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FOCUS ON FRUITVILLE Land to the east of Coburn Road falls within the boundaries of the proposed Fruitville Initiative. Photo by Roger Drouin AFTER THREE YEARS OF INACTION ON THE FRUITVILLE INITIATIVE, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SAY THEY WANT TO SEE PROGRESS ON THE PLAN By Roger Drouin County Editor After nearly three years at a standstill, Sarasota County's Fruitville Initiative — which would implement a form-based code for 320 acres of vacant land east of Interstate 75 — is on track to move ahead in two phases over the next few months, county staff told the County Commission Wednesday, Aug. 28. "The county really has an opportunity to be a catalyst in future development in this area," said Beth Rozansky, the county's project manager on the Initiative. Residents will be invited to participate in workshops before the final plan comes back to the County Commission by the end of this year or the beginning of 2014, Rozansky We need to move this thing said. The county is forward. also scheduled to file an application to reJoe Barbetta Commissioner zone the vacant land Sarasota County at the start of 2014.