by Christine Robinson | Jul 15, 2017 | News
Without a doubt, Sarasota County is one of the most prominent counties in the U.S. because of our quality of life. We live on some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, have a number of diverse communities that are rapidly growing, thriving businesses, tourism,...
by Christine Robinson | Jun 17, 2017 | News
“Wants” and “needs.” It is budget crunch time in local government. Budget workshops are happening now and the most important decisions about the future of our area gets decided during these workshops. These are happening at the county level and on the municipal level....
by Christine Robinson | Jun 12, 2017 | News
The Sarasota County Commission has adopted 10 board priorities for fiscal year 2018. All are important and we commend the board for understanding how critical and crucial these issues are to our county. Among the top five bullet points are housing affordability,...
by Christine Robinson | Jun 7, 2017 | News
And Christine Robinson, executive director of the Argus Foundation, told the commission to take stock of the volume of issues that were brought up Monday. “How did this get to this point, and why do you have so many people in the room here today?” Robinson said. The...
by Christine Robinson | May 30, 2017 | News
“It always feels like I need to remind people of what happens when you don’t have growth,” said Christine Robinson, executive director of the self-described business think tank Argus Foundation and a former Sarasota County commissioner. “Restaurants close, your...
