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Sarasota News Leader November 29, 2013 perhaps the Association of Florida Community Developers, economic/financial consultants that work with private landowners and public entities, and lenders that can best represent solutions to the real-world impediments and barriers caused by the current fiscal neutrality framework," Pokrywa adds. Page 32 those with expertise to consider and comment on how to assure fiscal viability and continued financing in this environment," he writes. Chapin then chimes in, introducing himself and his team to Pokrywa. "As an outsider looking in, what I see is a well-intentioned polCommissioner Joe Barbetta asks Reid for icy that no stakeholders are happy with; one more detail about the makeup of the peer that yields many questions and few answers review team. The administrator responds by naming, among others, Donna Arduin, who has agreed to participate. Arduin is a Tallahassee-based economist with close ties to Gov. Rick Scott. She has also consulted with Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio. "I questioned the FSU folks as to the 'number crunching' experience of their academic team and as to the lack of a pure 'economist' with credentials," Reid responds to Barbetta. "The peer review process was suggested as a key element to assure non academic feedback and produce a better product." July 2: "I do not believe that the recommendation, as outlined in your memo, should be approved by Commissioners," Pokrywa writes to Reid. He argues that county staff should be able to "address the identified obstacles presented by the periodic and arbitrary looks at fiscal neutrality." If not, he says, no large-scale developers will be able to secure funding. "We have clearly stated what we believe the problem and solution should be." Reid writes to Pokrywa that he is making the latter's concerns known to Chapin, but he defends his approach. "The peer review process we suggest provides opportunities for Todd Pokrywa, vice president of planning for Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, expressed opposition to county commissioners regarding a proposal for a Florida State University team to review the fiscal neutrality aspect of the county's 2050 Plan. Image from www. smrranch.com