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Sarasota News Leader February 1, 2013 Page 13 forward. She warned that adopting all of the Ramirez also mentioned Grand Palm, but she developers' suggestions would lead to hap- instead argued that Neal's success shows how hazard growth and an escalating burden on "2050 works." county infrastructure. "If the developers can't make this business One name that kept coming up throughout the model work, then they should do the Amerhearing: Neal Communities. ican thing — they should be innovators and Neal's Grand Palm development is the first adapters," she said. project to meet the "carefully-crafted, low-im- Developers are just "looking for corporate enpact standards of Sarasota County's 'Sarasota titlements and bailouts," she said. "It is not the 2050 Initiative'" (according to a Neal responsibility of our county taxpaypress release) and Hines and Robiners to ensure their profits." son both cited the seven years the project took to come to fruition as The commission eventually moved evidence that 2050 is fundamentally to approve bringing the proposed flawed. changes to a series of public meetings. The plan is for staff to bring Council of Neighborhood Associa- Commissioner back to the commission within 90 tions President (and potential 2014 Nora Patterson/ days a formal list of adjustments. % commission candidate) Lourdes File photo Manuel R. Chepote, LUTCF Chepote Insurance Inc. 1300 Main Street • Sarasota, Florida (941) 366-0100 Serving Sarasota & Manatee Counties Auto • Home • Life Renters • Motorcycles Flood • Business • Annuities Financial Services Click for driving directions agents.allstate.com/manuel-r-chepote-sarasota-fl.html