,’ points out Volpe who has dealt repeatedly with the issue of such violations in his own neighborhood off Higel Avenue, as well as island wide as an SKA director. “That’s up to the judge. I think she’s frustrated too,” referring to Stahley.

Such frustration is nothing new.

John Lally was the code enforcement officer covering Siesta before retiring in 2015. We followed several of his non-compliance rental cases through the hearing process before a special magistrate for a story we ran on the issue that year. In both cases we observed, after establishing repeated violations had taken place, the magistrate asked Lally if the owners were now in compliance. When he replied that they were, the hearing ended with any accumulated fines waived.

In one case the entire process from beginning to end stretched out eight months.

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Short Term Rental Violations Continued from page 19

After the last hearing we attended, we asked Lally how many fines had been levied in his eight years on the job. His answer?

“One. For $250.”

Apparently things haven’t changed much, though Volpe does add that several homes have been brought into compliance in recent weeks and he is grateful for that. He just wishes the process could proceed with a greater sense of urgency and efficiency.

“It’s a heck of a thing to hear music blaring and people swearing and yelling...you can hear them even when you’re inside your house,” he said. “And cars and motorcycles speeding down your street at 60 mph. They should live out here and see how they like it,” he continued, referring to County Commissioners and policy makers involved in setting the framework code enforcers like Stahley have to work within.

Things were much the same out on Longboat until the paper chase approach was abandoned in favor of the new streamlined enforcement effort adopted earlier this summer.

Instead of months, code enforcement officers can now respond within a day or two of a complaint by a neighbor and begin enforcing compliance on the spot.

Planning and Zoning Director Parsons tells us 32 tickets have been written by the town’s code enforcement officers since the town commission there updated their guidelines in June. This piece was filed on August 16th, so the number will likely be considerably higher by the time this story is published.

Two of those tickets were even given to renters, which Parsons explained can be issued at the officer’s discretion if renters are uncooperative or in some way obstruct the officer’s efforts to determine who rented them the property in question.

Of the 32 tickets issued, Parsons noted that only two have been contested. And the town has already held the contesting hearings for both.

“They were both upheld,” Parsons added with just a hint of satisfaction.

The new approach has been welcomed by Longboat residents like Penny Kentosh who watched for years as the home next to hers in the Country Club Shores subdivision of single family homes skirted the rules.

She told WWSB reporter Adam Cellini recently that she never thought her issues would get resolved. “It was like, make the call and never get one back.”

“We get what we’re supposed to have out here, which is a one month minimum and not overnight and weekly,” she added.

A call to Sarasota County Zoning Administrator Donna Thompson seeking comment on this story was not immediately returned prior to publication.

We were able to reach County Commissioner Alan Maio, however, and asked if he thought Longboat’s heightened enforcement efforts could be adopted on Siesta Key. He seemed surprised by the lack of fines related to short term rental violations in single family neighborhoods on the Key, saying “I think those who violate the rules here should be fined... especially repeated offenses...however the county chooses to enforce it.”

Which is of course where Longboat and Siesta now diverge.

Longboat’s new enforcement model did interest Maio enough for him to say he will add it to his list of topics to discuss during his next meeting with County Administrator Jonathan Lewis, scheduled for late August.

The Eagle will follow up on this story in coming months to update progress on the issue on both Longboat and Siesta.

Siesta Promenade Update

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As Sarasota County staff has worked on its formal review of Benderson Development Co.’s Siesta Promenade application, neighbors around the site have continued to voice their opposition to the proposed density of the project.

Additionally, Sura Kochman, a leader of the Pine Shores Neighborhood Alliance, has begun to emphasize a new issue of concern: Based on her discussions with county Planning and Development Services Department staff, she says, each person who wishes to speak during public hearings on the project will have just the traditional 5 minutes to cover the array of facets related to the project.

Not only is Benderson Development seeking the rezoning of the approximately 23-acre site at the northwest corner of U.S. 41 and Stickney Point Road, but it also is seeking a Critical Area Plan (CAP) designation for Siesta Promenade. The latter would allow the firm density up to 25 dwelling units per acre, instead of the 13 per acre allowed in county property with Commercial zoning.

Benderson’s most recent revisions of its proposal for Siesta Promenade call for a 130-room hotel, 140,000 square feet of retail/office space and 414 multifamily residential units. A county fact sheet issued on July 18 noted that, based on the hotel and residences planned for the project, the proposed density would be 20.8 units per acre. The 130 hotel rooms count as half units, county staff has explained.

Third, the county’s Planning Commission and the County Commission must determine the final CAP boundary for Siesta Promenade. While Benderson has sought to keep a circle drawn just around its property, Kochman — who has years of planning expertise — has pointed out that CAP boundaries typically encompass surrounding parcels. An extension of the boundaries for Siesta Promenade, she has explained, would give other stakeholders the right to express their views about the final design of the project.

Finally, residents of Pine Shores Estates — who would be the closest neighbors of Siesta Promenade — have been focused on Benderson’s proposed street vacations for the development, which would affect their community.

“Benderson wants to take parts of neighborhood/county streets to use for ingress/egress,” Kochman wrote in a recent update for people who have been following the progress of the proposed development.

Kochman emphasized in that update that Planning and Development Services has determined that even though Benderson’s application covers four separate issues, “THIS project is being considered as one unified project and all items will be combined in 1 report for the Planning and County commissions’ consideration. Public testimony is now ONLY one, 5-minute opportunity. Also, because of the potential for a large number of speakers, the boards may reduce this time to ONLY 3 minutes for each person to cover ALL FOUR items.”

She added, “In my opinion, this is a violation of due process and is limiting the public’s opportunity to express their concerns about four distinct issues.”

During a telephone interview, Kochman asked, “How does the Planning Division decide how much people should be able to say?” referring to the plans for the public hearings. “The audacity to determine that the public doesn’t have the full right to speak … is absolutely mind-blowing!” she said.

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In response to other questions, county Planner Steve Kirk — who has been given oversight of the project on behalf of the Planning and Development Services staff — wrote in an email that all facets of the Siesta Promenade application “will be scheduled for public hearing at the same date and time. I believe the Planning Commission and the County Commission have the option of opening one hearing and taking public comment on all applications, or opening separate hearings for each application.

Historically,” he continued, “both the Planning Commission and BCC have taken public comment on multiple applications at the same time when the applications are interrelated.”

The issue of combining a number of petitions during a single public hearing came up earlier this year, as the County Commission was considering Neal Communities’ proposal for its Grand Lakes development east of Interstate 75 and south of Clark Road. One resident concerned about the density of that project — which won board approval in July for up to 1,097 homes — sent a March 6 email to Deputy County Attorney Alan Roddy.

“The BCC Board of County Commissioners Rules of Procedure affords individuals the opportunity to speak for five minutes on the hearing subject at public hearings (unless modified by the BCC),” R.N. Collins pointed out.

“Standard board procedure at simultaneous hearings, however, has been to limit each speaker to a total of five minutes,” he continued.

In the Grand Lakes case — which involved three petitions — Collins suggested three consecutive public hearings.

When Sarasota County Planning and Development Services staff announced in the latter half of July that it had begun the formal review of the Siesta Promenade

application, it explained that the process would take about 45 days. Then, the first public hearing would be scheduled before the Planning Commission — likely 30 days after the completion of the formal review. The final hearing, before the County Commission, would be expected to follow within about 45 days, staff added.

Kirk also said in the Aug. 7 email, “No public hearing dates have been scheduled.”

Benderson Development did schedule its required Neighborhood Workshop on Aug. 23.

The height issue

Yet another concern has bubbled up again for Pine Shores residents, as Benderson Development seeks final approval of Siesta Promenade.

In reviewing the latest county staff compilation of Benderson’s applications for Siesta Promenade, Kochman found a document — dated April 17 — that showed the planned heights of buildings on the site. The hotel would have a maximum of 80 feet, for example, while one residential block next to Pine Shores Estates has been marked up to 40 feet in height and the block adjacent to it is listed at a maximum of 65 feet.

Further, a commercial block across one street from part of Pine Shores Estates would stand up to 50 feet tall.

In her recent update to interested persons, she wrote, with emphasis in some sections, “There are three, 40-foot apartment buildings; two, 65-foot apartment buildings; one, 50-foot retail-office-restaurant building as well as one, 80-foot hotel/restaurant/retail structure; plus six, 35-foot additional retail/restaurant/office buildings being proposed. A total of 13 buildings. Buildings of these heights would be towering over single-family dwellings in the neighborhood,” she stressed.

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More details about how to achieve these principles can be found at (https://ffl.ifas.ufl. edu/professionals/home.htm), and helpful tips for you to convert a traditional yard to a more Florida-friendly yard can be found at (https:// ffl.ifas.ufl.edu/homeowners/nine_principles. htm). The changes described will minimize the use of potable water for irrigation (install a rain garden), avoid the runoff of excess fertilizers and pesticides (reducing water pollution A BIG PLUS TO HELP REDUCE RED TIDE SEVERITY), and

provide habitats that attract butterflies and birds!

You may also want to connect with others interested in Florida-friendly plantings by joining the Florida Native Wildflowers group on Facebook. This group was created by the Florida Wildflower Foundation to provide a place for the discussion about and identification of Florida’s native wildflowers.

If you are interested in getting recognition for your Florida-friendly efforts, check out this website for photos and a checklist of minimum requirements (https://ffl.ifas.ufl.edu/ homeowners/recognitions.htm). Also, please feel free to contact me at mkaufmanphd@gmail.com.

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Southern Living has the best Home and Garden pages for all parts of the South. To share their latest ideas for containers of the month, would be most helpful to the new arrival and the tried and true gardener. This time of year, our gardens, planters and containers look a little frazzled, and tired. Shall we say the bloom is off the rose. To perk up an outdoor, patio, or balcony area find some sun shy plants at the local nursery. Look for cool leafy greens that will withstand the remaining heat of August and September.

Southern Living suggested varieties such as arrowhead vine, ‘illustris ‘elephant ear, ‘limelight dracaena, and caladiums. It was noted that these can be put into a tall container that should be watered slowly to be sure that

the plant roots absorb the moisture. Outside, on a patio, or balcony or in the house, this makes for an interesting display. If these are not readily available, ask the nursery for their other suggestions. These varieties can handle about on hour of early morning sun and will thrive in indirect light all day. It is fun to create a new planters to tide over the rest of the summer season. Yes, I have learned that there really are seasons in Florida…

Submitted by Barbara Rao, Master Floral Designer, Sarasota Garden Club www.sarasotagardenclub.org

International Coastal Cleanup

Harnessing the Power of People to Fight Ocean Trash: www.oceanconservancy.org/trash-free-seas/ international-coastal-cleanup The International Coastal Cleanup began more than 30 years ago, when communities rallied together with the common goal of collecting and documenting the trash littering their coastline. The movement was catalyzed by the passion and spirit of two committed individuals. Back in 1986, Linda Maraniss moved to Texas from Washington, DC, where she had been working for Ocean Conservancy. She’d been inspired by the work her Ocean Conservancy colleague Kathy O’Hara was doing on a groundbreaking report called Plastics in the Ocean: More than a Litter Problem that would be published the next year.

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General Land Office, local businesses and other dedicated ocean-lovers, and planned what would become Ocean Conservancy’s first Cleanup. They asked volunteers to go beyond picking up trash and record each item collected on a standardized data card in order to identify ways to eliminate ocean trash in the future.

The Cleanup has grown immensely in the 30 years since Linda and Kathy’s first Cleanup. Volunteers from states and territories throughout the U.S. and more than 100 countries come together each year and participate in a Cleanup event near them.

“What I have learned from the Cleanup experience, is that even though the Cleanup started in Texas with a small number of 2,800 volunteers… it has grown into a massive cleanup that involves both national and international volunteers all

pitching in for the same common goal of cleaning up our coastal waters and taking care of our beaches. I am proud to be a part of this global movement and I appreciate all of the help and support I get from the Ocean Conservancy staff,” wrote Renee Tuggle Texas State Coordinator for the International Coastal Cleanup, who has been involved since the very beginning.

Thanks to volunteers around the world, the International Coastal Cleanup has become a beacon of hope, leading and inspiring action in support of our ocean.

Over the years, this movement has created a family that spans oceans and country borders. A network that works together for something bigger than us. To our global network, we thank you.

Volunteer Now: We hope we’ll see you at the next International Coastal Cleanup.

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The Sarasota County ban on fertilizers that contain nitrogen and phosphorus from June 1st to September 30th is in place to lessen the amounts of nutrients that flow into Sarasota Bay during the rainy season and when the water temperatures are warmer, thus reducing the chance of algal blooms. It seems clear that the nutrients at our coast line as well as those introduced into the Gulf from various sources are only exacerbating the problem, which is why it is crucial that we continue to work within our own community to reduce the nutrient runoff from our Lakes.

The steps we have made by growing Rings of Responsibility around some of our Lakes and the future steps we will take installing aquatic plants to filter nutrients will lessen our community’s nutrient run-off into the Gulf. These steps are in the right direction to ensure our community does not contribute to the overwhelming problem of the red tide.

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Our Integrated Pest Management Project on the island on Flicker Field Circle is another way in which we are looking to reduce our nutrient run-off that ultimately ends up in Phillippi Creek and Sarasota Bay. We appreciate the community’s support in these endeavors and welcome any ideas for how we can do more.

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go into effect beginning September 1st.

Please continue to monitor your speed when driving within the community.

The LMA Board appreciates the feedback that we have received from residents and will discuss it further at the next Board meeting on Thursday, September 6th at 7pm.

Residents are always welcome to attend our meetings and give feedback and offer ideas for the benefit of our community.

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Landings Residents’ Handbook & Directory By Dick Bayles 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.

Changes from the last issue: • Terrance & Merle Fippinger, 1692 Starling Dr, 941-346-6306, fippinger@hotmail.com • Gloria Nesbitt, 1730 Kestral Park Way S, 941-921-6689, 610-952-8916, glorianesbitt@gmail.com • Bill & Cathy Winkler, 1624 Pine Harrier Cir, (941) 928-8880, (941) 914-1228, srqbadger@gmail.com • Richard & Katherine Horan, 4887 Peregrine Point Cir E, 703-356-0123, 703 801 7654, 703-795-4599, rthoran@gmail.com, katiehoran@outlook.com • Cecelia & Paul Marchese, 1412 Peregrine Point Dr, 941-809-6006, 941-809-6007, paul@primaconstruction.net, celmark2@gmail.com • John & Nicoletta Weeks, 4884 Kestral Park Cir, 818-268-5334, 818-321-5836 • Black, Terry, 1714 Kestral Park Way S, 941-926-1350, 941-504-9831, tblackigc@comcast.net • Louis & Kim Salvatori, 1380 Landings Pt, louis.salvatori@coldwellbanker.com 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.

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839,000

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419,000

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610,000

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452,000

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5430 EAGLES POINT CIRCLE #201 • $629,000

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534,000

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475,000

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475,000

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