Issue link: https://newsleader.uberflip.com/i/185868
Sarasota News Leader October 4, 2013 Merrill's committee members twice agreed by consensus — but not by vote — to the continuation of the downtown Sarasota CRA. They could change their minds, but their inclination is clear. At their last meeting, on Sept. 25 (two days before Merrill's resignation), the committee began marshaling reasons to extend the CRA and its financing scheme. Page 44 a honed sword. Barbetta's sword was sure, but the stone from Merrill's sling is still in the air. Its message: Why can't other communities enjoy a CRA? It is a blow aimed directly at the County Commission's fiscal future. And it is not a stone. It is a grenade. This is why county commissioners are challenged by Merrill. He has contacted mayors THE PRESENT PERIL in the southern portion of the county, asking We live today in the era of the insurgent: the if they have any interest in a CRA. And he unconventional warrior; a naked David with asked his committee to draft a "model CRA a sling opposing a giant Goliath in armor with ordinance" that could be used not only for A map shows the boundaries of the downtown Sarasota CRA. Image courtesy City of Sarasota