SCAN as response to "A Decade of Undisciplined Planning"
First published in Critical Times , WSLR / Fogartyville January 2025 Early last year, Sarasota developers achieved new levels of hubris and potentially destructive impacts. Beloved communities under threat included Siesta Key, where Benderson and others wish to build megahotels; Old Miakka, where a rural community faces intense new development from Lakewood Ranch; and a public amenity -- the Celery Fields – where DR Horton seeks to build 170 homes hard by the prime nesting area.The January 1, 2024 edition of Critical Times carried word of these impending impacts to iconic areas. These threats sparked a group of advocates to hold public conversations as the Sarasota Citizen Action Network, or SCAN . Lourdes Ramirez says Protect Siesta Key joined SCAN “with the belief that sharing zoning and planning experiences among neighborhood leaders will not only benefit their organization but also help neighborhoods throughout Sarasota County.” SCAN held meetings in...