by Christine Robinson | Dec 17, 2018 | News
We are only two and a half months into this fiscal year and the County Commission is already planning for the next budget year. In the first planning meeting, several organizations came together to ask the county to make water quality a priority again. The Argus...
by Christine Robinson | Dec 15, 2018 | News, Uncategorized
We are very lucky to once again have a Florida Senate President from our region. Senator Bill Galvano was officially elected Senate President last month. Senator Galvano has been an excellent friend to Sarasota and has served in Senate leadership in differing...
by Christine Robinson | Nov 17, 2018 | News
Two days ago, The Argus Foundation celebrated our Annual Lifetime Achievement Awards. These awards honor the trailblazers of our community. Our honorees, past and present, are business men and women involved in our community and who significantly helped to shape...
by Christine Robinson | Nov 16, 2018 | News
Sarasota attorney Mike Furen and posthumous honoree Gil Waters were recognized Nov. 15 at the Argus Foundation’s 17th Annual Lifetime Achievement Awards at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota. The award ceremony celebrates business leaders who have made significant...
by Christine Robinson | Nov 6, 2018 | News, Uncategorized
SARASOTA — City voters have decided to change the date of their municipal elections. More than 60 percent of voters in Tuesday’s general election supported the amendment to move Sarasota City Commission elections from March and May of odd years to August and November...
by Christine Robinson | Nov 6, 2018 | News
From now on, City Commission races will be settled during a different time of the year. Voters approved a city charter amendment that moves municipal elections from March and May of odd-numbered years to August and November of even-numbered years. The proposal earned...
by Christine Robinson | Oct 22, 2018 | News
The business community should pay close attention to the alarming County Charter amendment that will appear on the ballot to create single-member districts. It looks innocuous at first, but when you peel back the layers and figure out what this really does, it is...
by Christine Robinson | Oct 20, 2018 | News
Change the Date Sarasota is an incredible gathering of residents, businesses, organizations and thought leaders across the political spectrum. It is an effort to increase voter participation in city commission elections and to save taxpayer money by changing the date...
by Christine Robinson | Oct 16, 2018 | Argus Impact
Freedom Boat Club, the nation’s oldest and largest boat club with more than 20,000 members in 31 states and Canada, recently concluded its third national cause-marketing partnership to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. While total contributions among all...
by Christine Robinson | Sep 28, 2018 | News
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...
by Christine Robinson | Sep 22, 2018 | News
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....
