by Christine Robinson | Apr 3, 2019 | News
Welcome to Issue 2 of our digital 2019 quarterly newsletter! We have had an extremely busy start to 2019 and we have accomplished a lot this quarter.
by Christine Robinson | Apr 2, 2019 | News
The City Commission on Monday unanimously approved the program, championed by Commissioner Willie Charles Shaw, which aims to provide 12 individuals ideally from North Sarasota with training in air conditioning maintenance — a trade that pays $40,000 to $45,000...
by Christine Robinson | Mar 27, 2019 | News
SARASOTA — A proposed workforce training program could finally create long-term, high-paying jobs in impoverished Newtown if the Sarasota City Commission supports it. The program, championed by Commissioner Willie Charles Shaw, aims to provide 12 individuals from...
by Christine Robinson | Mar 16, 2019 | News
Budget season for governments is upon us and we are about to embark on a process that will end in September with final hearings for a budget starting Oct. 1 of this year. Before we begin to look forward, it is just as important to look backwards and evaluate how we...
by Christine Robinson | Mar 16, 2019 | News
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...
by Christine Robinson | Mar 16, 2019 | News
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...
by Christine Robinson | Feb 23, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
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...
by Christine Robinson | Feb 17, 2019 | News
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...
by Christine Robinson | Feb 16, 2019 | News
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...
by Christine Robinson | Feb 12, 2019 | News, Uncategorized
“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...
