February Meetings to Speak Out about the Gulf Gate Golf Course

 

Request to Attend

The Gulf Gate Golf Course Acquisition has been listed as a 2025 Policy Agenda item for the Sarasota County Board of Commissioners.  A key to purchasing the 49-acre parcel is funding.  Your prior participation in emails and attendance in 2023 was effective and thank you.   

Sarasota County will receive $210 million in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds to support long-term recovery efforts from the 2024 storms Debby, Helene and Milton.   The Gulf Gate Golf Course acquisition qualifies and will be submitted by the Gulf Gate Community Association.   

We are reaching out to request that you attend and speak for one minute at the County’s Resilient SRQ public meetings. Numbers of attendees is important. The County Commissioners will get a tally of how many people showed up for the public meeting about the Gulf Gate Golf Course acquisition and the number of speakers.   


Flooding at Gulf Gate


ONE MINUTE OF SPEAKING CAN LEAVE A LASTING LEGACY

Please support our community association’s Resilient SRQ submission by attending one of the upcoming public meetings. We will meet 15 minutes ahead of time to make sure we’re prepared.

It’s as easy as: 1. Attend 2. Fill out a card. 3. Speak for a minute.

WednesdayFebruary 55:30 pm – 7:30 pmJacaranda Public Library4143 Woodmere Park Blvd
SaturdayFebruary 82:00 pm – 4:00 pmFruitville Public Library100 Apex Road
ThursdayFebruary 132:30 pm – 4:30 pmN. Sarasota Public Library2801 Newtown Blvd
SaturdayFebruary 152:30 pm – 4:30 pmGulf Gate Public Library7112 Curtiss Ave
 
Carpool with neighbors or friends.  This is a group effort.   Make it fun to make an impact.

5 good reasons to support the Gulf Gate Golf Course Acquisition  
  • Flood prevention
  • Improve stormwater capacity
  • Mitigate red tide
  • Repair and replace aged failed lift stations
  • Benefits far beyond Matheny Creek and Elligraw Bayou neighborhoods
 
An enhanced list of speaker statements provided at the meetings
 

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