Appeal of Lakewood Ranch expansion into Old Miakka set for Jan. 21, 2025

A lawsuit appealing a Sarasota Comp Plan amendment will be heard Jan. 21 in Tampa at 9:30 am. 

The suit was brought by Old Miakka residents Mike Hutchinson and Eileen Fitzgerald.

The issue is an expansion of Lakewood Ranch into the rural area of Northeast Sarasota known as Old Miakka that's been a rural area with horse farms, cattle, and dark skies since before Sarasota became a county.


Mike and Eileen's email to supporters:

Our appeal of Sarasota County approving a Comprehensive Plan Amendment allowing LWRSE to expand from University to Fruitville Rd. is set for oral arguments at the Second District Court of Appeal in Tampa on January 21, 2025 at 09:30 AM. It looks like our case is third in line. See attached pdf file for more details. Our case number is 2D2024-0783.

The orals will be remote via video. To view the orals click on the following link after 9:20 AM on Jan. 21. You should find a big red button marked "Live Broadcast". Click on it.
https://2dca.flcourts.gov/Oral-Arguments/Live-Oral-Arguments
When we win our appeal, all of the rezone Neighborhood Workshops and Planning Commission meetings LWR has held will be moot but your tax dollars will have been spent. See our Letter to the Editor on that subject, attached. For additional information please go to www.sarasotacountry.net.

Thanks!
Mike and Eileen

Their attorney is Richard Grosso. 





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