VENICE — Between efforts to improve the water supply, clean up stormwater runoff and improve wastewater treatments, Sarasota County government and taxpayers have spent almost $1 billion over the past 25 years in improving water quality, county officials said. Almost...
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Venice Gondolier & North Port Sun: Red tide not area’s only water concern
It’s not just your septic tank, if you have one, that’s going to come under scrutiny in the coming year. A panel of county leaders pointed out the myriad projects and efforts underway to address red tide and blue-green algae at a Friday luncheon hosted by The Argus...
Official Photos: Meet the Minds with Reason Foundation Vice President Dr. Adrian Moore
Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Libertarian official schools entrepreneurs on cannabis legalization
SARASOTA — Fresh from monitoring medical marijuana hearings in Tallahassee, where legislative opposition to smoking prescription cannabis is rapidly disintegrating, legalization advocate Adrian Moore told a conservative Argus Foundation audience Friday that...
SRQ Daily Op-Ed – Water quality timing is urgent
On March 15, The Argus Foundation in partnership with South County Tiger Bay will host a water quality meeting called, “Water Quality: What is Sarasota County doing about it?” As red tide has faded, and tourist season has set in, the memories of some are...
Sarasota News Leader: County commissioners indicate determination to allocate funding for replacement of more septic systems as they plan future budgets
Argus Foundation urges board to pursue new septic-to-sewer projects, as no funding for such work has been approved after the current fiscal year ends. At the urging of a former county commissioner, the Sarasota County Commission has asked County Administrator Jonathan...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune -ROBINSON: California is serious about local building deregulation. We need to be too.
"Sarasota needs to take a deep breath and understand that growth is coming — trying to stop it with more procedures and regulations will only exacerbate the affordable-housing problem. Sarasota needs to take a hard look at the direction California is taking and find...