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Sarasota News Leader May 24, 2013 Page 36 2050] to our major issues. That was Septem- back to the public and back to the Planning ber 2010, when the process started." Commission and back to us again. … But for goodness sake, approaching three years to do Robinson added, "Anybody who says we're this is just mind-boggling to me." speeding the process along is terribly mistaken, because we're approaching three years of The process epitomizes complaints the counexamining 2050 …" ty has received from people in the business She also pointed out that she had attended the community about difficulties and delays they two public meetings county staff had held on encounter dealing with county procedures, the 2050 Plan before the County Commission she added. discussed it on May 8. Not only were county Developers have complained to county comdocuments available about the plan, she said, missioners that the 2050 guidelines are so but other groups provided materials reflecting strict, it is practically impossible to start their views on it. projects. However, advocates of the plan Moreover, Robinson told Piccone, "We are have maintained the recession was the real not excluding the Planning Commission from reason development has not proceeded as this process. … [The 2050 Plan] is going to go envisioned. The 2050 Plan was designed to manage growth in the county east of Interstate 75. File photo