Sarasota News Leader
May 24, 2013
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Yet, it seemed one part of the process relat- comments to the County Commission prior
ed to potential changes in the plan had been to a May 14 budget workshop.
omitted by the County Commission's vote a
"We may come up with something that might
couple of weeks ago, he continued.
turn on the light switch for this," Piccone told
"It's a better product when it comes to you," the county commissioners, though he added,
he said, if the Planning Commission has been "… obviously it's up to you guys."
able to weigh in on it. "I thought that possibly we may be able to provide an element of Still, he pointed out, "If we've waited 10 years
vetting that might otherwise be missed," he to review [the plan] again, waiting another two
months may not have any effect whatsoever."
added.
Jono Miller, a former member of the county's Commissioner Christine Robinson responded,
Environmentally Sensitive Lands Oversight "I actually was on the Planning Commission
Committee, made a similar point in public when I proposed that we add [a new look at
A map shows the designation of areas of the county as applied through the 2050 Plan. Image courtesy Sarasota County