Those who wrote.

We thank all those who wrote in reasoned opposition to the Sarasota County Commission's hijacking of the 2050 Plan. Many wrote, a few kindly shared their work with us:

Charles Pattison, 1000 Friends of Florida 

Cathy Antunes, Activist, founder, 2050 Action Network 

 Lillian Iannarone

Jono Miller, Activist, Adviser  

John Wesley White, former Sarasota County Administrator

Becky Ayech, former Sarasota County Planning Commission member 

Tom Matrullo, journalist, neighborhood activist 

Dan Lobeck, attorney, activist 

More letters 

Anne Kaplan, former head of CONA Sarasota
Bill Zoller, architect, activist
Andre Mele, activist, Waterkeepers.org
Donna Cubit-Swoyer, activist
Mollie Cardamone, former mayor, Sarasota
Vickie Nighswander, candidate for Charter Review
Tina Rowbottom, Englewood resident

Even more letters. . .

Alex Morris
Rob Kaercher
Joy Sica Naylor, Englewood resident

Lobeck: Gutting and Repealing Controls - Letter to the DEO

Gutting Sarasota 2050

Repealing Controls on Urban Growth 

Mr. Eubanks and Ms. Brookens:

Attached is my analysis (in a shorter version and a longer one) of the latest round of amendments to the Sarasota 2050 Plan.

Please note in particular the complete elimination of the timing constraints in the amendment set for adoption hearing on October 22, which would open up the eastern county to massive urban growth all at one time, overwhelming infrastructure, including roads of critical state concern.

It might also be noted that the adoption version differs from the transmittal version in that the County is now dropping the proposed requirement for an adjustment of the developer’s fiscal neutrality report in the instance that the developer changes the mix of what is being actually developed. Although staff contends that this would require a rezoning and therefore a new report, the Sarasota 2050 Zoning Code has been amended to allow changes in what is being developed, administratively to a point and with Board approval beyond that, without any stated requirement for an adjustment of fiscal neutrality.

This is to request a copy of your ORC or other DEO comments on this amendment.

Thank you very much for your considerations.


Daniel J. Lobeck, Esq.
Personally and as President of Control Growth Now, Inc.