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Sarasota News Leader July 12, 2013 Page 20 retired bankers," and any problems with fiscal to give the county "a very high-level review" neutrality could be solved in 30 days. that would incorporate state-level trends. He added that it would help limit the "polariza"I think fiscal neutrality is a big deal," argued tion" over the issue in the community. Commissioner Nora Patterson, the only board member to have voted for 2050 in the first Barbetta said the problem was the $85,000place. "2050 was designed in order to allow plus price tag. "We've got nine or 10 planners," development east of I-75 in such a way that he added, pointing out that the commission people did not feel that the burden of financ- just approved the hiring of a new planner to ing all the roads and the schools, etc., outside deal with 2050. Staff isn't "super-busy," he the urban service boundary would fall on their said. "I will in no way support staff's recomshoulders, and the trouble is it's a rough con- mendation." cept to measure." Planning and Development Services Director County Administrator Randy Reid said the Tom Polk said the county lacked the experthinking behind bringing in an academic was tise to analyze fiscal neutrality, while Barbetta Control Growth Now President Dan Lobeck addresses the County Commission in April regarding proposed changes to the 2050 Plan. Photo by Norman Schimmel