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DAY OF DREAM King’s words and ideas take center stage. PAGE 1B

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Leaders of Selby Botanical Gardens held a community workshop with residents last week.

A good Sunday read

It might not be a “Sunday at the Pool at Kigali,” especially after a particularly late “Saturday Night and Sunday Morning,” but a visit to the Selby Library on the first day of a new week is possible this weekend. County officials reset Sunday library hours at Selby, 1331 First St., and at the Jacaranda Library in Venice for the first time since 2012. Hours are 1-5 p.m. “Between Sundays,” the operating hours for all the libraries is unchanged. Just remember, Feb 2 is “Super Bowl Sunday: The Day America Stops.” So, you know, less of a crowd.

A new plan for Selby Whitney Elfstrom

The Booker High School ROTC and band led the 40th annual Unity March on Monday in Sarasota to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

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Bottoms up for Mote Bradenton craft brewery Darwin Brewing Co. has released two new beers and an initiative to end red tide. The brewing company kicked off a partnership with local Winn-Dixie grocery stores Dec. 14 at a Bradenton Winn-Dixie. Every purchase of the Leatherback Lager and Reef Revival Session IPA six-packs will benefit Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium in its efforts against red tide. The new beers are available at Winn-Dixie.

Shifting priorities New focus for tourism-tax dollars affects growth, leaders say. SEE PAGE 6A

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The county will divert tax from tourism promotion to help pay for Mote Aquarium.

Botanical garden tries again with renewed ideas for renovation. PAGE 3A

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WEEK OF JAN. 23, 2020 BY THE NUMBERS

School Board Member Jane Goodwin on allowing superintendent search firms to present at a regular public meeting. READ MORE ON PAGE 5A

Leftover funding from the school district’s $23 million campaign to upgrade security on school campuses. PAGE 4A

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Percentage of blockages connected to sewage spills in Sarasota County attributable to grease disposed into the sewer system. PAGE 12A

CALENDAR n Regular Sarasota City Commission meeting — 1:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 3, Commission Chambers, City Hall, 1565 First St. n Special Sarasota County School Board meeting— 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 4, Commission Chambers, 1960 Landings Blvd.

hen students at Sarasota Military Academy were given the opportunity to receive $50,000 for the school, they sprang into action. In December 2019, Phyllis Siskel, a longtime donor of SMA, announced plans to match contributions up to $25,000 to the Academy’s annual fund, which helps the school invest in programs, facilities and technology. The students and staff began fundraising through social media and email campaigns. In the end, the students raised $41,000 — $16,000 more than Siskel’s match number. However, when Siskel heard so much money had been raised for the school, she decided to match the $41,000 raised, which brought the total donations to $82,000. “Being involved with Sarasota Military Academy has been an incredible blessing, and I’m proud of the impact this academy has in our community,” Siskel said in a statement. “It is so important that we give back to organizations we believe in. Whether it is time or money, find a cause that you believe is worth supporting, and do your best to help them succeed.”

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Architect Bob Shemwell presents a preliminary sketch showing Selby Gardens’ plans for a new 45-foot-tall parking garage near the intersection of Orange Avenue and Mound Street.

BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD Selby Gardens has made changes to its plans for redeveloping its property, but will they be enough to satisfy resident opposition? DAVID CONWAY DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR

wo months after a marathon series of public hearings on a proposed master plan for renovating the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens campus, Selby Gardens representatives and residents living near the bayfront site once again gathered for two hours Jan. 15 in the commission chambers at City Hall. The occasion: a community workshop on proposed revisions to the Selby Gardens master plan. After the City Commission rejected Selby’s initial proposal in November, Selby has been working to adjust the plans in hopes of ultimately earning the city’s approval to move forward. In a presentation led by Chris Cianfaglione, a Kimley-Horn planning consultant working on the master plan, Selby representatives said the proposal has been revised to address a number of issues residents raised at public hearings and community workshops. Although a new master plan is not yet finalized, the Selby team shared details about some of the planned changes. Selby previously announced a few of those changes: The proposed maximum height allowed on the property is being reduced from 75 feet to 45 feet. A planned restaurant will no longer be an independent business, instead operating only when the gardens are open. Selby is no longer seeking a change to the city’s comprehensive plan. Cianfaglione shared additional planned revisions Wednesday. Although the parking garage is designed to have a larger footprint to offset the reduction in height, he said the overall mass of the garage is reduced 30%. The restaurant is no longer located on the rooftop of the parking garage, instead moving to the ground level. Selby Gardens will still ask the city to create a new zoning district to accommodate the implemen-

tation of a master plan, but Selby plans to work with nearby neighborhoods to produce regulatory details designed to address concerns residents have. To address questions about traffic, Cianfaglione said Selby is conducting a more detailed weeklong traffic study in February or March, the parameters of which will also be developed using resident input. “I hope you will see how hard we’re working to try to find a solution that really does both recognize the promise of the master plan and the gardens and creates a graceful and friendly neighbor to the surrounding community,” said Bob Shemwell, an architect working on the project. Despite the changes, residents continue to have concerns and questions about the impact of the project. Those in attendance Jan. 15 raised issues related to traffic traveling to the Selby site, the mass of the parking garage and the siting of buildings on the property. Resident Susan Chapman expressed a belief that the proposal still presented issues in terms of achieving compatibility with surrounding neighborhoods. She suggested Selby should consider more significant steps to address those issues, such as purchasing land off-site for parking or storing collections for the gardens. “It just seems to me there are a lot of ways that we could re-envision this that could be compatible with the neighborhoods,” Chapman said. Cianfaglione said Selby had looked into off-site parking and determined it was not viable. Selby President and CEO Jennifer Rominiecki said staff needed some collections on-site to do research work. Cianfaglione said Selby believed the garage was an appropriate height for the area, the same height or shorter than the Hudson Crossings condominium located to the south. He also said the organization viewed the garage as a long-term investment

TURNING OVER A NEW LEAF

Here are some of the changes Selby Gardens has announced as it works to adjust its master plan proposal in hopes of earning approval from the city:

ORIGINAL PLANS

REVISED PLANS

GARAGE SIZE 75’ tall

GARAGE SIZE 45’ tall, 30% overall reduction in mass

RESTAURANT On rooftop, operating independently

RESTAURANT Ground-level, open during garden hours

FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY Metropolitan Regional

FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY Community Office / Institutional

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Original plan: The scale of a proposed parking garage at the Selby Gardens property previously drew concern from residents, so the height of the building has been reduced.

Revised plan: The newly proposed garage would stand 45 feet tall. The restaurant moves to the ground level, open for business during the same operating hours as the garden.

and needed to be built to address not only a current parking shortage but also a need for additional capacity in the future. “We have to be realistic that there is a need today that exists of at least 350 cars, and we’re not going to build a garage to be obsolete on day one,” Cianfaglione said. Some speakers took issue with the number of events held at the Selby property and wanted the organization to take steps to better manage or de-emphasize events in its master plan. “That, at the end of the day, is going to be one of the most crucial aspects of this new plan,” said Bob Bernstein, the president of the Bay Point Park Neighborhood Association. Cianfaglione said restrictions related to events and noise would be considered as part of the special provisions written into the zoning code. Still, Selby leaders and residents around the project site offered fundamentally different accounts of the number of events held at the property. “It appears the scale is tipping much more toward an event center than a botanical garden,” Bernstein said. “We have operated the same way for 40-plus years,” Rominiecki said. “We’ve held weddings, concerts, all of those events for many, many years.” Rominiecki said Wednesday she would work to share historical documentation on the number of events held at the gardens in response to residents who asked and expressed concern. Cianfaglione said Selby hoped to finalize a revised plan and submit it to the city in the next month or two. Rominiecki said Selby wanted to keep the cost of building the updated master plan in line with the $92 million fundraising campaign associated with the previous proposal, but she said the organization has not yet updated its estimated expenses. Although she acknowledged the new proposal would not earn the support of all of those who criticized the previous plan, Rominiecki was optimistic the initial changes would be welcomed as major concessions from Selby designed to address resident concern. “We are not going to be able to address every individual concern, but I think we as an institution have made every effort to accommodate the input of our neighbors,” Rominiecki said. “We do hope the revised master plan has been widely embraced.” The most vocal critics of the Selby proposal say key questions remained unanswered and remain skeptical about the outcome of the ongoing process of revising the master plan. “I will continue to repeat this: We will judge Selby by what they do and not by what they say,” Bernstein said. “They have been masters at twisting words. We’re hoping we will see positive movement.”

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Superintendent search firms narrowed to two The school board will hear presentations from Florida School Boards Association and Ray & Associates Inc. at its Feb. 4 meeting. BRYNN MECHEM STAFF WRITER

The Sarasota County School Board officially began its search Tuesday for a superintendent. The board narrowed its choices for a search firm from seven to two: Tallahassee-based Florida School Boards Association and Ray & Associates Inc., which is based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and just completed a superintendent search for Hillsborough County. The board has requested a presentation from each firm to be held at its 6:30 p.m., Feb. 4 meeting. The board will hear from the firms first, which will allow those attending the meeting time to speak during the public comments portion of the meeting after the presentations. “It will be good to do it at the board meeting because maybe more people will be there than at a workshop,” Board Member Jane Goodwin said. “It will allow us to be transparent with the residents.” The school district is being run

now by Mitsi Corcoran, the district’s chief financial officer and assistant superintendent, after former Superintendent Todd Bowden stepped down following allegations that he mishandled a sexual assault investigation. After the district sent out a request for letters of interests from search firms, seven nationwide responded. The board narrowed it down to two during its discussions because of the success rate each firm has had in Florida. Although all board members supported the decision to have FSBA present, board members Eric Robinson and Bridget Ziegler did so with some concerns. The school board hired FSBA when it was searching for its previous superintendent. During the hiring process, Bowden was investigated for sexual harassment allegations from when he was director of Suncoast Technical College. “FSBA is very well versed, but I do have some heartburn on some elements that occurred last time,” Ziegler said. “However, I want to respect the fact that they know the candidate pool very well, and they know the Florida sunshine.” Additionally, Ziegler said FSBA was the most expensive firm, but the importance of the search would outweigh the potential cost. Robinson agreed with Ziegler and said he had two questions he’d want to clarify with

“My fear is that there’s a perception that there is a favored internal candidate already [and that] we may close the door to people outside the district applying.” — Board Member Eric Robinson

FSBA representatives before he would give his approval. O t h e r b oa rd m e m b e rs expressed concerns with Iowabased Ray & Associates but said that the group’s experience working with Hillsborough County was a positive. Ultimately, Hillsborough County hired a candidate from Clay County, in northern Florida, with extensive experience in Duval County. Although board members had differing opinions on which search firm would be best, they all agreed that whatever firm is chosen should recruit both from within and outside of the district. Questions arose over whether individual board members were allowed to speak with potential candidates, particularly if they work in the district. School district attorney Art Hardy said any board member can legally speak with any candidate individually, but the board could make its own internal rules to not have individual conversations

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with candidates. “My fear is that there’s a perception that there is a favored internal candidate already [and that] we may close the door to people outside the district applying,” Robinson said. “We may lose people that would have been great applicants.” Board Chair Caroline Zucker agreed with Robinson and stated individual meetings could send the wrong message. “It behooves us that we should not be talking to possible candidates because it would give the perception that there’s already lobbying being done,” Zucker said. Hardy said that the board should make clear to whichever search firm is chosen that the search is open and that the board will give no preferential treat-

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TDC expects slower gains Reduction in county’s promotion budget to help facilitate capital projects will cut into recent gains in tourist-tax revenue, Haley says. BRYNN MECHEM STAFF WRITER

lthough Sarasota County tourism numbers continue to grow, leaders say diversion of money from promotion to capital costs will cut into that progress. In a Jan. 15 county commission meeting, Tourist Development Council and Visit Sarasota leaders told commissioners that fiscal year 2019 proved a successful one for tourist development, with tourist-tax revenues totalling $23.5 million, a 2.6% increase over fiscal year 2018. However, leaders predict growth numbers will begin to fall as tax revenues from hotel room stays are shifted away from advertising and promotion uses. With money directed to new projects in recent years, such as a spring training stadium for the Atlanta Braves in North Port and a $20 million commitment to Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium’s project in Nathan Benderson Park, Virginia Haley, the CEO and president of Visit Sarasota, said her agency’s budget has shifted

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to cover project costs. From 2015 to 2016, the TDC reported 5.2% growth, which has now dropped to 2.6% growth from 2018 to 2019. “I think we’re going to see these lower numbers for the [touristdevelopment tax] for the next couple years as we deal with somewhat reduced budgets at a time of inventory growth,” Haley told county commissioners. Although Haley said new projects coming to the area will ben-

efit tourism development, the promotion-budget cuts will take a toll. Commissioner Christian Ziegler questioned whether promotion of Sarasota during an economic downturn is important or if the county could back off promotion dollars in such a time to put toward future projects. “People are not going to come without the promotion,” Haley said. “If you back off, your competition has an opening.” Ziegler questioned whether Florida sells itself. “Absolutely not because consumers have so many choices now,” Haley said. “It’s so easy to get everywhere in the world, and what we have to fight as a state is a

‘Been there, done that’ mentality.” Red tide also was a contributing factor in the smaller growth in 2019. Haley said tourism leaders placed extra focus on winter tourists to help local businesses recover. “It was a risky strategy, but we knew that our businesses depend on that season,” Haley said. “It’s 60-65% of their business. We had to endure a bit of a slower summer because of that decision, but we kept our people in business. We kept them strong.” Commissioners Al Maio and Mike Moran questioned whether reserve funds are being put aside in the event of another environmental emergency or large project. Haley said that although there

are emergency funds built into each TDC fund, such as promotion, arts and entertainment, and beach maintenance, there is not an overall reserve fund. For example, when funds were originally allocated to the airport, $250,000 was set aside. However, as needs changed, the budget was shifted to allocate nearly $500,000. Haley said if more revenue is diverted to capital projects, Visit Sarasota has less to use to attract events and tourists to the county. “As we’re making these really tough decisions, we have to ask ourselves, ‘Will we be limiting future opportunities?’” Haley said. “Right now, we have the ability to plan for them.”

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Pressure is on, Mote With the Sarasota County Commission agreeing to front $20 million to Mote Marine for its aquarium from bed taxes, the bigger challenge is yet to come: proving its vision is real.

h, that wonderful “tourist development tax” — aka the “bed tax.” It’s the tax machine that just keeps on giving, spitting out millions of dollars each year that are used to subsidize all kinds of money-losing ventures that we all are to believe inure to our benefit and the place we live. It’s one of our lawmakers’ greatest inventions: Don’t tax the local citizens. Tax our guests and visitors — the tourists — for sleeping in our hotel beds (and condos)! Voila! Free money! And thanks to those wise lawmakers we send to Tallahassee, they have been generous enough to let Florida’s counties and municipalities use those “bed tax” dollars for ventures intended to keep visitors coming: n Convention centers; n Sports stadiums, arenas and coliseums; n Aquariums, museums, zoos; n Fishing piers, nature centers; n Baseball spring training facilities; n The arts; n Maintaining beaches; and n To advertise what we have to keep the machine going. It’s ingenious. All over Florida, top-flight baseball stadiums are used for MLB spring training 30 days a year. Orlando has its gleaming, $500 million Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center, and Miami has its stunning $472 million Adrienne Arsht Performing Arts Center — both largely funded with bed tax cash. Locally, if not for the bed tax, we likely wouldn’t have Ed Smith Stadium for the Baltimore Orioles, CoolToday Park for the Atlanta Braves or all of those national rowing championship competitions at Nathan Benderson Park. To be sure, anyone can take

No one knows whether Mote’s projections for its aquarium will come to fruition. Aquariums are not unique. They are all over the U.S., and many struggle financially. What’s more, even though $1.2 million a year out of the $24 million in annual bed tax collections is, to an extent, de minimis, Mote is now on the list of the county’s bed-tax beneficiaries. Who knows whether its representatives will come back in future years asking for more. Courtesy rendering So the pressure is on Mote CEO Michael Crosby and the Mote board and staff to make the aquarium a business and finanSARASOTA TOURIST TAX ALLOCATIONS cial success. With Mote Projected And that will take more than Current Aquarium Revenue* $130 million structure. It will Tourism promotion 25-30% 20-25% $4.9-$6.1 take the savvy and know-how Beach maintenance 24% 24% $5.9 required to compete in Florida’s Ed Smith, Cool Today Park 16-21% 16-21% $3.9-$5.1 highly competitive attractions Arts 10% 10% $2.4 industry. 10% 10% $2.5 Beach renourishment Heretofore, Mote has been Nathan Benderson Park 10% 10% $2.5 both a research organization and — 5% $1.2 Mote Aquarium tourism attraction — the latter Total 100% 100% $24.5 less so than the former. But with * Projected revenues in millions Source: Sarasota County the addition of the new aquarium, Mote Marine’s leadership will be charged with operating and managing two organizations issue with some of the ways that Laboratory. Last week, Sarasota that are connected to the seas money is “invested.” For one, County commissioners agreed but with different purposes. it’s always a bit galling to think to add Mote as a beneficiary of Crosby and the Mote board about tax dollars flowing to the the bed tax. Mote asked for $20 know this. And presumably, they benefit of MLB teams — even if million up front — an unencumare preparing for the big chalmany of those dollars come from bered gift — to be able to conlenges ahead. the tourists who support them. struct its $130 million aquarium, The vision is admirable: to And you can argue throughout slated to be built next to Bender- make Mote Marine Laboratory Florida our cities and counties son Park. and Aquarium even more of a would be less desirable without Commissioners agreed. They world leader in marine science these venues. Sarasota would be agreed to a $20 million, 30-year and research, another pride of less attractive with a less vibrant bond issue for Mote, secured Sarasota. But it also would be performing-arts scene. and to be repaid with 5% of the gratifying to see the aquarium But here’s the sticky, difficult county’s bed tax each year. become financially self-sustainpart of the bed tax: How should To accommodate that, coming, to the point even of taking Sarasota County’s $24 million a missioners appear headed over the debt on the bonds. year in bed taxes be allocated? To toward taking that 5% out of the That would prove to skeptics a great extent, bed tax collections annual allocation for advertising Mote’s vision was real and that are a money pot from which all of and promotion. it’s not just another not-forits recipients want more. This is a big deal. And it’s a profit seeking a handout from That brings us to Mote Marine gamble. the county’s bed-tax money pot.

ANOTHER TEE SHOT GOES ‘OB’

WHO SHOULD RULE VACATION RENTALS?

Do the math: $860,000 + $575,859 = $1,435,859. According to City Commissioner Hagen Brody, taxpayers are expected to subsidize the Bobby Jones Golf Club at a cost of $860,000 in the current fiscal year. But as of Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, now that the commission has adopted a new maintenance contract for the golf courses, that subsidy will increase $575,859, totaling a subsidy of $1,435,859. That is, city officials said, if the courses are unable to increase its revenues. This is the hacker golfer who hits every drive “OB” — out of bounds. Let’s summarize: The 45-hole complex has been a perennial money loser and is deteriorating. Over the past several years, the company maintaining the courses has cut services. Sue Martin of the city’s parks and recreation department said the company quit maintaining the

Ask mayors or city managers of any coastal city in Florida what the No. 1 neighborhood issue is in their community, and they are not likely to say sea-level rise or crime. It’s vacation rentals. Indeed, go ask that question among St. Armands Key residents, on Longboat Key and especially on Anna Maria Island. It’s a national issue. Everywhere, elected leaders are struggling with how vacation rentals should be regulated and who should regulate them. Should Airbnb homes be required to meet all of the safety and licensing standards and regulations as hotels? Who should have jurisdiction, local governments or the state government? Once again in Tallahassee, the issue is on lawmakers’ agendas. Senate Bill 1128 and House Bill 1011 are proposing what former state Sen. Greg Steube of Sarasota (now Congressman Steube) tried for two years. That is have the state preempt local governments and rule all vacation rentals.

trees. So instead of paying it $1.4 million, the city reduced its maintenance costs to $1.3 million in 2019. But now the city has entered a five-year contract with a new and better maintenance company. And that’s going to cost a lot more — $1,820,929 in the first year, an increase of $575,859. City Manager Tom Barwin told commissioners this is “part of a process of having high-quality golf. It will give us a real edge when it reopens.” Look at it this way: It’s similar to a business turnaround. To make a money-losing business a profitable business, owners often invest in new equipment and better people. The bet is that investment will pay off in future profits. But this is what many Sarasota taxpayers are having a difficult time understanding: Why continue to invest (taxpayers’ money) when you know the end product is still going to lose money?

This is a conundrum, to be sure. Government is best closest to the people. Citizens incorporate precisely to have control over their communities, not be ruled by the far-away state. But at the same time, you can make an argument that NIMBYism is so pervasive that vocal neighbors want their cities to ban vacation rentals altogether. In the process, they are forgetting all about property rights. Why should you be allowed to have 10 relatives stay with you but your neighbor be prohibited from renting his home to 10 of his old college friends? SB 1128 and HB 1011 are indeed flawed — mostly on the regulations they would create for those advertising vacation rentals. Both bills should be tabled. At some point, to craft a balanced law, legislators must realize this is an issue that requires thoughtful, rational examination and study outside the emotional and horse-trading confines of the annual legislative session.

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Don’t put park at a disadvantage In Adrian Moore’s column on indirect economic benefits and Nathan Benderson Park, the author’s premise seems to be that because the exact amount cannot be determined with certainty, it should be ignored, despite the fact that the article acknowledges the impact methodology is “widely used by economic development agencies.” In other words, Sarasota should be placed at a disadvantage when being compared to other destinations. It is a fact that, using the widely used impact methodology, $34.8 million in economic impact was generated by the park in fiscal 2019. The column correctly notes, but suggests ignoring, that the “outside spending” takes place in hotels, restaurants and shops, et al. However, it fails to state these obvious and crucial facts: n Tourism is essential to the local economy; n The hospitality industry is no doubt a leading segment for employment; and n The businesses and all those employees together produce a significant portion of the taxes and fees that allow local governments to function effectively. The column also lacks recognition of the enormous value the park creates for the county, which cannot be measured in dollars and is far more than its world-class rowing course. Further, in addition to generating economic impact, the sports tourism events are expected to showcase Sarasota to more than 200,000 attendees and participants this

year alone, not to mention the media and marketing exposure. Finally, we must correct the suggestion there is a “healthy kickback” of tourist development taxes to operate the park. That is incorrect. As a county park, the county provides, only on a reimbursement basis, funds related to the actual expenses of operating its park. The use of the term “kickback” is particularly inappropriate; the reality is the exact opposite. County estimates are that the maximum reimbursement might be a savings of more than $1 million, in contrast to what it would cost the county to perform similar operations at the park. This is why county leaders, past and present, are justifiably proud of decisions they have made on how to operate the park. STEPHEN RODRIGUEZ PRESIDENT/CEO SUNCOAST AQUATIC NATURE CENTER ASSOCIATES AT NATHAN BENDERSON PARK

Maybe a mural would help I would love to know who approved the architectural design for the Embassy Suites on 2nd Street. I live at 100 Central Ave. and look at the back of the Embassy Suites every day. My neighbors and I consider it an eyesore. It is a blank, glaringly white wall and one of the least appealing buildings in Sarasota. The front isn’t much better. Even a colorful mural on this “monolithic wall” would help to tone down

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Another bad joke about traffic

For 15 years, we have spent the winter months in our Longboat Key condominium. And every year, I hope to see traffic improvements, but I am habitually disappointed. There were two exceptions: the third left turn lane onto U.S. 41 and the right turn lane onto Fruitville Road. But even the former has now been eliminated for another roundabout. Consider this past week: more than an hour to get to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall and an hour and 20 minutes to get to the airport. Blah, blah, blah. Van Wezel/Ringling College dinner/lecture tickets for sale — cheap! And let’s not forget the pedestrian red light across U.S. 41 at the Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota and the Gulfstream circle yet to come. Or the tree removal project. That was another bad joke, but at least it was November and December. Can trees be cut down during the summer here? I can’t wait to see traffic in March. Two hours to the airport? DON WALLACE

THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020

Commission shuts down citizens My thoughts and preferences, along with those of other Sarasota County residents, just don’t matter to the Sarasota County commissioners. The Beach Road ballot issue that passed in the last election was almost immediately addressed by the county filing a lawsuit against the measure. During that same election, a ballot issue requiring expressed permission of citizens before selling any public park or open space was passed by a similar percentage. The response? The commission almost immediately set aside open space in Benderson Park for Mote Marine to plan an aquarium. In that same election, a third referendum passed directing the commission to create individual rather than general voting districts. The result? Still another lawsuit. This time it came from constituents. That brings us to still more lawsuits. One of the commissioners assured citizens attending one of the many public meetings with overflow crowds that he would never do anything to harm the nature of Siesta Key and then voted his approval for Siesta Promenade. Once again, the citizens were compelled to file a lawsuit. Is there any way that the commission could step back and reflect on its actions and the subsequent reactions of its residents? If anyone has a solution, please bring it forward. ELLEN O’SULLIVAN SARASOTA

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City officials are preparing for a lengthy review of contentious plans to build up to 207 residential units in 10 buildings on the Bath & Racquet Fitness Club property. The plans, first shared with the public more than two years ago, are headed to the City Commission for consideration next month. The city has reserved the entire evening session of its Feb. 3 meeting for a public hearing. Bath & Racquet Club is asking the city to rezone its 13.5-acre property at 2170 Robinhood St.,

southeast of the intersection of U.S. 41 and Bee Ridge Road. In addition to moving from an office to residential multifamily zoning district, the athletic facility is seeking a major conditional use to allow the club to continue to operate under the new zoning. The plans were met with vocal opposition from residents near the project site who expressed concern that the project was out of scale and would exacerbate traffic issues. Bath & Racquet Club representatives said the plan has been adjusted to address resident input gathered since 2017, including a reduced height for the new buildings. Bath & Racquet Club held a community workshop Jan. 15 to engage with residents about a proposed public park the property owner would build on the site. Kelly Klepper, a planner with Kimley-Horn working with Bath & Racquet Club, said the project

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Siesta Key residents in a few months will see a slew of demolition vehicles around their community. Sarasota County will begin demolition of the Siesta Key Water Reclamation plant and replace a water pipeline that runs along part of Midnight Pass Road in the summer. Although residents said they would be happy to see the finished product, they are worried about possible disruptions. During a Jan. 16 workshop, residents expressed concerns about noise, traffic and dust. Demolition of the water facility, near 5200 Oakmont Place, is

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set to begin by June at a cost of $90,230. After the completion of the Siesta Key Master Pump Station, the majority of the infrastructure for the Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant, which ranked second worst in the state for pollution, was shut down in 2018. The county plans to demolish all tanks, buildings and aboveground structures associated with the treatment plant, though

the new master pump station and storage facilities will remain. Demolition is expected to take four months, with work restricted to 10 hours a day between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Underground components will be removed down to about 3 feet and filled. To get the demolition done quickly, Sarasota County construction project manager John Saputo said the county plans to use four track hoes, which

are designed to dig up concrete simultaneously, which will cause a lot of noise and dust, something Siesta resident N.D. White is concerned about. “There’s so much noise and dust already that I can’t even open my doors or windows, and they haven’t even started demolition yet,” White said. However, White said she’s excited for the end product, which is currently planned to be a fenced-in grass field, though she hopes it might be used for a dog park in the future. At a 2019 Siesta Key Association meeting, Sarasota County Assistant Utilities Director Dave Cash said that there are no plans to change the lot into something else, but that could change. “Whether or not it will be up for future public use, there may be opportunities there,” Cash said. “I know in the past there have been some ideas thrown about, such as a kayak launch, dog park, those kinds of things. But at this point, it’s just going to remain a nice mowed grass area

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Grease-rule changes leave business owners concerned County acknowledges late notice over measure designed to help stop sewage backups and spills. BRYNN MECHEM STAFF WRITER

In an effort to reduce sewage spills and grease runoff, Sarasota County in July 2019 approved a fats, oils and grease ordinance that required business owners to increase the frequency in which they pump out their grease traps. However, several business owners said the first time they heard of the regulation change, which will give business owners an added cost, was in late December. The ordinance went into effect Jan. 1. David Cash, the assistant director for public utilities, said the purpose of the ordinance is to ensure that businesses have the appropriate infrastructure to prevent grease from entering the county’s wastewater collection system, which can cause clogs and blockages. When that happens, it can cause a sanitary sewer overflow. According to county documents, from 2014 to 2018, the county averaged 57 sanitary sewer overflows a year. “With some of the concerns

that have been cropping up around water quality, we felt it was important to implement this program at an accelerated pace to start reducing the amount of sanitary sewer overflows, which is really the overall objective,” Cash said. Food service establishments will now be subject to the following requirements: n An initial survey and inspection; n Presence of a grease interceptor/trap; n Routine pump-outs every 90 days; n Record-keeping of the pumpouts; n Routine reports to a licensed hauler; and n A monthly assessment and program fee, paid per utility bill. Small grease traps that are placed under sinks will need to be pumped out every 30 days, and larger units — grease interceptors, — will need to be pumped every 90 days, said Laura Anneson, compliance enforcement manager. Mark Cyphers, who owns Munchies 420 Cafe, Pride of the South BBQ, and Cannons Steakhouse and Tavern, said he was notified of the changes in the third week of December 2019 and that businesses near his received their notifications in the last week of December. Cyphers said the changes to

COUNTY COSTS New county operating costs as a result of the ordinance include six new full-time employees, as well as other recurring outreach and educational costs related to the program. n Year one — $760,159 n Year two — $710,684 n Year three (Annual recurring expenses) — $673,784

his regular water bills and the increased frequency of pumping will cost him upwards of $2,000 at each location annually. “It can make a world of difference in a lot of businesses because adding another $266 to a budget on a monthly basis is a considerable amount of money with no notification at all,” Cyphers said. Although Cash acknowledged that owners were given notice in December, he said these regulations are best industry practice and that turning them into an official ordinance is a project that has been needed for a while. Sarasota County is one of the last governmental bodies in the region to adopt a FOG ordinance. According to county documents, “grease disposed of by restaurants, homes and indus-

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trial sources to the sanitary sewer system” cause 47% of reported blockages that contribute to sanitary sewage overflow. Cash said the next few months will be about education of the program, not enforcement. “We don’t intend to take a heavy-handed approach,” Cash said. “We want to educate and inform first rather than just starting enforcement.” However, when the county does begin enforcing the ordinance, Director of Public Utilities Mike Mylett previously told the Sarasota Observer that noncompliance issues will be handled on a water bill. Those issues could range anywhere from an additional inspection because of noncompliance to the cost of pumping an owner’s grease trap for grease. In extreme cases, Mylett said the county could terminate an establishment’s water services.

When grease gets into the county’s wastewater collection system, it can cause blockages and clogs.

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Residents push for action on ‘hotel houses’ The city will investigate its authority to regulate and manage short-term rental properties built to house large groups. DAVID CONWAY DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR

When construction began near Richard Haynes’s house along Monroe Drive on St. Armands Key, he thought his neighbors were just building a particularly large home. After a few months, however, Haynes said it became clear something atypical was going on. A review of the plans for the property showed the home not only included eight bedrooms but also that each one of those bedrooms had an attached bathroom. Haynes came to a conclusion: The home was being built to house large groups of vacationers, rented out on a short-term basis. Those sorts of homes have recently become a source of concern for full-time barrier islands residents. The St. Armands Residents Association calls these properties “hotel houses” and suggests they functionally operate no differently than a hotel, despite existing within residentially zoned neighborhoods. Those living on St. Armands and Lido Key say the construction of these homes are on the rise, and they fear operators of

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Online listings for homes, such as this Lido Key property, on vacation rental sites advertise the ability to sleep more than 20 people.

similar short-term rental properties will increasingly see the islands communities as an area primed for investment. “We are very concerned that the character of our neighborhoods and our quality of life are being threatened by the rapidly increasing number of these properties,” said Kevin Bales, the president of the St. Armands Residents Association. On Tuesday, the City Commission heard a presentation from St. Armands residents. After hearing input from the public, the commission expressed a desire to

investigate its ability to regulate the construction and operation of the “hotel house” properties, which St. Armands residents defined as rental homes with six or more bedrooms designed to sleep 12 or more occupants. Although the commission thought residents shared valid concerns, officials expressed some trepidation about moving forward quickly in pursuit of new regulations. That’s because the Florida Legislature is considering a bill that would prohibit local governments from establishing new regulations on vacation rent-

als. The bill states property owners have a constitutionally protected right to use their residential property as a vacation rental. “Vacation rentals are residential in nature, a residential use, and thus permitted in residential neighborhoods,” the bill states. Still, the commission voted 4-1 to direct the city attorney to investigate the reach — and limits — the city has to control the properties in question. Chris Goglia, the vice president of St. Armands Residents Association, led the presentation to the commission Tuesday. Following the meeting, he said he was pleased with the commission’s decision because it meant the conversation about large rental houses would continue. Goglia identified 12 properties on St. Armands and Lido, all affiliated with the same ownership group, that he said either operate as a large rental property or have structures under construction. He thought it was clear that these rental homes have become their own business model, and he doesn’t think it’s one that belongs in island neighborhoods. “When I look at this diagram, I see commerce,” Goglia said. “I see business activity. And if this diagram doesn’t represent a prohibited commercial use in a residential neighborhood, then nothing ever well.” Goglia argued the city’s existing definition of a hotel — a building with six or more guest rooms rented to tourists on a daily- or

weekly-rate basis with services like linen or maid service — fits these properties. As a result, he was hopeful the city could use regulations already in place to manage the issues residents raised. In previous interviews, however, city staff has indicated a belief that enforcement could be challenging. The lone dissenting vote Tuesday came from Mayor Jen AhearnKoch, who placed the item on the agenda. She said she wanted the city to take more ambitious steps, including researching the city’s ability to limit the number of bedrooms in certain properties or to require inspections of vacation rentals. At the request of Commissioner Hagen Brody, the city attorney will also investigate the city’s legal authority to regulate homesharing. Brody has previously advocated for more relaxed rules for vacation rentals when the homeowner is living on the property being rented. After the presentation from St. Armands residents, Commissioner Willie Shaw encouraged the speakers to reach out to state officials to make the same case against “hotel houses” — because he feared the city might otherwise be limited in its ability to take action. “We’re going to need your support in giving calls to your legislative body to do just what you’re doing here,” Shaw said.

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The city will work to preserve the nearby butterfly garden when it demolishes the pavilion at Gillespie Park.

Gillespie Park pavilion slated for demolition The city has the neighborhood’s support as it plans to remove a shade structure from the park.

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A structure that has stood in a Sarasota park for more than four decades will soon come down. City staff recently determined the pavilion at Gillespie Park is structurally unsound and needs to be demolished. In August, the city demolished a smaller gazebo in the park and found wood rot

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and termite damage. Staff said the pavilion was built using similar materials and methods as the gazebo and therefore was likely at risk for the same issues. “Forty-plus years is a morethan-acceptable life cycle for a park amenity of this type,” parks department crew leader Wes Byington said in an email. “In fact, to the best of my knowledge, there are only three things in any

of our parks older than this structure: Lido Pavilion, the Doughboy statue and the fountain at Bonita Park.” The pavilion demolition was a subject of discussion at Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, where it drew near-unanimous support from Gillespie Park residents in attendance. Residents from the north-of-downtown neighborhood associated the pavilion with the facilitation of illicit activity, such as drug dealing, and they said the park has been safer and gotten more use since the city fenced off the pavilion last year. Although the park will lose an amenity, people living in the surrounding neighborhood aren’t necessarily eager to see it replaced. Charles Morris, secretary of the Gillespie Park Neighborhood Association, said the negative perception of the pavilion and the positive experience once it was closed meant residents did not want to see the city install a new shade structure. “We’re really not wanting another pavilion created,” Morris said. Linda Holland, president of the Gillespie Park Neighborhood Association, said the city intends to remove most of the concrete pad beneath the pavilion and plant sod. Holland thinks there are opportunities to capitalize on the new open space, including expanding a butterfly garden adjacent to the pavilion or extending a fitness trail. Holland also noted the city has developed a parks master plan that, if funded, would include improvements at Gillespie Park in fiscal year 2025. Holland thinks in the future, the neighborhood could be interested in discussing more significant changes to the

park, including the area where the pavilion stands today. For now, she’s content with just testing how the park functions without the pavilion. “Let it see how it’s going to pan out,” Holland said. “We’ve got plenty of time.” In a Jan. 16 email, Parks and Recreation Director Jerry Fogle said city staff is meeting with demolition contractors ahead of soliciting quotes for demolition. Fogle said it could take up to a month for a project to go out to bid, with a demolition schedule still to be determined. DISTRICT DISMANTLED

In November, Gillespie Park residents appeared in front of the City Commission advocating for the revival of the Gillespie Park Neighborhood Improvement District, a funding mechanism established in 1988 that had been dormant for decades. On Tuesday, however, the commission moved in the opposite direction, unanimously directing staff to prepare an ordinance to eliminate the district. City attorney Robert Fournier authored a memo recommending dissolving the neighborhood improvement district. Fournier said the district included requirements to collect data on criminal activity in the neighborhood that would be demanding of city staff. He also thought the district was not essential for the city to take action on the topics about which residents were concerned — such as the presence of the pavilion. “It’s my opinion that the issues that were raised about problems in the neighborhood can be addressed just as adequately, if not more so, without this district,” Fournier said.

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City rejects downtown gateway sign proposal Official want to explore alternative placemaking solutions.

like artificial placemaking and ignore other entrances into the downtown area. DID board members and other supporters of the proposal believed the sign would help ensure visitors knew where downtown Sarasota was. Two commissioners, Liz Alpert and Shelli Freeland Eddie, were open to further consideration. “I don’t see anything wrong with having a gateway entrance to downtown — which doesn’t preclude doing other things at other entrances,” Alpert said. But a majority of the commission didn’t want the DID to spend additional time and money on a project they didn’t see as a good fit. Commissioner Hagen Brody said he thought the sign extending over the road was tacky and said the city could find an alternative solutions for welcoming visitors to downtown. “I just think there’s more tactful ways to do this,” Brody said.

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A SouthTech intern was stunned a few years ago when Paul Hoffman showed up for his college graduation. Hoffman was the CEO of Sarasota-based SouthTech, a multimillion-dollar IT services and management firm with nearly 60 employees. When the intern saw the busy CEO at the graduation, several SouthTech employees recalled, he was blown away. “He couldn’t stop telling everyone Paul came to his graduation,” SouthTech COO Nathan Bailey said. “He was so impressed.” A CPA who helped build SouthTech into one of the largest IT firms in the region, Hoffman died Jan. 16 of cancer. He was 60. Several people who worked with him and knew him said Hoffman was a humble executive, more servant leader than top-down CEO. Outside SouthTech, Hoffman was one of the original founders of the Gulf Coast CEO Forum and helped get the executive business leadership organization going in 2013, among other civic roles. “It’s going to take a big place to hold all the people who want to pay respects to Paul,” SouthTech Chief Technology Officer Chad Goble said. “He will surely be missed.” Although SouthTech was important, his colleagues said,

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RESTRAINING ORDER 10:20 a.m. — 0 block of Bayfront Drive Dispute: A man said he was at a park when he saw a woman with a small dog not on a leash. The man told the woman she needed to have her dog on a leash. The woman responded by telling the man to mind his own business. The man then called the police. The man said the woman left the park in her car, but he took a picture of her license plate.

BAGGAGE MISHANDLING 7:46 p.m. — 500 block of South Spoonbill Drive Dispute: A woman argued with a private security officer while dropping off suitcases for her son at her ex-husband’s house. The ex-husband’s fiancee said the woman threw the suitcases toward the officer and left before police arrived. The fiancee said no physical altercation occurred and that nobody was injured. The fiancee said she has been having problems with the woman. She said the woman told her she would come back with her boyfriend, though no threats were made. Officers advised the fiancee to contact neighborhood security officers to ensure they were aware of potential issues.

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— Riverview High’s Jayven Millien SEE PAGE 23A

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Booker High senior guard Omari Davis scored 20 points in the Tornadoes’ 73-38 girls basketball win against Riverview High on Jan. 20.

Cardinal Mooney High sophomore Jenna Santiago had three assists in the Cougars’ 8-0 girls soccer win against St. Petersburg Catholic on Jan. 21.

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After early-season miscues, Riverview boys basketball is living up to its potential.

Sarasota High senior forward Francesco La Rosa had a goal and an assist in the Sailors’ 3-0 boys soccer win against Southeast High on Jan. 16.

Sarasota Christian sophomore forward Brian Hershberger had 18 points and 10 rebounds in the Blazers’ 53-43 boys basketball win against IMG Academy Black on Jan. 14.

Sarasota Military Academy senior Lesley Fano-Gomez scored two goals in the Eagles’ 8-1 girls soccer win against Gateway Charter on Jan. 17.

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etting the lead doesn’t matter if you don’t carry it to the end. The members of the Riverview High boys basketball team know this well. The Rams (15-5) struggled closing out games early in first-year coach Rudy Fraraccio’s tenure. Four of the team’s five losses have been by five points or less. Two in overtime. “We have squandered leads,” Fraraccio said. “During that [early stretch], I was learning who we can trust on the floor down the stretch to make the right play.” The Rams also put an emphasis in practice on playing smart: making the right pass, getting the crucial rebound and playing Velcro-tight defense. The Rams finally passed a test Dec. 26, beating Booker High 69-61 and not letting the Tornadoes threaten the lead. As it turns out, that win launched a new trend. The Rams have won 11 of their past 12 games, including eight in a row. Four have been by five points or fewer, a reversal of their earlier misfortune. The team’s senior captains — guards Matteo Catena, Marquel Bryant and Alain Kalisa — say the reversal is no fluke, instead

something that has been a long time coming. “I think it’s a learning experience that we had to go through,” Catena said. “Playing on varsity and going through a bunch of games, learning the right plays to make and not turning the ball over in costly situations.” “If we are up five, we will find a way to make it two,” Kalisa said, laughing. “Our team gets too hyped when trying to score. We have done a better job of keeping calm.” When the Rams are on top, they have a multitude of ways to win. Fraraccio said one of the things that brings the most pride in him is the team’s diversity of options. Some games, the team’s forwards dominate, such as when juniors Jayven Millien and David Mazon combined for 40 points and 12 rebounds in a 58-50 win against Newsome on Jan. 17. Other times, guards including Kalisa (17 points) and freshman Jason Jackson (14 points) get hot from long range, like in a 65-60 win against Booker. With regular season games lasting through the end of the month, the Rams will soon turn their attention to the district tournament, where foes including Lakewood Ranch and Hillsborough County’s Riverview High stand in their way.

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Above: Alain Kalisa is a senior captain on the team. Top: Matteo Catena, here driving the lane against Lakewood Ranch, is a senior captain on the Rams.

Fraraccio is hoping his team’s streak of heady play will continue. “We have the work ethic,” Fraraccio said. “They worked hard in the offseason, mainly September and October. We couldn’t even get in the gym yet, but there were a lot of days of conditioning and a lot of days of lifting weights. “We alluded to that during our overtime victory against Fort Myers [High on Jan. 18]. We are in this tough part of our season, and we said: ‘Well, you know, back in September, in October, we had a tough part of our preseason, and back then, you guys made the sacrifice and put the energy and effort into it. Now we’re at last seeing some fruits of that.’ We just have to keep it up.”

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Riding the (frozen) waves Sailors girls soccer fights through cold to prove their mettle.

ell, I suppose I did ask for it. The recent weather, especially at night — you know, when they hold sporting events — has been freezing, almost literally. I covered the Jan. 21 Sarasota High girls soccer game against Palmetto High in a light jacket, without checking the forecast, thinking it would be enough. It was around 48 degrees. My hands were tingling after a few minutes of taking pictures. Thanks, humidity. The Sailors players were in the same boat. “I can’t feel my … anything!” sophomore defender Janel Mitchell said at the midway point of the second half, embracing her teammates for warmth. Sarasota’s bench players huddled under a fortress of blankets. Other players did extra stretching during the game to keep warm, or at least to try. “This is by far the coldest game of the season,” Sarasota Coach Cole Richardson said.

“It’s Florida. We never expect it to get like this. Our girls showed up without any warm-up clothes, without Under Armour or anything. It’s difficult to play when your mind is telling you one thing, and your muscles are refusing to cooperate.” The Sailors won 5-0, an impressive offensive showing considering the circumstances. Junior midfielder Annette Zamsky netted one of those goals. Zamsky said she actually prefers playing in colder weather — though maybe not this cold — because it helps her avoid overheating and dehydration. Prepared or not, the Sailors continued their season of success. Zamsky said this year’s squad (8-7-1) is the most confident bunch she has played with as a Sailor. Sarasota has one regular season game to go, against Manatee High on Jan. 23, before heading into districts. Win or lose, the 2019 season has been an improvement on last year’s 4-11 campaign. “Coach Cole [Richardson] has brought us together,” Zamsky said. “She has tried girls in different positions and taught us to work together, to work as a team out there. This season has helped

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The Sailors congratulate Annette Zamsky after her goal.

keep our confidence up without it going to our heads. We don’t ever think: ‘Oh, we have got this one. We are the best.’ But we have learned we can do this.” The Sailors are led in scoring by sophomore forward Madelyn Cohen, who has 14 goals. She had one against Palmetto and almost had a second on an unbelievable effort, taking a ball up the left side and into the box, keeping it in bounds while fighting off a defender near the goal line, then blowing between two

other defenders and leveling a shot at the net — only for it to hit the crossbar. Goal or not, it was an impressive display, one made even more so by the frigid temperatures. If Sarasota has people talented enough to do that while trying not to think about the needles in their feet and has the defense and goalkeeping to shut things down, think about what they can do in regular weather. The Sailors have been up and down, but their ups are way up there,

and they could cause problems for opponents in the postseason if they bring their best effort. Or if it’s somehow in the 40s again. The Sailors are pros at that now.

Ryan Kohn is the sports writer for the Sarasota Observer. Contact him at RKohn@ YourObserver.com.

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When did you start playing basketball? In third grade. That’s when I started messing around and shooting with my friends. I was playing football back then, too. I started taking it seriously in fifth grade. That is when I fell in love with the game. What is the appeal to you? I’m a competitive guy. I just love the game, getting on the floor and competing against other guys as hard as I can.

What has been the biggest challenge for you? I think it has been getting stronger, you know, in the weight room. I have tried to take it seriously, but I’m so tall that it’s difficult to lift a lot of weight. (Millien is 6-foot-6.) That is something I need to continue to work on before I go to college. Which superpower would you pick? I want to read people’s minds and see what they are thinking.

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ST. ARMANDS ART FESTIVAL From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in St. Armands Circle. Event is free. More than 200 national and international artists are entered. Works include paintings, sculpture, jewelry, apparel and home items. S.A.F.E. DAY From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Sarasota County Fairgrounds, 3000 Ringling Blvd. Safety Awareness For Everyone is a free event featuring Sarasota Fire Department, Sarasota Police Department, Health Department and other agencies. The event will include a KidZone with rock climbing,

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RIVERVIEW HIGH SCHOOL BAND CONCERT At 7 p.m. at the school, 1 Ram Way. The Riverview High School band will perform the music of American composer John Philip Sousa. A $5 donation is requested at the door. Call 923-1484.

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S A R A S O TA 1155 N Gulfstream Avenue 304 Andrea O'Brien & Marci McFarland 978-257-5176 A4437004 $1,295,000

S A R A S O TA 1053 Citrus Avenue Kim Ogilvie 941-376-1717 A4450425 $1,295,000

S I E S TA K E Y 915 Seaside Drive 604 David Perkowski 941-416-0932 A4450660 $1,295,000

S I E S TA K E Y 915 Seaside Drive 610 Priscilla Adams & Kristen Srur 941-350-5871 A4417976 $1,295,000

S I E S TA K E Y 5880 Midnight Pass Road 407 Priscilla Adams & Kristen Srur 941-350-5871 A4450453 $1,295,000

S I E S TA K E Y 5830 Midnight Pass Road 804 Kelly Quigley 941-356-9954 A4444533 $1,250,000

OSPREY 574 N Macewen Drive Rosalie Phillips 941-544-4430 A4455085 $1,125,000

S A R A S O TA 160 Coolidge Drive Rachelle Golden & Peter Salefsky 941-538-8998 A4454997 $989,000

S A R A S O TA 141 Holly Avenue Kristine Niehaus & Jeffrey Maglione 941-376-4950 A4452231 $849,900

S I E S TA K E Y 797 Beach Road 507 Harvey & Ethel Lovelace & Mina Johnson 941-586-7390 A4454649 $775,000

S A R A S O TA 1723 Bay Street Maurice Menager & Lin Dunn 941-809-2154 A4453885 $775,000

S A R A S O TA 4627 Stone Ridge Trail Kristina Waskom 941-266-8658 A4455271 $749,000

U N I V E R S I T Y PA R K 6930 Langley Place Martyn Reece 941-993-5014 A4455272 $729,900

S I E S TA K E Y 4909 Oxford Drive Jonathan Abrams 941-232-2868 A4453905 $699,000

S A R A S O TA 4245 Palacio Drive Christine Kramer 941-914-5011 A4454984 $699,000

S I E S TA K E Y 5045 Commonwealth Drive Mark McCann 941-685-7624 A4446614 $695,000

S A R A S O TA 2159 Hawthorne Street Keith Kropp & Wayne Rogers 941-587-8376 A4450594 $675,000

S A R A S O TA 8752 Merion Avenue Debbie Daviadoff 770-331-9805 A4436694 $669,900

S A R A S O TA 8260 Larkspur Circle Diana Kryszak 941-993-4078 A4455087 $660,000

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RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

DEC. 30-JAN. 10.

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home in Sapphire Shores tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Carol Fatta, of Buffalo, N.Y., sold the home at 300 Ringling Point Drive to Pauline Davis, of Sarasota, for $1.6 million. Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,920 square feet of living area. It sold for $3.05 million in 2005. SARASOTA

RIVO AT RINGLING Barbara Steinbach, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the Unit PH 303 condominium at 1771 Ringling Blvd. to Dennis Rees and Felice Schulaner, of Sarasota, for $950,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, three-anda-half baths and 3,296 square feet of living area. It sold for $700,000 in 2011. SARASOTA BAY CLUB Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 720 condominium at 1299 Tamiami Trail to Rae Ceil Schwartz, of Sarasota, for $923,000. Built in 2003, it has two bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,849 square feet of living area. It sold for $717,500 in 2005.

Sarasota Bay Club LLC sold the Unit 1105 condominium at 1301 Tamiami Trail to Barbara Grauer, of Sarasota, for $958,000. Built in 2000, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,546 square feet of living area. It sold for $695,000 in 2010. BURNS COURT VILLAS Clifford and Nancy Pinder, of Clayton, Calif., sold their Unit 8 condominium at 1551 Oak St. to Kenneth and Katina Shanahan, of Sarasota, for $860,000. Built in 2007, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,052 square feet of living area. It sold for $835,000 in 2014.

ONE HUNDRED CENTRAL William Bordy, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the Unit F514 condominium at 100 Central Ave. to Larry Long, of Sarasota, for $740,000. Built in 2005, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,532 square feet of living area. It sold for $457,000 in 2006. LOMA LINDA PARK Kingfisher Investments USA LLC sold the home at 2373 Prospect St. to Victor Fernando and Novoa Sotta, of Chile, for $720,000. Built in 2019, it has three bedrooms, two-and-ahalf baths and 1,917 square feet of living area.

Other top sales by area SIESTA KEY

Siesta’s Bayside Thuy Doan and Johnny Tran, of Sarasota, sold their home at 4619 Higel Ave. to Lisa Vander Wall, of Sarasota, for $1.3 million. Built in 1977, it has five bedrooms, four baths, a pool and 3,370 square feet of living area. It sold for $830,000 in 2018.

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Silver Oak Darrel Reece, of Sarasota, sold the home at 5320 Hunt Club Way to Peter Deng and Qu Chen, of Sarasota, for $816,900. Built in 2006, it has four bedrooms, four-anda-half baths, a pool and 5,062 square feet of living area. It sold for $720,000 in 2014.

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Meridian at the Oaks Preserve Thomas and Diane Dean, of Venice, sold their Unit 1003 condominium at 409 N. Point Road to Paul and Nancy Schachter, of Osprey, for $1.03 million. Built in 2003, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,778 square feet of living area. It sold for $1 million in 2004.

NOKOMIS

Laurel Woodlands Donna-Marie O’Brien sold her home at 1070 Eisenhower Drive to Constantine Marousis, of Nokomis, for $368,500. Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,899 square feet of living area. It sold for $275,000 in 2004.

FLOYD AND CAMERON Lyndon Pullman, of Sarasota, sold his home at 1894 Loma Linda St. to Drew Hawk, of Clarion, Pa., for $700,000. Built in 1954, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths and 1,867 square feet of living area. It sold for $627,500 in 2016. HANSEN Richard and Marjorie Singer, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1525 Kenilworth St. to Paul and Jody Rahfield, of Sarasota, for $700,000. Built in 1987, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,183 square feet of living area. It sold for $425,000 in 2013.

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These are the largest city of Sarasota and Sarasota County building permits issued for the week of January 6-10, in order of dollar amounts.

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2361 Wood St.

Addition

Richard Hoshal

Amount $ 210,000

340 S. Palm Ave. #141 Renovations Stephan Mohsen, $ 73,701 trustee 1232 Allendale Ave.

Alterations

Jody Stanfill

$ 69,880

1655 Hyde Park St.

Remodel

Matthew DeLuca

$ 60,000

1309 Vista Drive

Mechanical

Cynthia Wilson, trustee $ 55,472

345 S. Shore Drive

Re-roof

Robert Godown

$ 49,950

950 Whitakers Lane

Addition

Stephen Brannan

$ 44,992

888 Boulevard of the Arts #1907-1908

Doors

Marshall Stanton

$ 30,175

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464 E. Mac Ewen Drive

Re-roof

Howard Ross

$ 312,600

20 Whispering Sands Drive #601

Remodel

Joan Saylor

$ 195,000

24249 Tulip St.

Addition/Renovation Austin Pickle

1482 Shoal Way

Addition

Kenneth Brooke

$ 78,456

620 N. Mac Ewen Drive

Re-roof

Frank Mineo

$ 67,900

5376 Fox Run Road

Windows/Doors

Larry Woodmansee

$ 56,065

1232 Bayshore Drive

Pool/Deck

Leo Doucette

$ 53,660

L O N G B OAT K E Y 230 Sands Point Road 3102 A4455511 $1,300,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 210 Sands Point Road 2203 A4455821 $595,000

L O N G B OAT K E Y 240 Sands Point Road 4101 A4455817 $559,900

S A R A S O TA 1500 State Street 305 A4453665 $439,900

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SCHINDLER’S Charing Bostic, of Brighton, Mich., sold two properties at 707 N. Osprey Ave. to Wallace Schroeder, trustee, of Sarasota, for $675,000. The first property was built in 1925; it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,399 square feet of living area. The second property was built in 1925; it has one bedroom, one bath and 498 square feet of living area. They sold for $430,000 in 2016.

THE LANDINGS TREEHOUSE Wesley Robert and Lisl Liang, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 32 condominium at 1493 Landings Lake Drive to Alan Roberts and Laura Roberts, trustees, of Sarasota, for $550,000. Built in 1981, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,176 square feet of living area. It sold for $362,500 in 2003.

SAPPHIRE SHORES Larry Geimer, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 427 Woodland Drive to Kevin Fahy and Brittany Zachos Fahy, of Sarasota, for $625,000. Built in 1965, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,970 square feet of living area. It sold for $356,300 in 2003. FLORENCE Shane Powell and Amanda Waag, of Sarasota, sold their home at 1700 Southwood St. to Keith Larkins, of Sarasota, for $598,000. Built in 1991, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,179 square feet of living area. It sold for $390,200 in 2017. Q Steven and Lynn Blackledge sold their home at 235 Cosmopolitan Court to Nancy Petit, of Sarasota, for $595,000. Built in 2016, it has two bedrooms, two-anda-half baths and 1,697 square feet of living area. It sold for $559,200 in 2016.

of Sarasota, for $420,000. Built in 2006, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,706 square feet of living area. It sold for $340,000 in 2013.

OYSTER BAY ESTATES Peter and Cynthia Hegwein, of Tallahassee, sold their home at 1828 N. Lake Shore Drive to Tyler and Dawn Fread, of Hamilton, Ohio, for $565,000. Built in 1972, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,350 square feet of living area. It sold for $122,000 in 1987.

HARBOR ACRES Jack and Kacy Carla Bennington sold their home at 1630 S. Orange Ave. to Mariana Moreno Prats and Javier Zayas Cela, of Sarasota, for $540,000. Built in 1962, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,630 square feet of living area. It sold for $209,400 in 1999. BAY VIEW ACRES HSBC Bank, trustee, sold the home at 6723 Avenue C to Alexander Z. Zarris and Alexander O. Zarris, of Sarasota, for $536,000. Built in 1974, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,851 square feet of living area. It sold for $400,100 in 2019. HUDSON LANDINGS Bradley Kettler and Katherine Morford sold their Unit 874 condominium at 874 Hudson Ave. to Tomislav Juric and Molly Chillinsky, of Beavercreek, Ohio, for $510,000. Built in 1989, it has

FOREST LAKES COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES Stephen Centola, of Sarasota, sold his home at 3549 Brookline Drive to Gerald and Tracy Dant and Gary and Donna Miller, of Indianapolis, for $385,000. Built in 1973, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,958 square feet of living area. It sold for $340,000 in 2006. Whitney Elfstrom

The home at 300 Ringling Point Drive was the top seller between Dec. 30 and Jan. 10. It sold for $1.6 million.

three bedrooms, two baths and 1,387 square feet of living area. It sold for $570,000 in 2015.

in 2019, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,904 square feet of living area.

HOMECROFT Cay Investments LLC sold the home at 3556 Estrada St. to Breezeway Holdings LLC for $475,000. Built in 1952, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 1,560 square feet of living area. It sold for $130,000 in 2015.

Anna Marie Dunahoo sold her home at 2535 Browning St. to Donald Bickel, of Sarasota, for $310,000. Built in 2006, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,254 square feet of living area. It sold for $160,000 in 2008.

Dorothy Graber, June Riegsecker, Mary Wagler, Melvin Kemp, Anna Marie Ennis, Wally Kemp, Sally Wade and Mark Kemp, of Cannelburg, Ind., sold their home at 3405 Birky St. to Willard and Dorothy Graber, of Sarasota, for $265,000. Built in 1952, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 727 square feet of living area.

ESPLANADE BY SIESTA KEY Dino Viscusi and Lisa Paonessa, of Schenectady, N.Y., sold their home at 5806 Cavano Drive to Faye Doyle and John Doyle, trustees, of Fletcher, N.C., for $450,000. Built in 2014, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,639 square feet of living area. It sold for $335,100 in 2014.

HUDSON PARK Weekley Homes LLC sold the home at 2575 Wood St. to Maureen and Richard Robinson, of Sarasota, for $465,000. Built

PHILLIPPI LANDINGS Deborah Giggleman sold her Unit 504 condominium at 5531 Cannes Circle to Allan Straughan and Eileen Straughan, trustees,

Alison Russell and Catalano Belyea, as Guardian, of Appleton, Maine, sold the home at 1868 Riviera Circle to David and Brooke Gibson, of Sarasota, for $342,000. Built in 1974, it has four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,758 square feet of living area. It sold for $325,000 in 2019. Barbara Beaty, of Wilmington, N.C., sold the home at 3333 Pine Valley Drive to Amy Stumbo and Jason Burge, of Sarasota, for $304,000. Built in 1968, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 2,141 square feet of living area. It sold for $230,000 in 2010. Mark Hendon and Clifford Henson, of Dallas, sold their home at 3279 Pine Valley Drive to Brian and Nancy Dearwater, of Sarasota, for $284,500. Built in 1967, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,679 square feet of living area. It sold for $144,500 in 2001. THE ENCORE Keith and Jean Bullivant, of Gainesville, sold their Unit 10

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includes an outdoor kitchen equipped with dual televisions plus an inviting fire table where homeowners can unwind after a long day. Double French doors open onto the pool deck from the master suite, where the tranquil master bath includes a freestanding tub and a glass door in the shower that leads to a lush private outdoor shower garden. An expansive, second-floor loft provides plenty of options for homeowners, who could use it as a quiet office space, a movie lounge or an imaginative playroom for children. Fully furnished by Romanza Interior Design, the Camberdale was designed in an unassuming coastal contemporary architectural style, with sea-blue painted louvered Bermuda shutters, wood-framed windows and an emphasis on vertical symmetry. London Bay Homes’ brand promise of “Private Label Living” means that homeowners can personalize every detail of their new Sarasota residence from the ground up, from the location and floor plan to all the interior finishing touches. For a faster building process, clients can choose from one of London Bay’s existing floor plans that have been customized to make the most of specific lots sizes. Its Camberdale floor plan works well on downtown Sarasota lots that are more intimately sized, while other floor plans could be options for more expansive homesites. “We have a variety of flexible, custom-design floor plans that have been created with the desires of today’s homeowners in mind,” said Mark Wilson, president and CEO of London Bay

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ALINARI Herbert and Miriam Waltzer, of Sarasota, sold their Unit 702 condominium at 800 N. Tamiami Trail to James Sartori and Devi Koung, of Sarasota, for $373,000. Built in 2007, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,323 square feet of living area. It sold for $425,300 in 2007. SOUTH GATE Michael Rissman Jr., of Sarasota, sold his home at 3239 Elmore Place to Daniel Goldman, of Sarasota, for $370,000. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,799 square feet of living area. It sold for $265,000 in 2014.

Craig and Kimberly McClure, trustees, of Sarasota, sold the home at 2836 Pinecrest St. to Stephen and Arleen Smagacz, of Sarasota, for $320,000. Built in 1957, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,414 square feet of living area. It sold for $139,900 in 2012. Amy Couch sold the home at 2431 Parson Lane to BGRS LLC for $289,000. BGRS LLC then sold the home to Sean and Lisa Martin, of Sarasota, for $289,000. Built in 1956, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,329 square feet of living area. It sold for $242,000 in 2018. Gary Lee Flick, trustee, sold the home at 2478 Hibiscus St. to

Catherine Ann McKeehan, of Sarasota, for $259,000. Built in 1961, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,271 square feet of living area. It sold for $42,500 in 1977. HUNTINGTON POINTE David Lee and Sheila Brown, of Galloway, N.J., sold their home at 4170 Hearthstone Drive to Joseph and Lisa Yoder, of Sarasota, for $365,000. Built in 1991, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,120 square feet of living area. It sold for $182,700 in 1991.

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DOLPHIN TOWER David Salentine, of Sarasota, sold the Unit 5K condominium at 101 S. Gulfstream Ave. to Richard and Dianne Weiskopf, of Schenectady, N.Y., for $350,000. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,408 square feet of living area. It sold for $372,000 in 2016. SUN HAVEN Weder and Cristina Santos Custodio Pereira, of Norton, Mass., sold their home at 5742 Brooklyn Ave. to Yoelsy Rocha Hernandez and Mery Antonia Rocha, of Sarasota, for $335,000. Built in 1959, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 1,881 square feet of living area. It sold for $212,000 in 2019. DESOTO TERRACE Southeast Property Acquisitions LLC sold the home at 3804 Iroquois Drive to Michael Cowgill and Majka Beard, of Sarasota, for $315,000. Built in 1929, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 1,573 square feet of living area. It sold for $255,000 in 2005.

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54 Notions 55 CBS anchor King 56 Longtime pitcher Hideo 57 Weeps 60 “Hyperion” poet John 61 Poppy product 62 Somewhat, informally 63 Furry aquatic mammal 64 Sun. follower 66 Cry from a baby monitor 67 Minute ___ orange juice 68 Behold, in Latin DOWN 69 Deface 1 Inverse of giga71 Spanish 101 verb 2 Panache 75 ___ Major 3 Partygoer 76 Big Apple sch. 4 T, on frat row 77 Punishment for binge5 Bruins legend Bobby watching, perhaps 6 Small valley 78 Cary of “The Princess 7 Thereabouts Bride” 8 Shorthand inventor 83 Part of BBC (Abbr.) 9 ___ B, aka Scary Spice 85 Core belief 10 Fruity drink suffix 86 Business mogul 11 Like a ragtag crew 87 At an angle 12 Related to birds 13 Fourth of 13 same-named 88 Spirited song 90 Fictional Forrest popes 91 Isle of Napoleon’s exile 14 Rustic lodging 92 Stretch out 15 Author W.E.B. 16 Remarks to the audience 93 Filming location 94 Vulcans or Klingons, for 17 Quote from memory short 18 You may write them on 97 Strong cleaner books 98 Moisten, as poultry 24 Declares 25 Rhythmic, like drumbeats 99 Reason to use an inhaler 100 Ripped to shreds 30 Jabber 101 Stockpiles 32 Apple tablet 102 Make a cryptogram, say 33 Webcam part 103 Deeply regretful reply 35 Off-roader, briefly 106 Speared garnish 36 Perlman of “Cheers” 107 Aired again 37 Run ___ (go berserk) 108 ___ Island 38 Present topper 113 Oklahoma city 39 Whiz 114 Matures 40 Like a clue about clues 116 Small splash sound 41 Disparaging remarks 117 Figs. on some wallet 45 Engrave cards 46 Blinds segment 119 Fragrant evergreen 47 Some weather forecast 120 Burnt residue extremes 121 Fannie ___ 51 She-sheep 122 NFL passers 52 Make amends 123 Dubai’s place, for short 53 Chinese animal with zebra colors

CELEBRITY CIPHER

By Luis Campos Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present. Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

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Complete the grid so that every row, column and 3x3 box contains every digit from 1 to 9 inclusively.

01-23-20

CLASSIFIEDS

Thursday, January 23, 2020

LV9433

The Sarasota and Siesta Key Observers reserve the right to classify and edit copy, or to reject or cancel an advertisement at any time. Corrections after first insertion only. *All ads are subject to the approval of the Publisher. *It is the responsibility of the party placing any ad for publication in The Sarasota and Siesta Key Observers to meet all applicable legal requirements in connection with the ad such as compliance with town codes in first obtaining an occupational license for business, permitted home occupation, or residential rental property. INFO & RATES: 941-955-4888 • Fax: 941-362-4808 • EMAIL: classified@yourobserver.com • ONLINE: classifieds.yourobserver.com HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 8:30am-5pm • DEADLINES: Classifieds - Tuesday at Noon • Service Directory - Friday at 3pm • PAYMENT: Cash, Check or Credit Card

Items Under $200 For Sale ADVERTISE YOUR MERCHANDISE with the total value of all items $200 or less in this section for FREE! Limit 1 ad per month,15 words or less. Price must be included next to each item. No commercial advertising. Ad runs 2 consecutive weeks in 1 Observer. Call 941-955-4888 Or Email ad to: classified@yourobserver.com (Please provide your name and address) Or Online at: www.yourobserver.com Or mail to: The Observer Group 1970 Main St. - 3rd Floor Sarasota, Fl 34236 2 BEARS- one TY, one Libearty with flag. $35. Smokey 1996, boxed. $55. 941-926-0778. 53” GLASS round top, beveled, $100. Must pick up. 440-668-2010. 6 NEW fishing rods: $10/each. 3 Electric warming trays, 1 electric frying pan, 1 electric griddle, $3/each. 941-966-6000.

Autos Wanted

Homes For Rent

PRIVATE BUYER looking to purchase a 2003 or newer Mercedes 500 SL. Prefer lower mileage auto. Going north at end of March, no dealers please. Call Bob: 514-984-3299 or E-mail: robertkavanagh99@gmail.com

1BR/1BA SARASOTA Guest house in Hudson Bayou west of trail close to downtown. Wonderful private cottage. $1,300. (941) 962-2351.

WE BUY cars. top $$ paid for your vehicles. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

GULF GATE area: 1BR/1BA rental, unfurnished, Mobile home park, 55+ community. 941-356-9722.

Garage/Moving/Estate Sales ANNUAL INDIAN BEACH SAPPHIRE SHORES NEIGHBORHOOD YARD SALE - 50+ HOUSEHOLDS: Items are the style of an eclectic artsy area. January 25th & 26th: 9a.m.-3p.m. South of Ringling Museum, West of Tamiami Trail (US41), North of Whitaker Bayou. FINAL SALE: Saturday, January 25th from 8am-2pm. 1100 Bogey Lane LBK. Everything half price! Including furniture, electronics, kids items, designer clothes, bags, and shoes, and so much more!

Pets

8 MILLIMETER projector and splicer: $45. Silver chafing dish: $75. Crystal decanter: $40. Call: 941-922-4093.

Mobile Homes

Vacation/Seasonal Rentals

SIESTA KEY Beautiful 2BD/2BA Condo on water ground level, by Turtle beach. All amenities. Available March- $5,000/mo. 941-346-7109.

Accounting 65+YOUNG? TAX Returns-$100. Free pick-up & delivery. Over 35yrs. exp. (941) 378-4546.

Adult Care Services

CARING/COMPASIONATE CAREGIVER, 10+ years experience. Home health, transportion, appointments, shopping, laundry, travel, and more. References available. Niurka Labrada. 305-607-3502.

BOOKSHELF MAHAGONY wood, 4 large shelves, like new, $75 (941) 920-2494. CHILD'S GRAND piano with bench. $50. Call: (941) 416-1941.

Cleaning

BLUE FISH Cleaning Inc. 941-705-3812. Insured, Bonded. Affordable reliable home cleaning, $90, 2 cleaners, 2 hours. BRAZILIAN CLEANING Service by Maria. Residential. Meticulous Cleaning. Excellent References. Free Estimates. Reliable. Lic./Ins. 941-400-3342. CARLINA’S CLEANING services- accepting new clients. Reliable, honest, and hardworking. Call for free estimates: 941-780-2799. CLEANING BY Brazilian Lady. Meticulous, reliable, deep cleaning specialist. Residential. Commercial. New Construction. 941-400-2866. MRS. MAIDS. Detailed & dependable cleaning and HOUSE CHECK SERVICES for your residence. Bonded/ Insured. For free estimates, call 941-400-3175.

Health Services CARE GIVER Likable & Strong Chef, Personal Trainer and Handyman all in one. I care for your loved one so you can maintain your life. Very personable and knowledgeable about health & Fitness, Installs Grab Bars & Reverse Osmosis Water systems, etc. Michael Blanchard CPT 949-306-4877

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COFFEE AND two end tables $100. Two lamps, $40. Ronco Rotisserie $25. 941-321-2694. GOLF CLUBS- Complete set of irons and woods in bag. $85. 941-358-5313. GOLF SHOES: Foot Joys, Size 9 soft spikes , very good condition, $30. 941 966-0618. MEN'S JEEP city bike 7 speed, fork & saddle suspension. Immaculate. $95. (941) 923-2008. MICROWAVE, WHIRLPOOL over-range 30"x 17"x 16" + fixing kit. Excellent condition, hardly used. Bargain at $100. 941-321-8268. MOVING SALE- Blk. leather computer chair- $20. 3-drawer dresser- $20. Shelves, lawn equipment & more $5-$20. 941-924-2431 (ONLY 9am- 7pm) NEW FULL size violin $149 and used half size violin $50. Bow and case included. (941) 358-8511. WEBBER GRILL- Propane tank and cover included. Full size, $100. 941-927-6002.

Autos Wanted CASH FOR YOUR CAR We come to you! Ho Ho Buys cars. 941-270-4400.

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Homes For Sale

PUPPY: BEAUTIFUL 3 month old male Maltese for sale with papers and current health certificate in Sarasota. $850. 718-619-0645.

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Storage

STORAGE FACILITY Boat/ RV/ Trailer. Secure facility, low monthly rentals, Clark Rd area. 941-809-3660, 941-809-3662.

Help Wanted

PROPERTY MANAGER Resident mgr couple for a condo in LBK. Will be responsible for weekly rentals. 2 bedroom Gulf View condo provided. Please send resumes to: donna@longboatkeybeachcomber.com SALES ASSOCIATE: Must have retail experience, dependable, flexible, must multi-task. Must love fashion. Starting at $12/hr. Full time and part time. 904-556-8900.

Positions Wanted

BOUTIQUE SALES position: Get an upbeat sales position on LBK on St. Armands Circle! We will accommodate your schedule and offer great compensation. Call: 941-203-8897 or Email: Sarasota@shopfugates.com

NEED ASSISTANCE? A LENDING HAND HOME CARE - Transportation - Meal Preparation - Light Housekeeping - Personal Care - Dementia Care - Companionship - Medical Reminders Schedule your free in-home consultation today!

CARLO DATTILO PAINTING. Licensed & insured. Interior/ Exterior painting including drywall repair and retexturing. Wallpaper installation & removal, pressure washing. Residential & commercial, condos. Honest & reliable. Free estimates. 941-744-1020. 35+ years experience.

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PERSONAL ASSISTANT/CAREGIVER: Errands and shopping, Companionship, transportation, doctors appts, housesitting, light meal preparation and housekeeping, assistance with daily living, etc. Call Ms. Schwabe: 941-705-7460.

Puzzle Two Solution: “It is our job – as parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles – to find books our kids are going to like.” – James Patterson

Auto Transport

This week’s Sudoku answers

SHIP YOUR car, truck or SUV anywhere in the United States. Great rates, fast quotes. Call Hawley Motors, 941-923-3421.

Commercial Property For Sale

HAIR SALON in upscale retirement home- fully staffed with equipment. $10,000. 941-918-8805.

Homes For Sale 2 Bedroom 2 bath Updated with Bay View

$595,000

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This week’s Crossword answers

Carpentry

328130

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ATTORNEY

FREE LIVING WILL WITH EVERY ESTATE PLAN

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3680493-01

922-3157

327058

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918-8587

Also Laying Stone

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552-5766

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966-5094

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Office in Palmer Ranch 8586 Potter Park Drive, Sarasota, FL 34238

C.T. MALLETT

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327729

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327059

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MOVERS

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• • • •

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For $95 per hour you get: A truck, 2 men with equipment, experience and a great attitude to

make your moving day a pleasure. Ray - 941-313-4538

Licensed and insured #IMT708

38 Years Experience

PAINTING

Faulkner’s

Jessica 941 928 4845

327562

1314 Central Ave Sarasota, FL 34236 BlueFraming@gmail.com 328262

KITCHEN/BATH REMODELING

941.966.0333

Kenneth Fuhlman Inc. Building & Roofing Contractor • Aluminum, Vinyl, & Wood Soffit & Fascia Repair & Installation • Roofing Repair & Installation • Metal Roofing & Tile Roof Repair Specialists

Licensed • Bonded • Insured

THE GRAB BAR GUY

941-626-3194

Licensed & Insured CCC - 058059 CBC - 1253936 327727

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• Pool Cage Restoration • Rescreening Specialists • Specialty Screens • Paint • Doors and more! Satisfaction guarantee Satisfaction Guarantee Pool cage Restoration/ Rescreening specialists Manufacture and Workmanship Warranties

Serving South Sarasota Only including: Palmer Ranch – Osprey – Nokomis

941-345-5264

specialty screens / screw replacement / paint

TREES

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PLUMBING

954-1878

327053

General Plumbing Services Inc.

SHOWER & BATH MAKEOVERS

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Veteran Owned & Operated • Third Generation Master Plumber All Major Credit Cards Accepted Generalplumbingsarasota.com

941-923-8140

326250

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Call John 941.377.2940

Melanie Gates

(941) 966-2960

GLENN KROECKER

Free Estimates • Sarasota Resident Since 1974

• Pet Sitting • Dog Walking • Over 24 years experience • Excellent references

COVERAGE AREA: LAKEWOOD RANCH TO S. VENICE

(cell) 780-3346 Licensed & Insured

$10/week • $2.50 each additional dog

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Pet Care

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• Drain & Sewer Cleaning • Backflows Installation • Natural Gas Installations - Appliance Hook ups • Power Flush & Comfort Height Toilets • All Water Heaters - Tankless - Gas - Solar • All Major Plumbing Fixtures Repaired or Replaced • Garbage Disposals • New Water & Sewer Services • Dishwashers Installed • Wells & Pump Repairs Licensed & Insured State Lic CFC056748

10 Years Experience

941-232-1192

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120

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3687676-01

Curt’s Lawn Service Lic. & Ins.

Licensed & Insured

(941) 345-5264

WINDOWS

POWER WASHING

www.showerandbathsarasota.com

373-9299

Fully Insured

State Licensed Contractor #CCC057066

Dog Waste Removal is in Your Neighborhood

LIFETIME GUARANTEE

327054

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PET SERVICES

326252

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Specializing in Re-Roofing & Repairs

Painting & Pressure Cleaning

Driveways Deck Staining Roof Cleaning

Gulf Gate RoofinG inc. 325623

Framing for all your Fine art and Collectibles

LEAKY ROOF?

327048

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ROOFING

325624

INTERIOR DESIGN

327732

322188

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326255

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