July 1: Citizen Input: "Hire a New Stormwater Director"

July 1, 2025 Budget Workshop Sarasota County Commission and staff hearing from citizens flooded by Hurricane Debby: The result: The Board directed Administrator Jonathan Lewis to hire a Director and Manager David Ochs: "Please hire new blood" Jay Crabtree "You guys have listened to us" “Through our own research and talking to experts, we've found that the county may be exempt from both state and federal permits,” said Seth Johnson, a volunteer with the South Gate Community Association. “Because they are pursuing a navigational dredge instead of stormwater maintenance, they could be completely missing this process that could get a shovel in the creek within a few months, rather than taking delay after delay from going through the federal permit process,” he told WUSF. Kerry Sheridan, WUSF/NPR Connie Neeley "You don't just have a flood problem - you have a trust problem" \ Kristy Molyneuaux "Stormwater leadership is broken" " Sar...