CONTENTS
Vol. 2, No. 42 — July 4, 2014
SIESTA SEEN OPINION
A GROWING CITY TAX BASE 48
The overall property value of the City of Sarasota and its special districts is up more than 5
percent — Stan Zimmerman
ROADS AND DRIVERS' LICENSES 52
The County Commission allocates more money to paving for the next fiscal year and agrees
to pay for renovations needed by the Tax Collector's Office — Rachel Brown Hackney
'I'M NOT GIVING UP ON THIS' 58
LGBT activist warns Sarasota County she'll take her anti-discrimination cause to the voters —
Cooper Levey-Baker
SCHOOL BOARD RACE ROUNDUP 60
One candidate cites school safety as top issue; another files complaint against Kathy Dent —
Cooper Levey-Baker
FIRST INTERVIEW WITH A NEW CHIEF 63
Todd Kerkering is the first emergency manager for the City of Sarasota — Stan Zimmerman
PROTECTING WHAT'S LEFT 68
Lido residents are fretting over the potential for Super Boat Grand Prix race watchers to trample
their dunes — Stan Zimmerman
CALL IT A 'FOUR ACES AGENDA' 71
A request for a 'nightclub' conditional use, a proposed bayfront policy, changes on an
advisory board and homelessness issues are on the City Commission's July 7 agenda — Stan
Zimmerman
AN UNWELCOME POSSIBILITY 77
The Supervisor of Elections says the county may be forced to purchase new voting machines
because of a company decision not to keep servicing the existing ones — Rachel Brown Hackney
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