Developers in Sarasota, Wildlife Corridors, Advocates at SCAN, Campaign $$$

Old Miakka residents are concerned about a brand new proposed development of 504 acres. This evening, April 29, 6 pm:  - a Zoom workshop is scheduled, register at this link. The workshop is online only, and is open to anyone.

Front Page Herald Tribune: Pat Neal's 3H Ranch, a plan for Clark Road east of I-75 to build more than 6,500 homes, 250,000 square feet of commercial space, 120,000 square feet of office space and more than 400 acres of green space across 14 interconnected neighborhoods

Many will recognize all the signs of a Wealth Machine in this story from Derek Gilliam: Documents show close contacts between major developers and Sarasota County officials (If link fails, text is here).

This coming Wednesday May 1, 1000 Friends has a free May Day Webinar - a lot of very experienced wildlife advocates will be on hand. If you are unable to attend the live event, you can register and they will send you a link to view it afterwards.

Thank to all who presented at our 4.24.24 SCAN meeting - Barbara Lockhart of the Conservancy of North Port, Jan Vertefeuille of Venice Thrives, Ken Baron of the North Venice Neighborhood Alliance (NVNA), Miles Toder of SEERD, and District 3 candidate Shari Thornton.

Here's the latest campaign contributions for the Board of Sarasota County Commissioners:




Thanks for caring.

SCAN at Jacaranda April 24



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