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Sarasota News Leader December 28, 2012 Page 65 dinance, more than one eyebrow is arched in the downtown condos. ���My purpose is to have an open discussion on the noise ordinance,��� says Caragiulo at the start of the meeting. ���There is no information or any proposal on the table. I just want to hear from you.��� He gets an earful for two hours. What he does with that earful is going to be anybody���s guess. OCT. 23 A County Commission vote is unanimous regarding use of future revenue to manage environmentally sensitive lands, but it follows about 20 minutes of discussion over lack of codified policy relative to past use of funds for the same purpose. Tony and Cheri Bonasto/Photo by Norman Schimmel their new food-truck business, Gumbo Mojo, on public right of way on Canal Road at the intersection of Calle Menorca, across from the Siesta Market and Siesta Key Hardware plaza. ��������� The noise ordinance is one of several ���third rails��� in Sarasota city politics. The people responsible for it are older, wealthier and far more likely to vote than the people who hate it ��� who are younger, less affluent and far less likely to vote in city elections. Voters with money versus youngsters with amplified guitars? For politicians, this is a no-brainer. Therefore, when city Commissioner Paul Caragiulo calls for a town-hall-style meeting to take testimony on the decade-old noise or- Commissioners were surprised to learn about that lack of written policy. The vote authorizes county staff to proceed with processing a proposed comprehensive plan amendment to allow for a portion of revenue from the sale of transfers of development rights (TDRs) to be used for the management of property in the county���s Environmentally Sensitive Lands Protection Program (ESLPP). ��������� The Sarasota County commissioners ask County Administrator Randall Reid to provide them updates on measures he and other administrative staff take to resolve problems flagged in audits by the Sarasota County Clerk of Court���s Office. The commissioners want to avoid a repeat of situations that led to the Procurement Department scandal in 2011, they tell Reid. The discussion follows Clerk of Circuit Court Karen Rushing���s presentation