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CONTENTS A DISTINCT DISPLEASURE SHOWN HARNESSING A POT OF GOLD Click Any Headline To Go Directly To That Article NEWS & COMMENTARY IN PURSUIT OF MAJOR CHANGE 8 A DISTINCT DISPLEASURE SHOWN 12 JUST A COINCIDENCE? 17 PAYING FOR ROADS 21 MISSING A PART 27 BETWEEN A ROCK AND A … GREAT PLACE 30 HARNESSING A POT OF GOLD 33 A BLOSSOMING BUSINESS 38 DREDGING THE PASSES 42 GOING, GOING, GONE 46 NEWS BRIEFS 49 Is the future of county politics nonpartisan? — Cooper Levey-Baker Fence goes up at Ringling Shopping Center only to be vandalized — Stan Zimmerman Sarasota Audubon volunteers report vandalism at a buffer for beach-nesting birds on Siesta Key just days before a fire erupts nearby — Rachel Brown Hackney With new data available, the County Commission has options about how to proceed with charging impact fees in the future — Rachel Brown Hackney City Commission approves the North Trail Overlay District — Stan Zimmerman While leaders of the Sarasota County Schools say they do not want to lose district media specialists, they also point out the district has been dipping far into its 'rainy day funds' — Scott Proffitt Analysis: For the CRA, the future will be here before you know it — Stan Zimmerman Tube Dudes: Fine art, public art, signature art, yard art or obstacle? — Stan Zimmerman The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers soon will be scheduling presentations to the City and County commissions on plans to renourish Lido Beach and build groins on that key — Rachel Brown Hackney Election 'kills' St. Armands district — Stan Zimmerman PHOTO CREDITS Front cover: Settling in for the night - Norman Schimmel Sarasota Leisure: Selby Gardens fountain - Robert Hackney