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Sarasota News Leader February 22, 2013 I would think it depends on who���s paying, where the money comes from. If they���re getting the money from the ordinary Joe and Jane anyway, living from paycheck to paycheck and they tack this on, it���s an iffy situation. I wouldn���t push it. If it came up for a City Commission vote, depending on the funding source, I probably would vote no on it. ��������� Page 25 Lauderdale were virtually identical. Why doesn���t Sarasota have the skyline or the canals of a Fort Lauderdale? Lumpkin: That���s a tough one. I get the sense, I think there are many in this town who want it to stay cozy and small. Obviously, we���ve had the wealth and resources to be that and could be that. And some have a vision where we could be like that. I think what draws people to Sarasota is they don���t want Sarasota to be that. They like it the way it is. They want to closely monitor its growth. It���s a small town. I think people want it to be small, and as big as it is, I think it makes some people feel uncomfortable. I���ve spoken with people who���ve lived here for Dorfman: Do we want the skyline and canals years and who long for it to be that sleepy of Fort Lauderdale? I���m not sure we do. fishing village again. What makes us different in our historical ��������� development? The following are some questions on Dorfman: The easier answer is, Sarasota planning and land use. The first is a didn���t want it. I don���t have enough knowledge philosophical/historical question. In to answer that question. Back in that peri1910 the cities of Sarasota and Fort Lauod, my understanding is there were massive derdale looked a lot alike. Today the Fort landowners in Sarasota. The Palmers and the Lauderdale waterfront is all high-rises, Ringlings. I think they held herd over the kind and there are deep canals throughout of development that might have happened in the entire city. Why doesn���t Sarasota Sarasota. have a skyline like Fort Lauderdale? I don���t want to say they prevented it, but they Theisen: Probably people don���t want a skyhad a vision of what they wanted Sarasota to line exactly like that. The county commissionbe and held to that vision. I���m not sure Saraers do want it. They completely eliminated sota was on everybody���s radar the way Miami height limits. [SNL fact check: untrue.] Theand Fort Lauderdale were. oretically, you could build the tallest building in the world. It doesn���t apply within the city. ��������� The following are planning questions, dealing with land-use issues. A century ago the villages of Sarasota and Fort Lauderdale were virtually identical. Why doesn���t Sarasota have the skyline or the canals of a Fort Lauderdale? The following are planning questions, Up to now the people haven���t wanted it, or dealing with land-use issues. A century they have elected people who voted against it. ago the villages of Sarasota and Fort Just the other day they talked about 200 units