Meanwhile, as part of the club’s continuing efforts to inform members before election day, former Sarasota County Commissioner Christine Robinson provided an update on the legal status of other constitutional amendments, as well as her views of a county charter...
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SRQ Daily – Larry Eger: Current Election Schedule Fails Sarasota’s Electorate
Simply put, we seek to increase participation amongst the City’s electorate. On average, 8 out of 10 voters aren’t participating in city elections—it’s unbelievable! Our local democracy suffers when roughly 80 percent of voters either do not or cannot participate....
SRQ Daily Op-Ed – The Great Collaborator on Workforce Development
Sarasota County just received a presentation of the 2018 Citizen’s Survey. Survey participants were asked what they thought could be the single biggest contributor to the county’s economic growth. The top answer was “Workforce Training or Re-Training”. Luckily, we...
SRQ Daily – Jacob Ogles: Sarasota No Leader in Voter Participation
The effort to reschedule Sarasota’s city elections officially moved from its petition drive stage into a full-fledged campaign for change, this week launching anew as Change the Date Sarasota. And while a campaign announcement touts the bipartisan organization and the...
Official Photos: Meet the Minds on Red Tide featuring Dr. Michael Crosby, Alan Jones, and Mote Scientists
SRQ Daily: PGT Innovations Donates to Local Schools with SchoolTools
More than 25 team members and leaders at PGT Innovations' North Venice location worked together to assemble and deliver SchoolTools backpacks to make a difference in the lives of local children in need through World Vision, a global Christian relief, development and...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune – ROBINSON: The progress and the work remaining to preserve the quality of our water
Red tide. It has dealt a tough blow to our community’s tourism and other businesses. It does not matter where you are in the county, you have felt the effects. It is a reminder of our most recent recession and how, when businesses suffer, so do our residents’ overall...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Argus: Examining causes, possible solutions for red tide
Argus - Red Tide The Florid red tide alga, Karenia brevis, that has been destroying sea life all along the Gulf Coast for nearly 10 months now, was the subject of a sold-out Meet the Minds event, sponsored by Argus Foundation and held at the Sarasota Yacht Club....