by Christine Robinson | Jul 29, 2024 | News, Uncategorized
The Sarasota County Commission recently voted against funding parental choice school readiness childcare. Commissioners cut $510,000 from the program, the amount voted through last year, and turned their back on a long-term partnership with the Legislature and...
by Christine Robinson | Jul 20, 2024 | News
You hear it often from people who want to see Sarasota County and its cities frozen in time, “commissioners need to stop all of this building.” It is a fascinating premise to think a commissioner would have this sort of power, to issue a moratorium on building. In...
by Christine Robinson | Jun 23, 2024 | News
Several prominent local foundations are urging the Sarasota County Commission to revisit more than $1 million in funding cuts to highly ranked programs made in a process they say was plagued by confusion, inconsistency and a lack of transparency. Read More
by Christine Robinson | Jun 20, 2024 | News
SARASOTA — Regional foundations are urging Sarasota County commissioners to reconsider recent votes to cut funding. In a letter signed by leaders of four nonprofit foundations, they pinpointed the June 5 vote on county human service funding and suggests a “second...
